tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post7225908612696041004..comments2024-02-18T08:45:16.295-08:00Comments on The Film Connoisseur: VIVA LA REVOLUTION! PART I: ROMERO (1989) AND SALVADOR (1986)Franco Macabrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-29597049386968661312011-01-24T09:11:07.760-08:002011-01-24T09:11:07.760-08:00Thanks for taking the time to check them out Venom...Thanks for taking the time to check them out Venom, they were very personal articles, dealing with a lot of political issues in my country, but I'm glad some of my readers showed some interest in the articles anyways. <br /><br />This type of situation is going on in a lot of countries around the world, I thought I would give my take on it since I live in the midst of all this craziness.Franco Macabrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-26650289964113811052011-01-21T18:16:17.250-08:002011-01-21T18:16:17.250-08:00Brilliant first article, Fran! I'm a bit late ...Brilliant first article, Fran! I'm a bit late getting around to them, parts one and two, anyways.venoms5https://www.blogger.com/profile/13655919099947763891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-38078243072015440522011-01-10T10:13:37.350-08:002011-01-10T10:13:37.350-08:00I am a horror fan at heart Carl, in fact, that is ...I am a horror fan at heart Carl, in fact, that is exactly how I started out as a film buff, but as you know, there are many fine films out there that are not horror that in fact will move you and make you think far further then any horror film will take you. <br /><br />Both of these films are amazing, and chilling. Particularly because they are based on real life events. This is real life horror we are talking about with these films. Sometimes, films like this can scare you a whole lot more then Freddy or Jason will. And I dont mean to knock on these legendary horror icons, Im just saying, real life can be far scarier most of the time! <br /><br />Hope you get a chance to see these films Carl! Let me know what you think about em!Franco Macabrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-72992815432591544962011-01-08T09:24:45.281-08:002011-01-08T09:24:45.281-08:00An excellent intoduction into this month's eve...An excellent intoduction into this month's event, Franco! I haven't seen either film, although SALVADOR has long been on my watch list. Sadly, this is even the first place I have ever read of Romero's story, but the reviews are enough to get me out of the Horror genre and check them out!I Like Horror Movieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15851268002582984544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-25048559915955464712011-01-05T06:48:14.952-08:002011-01-05T06:48:14.952-08:00Thanks Bryce, glad you enjoyed the article! There ...Thanks Bryce, glad you enjoyed the article! There is more revolution on its way day three of this collaboration should prove interesting as well, I will be recommending 20 films in which rebels win against the evil empire. Be there or be square!Franco Macabrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-16403604782049461212011-01-04T17:50:53.222-08:002011-01-04T17:50:53.222-08:00Excellent post Franco.
Nice work choosing Romero...Excellent post Franco. <br /><br />Nice work choosing Romero. A sadly underrated film. But one that has really held up well. <br /><br />Viva La Revolution!Bryce Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17040954580033470664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-54120758884276246002011-01-04T07:18:00.010-08:002011-01-04T07:18:00.010-08:00Odenat: While working on this blogpost I learned a...Odenat: While working on this blogpost I learned a lot about how the rest of the world is suffering of the same ailment. It looks like some governments around the world decided to make the same move. They want to assure that they'll have a working class serving their food at the local restaurant by making it impossible (money wise) to go to college and rise above poverty. <br /><br />Thanks for commenting Odenat!Franco Macabrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-29947431145679698782011-01-03T20:13:05.269-08:002011-01-03T20:13:05.269-08:00this is a very good post. Almost everywhere in the...this is a very good post. Almost everywhere in the world the police is beating the students when the government orders. At France also, a lot of student activities happened at 2010 and clashes between them and the police. The police reaction was not very different from their Puerto Rican counterparts : beat them.odenathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16101175561103761095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-86696055620694903692011-01-03T14:59:43.329-08:002011-01-03T14:59:43.329-08:00It is very intense, on everybod who lives in Puert...It is very intense, on everybod who lives in Puerto Rico, the day they took 17 students prisoner, was intense as hell, and I fell right smack in the middle of it as it was all happening, I smelled the pepper spray and tear gas in the air, in fact, my eyes and nose started to get affected. <br /><br />Then I saw a face off between about a hundred cops, and about a hundread protesters. It was an intense hour, where I thought the shit was going to hit the fan, fortunately, it started to rain heavily and both cops and protesters went, mother nature kind of saved the day that night. <br /><br />But yeah, its kind of crazy, every cop drives around with a national guard next to them, with machine guns in hand. <br /><br />You can go to the University of Puerto Rico and cops with shut guns will pass you by like it was nothing....its crazy, kind of like a war zone between the poor and the militia.<br /><br />Agree about Belushi and Woods, I did get a Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas vibe from the film, in those first minutes when they arrive to El Salvador. Belushi was like a semi comedic relief in the film, I guess that was necesary considering the dark themes the film addresses. <br /><br />@Neil: Glad you liked it Neil, yup, its all very real, and its all happening right under my nose. Im currently doing a movie that has this whole mess as a background to the main story about this guy who works in a mexican restaurant and looses his job, and all this is going in his country at the same time, its turning out pretty good. <br /><br />But I just have to do something will all the opression going on, making a film and writing these articles to inform the world and learn about similar stories from around the globe, is a way for me to deal and express myself about whats going on. <br /><br />Its true Neil, Julia was underrated, he died too soon, I wish he'd gone on making movies. I loved his take on Gomez Addams in the Addams Family movies. But Romero remains his best and most memoroble performance, hope you get a chance to check it man! <br /><br />Thanks for commenting guys! Dont forget to come back tomorrow, where we can talk a bit about the three Che films and how you all feel about them. I'll be posting more picks of whats been going on in Puerto Rico as well.Franco Macabrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-49556888661358640522011-01-03T13:24:31.332-08:002011-01-03T13:24:31.332-08:00This is one hell of an article, Franco, and the wa...This is one hell of an article, Franco, and the way you've used actual photos as well as screengrabs gives an even greater immediacy to your description of the state of affairs in Puerto Rico. I knew things were bad there, but like J.D. I didn't realize the full extent.<br /><br />It's been a while since I've seen 'Salvador', but that mountain of bodies scene is an image I don't think will ever leave me. I have yet to see 'Romero', but I'll certainly be redoubling my efforts to track down a copy. Raul Julia was such an under-rated talent and it sounds like this was his career best performance.Neil Fulwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14686296295535235988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-22832661553372547972011-01-03T12:35:29.662-08:002011-01-03T12:35:29.662-08:00What an excellent start to this series of themed r...What an excellent start to this series of themed reviews! I am a big fan of Stone's SALVADOR and it features one of James Woods, and Jim Belushi for that matter, best performances. The film kinda starts out as a FEAR & LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS road movie but once Boyle starts encountering the atrocities of war, the film really gets intense in a way that only Stone can pull off. That mountain of dead bodies and the rapes of bus full of nuns are scenes that continue to haunt me to do this day. What a powerful film.<br /><br />I had no idea that where you live is such a hotbed of conflict and protest. That must be really intense for you on a daily basis!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164105442273577128noreply@blogger.com