amonardez Reviews

The Wolf of Snow Hollow (2020)

All over the place. Weak

[4/10 · 11 October 2020]

The good.

Technically achieved. Simple but effective visual work. DP Is ok.

The bad

Main character is so flat. The guy can't act. Don't know if he is trying comedy, as a stressed man falling apart, but with poorly built tensión. The interaction between him and his daughter is ridiculously awkward. So plasticky. That breakfast scene with all the cops looked like a MadTV sketch that never got to the punchline.

The ugly

The music. Too much music. At one point I was expecting canned laughs.

This Is really like a -B student film.

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)

Don't mind critics, go and see for yourself

[9/10 · 26 March 2016]

This is a very good movie. Not excellent, not good, not bad. It has its flaws (Lois Lane and Lex Luthor). I'm grateful for the Nolan trilogy, in their time were the best. This is something else. Much more of my taste, darker and less emotional drama, other kind of inner conflicts. If you liked Watchmen this is near that direction than Man of Steel. I didn't watch Watchmen in theaters because of the critics in its time. But no, never again. This movie felt short, will go to see it again with my dad. Visual poetry and action packed fun, with those fight scenes that will blow your mind. Don't believe me. Go and see it. Be amazed.

True Detective: Who Goes There (2014) Season 1, Episode 4

What a coherent and courageous story evolution!

[10/10 · 11 February 2014]

Loved the evolution in this 4 chapters, starting in a dark and mysterious murder, and in this episode we have an unexpectedly war.

In a past episode Rust tells about his tenure as a soldier in a mind controlling experiment, in this the inmate tells about some "rich people doing sacrifices", if this hints that we can expect some secret societies links to the drug cartels and finally to the girls murders, this is the kind of show I waited for so long.

Also we can see the bonding between the two main characters getting deep, their converging lives.

With a elegant aesthetic (love all low light shots) and a perfect music score (liked a lot the music in the rave and in the biker's den)

The final scene is a masterpiece, won't spoil that, but the production is in a martin Scorsese level, with some ethereal ambient (those slow motion shots are magic), was really worth waiting for two weeks to see this wonderful episode.

Two and a Half Men: Nice to Meet You, Walden Schmidt (2011) Season 9, Episode 1

Good chapter, Kutcher needs more time, but a nice start.

[9/10 · 20 September 2011]

I've been watching this show since its beginning, i always liked so much the chemistry between Charlie and Alan. Now thinking about this 9º season, to me seems more like a forced "spin off" from the original series, it was very funny to find Kutcher's character being a mix of the Herb and (a grown) Jake characters. I hope, passing more episodes ahead, that Ashton can loose himself in the same witty development we are used to watch, with the original cast. It was funny too, watching Alan accidentally starting to transform Walden into a younger and luckier Charlie, feeling instantly miserable from being always the guy with bad luck, clearly in his shoulders lays the continuity of the series, taking a more important role.

I'm waiting for the next episode to see what happens with the new arrangement (hope Evelyn tries to hit on Walden, and Rose to start her stalking on the new neighbor, Berta trying to milk the situation as always), I'm very optimistic about the future of the series. Don't mind the opinions of Charlie Sheen's character widows, instead, have a little faith in the production team.