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The Sentinel (2006)
5/10
Pretty disappointing movie
26 April 2006
Warning: Spoilers
I went in to see this movie without having watched the trailers. That was a bad move. The film started slow and boring. The dialogue was poorly written and the plot was poorly explained. Although the plot wasn't well explained, the bad guy in the film was so obvious that there was absolutely no suspense. The actors chosen for the parts are actually the only highlight of the film, but that is about it. The movie is kind of a 24"ish" movie but doesn't even come close to any of the chapters of that series.

*****SPOILERS NEXT!!! Don't READ IF YOU Don't WANT TO BE SPOILED!!*** The lamest part of the movie is actually the supposed climax, where the president is evacuated from the G8 meeting. The sad part is that the "bad guys" are just 4 guys, so the supposedly "super plot" to kill the president is just plain stupid and laughable. **** SPOILERS END****

So the bottom line is, if you want to see this movie, rent it, or even better, wait for it when it's played on the cable. A very lackluster movie. If you want thrills and government plots and a lot of action and tension, better go and grab a season of 24, hell, any chapter alone of that series will beat this movie.

Almost didn't get the "average" 5 score (should be lower, but the actors helped a little).
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Kiltro (2006)
9/10
Pretty good for being the first martial arts movie made in Chile
23 April 2006
I just saw the movie and thought it was good in general. I have to point out that this type of movie is completely new for us over here, I mean it's the first martial arts movie made in Chile, so my hat is off to the people who decided to make this movie. The highlights of the movie are the fights which are pretty cool and showcase the abilities of M. Zaror (The Rock stunt double) very well. He no doubt can kick some ass. The movie is full of hints to other martial arts movies and series, like "Kung Fu", "Drunken Master" or the "Kill Bill" type music, for instance. The movie has also a lot of humor just like the Asian martial arts movies.

If the fights were a little longer, and the plot a little more polished, then this would have been a very promising movie. Even with those rough points, the movie is good for being the first of its kind in Chile. Marko Zaror is probably the best martial artist I have seen in a movie that isn't of Asiatic descent. I rated it with a 9 for being the first movie of it's kind, I found it was pretty good. It reminded me a lot of the Korean martial arts movies (fast paced fights like the ones in "Ong-Bak"). A must see for martial arts fans.
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