Cinemapolitain

  Video games movies in general never quite succeed to make an actual film that takes the charm and the elements loved by fans and use it properly so that the finished result embodies the the original product. Let's take some exemple to prove that point : Super Mario Bros. (1993), Mortal Kombat (1995), Street Fighter (1994), House of the Dead (2003), Hitman (2007), Far Cry (2008), Max Payne (2008), Assassin's Creed (2016), Rampage (2018). Just to name a few of course because I could of added so many more, and I'm not even counting all of the sequels, prequels, shequels and every single following that studios loves to fart out only to use it as cash grabs.  BUT! Detention (2019), John Hsu new video game inspired movie. I say ''inspired'' because after watching only 15 minutes of actual gameplay on Youtube, I can easily say that the differences between the movie and the game are extremely embarrassing. The first big difference between the two is that...

Hi everyone! Long time no see (even if we can't literally see each other)😅! So tonight, I have decided to talk to you about the new Netflix documentary, Mucho Mucho Amor! (2020) Now before I start getting deeper, I have to say that the only reference to Walter Mercado I had was from Alexis Mateo's snatch game pick on All Stars 5 (wich was fabulous by the way). Ironically, the movie came out a few days after the snatch game episode played on television, couldn't there be a better timing? So Mucho Mucho Amor! the new Kareem Tabsch and Cristina Costantini film, paints a beautiful portrait of Walter Mercado's life, growing up in Puerto Rico, his early career as a Telenovela actor, his fame to present time.  Now for anyone who dosen't know who Walter Mercado his, well first of all, Google him, he's fantastic. Secondly, he's a BIG name in Spanish speaking countries, like he's a massive legend. Walter Mercado is a famously known for being this positively fabu...