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El Norte (1983)
"Great Escape" 1983 Version
Indian, Latin and Italian directors make the best movies since they have compassion and empathy for the human kind as opposed to the human rats in the emergency rooms, who rather see the woman dead than another illegal but productive immigrant, without whom the economy will collapse (they treat the Green Card rather than a human being and they are agents of the immigration than graduates of medical school-the scumbags of modern day medicine. The doctor is shown as more caring, but both the nurse and the doctor were merciless lowlifes that should be doing autopsy on dead bodies). These scums have no ethics or compassion, and they are worse than the rats in the sewer line. As the sister Rosita says in "Gauntemala you get killed, in Mexico it is poverty and in America you are not free." Gregory Nava, who made one of the most poignant movies like "Selena" is better director than this over-hyped Spielberg and this movie should have won awards. The movie shows depths of despair and the great escape to freedom, only to realize that the roads in the land of liberty, are not paved with gold, in fact there are no roads but the poor immigrants have to build the roads, if they ever make it beyond the "coyotes" and the paranoid and homicidal border agents.
Kitchen Nightmares (2007)
Ramsay is the "Kojak !" of the Culinary Department
Gordon Ramsay, uses four letter words as a pretense, pas tense, as a verb, proverb,noun, pronoun and adjunctive. In fact,he will do very well if he opens a school for higher learning on the use of this particular line of linguistic studies not far from other famous Englishman who lived in Statford-on-Avon. He is also an equal opportunity user of the word. The series is amazing and riveting,in the sense of his astute and quick observation, as to what is wrong with the business (he can probably consult on any business not just food,) and how to fix it, at his cost and all costs. Initially there is resentment and he is rebuffed by everyone starting with the hired chef but not much as the owner-chef. When the restaurant turns around a profit (best example was the American Soul food cafe in Bristol and the Jackson's in Blackpool.) Few of them (mostly the poor owners, seems to be more appreciative and think he is the Messiah. The very rich go back to their old habits, since they have the money to burn or in the business of laundering money? After watching this series and "Top Chef" on DVD, you tend to look at the industry differently. The dirty kitchen, the chefs tasting the food and putting the spoon right back into the dish (disguisting and unhygienic) Ramsay,is brilliant and a master at all tasks. By by the end of each episode, his language that seemed so revolting to the viewers, seems so appropriate for the few of the owners and chefs working with no clue as to sanitation, cooking skills or business acumen. Ramsay is the 'Kojak" of restaurant business (No impala with siren or lollipop) After seeing the behind the scenes of the kitchen..wonder anyone venture to eat in any restaurant, unless it is prepared in front of you or even better..home cooking.
America's Prince: The John F. Kennedy Jr. Story (2003)
Poor Attempt
Other than Porcia De Rossi, whose acting is the only one that stands out, among the rest of the cast, including the famous-Jaqueline Bisset. Bisset, is annoying with her raspy soft voice, that undulates between Jackie Kennedy and Marilyn Monroe..more of the latter and a poor imitation of that.The sound track is good and few scenes are really heartwarming like a Love Story and seem to achieve certain melancholy at the end of the movie, but the casting and the acting is below the standards expected of a feature film. The main lead's only acting skills is his hair and the hairline of JFK Jr. It becomes obvious soon that this actor has no acting skills to speak of, or his forte is soap opera where good looks takes precedence over acting skills. The producer could have done a better service to the family by just doing a documentary instead of the hotch-potch of a movie which is very superficial and a caricature.