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800 Bullets
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Reviews Counted: 11
Fresh: 5
Rotten:6
Average Rating: 5.8/10
Synopsis: Director Alex de la Iglesia has become a cult figure in his native Spain for his stylish genre parodies. In 800 BULLETS, he waxes nostalgic about an era in Spanish filmmaking long gone, when... Director Alex de la Iglesia has become a cult figure in his native Spain for his stylish genre parodies. In 800 BULLETS, he waxes nostalgic about an era in Spanish filmmaking long gone, when Westerns and epics used the landscape of Spain for their vast background vistas. The film centers on Carlos, a rambunctious youth who ditches a school field trip to find the grandfather that his uptight mother has hidden from him. Carlos finds the old man a relic of his former self: whereas he was once a top Spaghetti Western stunt-man, he is now reduced to running a tawdry little western theme park for tourists. But Carlos' appearance fills the old man with some of his youthful vigor; while Carlos himself finds in his grandfather an appealing entry into the corrupt adult world. 800 BULLETS was a huge success in Spain, where it received four Goya Award nominations and took home one of them. [More]
Starring: Sancho Gracia, Carmen Maura, Eusebio Poncela
Starring: Sancho Gracia, Carmen Maura, Eusebio Poncela
Director: Alex De La Iglesia
Director: Alex De La Iglesia
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Reviews for 800 Bullets
Lazy slapstick, farfetched melodrama and some fleeting nudity add up to a film that will mean little to those who aren't devotees of the genre.
... a tribute to the magic of movies and moviemaking set and shot in Almeria, Spain (home to scores of sixties westerns).
Pays homage to the golden age of spaghetti Westerns and gleefully skewers the romantic image of cowboy righteousness that fuels American theme parks, country music, political campaigns and cigarette ads.
The Spanish wild man Alex de la Iglesia delivers a disappointingly well-behaved film with this sentimental comedy about a boy's reunion with his lovably eccentric grandfather.
It thinks it's cute, but it's as charming as an old drunk going on about how he knew Eastwood back in the day.
Álex de la Iglesia's charming comedy celebrates the resilient power of dreams, memories, and the movies.
Strictly for anyone who ever wanted to know what it would be like if Chris Columbus directed El Topo.
Una delicia, para gastar 800 Balas de gusto en los festejos, por lo menos...
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