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Zé Gato (1979)
Masterpiece
I became curious of this series because of Rogério Ceitil, the creator of Duarte e Companhia. One day in Rtp memória, surprise: it aired. The series is awesome, its a low budget 70's 80's police show with great style. Low budget 80's powers as someone called. Orlando Costa made such a strong performance as Zé Gato, the smart mouth police. He is the hero with attitude, a true Portuguese hero. Luis Lello unfortunately deceased, was a true and convinceble street wise guy Matriculas. What a charisma! A really Portuguese wise guy and slick. António Assunção unfortunately deceased also, was a great Chefe, he is the boss of Zé, they have a relationship of friendship and desagreement. Canto e Castro was Mestre, Zé's mentor. The cast couldn't be more better choosed. Rogério Ceitil made magic with all that he had. Some effects have flaws like the sound fx, and the figthing scenes, but in the late 70's and with a low budget, in Portugal, making better was impossible at the time. The story's were well written, good dialogues, and good filming. The soundtrack is also excellent, by Jorge Palma and the Brito brothers. Its a classic. Rogério Ceitil is indeed a genius.
Cidade de Deus (2002)
A Brazilian classic
This movie proves that great movies don't need great budget, as long as they have great minds working on it. The way the story was told, the change in the order of the story, but in a way so that we can understand the story. It is totally awesome. Strong and intense, this movie gives us what to think. Clever choice choosing one of the best Brazilian actors to play Cenoura (Carrot), funny to see the actor who plays the arms dealer. Fine work the one from the amateur actor's, proving once again that it doesn't need great actors from Hollywood to make it a master piece. I hope Fernando Meirelles continues to make movies has good has this one. It is great to see a Portuguese language movie in the top box hit list.
Coyote Ugly (2000)
I think it is a good story
I saw the movie and I think it is a very good story. Forget a litle bit about the image. It tells a story of a girl chasing her dreams, despite her stage fear she as to win and she finally beats the stage fear. For me, thats what this movie is about, a small town young girl who leaves her home place, to pursue her dreams, who finds herself in a distant, diferent, and wild place (New York City), and despite all that she makes her dreams come true. Its a good lesson. The script was cool, well written, the feelings of the characters are involving, and whith great deph. It is not only a movie where good girls shake themselves in a bar, as some people think, it is much more than that. The best actor was certainly Jonh Goodman, as Violet's father. Piper Perabo's performance, has Violet Sanford was well made, she was able to give that inocent/country girl style. The older coyote Lil(Maria Belo)has a leader and boss, but with origins a litle similar to Violet, was a well atchieved performance. One of the highlights of the movie, is Leann Rimes song "Can't figth the moonligth", one of the best songs I have hever heard. In fact it is one of my favorites.
Street Fighter (1994)
A cult film for the kids of the 90's, so please respect
For us kids who grew up in the 90's, it's a cult movie. We grew up with the videogame Street fighterII, and admiring the characters and their moves. It was a success that game. Van damme was in fact the best actor they could arrange to make Guile, although he's Belgian, and his accent didn't help very much, but theres no one better than him to make Guile. Raul Julia was the best actor in scene, playng Bison. Despite his health, he was able to create a vilain with presence and carisma. Wes Study was great too, making the role of a vilain ,Sagat. The movie was cool, one of the best adventure video game movies ever made. The script was basic, but provided adventures, and fun. Dont be too rude with the movie. It was one of the first vg adapted movies. And I think it is not so bad. In my opinion the movie deserved a sequel. At least its better than MK2 anihilation.