Curandero: Dawn Of The Demon 2005/DVDRIP/DVD-R

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Finally a dvd from the long shelved Robert Rodriguez produced horror movie: Curandero Dawn Of The Demon

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michaelpikeynagy
I take it this is dubbed?
kawika54
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0422037/news
Curandero: Dawn of the Demon is an odd duck. A Spanish language film based in Mexico rich in Mexican culture, tradition and folklore, yet, filled with gallons of blood and crazy acid-trip type imagery. \n
The screenplay adapted by Robert Rodriguez (Planet Terror, Machete) and Eduardo Rordriguez, no relation to Robert, it has moments of brilliance with gritty action and above-average gore effects but the storyline drags and never really establishes a foothold of where it wants to go. \n
A curandero is a sort of white magic practitioner that deals with cleansing areas that have become cursed or deep in black magic. Carlos is the son of a famous curandero and is called into action by the Mexican City police department and Mexican federales when a major drug crime lord begins using black magic to take out his rivals and generally make a bloody mess of Mexico City.
2013-03-15 19:13
kawika54
Made back in 2005, the Robert Rodriguez written and co-produced Curandero: Dawn of the Demon is finally set to see a DVD, Digital, UltraViolet and On Demand release courtesy of Lionsgate Home Entertainment and Miramax. About time, don't you think? The DVD will feature a director's commentary and is released on March 12th.
kawika54
Eduardo Rodriguez has put three pictures in the can (including the upcoming Fright Night 2) since completing his directorial debut, Curandero: Dawn of the Demon, in 2005. Why, then, has it taken roughly eight years for Curandero to hit DVD? You got me; it’s not as if a lack of quality has stopped any flick before.
Certainly releasable, but only a goatee hair above watchable, the horror film is co-produced by Machete man Robert Rodriguez (no relation), who also wrote the original screenplay — “original” only in terms of it being rewritten, as there’s nothing new you haven’t seen 100 times before. To less adventurous viewers, I suppose the story’s being steeped in Mexican superstition may seem novel. It’s definitely the hook on which this thin coat hangs.\n
Robert Rodriguez regular Carlos Gallardo is the title character of — this is a stretch — Carlos, who has the power to peer deep into people's souls. This unique skill is needed by a federal agent (Gizeht Galatea) investigating a string of murders by a satanic cult created in 3 B.C. One of Carlos’ recurring tricks requires an egg, which can get messy — as messy as the Spanish-language movie's laughable English dub. \n
But not as messy as the ever-present corpses bleeding while suspended from the ceiling. Eduardo Rodriguez gives you a lot of this. In fact, he overdoes it in presenting Carlos’ startling visions. For example, while dining with the agent at a steakhouse, the vegetarian Carlos imagines her eating live bugs and gore. Whereas one or two shots of this would have sufficed, Rodriguez doesn’t trust you’re smart enough to get the point, so he just keeps dishing it out. \n
Plus, it feels like padding. Most of Curandero does. Not only about 20 minutes remain do we get a glimpse of the all-too-brief creature promised by the subtitle. It’s a good one, but hardly worth a near-interminable wait. The same can be said for the DVD’s delayed release. —Rod Lott
2013-03-15 19:08