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leo-lameda
I speak Spanish of course but I am fluent in English and French and that is thanks to my Education (I am a translator and an interpreter) but mostly to films and tv series and that is one of the reasons I LOVE them!!
I decided to join IMDb so I can give back to this Data base and because I support users- creators communities like this one. See you around and if you neeed help on latinamerican cinema I happen to know a little bit of it, so, feel welcome to ask.
Reviews
Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010)
RE Afterlife rocks in 3D!
I was lucky I was invited to the premiere in 3D and boy I loved it!! The whole movie is full of very fast action sequences which are largely enhanced by the 3D feature. In terms of the storyline, it keeps moving further away from the video game series but that is not a problem, both are similar stories and many people are fans of both the films and the video-games. Mila J. rocks as Alice (as usual ;) and the other characters are awesome (specially Ali Larter as Claire and the guy from Prison Break as Chris). There are way more zombies but less zombie-action but that doesn't mean the survivors weren't busy...
Wesker looks and acts a lot like his video game self, so that is a plus for the gamers who go see it. Now, here is the important bit of this review: If you haven't seen the other three films, do yourself a favor and watch'em before watching this one; otherwise you'll be lost from the first action sequence up to half the movie at least... And be polite and read the credits. You'll be rewarded!!
Hermano (2010)
A story from the barrio (slums) that is far from usual.
One of the big problems of Venezuela's film industry is that the slums are portrayed as meaningless wallpapers in which the story moves. Hermano is not the case, as a Venezuelan I can say I felt the movie was filmed in a way no other film was: Dialogs, people and even the story (except for the high speed pace of it) finally sounded/looked real. That is on a personal level, now on a more technical one, the photography is very well done, the soundtrack is accurate and full of Venezuelan songs (not very usual here) and the story is so rich that I actually think the script or a script-based novel should be published, that is a book I'd read!! On the downside, well for reality's sake... Our soccer team sucks and it is not as popular in the barrio (baseball or basketball would have made a bit more real of a story). I already mentioned it but the pace is too fast and there are a couple of stories that were not important or even necessary for the plot. I am nothing but a regular viewer but if you trust me go watch it.