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A Flawless Fanboy Also Chimes In On TURISTAS!!
Hey, everyone. ”Moriarty” here.
Somehow, I didn’t realize John Stockwell directed this. That actually makes me want to see the film. He’s not one of those guys who seems to do no wrong, but he brings an integrity to even the most ridiculous of the films he’s made so far, and I’m hoping that’s the case here as well.
Was able to see Turistas about a month ago at a free screening at the Dobie Theater here in Austin. I meant to write a review for it then, but it slipped my mind so now that the film opens in a couple days I thought I'd chime in on my two cents on the flick. I wrote a review of Elf a couple of years ago so if you use this call me Flawless Fanboy.
Turistas essentially looks like the same Saw/Hostel rip-offs we've been seeing lately, but when you get past some of the surface issues you have what is a surprisingly taut thriller with beautiful locales/women and a couple of amazingly violent/cool moments.
If you've seen the numerous advertisements they're running for this flick then you probably know the gist of the picture: attractive Americans get stranded in Brazil, get robbed, and then kidnapped by some crazy dudes with sinister plans. I don't want to go into too much detail because there are some interesting plot twists that I don't want to ruin.
First off let's get it out of the way. Turistas is a good movie. Why is it good? Because it does exactly what it intends to do: keep you on the edge of your seat for the entire duration. From the moment the film starts there is a tense atmosphere that really doesn't let up until the end. But it also features one of the more disturbing moments I've ever seen in a film (trust me once you see it you'll know what I'm talking about) and a surprisingly cool underwater chase scene. Now I for one haven't seen a decent underwater chase scene since Alien Resurrection (which is not that bad when watched intoxicated), so I'm glad to see they've made a strong showing in this film.
The acting is pretty standard for this type of film, but in all honesty with these type of films you're not after in depth character examinations. Josh Duhamel proves he can play a realistic leading man (with dynamite abs I might add) and Melissa George proves she's amazingly hot.
It'll be interesting to see how the film is accepted because it's kind of being advertised like Saw and Hostel, but it's really not. It is its own film.
So to sum things up Turistas is definitely an above average entry into the horror/thriller film genre. It's grisly, violent and to the point. Definitely a must see for fans of the genre.
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who cares.
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such a demand for Turistas reviews
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. . . and REAL horror/terror then I say fuck it. I'm sick of this new wave of torture-is-horror flicks. Fuck you in advance if you don't agree with me.
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I agree. I'm kind of reminded of a Daily Show joke (at least, I'm sure it was tDS) about David Blaine. He was in a giant block of ice. 'When he gets out, maybe he can, I don't know, perform a fucking magic trick!' How nice it would be to have horror movies that, you know, scare people instead of grossing them out.
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They are entertaining as hell! Crazy/Beautiful was not the typical teen movie. Blue Crush was the best surfer chick movie ever and Into the Deep was incredibly beautiful to look at and a great ride! In time, John Stockwell will be remembered as one of the greats of our time! Mark my words!
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one may find a huge variety of PLANTS
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Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo TORTURE PORN!!!!
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Just a really horribly cliched piece of horror (you can figure out who'll die and who'll live as soon as everybody's introduced), with an extended climax in a series of caves so dark its impossible to tell whats going on. It's trying to get hardcore-horror cred through two scenes: a particularly grisly fall off a cliff, and an extended scene of a girl getting her organs taken out. I realize there's a fan base for crap like that, but even if you happen to be in it, the movie still sucks. Don't be fooled.
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Nov 30, 2006 7:28:18 AM CST
"Torture Porn" is perfectly acceptable entertainment.
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