Don't Be Afraid of the Dark - del Toro non del Toro

Produs de Guillermo del Toro (care insa nu regizeaza), filmul promitea a fi horror-ul anului, trailer-ul cel putin promitea un El Laberinto del Fauno foarte, foarte infricosator, dar finalmente, desi ne este prezentat un produs decent, filmul nu a redefinit genul si, din pacate, nu e urmat de nopti nedormite.

Sally: What are you?

Voices: …hungry…

Sally (interpretata de Bailee Madison), o fetita de vreo 9 ani, e trimisa de mama ei divortata sa locuiasca cu tatal si noua lui prietena. Un cuplu de arhitecti-renovatori, acestia se muta intr-o vila veche cu scopul de a o restaura si vinde. Lasata sa se plimbe de capul ei, Sally descopera un beci ascuns, si cand nu e nimeni in jur aude soapte dintr-o soba. Ca orice copil normal de varsta ei, nu se sperie absolut deloc, ci decide sa se imprieteneasca cu posesorii vocilor. Acestia insa au planuri mai putin amiabile.

Despre regie si actori ce se poate spune?

Dupa cum spuneam, Guillermo del Toro iarasi

Cambridge Film Festival 2011, Day 2

This day was a bit a more relaxed.

17:30: Mumbai Charlie - a funny half-hour film about a young business man from Mumbai who rediscovers himself when he meets the Charlie Circle, a group of people who worship Charlie Chaplin. Warm recommendation, regardless if you like Chaplin or not. Q+A with director and crew afterwards

18:30: Interview with Deepak Verma - writer, director of Mumbai Charlie. Interview will be uploaded at a later moment.

22:30: Don't Be Afraid of the Dark - horror film written and produced by Guillermo del Toro, with Katie Holmes and Guy Pearce. A blatant disregard for horror conventions, the film is full nicely executed jump scares, though lacks some deeper horror qualities due to exposing the monsters from the very beginning. At points it felt funny, or like a scary version of "The Borrowers". It was intense throughout, and genuinely frightening at moments, but it didn't get under my skin as other classic horror films did and didn't really stay with me afterwards. Recommended none the less.
(recenzie in romana la un moment dat)

Doua trailere pentru "Don't be afraid of the Dark"

Saptamana trecuta am spus cat de putin impresionat am fost de "Los Ojos de Julia", film a carui atractie majora era urmatorul mesaj care se gasea pe poster "Guillermo del Toro presents", nu ca si regizor, ci ca si producer.


Azi am sa prezint un alt film produs si scris de del Toro (regia tot nu e a sa) "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark". Primul teaser l-am vazut acum cateva luni, si zilele astea a iesit un trailer mai complex.
De ce va prezint aceste trailere? Pentru ca m-au speriat si m-au nelinistit (fiacare in parte) decat tot filmul pe care l-am vazut saptamana trecuta.
Enjoy!

PS: la primul sa va uitati seara cu lumina stinsa in camera

Hellboy II: The Golden Army

Despite positive critical reception for Guillermo del Toro’s first adaptation of Mike Mignola’s celebrated comic ‘Hellboy’, studios were more or less reluctant to give the green light for a sequel. But when a couple of years later something called ‘El Laberinto del Fauno’, the director’s Spanish film, hit the screens and met great critical and financial reception, even getting nominated for Best Foreign Film at the Oscars, executives were not only quick to start a franchise, but also gave del Toro full creative freedom. The result? ‘Hellboy II: The Golden Army’.
Together with the director, most of the cast from the first film returns, Selma Blair as the pyrokinetic Liz, the amazingly versatile Doug Jones as Abe Sapien, and another two minor roles, John Hurt in flashback scenes and Ron Perlman as the title character Hellboy; to these Seth McFarlane added his voice talent.
The story, no longer adapted directly from the comics, but written for the film by del Toro and Mignola, keeps the fantastic tone of the first one, with numerous comedic moments. Also the approach is more towards the mythological theme, in contrast with to the first one which had Nazis as villains, which allowed for more of the great special effects.
The movie seems to poke a bit of fun at other superhero movies such as ‘The Dark Knight’ or ‘X-Men: The Last Stand’ which take themselves a bit too seriously, and creates a lighter atmosphere. Thus the movie will amaze kids and amuse adults.