No todo son películas en la vida, también sigo con series... Estoy terminando la quinta temporada de Person of Interest (bastante repetitiva, pero sigue interesante) y me quedan la terceras temporadas de Halt and Catch Fire (pensé que me iba a aburrir un toque pero está muy bien) y Bron/Broen (muy muy buena, con unos personajes bárbaros).
Pregunta, ¿por qué Wikipedia en inglés no mantiene el nombre original de esta última serie, sino que usa la traducción yanqui de la misma? Guarda, che, no les vayan a tocar la dominación cultural de jolivud... Por otro lado, para Wikipedia en danés y en sueco parecen llamarse sólo "el puente", perdiendo también la dualidad que se ve en el título de la serie (y que es tan importante para la misma).
Con los chicos vemos (mezclado con cosas de Encuentro y Paka Paka) al Superagente 86 y Doctor Who (la de este siglo). Con Moni vamos por la segunda de Merlí, Y yo voy mechando por ahí la novena de The Big Bang Theory y la séptima (y última) de Star Trek TNG.
En fin, las películas:
10 Cloverfield Lane: +0. Parece de esas películas previsibles, pero no. Sorprende.
400 Days: -0. Lleva bien la tensión, pero las actuaciones no son buenas... y el desenlace menos.
Al final del túnel: +1. Muy buena! Te mantiene agarrado de la silla hasta el final, está muy bien hecha.
Amnesiac: -0. Lenta, y aunque da un par de giros interesantes, es más de lo mismo y aburre.
Arrival: +1. Hermosa. No, no es una de extraterrestres y militares. Es tanto, tanto más que eso...
Blade Runner 2049: +1. La historia no es demasiado densa y no termina de aportar demasiado, pero la fotografía, la música y todo lo conceptual está genial
Creative Control: -1. Ni la terminé de ver. La dinámica de los lentes de realidad aumentada y su interfaz no me interesó lo suficiente como para contrarrestar lo soso del resto de la película.
Criminal: +0. Tiene momentos interesantes, bastantes, pero le resta que atrasa 20 años con lo de que el malo es tan malo que al final es más bueno que los buenos...
Hail, Caesar!: -0. Bizarra, pero no tanto como para ser lo suficientemente entretenida.
Hush: +0. La típica de "un loco malo que mata un montón" pero con una vuelta de tuerca que la vuelve interesante
Kill Command: -0. iene sus momentos con respecto a la inteligencia artificial y como los robots podrían tomar control, pero le resta mucho que sea tanto de guerra, que tenga demasiados momentos "terminator 1", y encima un final abierto, como si la quisieran continuar...
La belle saison: +1. Una hermosa historia de amor y feminismo.
Precious Cargo: -1. Tan llena de clichés la primer media hora que la saqué, no había nada nuevo.
Rock the Kasbah: +0. Una historia divertida y simpática. Para pasar el rato.
Snowden: +1. Me gustó mucho, incluso habiendo visto (o quizás eso actuó en favor?) Citizenfour.
The Face of an Angel: -0. Tiene buenos movimientos, pero no va a ningún lado.
The Girl on the Train: +0. La historia está buena, enroscada pero bien... eso sí, la peli es demasiado lenta...
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 y The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2: +0. Lo más interesante de estas tres (dos) continuaciones es todo el relato de lo que sucede a nivel social con la gente, y el rol de la chica con eso y con sus propios temores y lo que la mueve... pero si querés sólo una prelícula de acción también paga, pero para eso solamente es un poco larga.
The Huntsman: Winter's War: +0. Es linda, mantiene ritmo, mezcla todo muy bien, pero no deja de ser una de fantasía para adolescentes.
The Man Who Knew Infinity: +1. Una película maravillosa, no sólo para los que nos gusta matemática, sino apta para el resto también (y de paso se llevan un poquito sobre lo que es la matemática...).
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets: +0. Es divertida y tiene muchos conceptos para pensar. A nivel gráfico y/o diseño de aliens y "mundos", es impecable. Un poco infantil, algo sexista también. Demasiado romántica.
Youth: -1. Tan lenta y sin dirección clara o interesante que me aburrió y la corté a la mitad.
Un buen paquete de peliculas anotadas para ver:
A Scanner Darkly: (2006; Animation, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller) In a totalitarian society in a near future, the undercover detective Bob Archor is working with a small time group of drug users trying to reach the big distributors of a brain-damaging drug called Substance D. His assignment is promoted by the recovery center New Path Corporation, and when Bob begins to lose his own identity and have schizophrenic behavior, he is submitted to tests to check his mental conditions.::Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [D: Richard Linklater; A: Rory Cochrane, Robert Downey Jr., Mitch Baker]
Counterpart: (2018; Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller) A UN employee discovers the agency he works for is hiding a gateway to a parallel dimension.::KalanKeis [D: Alik Sakharov, Morten Tyldum; A: Harry Lloyd, Nazanin Boniadi, J.K. Simmons]
Dunkirk: (2017; Action, Drama, History, Thriller, War) Evacuation of Allied soldiers from Belgium, the British Empire, and France, who were cut off and surrounded by the German army from the beaches and harbor of Dunkirk, France, between May 26- June 04, 1940, during Battle of France in World War II.::Harvey [D: Christopher Nolan; A: Fionn Whitehead, Damien Bonnard, Aneurin Barnard]
Gerald's Game: (2017; Drama, Horror, Thriller) When a harmless game between a married couple in a remote retreat suddenly becomes a harrowing fight for survival, wife Jessie must confront long-buried demons within her own mind - and possibly lurking in the shadows of her seemingly empty house.::Intrepid Pictures [D: Mike Flanagan; A: Carla Gugino, Bruce Greenwood, Chiara Aurelia]
It: (2017; Horror, Thriller) In the Town of Derry, the local kids are disappearing one by one, leaving behind bloody remains. In a place known as 'The Barrens', a group of seven kids are united by their horrifying and strange encounters with an evil clown and their determination to kill It.::Emma Chapman [D: Andy Muschietti; A: Jaeden Lieberher, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Sophia Lillis]
La Cordillera: (2017; Drama, Mystery, Thriller) The president of Argentina, Hernán Blanco, is facing a very important decision. He is participating in a meeting between different state leaders, which takes place in La Cordillera. From there, in the middle of the Summit of Latin American presidents, he will have to be able to solve a very complicated personal matter that can affect both his private and public life.::Binquin_Black [D: Santiago Mitre; A: Walter Andrade, Ricardo Darín, Dolores Fonzi]
Los decentes: (2016; Drama) A housemaid, working in an exclusive gated community in the outskirts of Buenos Aires, embarks on a journey of sexual and mental liberation in a nudist swinger-club boarding the high security walls.::morroviolet [D: Lukas Valenta Rinner; A: Iride Mockert, Ivanna Colona Olsen, Mariano Sayavedra]
Bright: (2017; Action, Crime, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller) Set in a world where mystical creatures live side by side with humans. A human cop is forced to work with an Orc to find a weapon everyone is prepared to kill for. [D: David Ayer; A: Will Smith, Noomi Rapace, Joel Edgerton]
El Aprendiz: (2016; Crime, Drama) A young chef's apprentice finds himself at a crucial crossroads: love, family, friends, or career. Only one path can be followed and the choice will change his life forever. [D: Tomás De Leone; A: Germán de Silva, Nahuel Viale, Malena Sánchez]
Future Man: (2017; Comedy, Sci-Fi) Josh Futturman, a janitor by day and a gamer by night, is recruited by mysterious visitors to travel through time to prevent the extinction of humanity.::Anonymous [D: Nisha Ganatra, Evan Goldberg, Seth Rogen, Brandon Trost; A: Josh Hutcherson, Derek Wilson, Eliza Coupe]
Gun Shy: (2017; Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Thriller) The story follows Turk Henry (Antonio Banderas); a mega platinum rock star who's married to a supermodel (Olga Kurylenko) and rich beyond his wildest dreams. Whilst on holiday, his wife is mysteriously abducted by a group of renegade, ship-less pirates. With little assistance from local authorities Turk is forced to embark on a mission to rescue his wife. With life skills better suited to playing bass, playing the field, and partying he is forced to navigate through deadly jungles and take on ruthless bandits in this truly hilarious, action-packed romp.::Teaser-Trailer.com [D: Simon West; A: Antonio Banderas, Olga Kurylenko, Ben Cura]
Incredibles 2: (2018; Animation, Action, Adventure, Family) Bob Parr (Mr. Incredible) is left to care for Jack-Jack while Helen (Elastigirl) is out saving the world. [D: Brad Bird; A: Samuel L. Jackson, Holly Hunter, Catherine Keener]
Infancia clandestina: (2011; Drama) Juan lives in clandestinity. Just like his mum, his dad and his adored uncle Beto, outside his home he has another name. At school, Juan is known as Ernesto. And he meets María, who only has one name. Based on true facts, set in the Argentina of 1979, this film is "one about love".::Historias Cinematográficas [D: Benjamín Ávila; A: Ernesto Alterio, Natalia Oreiro, César Troncoso]
Marjorie Prime: (2017; Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi) In the near future, a time of artificial intelligence: 86-year-old Marjorie has a handsome new companion who looks like her deceased husband and is programmed to feed the story of her life back to her. What would we remember, and what would we forget, if given the chance? [D: Michael Almereyda; A: Hannah Gross, Jon Hamm, Geena Davis]
Mother!: (2017; Drama, Horror, Mystery) Amidst a wild flat meadow encircled by an Edenic lush forest, a couple has cocooned itself in a secluded grand mansion that was not so long ago burned to the ground, devotedly restored by the supportive wife. Within this safe environment, the once famous middle-aged poet husband is desirous of creating his magnum opus, however, he seems unable to break out of the persistent creative rut that haunts him. And then, unexpectedly, a knock at the door and the sudden arrival of a cryptic late-night visitor and his intrusive wife will stimulate the writer's stagnant imagination, and much to the perplexed wife's surprise, the more chaos he lets in their haven, the better for his punctured male ego. In the end, will this incremental mess blemish irreparably the couple's inviolable sanctuary?::Nick Riganas [D: Darren Aronofsky; A: Jennifer Lawrence, Javier Bardem, Ed Harris]
Ready Player One: (2018; Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller) Film centers on a young outcast named Wade Watts. In the near future, Watts escapes from his daily drudgery by logging onto an MMO game called 'The Oasis'. When the game's billionaire founder dies, he offers players his fortune as the prize in an easter egg hunt within The Oasis. Watts gets in on the action then after five years finds himself facing off against corporate foes who will go to any lengths to get the money -- in both the real world and in The Oasis.::Anonymous [D: Steven Spielberg; A: Olivia Cooke, Hannah John-Kamen, Ben Mendelsohn]
Replicas: (2018; Crime, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller) A daring synthetic biologist who, after a car accident kills his family, will stop at nothing to bring them back, even if it means pitting himself against a government-controlled laboratory, a police task force and the physical laws of science. [D: Jeffrey Nachmanoff; A: Keanu Reeves, Alice Eve, Emily Alyn Lind]
Suburbicon: (2017; Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller) In the bosom of Suburbicon, a family-centred, all-white utopia of manicured lawns and friendly locals, a simmering tension is brewing, as the first African-American family moves in the idyllic community, in the hot summer of 1959. However, as the patriarch Gardner Lodge and his family start catching a few disturbing glimpses of the once welcoming neighbourhood's dark underbelly, acts of unprecedented violence paired with a gruesome death will inevitably blemish Suburbicon's picture-perfect facade. Who would have thought that darkness resides even in Paradise?::Nick Riganas [D: George Clooney; A: Steve Monroe, Gavin Wilde, Landon Gordon]
The Current War: (2017; Biography, Drama, History) Starring Benedict Cumberbatch as Thomas Edison and Michael Shannon as George Westinghouse, THE CURRENT WAR is the epic story of the cutthroat competition between the greatest inventors of the industrial age over whose electrical system would power the new century. Backed by J.P. Morgan, Edison dazzles the world by lighting Manhattan. But Westinghouse, aided by Nikola Tesla, has seen fatal flaws in Edison's direct current design. Igniting a war of currents, Westinghouse and Tesla bet everything on risky and dangerous alternating current. Directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon (Me and Earl and the Dying Girl) and written by playwright Michael Mitnick (Sex Lives of our Parents), THE CURRENT WAR also stars Katherine Waterston, Nicholas Hoult, Tom Holland, Matthew Macfadyen, and Tuppence Middleton. [D: Alfonso Gomez-Rejon; A: Tom Holland, Katherine Waterston, Benedict Cumberbatch]
Finalmente, el conteo de pendientes por fecha:
(Ene-2012) 3 (Jul-2012) 11 (Nov-2012) 11 6 (Feb-2013) 14 8 2 (Jun-2013) 15 15 11 2 (Sep-2013) 18 17 16 8 (Dic-2013) 12 12 12 12 4 (Abr-2014) 9 8 8 8 3 (Jul-2014) 10 10 10 10 10 5 1 (Nov-2014) 24 22 22 22 22 7 (Feb-2015) 13 13 13 13 10 (Jun-2015) 16 16 15 13 11 1 (Dic-2015) 21 19 19 18 6 1 (May-2016) 26 25 23 21 9 (Sep-2016) 19 19 18 14 (Feb-2017) 26 25 23 (Jun-2017) 23 23 (Dic-2017) 19 Total: 103 100 94 91 89 100 94 97 94 89
