Wednesday, February 23, 2011

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"a vampire"

A vampire , Martín Piñol, ed. More Timun, 2011

Los Angeles. Costales has a seemingly easy job, caring for a child to something posh Barcelona did not miss anything while fulfilling his dream of studying film. Costales kills time meeting people, attending shoots, spying on the girl next door and little else. Until one day the boy (not a child, but a strapping young man) disappears, and without wanting anything to deserve it, Costales is immersed in a chapter 24 terrorists just changing moviegoers Interncional by vampires. And stress and hosts, tension, hosts and gross humor. New novel

Martín Piñol. And that's always good news. Because you know that at least you will find a well-written novel and fun. After the resounding and absolute masterpiece that is that wonder of iron dragons (and if it was an American novel and would have Pixar made a movie and want, want, want dolls and GEPEC Gulman, and if French would have given some Goncourt Piñol had left them) and I never tire of recommending and you have to read if you or another if they flatter yourselves reading good literature, Piñol back with a piece of humor for adults. And he points to the vampiric fashion, but moving love stories (although there is one and pretty) and focusing on action, laughter and reference.

Because this novel is a paradise for thirty-something culturally dispersed (also known as Geek of balls). DC, Marvel, TV series, movies of the eighties, music (less) etc. All the service history. Come on, that this novel is a small dictionary of geek thirties. These references are explicit in some cases, some are parodies (Frank Castillo and subtlety I pass by ...) and some are, say, environmental. Because A vampire takes us straight to the cinema of the eighties with, and this is a very personal impression, that jewel of Fright Night to the head (the face of vampires led me here at once), a story vampire with a lot of action, humor and the weight of the cinematic tradition as a flag. Although Piñol as a good writer played with marked cards, and obscures some of us references or main inspirations (He notes, for example) or that point much like the first adventure of that disturbing character named Ripley Patricia Highsmith.

The characters are well cared for, though one is nothing more than an excuse for a good couple of jokes. Costales serves a trilogy and what you want to take. De drive is pathetic and can not hide the geek within. The vampires are bad and Chung. The Adolecedor deserves a spin-off for himself and the couple provides one of the best moments in the novel. And this pair of Catalans lost in Los Angeles called Piñol and Natalia that could make your own sit-com. And the city. Character more known and unknown corners. The novel also serves as a brief guide to visit the city (novel freak + dictionary + Guide + laughter insured and all fourteen euros for nothing).

The novel is well written and funny. It has very good jokes, parodies very well developed and there is no page where the reader does not let go a smile, a giggle of those who do not hear me the meter series and a good pair of laughter. And the joke of the heart, which is burrez and anthology. Something negative? Maybe I've missed more shoring up the structure and that on occasion seemed to rely too much on the joke or reference. But Pecato minutes before a work fun, fresh, exciting, agile, donkey and very refreshing.

Y, Piñol, godfather,

1. Is there a prize for which he has caught all the references without using the glossary?
2. Like I said, I know who is Deadshot and what is the Suicide Squad. I have the comics at home. Ostrader got a funny series, fast, fresh, violent and mythical.

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

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Martín Piñol "I'm number four" Pittacus Lore (seud.)

'm number four, Pittacus Lore (seud.), RBA, 2011

admit that she fell for the first time this novel in my hands crossed malrollero my body shuddered. Why? Fear. It could not be a good sign that this novel came sponsored by a sentence of Michael Bay, this "film director? Hogwash has perpetrated as Bad Boys I and II , Pearl Harbour, Transformers I and II , The Is ... what the hell, like all the fucking work "film?. A "film? cameras characterized by seizures, embarrassing patriotism and exhibition booth free female body pajillero impossible positions. Days later you discover that there is a movie about to premiere and its producer is Michael Bay. If that add a mysterious author (or author? or author) and the cover is the handsomest of the movie that this made a stink of burning and precast product (and, indeed, after seeing the trailer I can only say that will not go to see the film and it shows that behind all this, Mr. Bay: epileptic camera, lots of noise, lots of girls explosion and dirty, sweaty and impossible positions.) But we're here to talk about the novel.

planet was once a crowded supeguay superguay that was suddenly invaded by some very bad types who won and loaded all the life he had. Only one ship managed to escape in the direction to earth with nine children who became the hope for the survival of an entire race. Children with special powers. As well, three of them killed by the bad guys and go for the room, the protagonist of this story.

Okay, I admit, I liked the novel. I read it in a few hours (do not let her fool you five hundred pages: the paper is thick, short paragraph and there is much dialogue. It's not addictive, is that it reads in a pis pas) and kept me entertained.

Point.

Nothing. It is mere entertainment. You can not ask more than what it is: a novel popcorn to hang out, forget and devote it to things of greater substance. The story is simple (there is a good with a mission and those who spank bad) and a thousand times seen and heard and explained. The characters are flat and fulfill the function with which they were born (the hero, the hero's master, the girl, the girl with guns, best friend, certainly not the enemy, the bad terrible, the monster who does not, etc. ), but offer no surprise. A fast-paced style, direct, film and functional. A mere entertainment. It's not like I hate somewhere the spiritual heir of hunger games. No. Not by a long shot. There's nothing hardness, ambiguity, depth, character work and polyhedral Masterpiece by Suzanne Collins (of which one of these days I'll talk, but there are so many things to say and I never dare ...). It is a novel flat, with flat characters and a huge zero originality and inventiveness. Everything we read and what we have read or seen on The Star Wars (with an almost modeled in the pupil / teacher), Final Fantasy , Superman, Matrix , Marvel comics and, above all, Dark City, one of the most influential films of contemporary science fiction. Powers, explosions and bad. "Tall, pale, with hats and coats?


We, like these.

And some more. Four is special, four falls, four masters his powers, four fights bad guys in a final battle full of cakes, explosions and monsters that ends up being exaggerated, not credible and full of clichés. Novel

popcorn with all that implies gender. To eat, be entertained and forget.

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

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The black swan with Natalie Portman


This post is a salad. : D
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Then I tell them about This movie I just saw: The black swan.



I do not know much about the film (and I would like) so my comment is only a humble spectator. I can say is that the movie is worth it, apart from awards or nominations may be received, the film is consistent all the time the story told, although that story is not at all consistent, due to the characteristics the main character, Nina, a ballerina who has dedicated her life to dance, and now is one step to realize their greatest dream, to dance in Swan Lake, but any dancer of the cast, but as the Queen Swan the main figure.



The Swan Lake is a love story (this goes for any girl @ s @ s who are here and that may not be as aware), tells the story of Odette, a girl turned into a swan by a sorcerer and that to be freed from this body that imprisons need true and pure love of a prince. A prince falls for her, but .... the day we celebrate the feast in the castle and in which the prince must choose a wife, the magician appears on the arm of his daughter Odile, who, because one of its charms is very much like Odette, Prince wrong, chooses Odile and declares his love for Odette ... and finally ... you look it: D

Dancing Swan Lake in a special moment for a young ballerina, that means, in many cases, has reached a state of technical maturity and can become the center of attention of critics, the press .... Nina

dance perfectly white film (Odette), but also must dance representing the black swan (Odile) and fails with sufficient expertise. In contrast, Lili seems perfect for that role, is a Chinese light-hearted and evil, just what I needed the black swan.


Nina will have to compete with her for the role has waited all his life. But it used to be a lovely girl, sweet, demure. Will bring to light the dark being in all of us?


is possible yes, but that other girl, selfish, evil has been hidden so long, I will not settle for crumbs ....



not stop seeing the black swan, I expect more of a surprise ...