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Luego de atiborrarse de mercaderías en un supermercado, y a poco de volver a su casa, un joven matrimonio (conformado por Coco y Pipi, Daniel Hendler y Jazmin Stuart; ella con un avanzado embarazo) es notificado de que todo el edificio en que viven es declarado en cuarentena por una pandemia.
Luego de un buen comienzo con numerosos apuntes de inquietante resonancia actual (y más efectivos aún por presentarse de forma "lateral" o incidental) el relato se centra en el creciente clima de violencia de ese consorcio, donde las paranoias individuales entroncan con las conspiranoias globales.
De este modo la película (filmada en 2010 y probablemente contemporánea de la epidemia de gripe A) se desliza decididamente hacia el cine de género y la premisa pandémica inicial queda reducida a sólo un marco o excusa, con algunos tiempos muertos que no siempre redundan en suspenso.
La película de Nicolás Goldbart tiene muy buenos efectos especiales (parece enamorada de ellos), por lo que incursiona con solvencia en el gore, lo que sumado a una efectiva banda sonora de Guillermo Guareschi y un muy buen sonido (salvo el de los diálogos) nos trae ecos del cine de Carrpenter.
Cabe destacar a los vecinos Horacio (un personaje duro que se las trae a cargo de un sorprendente Yayo) y el siniestro Zanutto (Federico Luppi en su salsa).
Como siempre, Hendler está muy bien en su transformación de desganado clase mediero, vocero del sentido común, a hombre de acción.
En suma, una suerte de comedia negra, que en su momento tuvo muy buenas críticas pero para mi gusto, promete más que lo que cumple.
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars
01/27/23
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He seems nice but too weird to handle men's business.
An outbreak of some sort occurs and an apartment complex is quarantined. The individuals within the complex are all fairly segregated and not particularly friendly. All the families/groups in the complex have different needs, and some families are more reluctant to share than others. What transpire are several battles and one family struggles to survive.
"Don't be ridiculous, we don't have to tell them anything."
Nicolas Goldbart, director of episodes of Jorge, delivers Phase 7 in his major motion picture debut. The storyline for this picture is interesting and fun to watch unfold but not particularly unique. The action scenes are good and some are done with surprisingly good delivery. The acting is nothing special and the cast includes Daniel Hendler, Jazmin Stuart, Frederico Luppi, and Yayo Guridi.
"Come here, astronaut."
Phase 7 is a movie I came across on Netflix while scrolling through their horror movies. The premise sounded interesting and I was hoping it would be as good as Right at Your Door, but I would say this was a step below that picture. This is worth seeing if you're a fan of Rec or Right at your Door (quarantine movies), but it is far from a classic or must see.
"Please, you are a pussy. You are a city creature, that's all."
Grade: C+
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars
01/19/23
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Meh. Decent premise, some interesting characters and decent execution. But the story plods along and takes too narrow of a scope.
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Rated 2 out of 5 stars
02/27/23
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One line summary: Tenants quarantined in an apartment building face scarcity and each other.
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Coco and Pipi are at the supermarket. She's very pregnant, he's grumpy at best. People are running like anything away from the supermarket as they check out. They arrive home, after seeing others rushing, some with as many groceries as they can tote.
There is some plague in Argentina, Mexico, USA, Canada, UK, Spain, and other countries. Air flights are cancelled; some chain stores are closed. One couple in their apartment building was detained by the health authorities for testing. Armed people in hazmat suits inform them that their building is quarantined. A quick total indicates there are 16 people in the building, plus a live in maid. They are closed off with plastic at first. Coco's cough causes some concern.
Coco inventories the refrigerator and the rest of the kitchen for rationing purposes. The health folks drop by to give a physical checkup of everyone. Zanutto visits them to borrow a power adapter. They read a lot and play board games. At the beginning, at least, the water and power stay on.
The level of the outbreak rises. There is not enough street traffic and police to keep the streets safe at night. A couple of the other tenants have lowered themselves to holding up other tenants using a hammer. On the other hand, Horacio gives them light bulbs, some extra breathing protection, and a pistol, which Coco hides rather than tell Pipi. The alert level rises again, to 7, whatever that means. Horacio meets Coco to give him direct instructions about using the hazmat suit. They meet with Lange, Guglierini, and one other to discuss Zanutto. It turns out the three bachelors are running out of food.
So, we have an exercise in the politics of scarcity. Horacio is a survivalist, and a mason, of sorts. He has no intentions of putting up with the bachelors' thieving ways, and he gives Coco some instruction on how to booby trap his apartment to repel intruders.
Will the thieves get what they want? Well, no. Zanutto has quite a surprise waiting for them.
How does it all pan out? Will the plague be ended? Will some of the tenants survive?
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Cinematography: 8/10 There was the occasional soft focus plus large scale darkness.
Sound: 10/10 No problems.
Acting: 8/10 Daniel Hendler, Jazmin Stuart, Yayo Guridiand, Federico Luppi were all quite good.
Screenplay: w/10 Fails as a comedy: no belly laughs, no chuckles, no "isn't that the truth?" moments. As SciFi, it was a wash, since there were no SciFi elements. As a gorefest, it was a bit weak. As drama, it was reasonably strong. The shock of people acting differently under different rules is pretty strong, as is the sight of blasted bodies to those who have never seen them. Much of this movie was about ordinary people dealing with these challenges.
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars
01/13/23
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Crazy Argentines meet REC with John Carpenter style soundtrack. A strange blend of a dark comedy mixed with horror, a pandemic thriller and slapstick.
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars
02/14/23
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"Phase 7" es una cinta argentina de bajo presupuesto reminiscente de la obra de Nacho Vigalondo ("Cronocrímenes", "Extraterrestre") que nos adentra a las vidas de personas que viven en un edificio en cuarentena. Aparentemente se ha desatado una terrible pandemia.
La película sigue a una pareja que abastece su departamento de provisiones pero que se encuentra atrapada entre un grupo de vecinos paranoicos y peligrosos. "Phase 7" no es una propuesta particularmente original pero es entretenida, acompañada de momentos violentos.
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars
02/01/23
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