Paco De Lucia - Light And Shade DVD

Advantages: Rhythm, a fantastic photograpy and the music
Disadvantages: If you don't like flamenco, forget about it

...If you have been always curious about flamenco, this is your movie. Carlos Saura, a well known Spanish director, already made the miracle of bringing this type of music to the general public with Sevillanas, and now he gets it right again with this film. It may sound boring a film of people just singing and dancing one after another, but Saura manages to make a story of all of it, to give it more sense than just an exotic entertainment; he makes it magic and, even if you don't fancy the music, it won't leave you indifferent With top flamenco stars (singers and dancers) like Paco de Lucia and Joaquin Cortez, and the incredible photography of Vittorio Storaro, Flamenco is vigorous, beautiful, moving and intensely passionate.... Read review

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Advantages: Very inspiring, heart moving and mind blowing.
Disadvantages: Scenes are gory and violent as in real life.

...I was thinking to submit my review about this film during the holy weeks because for the nth time I have watch this movie again but I was intimidated because of the reviews I have got for the dvds that I have written.I was intimidated by the audience thirst for perfection thus giving me average ratings. One comment read that the audience wanted to know is what about the extras what are their actions like and I am just wondering what kind of formula will I write in this one. Well, I said to myself damn if they don't appreciate this work. The reason why I am writing reviews is to share my experience not sit on a director's chair or be a hollywood reporter. To all people out there I hope this review is more than helpful. I will tell you how I came about this DVD, first. Remember when the movie was first released and the hype about Mel... Read review

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Advantages: Dunno
Disadvantages: Cast, dialogues, director... everything!!!

...that will culminate with a shocking revelation... ~♦ DETAILS ♦~ ○ Country: Spain ○ Year: 2007 ○ Time: 85' ○ Kind: horror ○ Directors: Paco Plaza, Jaume Balagueró ~♦ PERSONAL OPINION ♦~ It's really hard for me to review this movie... I don't even know if we can call it a "movie". I'm thinking about what I may have appreciated but nothing comes into my mind... Evidently The Blair Witch Project teachs: Rec director uses the same technique, already known, so that shots seem to be recreational and accidental. I wonder if he didn't notice that The Blair Witch Project disappointed the most of audience. Unluckily this movie had on me the same effect. Shots are blurred and chaotic, they almost bother, expecially when camera is on the floor and we listen to the dialogues looking up... Read review

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