Monday, October 10, 2005

TODO SOMBRE MI MADRE by jaiskizzy

a single mom loses her son in an accident and goes off to find the boy's gay father to tell him about their son and meets penelope cruz who is a pregnant nun. the father? the same gay dude.

wonderful and definitely not boring. manuela, the mother, was very... well, motherly. i think this is the only film that is heavily gay but not offensive or disgusting. even the gay guy who screwed manuela and penelope cruz look so gay but in an okay way. you'd probably cry a bit in some parts if you watch this but then suddenly this agrado creature appears and makes you laugh yourself up. the movie maiden and i saw before this was so boring, we both fell asleep in the theaters but this woke us up and got our unwavering attention.

way better than any of the drama series local television has puked out. those hollowheaded "writers" oughta watch this and learn from it. a simple and unloud yet awesome storyline, characters as alive as my fartmeister neighbor, and cinematography to feast your eyes on.

bravo.

TESIS by jaiskizzy

while doing a thesis on audiovisual violence, a girl (who looks more like a woman) finds a snuff film that sends her and her eccentric friend into a suspense-filled investigation.

utterly brilliant. with zero knowledge of the existence of this movie, i nary had the slightest thought that this was a thriller. i was expecting something drama-ish like 8mm since they have resembling plots but just like that scene where a dude was getting candles and a hand suddenly shoots out from the darkness in a most unexpected timing, i was extremely surprised by the direction this film went. thanks for taking me there, amenabar!

the great shots, the rising tension, the effective frights, and a cool movie geek in the form of chema, i must give this superb film a sky-high recommendation (as if i were somebody, huh?) especially to my fellow horror fans out there. you'll not be disappointed. take my word. it scared the crap out of the maiden. gonna buy it on dvd.