Tesis details
| Format: | 18 DVD |
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| Starring: | Nieves Herranz, Eduardo Noriega, Ana Torrent, Fele Martinez |
| Director: | Alejandro Amenabar |
| Genres: | Thriller - General, World Cinema - Spanish |
| Name | Discs | |
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Tesis |
18 Feature |
DVD Information
| Run time: | 1 hour 59 minutes |
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| Rental release: | Currently unavailable |
| Main languages: | Spanish |
| Subtitles: | English |
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Too didactic to work
By Stinkpot (5 reviews) , 10 Jun 2007[Highly rated reviewer]
Not dissimilar to an overreaching Hollywood B-movie, Tesis serves as a reminder that not all foreign films are clever and skilfully made.
It's not that bad really, it passes a couple of hours and it's a great deal better than 8mm, it's just too riddled with plot holes and improbable behaviour to become absorbed in.
It's as if Amenabar has focussed too hard on trying to say something about the voyeuristic human response to violence and in the process, missed the opportunity to make a plausible film as a vehicle for his ideas. It's not clear what he is trying to say, perhaps even to him.- Was this review helpful to you?
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(37)Disturbing and quirky
By RichMix (6 reviews) , 11 Sep 2012[Highly rated reviewer]
This film achieves two things:
(1) its a disturbing commentary on the darker side of human nature and the shocking fact that some people get a thrill out of seeing people tortured and murdered on screen, and knowing that its real, not staged. (Although perhaps we should all question the how a constant diet of guns and violence affects us ...)
(2) Its a bl00dy great film! Engaging, quirky characters, with humour but also hard hitting at times and a twisting plot that will keep you guessing to the end.
A great addition to european film, and very typical of modern spanish film. Enjoy!- Was this review helpful to you?
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Average thesis
By a customer from london , 23 Nov 2010compelling but overlong, could have been executed better with a shorter more to the point storyline, nevertheless its well told and worth a watch- Was this review helpful to you?
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dont be fooled ...
By neck (4 reviews) from Worcester Park , 13 Jan 2010as a fan of foreign cinema i was really looking forward to seeing this film & i liked premise on which it was based, but upon seeing the film i was really dissapointed.
i was expecting an '8mm' type film, with an edge & style that only world cinema can deliver.
what i got was a film that looked like it was made for television in the 80's with terrible acting & characters i couldnt care less about... awful film.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Scooby Doo meets the Hostel. In Spanish.
By Chris F from North West England , 27 Aug 2009Two friends investigate the making of a snuff tape; more or less from the beginning it is difficult not to shout 'GET THE POLICE' at the television, but once you have gotten around this problem it becomes an engaging thriller.
Great performances from the 2 friends and a brooding if cliched performance from Eduardo Noriega improve the sense of immersion.
Overall a good film; I didn't feel it was particularly dated although the unavoidable references to technology available at the time do pin it firmly to the mid nineties.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Unsettling, Unnerving and Pretty Good
By a customer from Wirral , 01 Nov 2008As the theme of the film is hardly a pleasant one, it should perhaps be no surprise that watching is a fairly unsettling experience. But at the same time this is a suspensful, tense film with a good pace to it. We'd probably expected it to be a bit more of a investigation/detective type of mystery rather than horror/thriller; but there are certainly more of the latter elements. Characters wandering around dark houses at night not being uncommon. Would definitely recommend this - but not for the faint hearted.- Was this review helpful to you?
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