Film Reviews

Seven Pounds The curious case

DRAMA

of Benjamin Button
This is a film made by the director of “The
Pursuit Of Apiñes” and placed by the same
starring actor, Will Smith, who has been This film has made a very big
nominated twice for an oscar. The story focuses impression on those who have seen it; it has
on an unhappy man who has made several definitely brought light into the film industry,
mistakes throughout his life and has an odd because it is a very
secret. Due to this, he sees himself obliged to original film,
carry out a plan in order to try to change the based on
lives of seven strangers. However, life gets something never
tougher when he falls in love with one of them really taken to the
and he pays less attention to the other ones, who big screen, “The
are united by a common theme, the desperate different ways of
need of help. understanding
life”. The story is
Seven Pounds is a dramatic film which set in New
expresses different kinds of fears, such as death, Orleans in the
love and relationships with strangers. It is a plot- south of the
driven film and has a marvelous development U.S.A, where
and description of the main characters. people try to
Furthermore, the part of the film related to Emily survive without
(the woman Ben (Will Smith) falls in love with) breaking the laws,
is extremely realistic and enjoyable. However, a dream, almost never achieved. Everything
there might be one clear drawback. Despite begins when, Benjamin Button is born, but
being a dramatic film, at some points the instead of being young and healthy he is an old
description of the circumstances are developed and weak baby whose life is back to front.
to an extent that they hardly allow you to
imagine thee story as you would like it to be, as The curious case of Benjamin Button is
it becomes too straight-forward. a dramatic and unusual film, in which it is
difficult to find negative aspects. We can say;
Rated PG-13, this is a perfect film for this film is the best one Brad Pitt has ever
teenagers or adults to watch alone or with their made, also Cate Blanchett gives a very good
partner, due to its sensitivity. performance, in this David Fincher film.

Starring Will Smith Starring Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett

Directed by Gabriele Muccino Directed by David Fincher
123 minutes 166 minutes
Rating PG-13 Rating P.G.
USA


















Loren Arteche Pablo Martínez

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Gran Torino The children of

Huang Shi
This is a film in which racism is very
closed hand due to the main character. The
story is based on the life of an ex-soldier, This film has caused a lot of impact both
(Clint East-wood) a veteran that has because of the story it tells and because of the
battled in a war in Korea and because of great performance of the actors. The story
that he has racist thoughts towards represents the life of George Hogg (Rhys
his new neighbors, a group Meyers), who is a war journalist and ends up in
of Koreans that have just charge of an orphanage among the heartbreak
moved into the of the war between China and Japan, in the 30s.
neighborhood.
"The children of Huang Shi" is a dramatic war
film in which characters, mostly George Hogg
Gran Torino is a
demonstrate a
drama in which
great deal of
the veteran is very kind-
well characterized heartedness,
by a great bravery and
performance by humility. The
Clint East-wood. hard-hitting
Despite being a development of
dramatic film, the the film way be a
comedy plays an drawback for
important role since some spectators.
the language used by
Clint East-wood is very With a MPAA
funny, rating and full of
drama and war,
this is a very
However, this film is not
enjoyable film
recommended for people under eighteen
that will open
due to some violent scenes. our eyes to the dark side of life.

Starring Clint East-wood Starring Rhys Meyers

Directed by Clint East-wood Directed by Roger Spottiswoode
140 minutes MPAA rating
rating over 18. 125 minutes

Marcos Areizaga Laura Arrieta

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The Dead
Poets Society
This is a film which has made me think
about life and the future. The story is based in
the lives of a group of boys in a private and
expensive school. It is a very realistic film
because it talks about realistic elements of life.
The Dead Poets Society is a dramatic
film. Neil wanted to be an actor but his
father, who could not do what he wanted to
when he was young, wants Neil to be a
doctor. Mr. Keating, Neil’s teacher, told him
to decide his future and do what he really
likes and loves. But his father insists on him
studying medicine so he committed suicide.
The only drawback of the film is the sad end
that has.
With a Pg rating this dramatic film is
a perfect film for teenagers life is.
Starring: Robert Sean Leonard, Robin
Williams and Kurtwood Smith.
Directed by Peter Weir
128 minutes
Rating Pg
Now available on DVD
Mikel Bravo
ThWave
The Wave
The Wave is a recent film, it is special
because it reflects in a very clear way problems
of society that we can appreciate nowadays.
The story is based on a group of students who
start by forming an excellent group dynamic,
start having problems because of the obsession
they have with this dynamic, which turns to be
far from positive. The film turns into a drama.
The Wave is a realistic film with lots of
important points shown in an outstanding way.
Despite having little known actors, it is still an
interesting dramatic film. The only possible
drawback to this film are some of the strong
points the spectator has to recover from. At the
end of the film, there are some unexpected
surprises.
With a PG rating it is a perfect film to
watch with your family or friends.
Directed by Dennis Gansel
110 Minutes
Rating PG
Available on DVD
Yassir Ahaoual
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Slumdog Millionaire Vicky Cristina Barcelona

ROMANTIC
This film has provoked a great This is a film in which drama and
deal of interest because it has won 8 comedy join together crating a very
Oscars including for the best film attractive mixture. This movie provoked
Oscar. The story is based on the life of a lot of interest due to the
a poor illiterate Indian named Jamal, cast; the actors that star in
it are Javier Bardem,
who grew up in the slums of India, he
Penelope Cruz and
becames a contestant on a quiz show Scarlet Johansson. The
and reaches the last question for the director is woody
jackpot. He is interrogated by the Allen.
police acused of cheating in the quiz
show. Jamal start explains his life to Penelope Cruz
the police, which was related with the and Javier Bardem
answers to the question. give great
performances and it’s
Slumdog Millionaire is a drama, genuinely interesting
romantic and crime. This film shows seeing their off screen
the real face of the India and the chemistry on the big
corruption that is the streets of it, the screen.
only possible drawback of this film
could be the starring actors wich are Due to the language used in the film and
not very well known actors. some sex scenes people fewer than 18
can’t see it.
With a PG rating because of the Starring Penelope Cruz, Javier Bardem,
many corruptions and partial nudity, it Scarlet Johansson, directed by Woody
is a captivating film from the Allen.
beginning, formidable for a rainy day 96 minutes.
when you got nothing to do.
Daniel Goiria
Starring Dev Patel and Anil Kapoor.
Directed by Danny Boyle
120 minutes.
Rating PG

Daniel Dong

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Twilight
Twilight is an extraordinary love story
about a girl who falls in love with a vampire.
When Bella Swan moves to rainy Forks and
meets Edward Cullen, her life takes a
terrifying turn. With his irresistible good
looks Edward attracts Bella’s attention, which
leads to the uncovering of his dark secret.

The movie is based on the book

“Twilight” which is world bestseller. The
unexpected action is what makes the movie
unusual. It contains special-effects with
vampires jumping and fighting, high-lighting
their perfection. Teenagers love it because it
tells the story of true love surviving in
impossible circumstances, with unreal
creatures.
Starring Kirsten Steward and Robert
Pattinson
Directed by Catherine Hardwicke
122 minutes
Rated PG- 13
Maria Tomovska
I LOVE YOU
This is a film that has been enjoyed by a
lot of teenagers. The story is based on the life
of a couple whose, boy dies. But before he dies
he leaves some letters for his girlfriend. She
goes finding the letters, where he tolds her what
to do, and at the end he always says " P.S: I
love you"
P.S: I love you is a romantic drama that at
some point makes you feel very sad, but also
makes you think about death. It shows us that
our life doesn't finish when a friend or a
familyar member dies.

This film is perfect for those who love

romantic films, but in an unusual way.

Starring Hilary Swank and Gerard Butler

Directed by Richard LaGravenese
126 minutes
Patricia Ascorreta

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Quantum of Solace The boy in the

ACTION
007 striped pyjamas
This is a great film which has provoked a
great deal of interest because the new starring This film has provoked a great deal of
actor, Daniel Craig, is playing the part of the interest among all teenagers. The film is
new agent. The story, like the other Bond films, based on the book written by John Boyne.
is about a secret agent that has to fight against a The plot takes place in Auschwiz,
criminal organization. The criminal Germany. A period of history when Hitler
organization called Quantum wants to make a was exterminating all german jews. Jews
subterranean tunnel to take all the worlds water. were sent to concentration camps where
they were killed. The main character
Quantum of Solace is a dramatic action moves next to one of those camps and
film with lots of chases and non-stop action all meets a very interesting boy.
designed for pure audience escapism. Daniel
Craig plays a great role in this films
interpretating the starring actor. Maybe, the The boy in the striped pyjama is a
only possible drawback is that there is too much mixture between drama and war genre. It
action, with lots of explosions and disasters. is a fascinating film because it shows how
the jewish extermination happens from the
This films can only be seen it people that child's point of view. It's only possible
are older than 13 years because there are drawback is that you may not like the way
several violence sequences and also they will it ends.
not understand the conversations with the
vocabulary they use. With a PG rating it is a marvelous film
that both teenagers and adults will enjoy.
Starring Actor Daniel Craig
Directed by Marc Forster Starring Asa Butterfield
150 minutes
Directed by Mark Herman
Rating 13+
94 minutes
Eric Polvorosa
Rating PG-13

Now available in DVD

Alex Gonzalez

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The Dark Knight
The second part of the new Batman films
directed by Christopher Nolan includes the
spectacular performance by Heath Ledger in his
role as the Joker. The film begins with Batman
associated with Jim Gordon, the chief of the
police of Gotham, and also with Harvey Dent,
who is played by Aaron Eckhart, together they
for a triumvirate in order to stop the Mafia lead
by the Joker.
The Dark Knight is a dramatic action film
with plenty of action and a very good plot sup-
ported by a very good script. Heath Ledger,
who died in February of 2008, recently won an
Oscar for his role as this shadowy villain. It is
also genuinely interesting seeing the interpreta-
tion of excellent actors like Christian Bale,
Morgan Freeman and Maggie Gyllenhaal as
Rachel Daws.
It is a marvellous and adult film that can
be considered as one of the best films of the
decade because of its magic and because of the
charisma of Batman series.
Starring: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron
Eckhart, Morgan Freeman, Gary Oldman,
Maggie Gyllenhaal and Michael Caine.
Directed by: Christopher Nolan
152 minutes
Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence
and some menace.
Jon Ander Mendizabal
Transporter 3
Transporter 3 is the last film of the
Transporter Trilogy. The film has provoked a
great deal of interest as much of who the
starring actor is (Jason Statham) as far for the
film itself. Frank Martin, the ex-transporter, is
forced to take up his old job again. He has to go
to Odessa and take a mysterious girl with his
package.
Transporter three is a non-stop motion
film with many stunts, escapes explosions and
overall, car-chases. One more, Jason Statham
plays his role very well as Frank Martin. The
best feature of this film is undoubtedly its car
stunts and car-chases. Its director, Olivier
Megaton, made a very good film designed for
pure audience escapism. The possible drawback
is you don’t like the films with a spectacular
rhythm. But if you are an action fan, this is the
one for you!
This is a perfect film to watch on a rainy
Saturday as long as you are over thirteen as it is
PG-13 rated.
Starring Actor: Jason Statham.
Director: Olivier Megaton.
Time: 100 minutes.
Rating: PG-13.
Eric Laqueche
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Watchmen
Based on a popular comic from the 80s, watchmen has provoked a great deal of
interest in comic fans. Watchmen is a big budget film like 300, both directed by the
same director (Zack Snyder). Watchmen is set in 1985 when a retired member of the
watchmen is mysteriously murdered and his body is discovered by a vigilante named
Rorschach who tries to solve the crime. This will involve him saving the planet from
extinction.

Watchmen is an action, crime, sci-fi film which will captivate you until it ends
and it will bring you to a fantastic world which could end in nuclear havoc. The only
possible drawback is the duration of the film (163 minutes) which can make the film a
bit too long and also will be difficult for the director to make a trilogy.

Rated R for full frontal nudity, sexuality, profanity and graphic violence its not
recommended for children.

Directed by Zack Snyder

163 minutes
Funny Games Review


The film that provoked a lot of controversy in the late 90’s, has now returned with different actors
and atmosphere. Anna, George and their son have gone
out to their summer country house on holiday. Paul and
Peter show up in their house just waiting to play with
them a very peculiar game…
Funny games it’s a suspense thriller film that
captivates the audience from the very first moment and
makes you feel intrigues as there are some key scenes
which you can not miss. If you’re looking for a
physically violent film, don’t watch this one, but do
expect shocking moments.

This remake is very appropriate if you want to be

shocked or if you like films with unusual psycho-killers.

Starring Nomi Watts and Michael Pitt

Both of the versions directed by Michael Haneke
111 minutes.
Rocio Chillida

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Sex and
COMEDY
the city
This is a film which
acts as the final point to the
TV series which had the
same name. The story is
about a group of 35-40
year old women who live in
New York who always meet
to talk about their affairs
with men.
Sex and the City is a
romantic comedy with lots
of funny dialogue but also
sad scenes where
women’s affairs don’t go
the way they hoped. In fact
the film and the TV series
reflect situations that every
woman can be related to
but with humor. It also
reflects the great friendship
that unites these four
women.
With a 13 rating and
both romance and comedy,
this light-hearted plot,
designed to amuse, will
leave the TV series
followers with a satisfied
sensation because of its
ending.
Starring Sarah Jessica
Parker, Kim Catrall,
Cynthia Nixon and Kirstin
Davis
Based on the book by
Candance Bushnell
130 minutes
Rating 13
Now available on DVD
Ines Gaviria
Burn After
Reading
This film has been
highly rated because of its
great cast and its funny plot.
The story begins with two
FBI businessmen talking
about a crime case, which is
completely incoherent and is
as weird as some of the
characters themselves.
Burn After Reading is
an unpredictable comedy, full
of typical visual gags that
belong to the ever-loved
American comedy film
industry. The cast includes
such stars as George Clooney
and Brad Pitt, who give
extremely good
performances. However, the
only downside is the end as it
is not very clear because of
the film’s quick pace
This film is suitable for
everybody as there is not too
much action or violence in the
plot itself, and it is
recommendable for the
characters’ excellent
performance and the curious
storyline
Starring George Clooney,
Brad Pitt and George
Malkovich
Directed by the Coen
Brothers
Rated: R
Now available on DVD
Iñigo Oñate
The pink
panther 2
This film was obviously
succeeding those who like
comedies, is based on a
detective who is very clumsy.
The detective (Steve Martin)
is constantly doing silly
things and making funny
mistakes and his assistant is
always trying to help him not
making so many mistakes and
solving successfully his cases.
The pink panther is a
comedy with lost of
opportunites for one-liners
and visual gags. It has got
funny dialogue. Steve Martin
gives the film a fresh humor
and it’s genuinely interesting
seeing its ability to make
really funny jokes. I think he
acts really well in this film. It
suits him a lot.
This is the perfect film for
those who enjoy laughing.
Staring: Steve Martin
92 minutes
Director by Harald Zwart
Macarena Olivan
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Wall-E
This animation has obviously provoked a great deal of interest as much because of it being one of
the latest Walt Disney’s productions as for the film itself. The story takes place somewhere in the future
where the human race has produced such an amount of rubbish that makes the Earth no longer
habitable and only one robot is left in New York City. His name is Wall-E and he is in charge of cleaning
the whole city. So he spends all his time doing his job without hesitation until he fells in love with
another new robot. Her name is Eva and she is sent by the humans from a spaceship with a mission:
find a sign of any vegetation.

Wall-E is an amusing animation full of visuals gags mixed with a really original script. Wall-E,
the main character, will soon meet your love not only for the good person he is, but also for his great
sense of humour brought to us by Disney and Pixar studios. In addition, this animation also mentions
the environmental problems we have nowadays so that children may learn how well we have to treat
our planet.

With a PG rating and both amusing script and its great variety of funny moments, it is perfect to
make the youngest and oldest of the home have a really good time.

Directed by Andrew Stanton

98 minutes
Rating PG
Awards: (2008) Oscar for the Best Animated Feature Film of the Year
Release Date: 6th August 2008 (Spain)
Now available on DVD

Ignacio Iturrarte

CHE, a revolutionary life.

This is a film which has provoked a great deal of interest obviously because of the
starring actor (Benicio del Toro) who is identical to Che in real life. There are two parts in
the film. Part one is called Che, the argentinian, who helps Fidel Castro to start a cuban
revolution, which succeeds. But the second part, called Che guerrilla focuses on starting a
revolution in Bolivia, without having many people to support them and without having
enough resources to survive in the jungle and fighting against the bolivian soldiers.

Che, a revolutionary life is an historic war film which really demonstrates the politic
tensions and conflicts present in those times between a country and rebellions of the people.
It is also very interesting seeing the main actor so identical to the figure of the Che. The
only possible drawback to the film are some parts which concern the United States that are
no t very clear in demonstrating their function in what may be an international conflict.

With a PG rating this film is a perfect movie for people who study political history
and want t know about the way of life these people had.

Starring Benicio del Toro

Directed by Steven Soderbergh
125 minutes
Rating PG 13
Soon available on DVD. Sofia Tiano

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