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Polseres vermelles (2011)
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"Polseres Vermelles" is a Tv3 program about a group of friends in a hospital. These five boys and one girl are all hospitalized during a long time and we see how their friendship helps them fight against their day to day problems, from the amputation of a leg, to the divorce of parents, and plenty of other circumstances not necessarily related to their illnesses.
The premise is good and from the first moment the series can get you hooked.
However, one would think that before recording a series to be seen by thousands of people you would verify the details of their illnesses. Roc is in a coma, but doesn't have any IVs, nutrition, catheter nor monitorization? Ignasi is told that he could have a problem in his "aortic vein" (it doesn't exist)? Ignasi remains unmonitorized for his heart during several episodes, oh my! What is Toni doing at the hospital? And the way they are solving Ignasi's heart attacks (or does his heart stop? it is never quite clear) is frankly mistaken.
Perhaps the author of the series, Albert Espinosa, thought that after spending so many years at a hospital with his cancer (experiences that led to the writing of the series) he didn't need to do any research for the script.
Nevertheless, Polseres Vermelles doesn't get it all wrong. From a humanistic point of view, it leads to a lot of thinking. Many of the things that characters say can leave you with chills. All of the medical mistakes haven't led me to stop watching the series because I still want to see if Roc wakes up, I still want to find out if Lleó is ever going to think about someone other than himself (I'm sorry, he's my least favorite Polsera Vermella), or if Cristina ever gets cured, and so on.
Unfortunately, though, I cannot watch it with the same "can't wait" feeling as I did at first. All the mistakes have made me realize that it is just a TV series and not reality. Perhaps this is not so terrible, as I won't care as much about the characters.
To sum up: Don't believe anything the nurses or doctors say.
Enjoy the lines and scenes that make you laugh (for instance, Toni's poker game) Cry and allow yourself to be overcome by emotion when the polseres are in their worst moments and show their vulnerability.
Enjoy the main message of the series, CARPE DIEM for everyone, and particularly for those facing serious and/or long diseases.
Also, make sure to take note of the incredible soundtrack, perfectly chosen with songs that are adequate for every moment. I would like to take a moment to congratulate the author of the soundtrack.
A Little Princess (1995)
Beautiful and enchanting masterpiece
I remember reading the book as a child, and then watching the movie. I am glad it stayed true to the book because it really didn't need changes.
I have not seen this film for a while, but it remains fresh in my mind as a beautiful, enchanting, great movie. The cast were all excellent, particularly the girl who played Sara- she was exactly as I'd imagined her, and should have won an Oscar. It was certainly to those standards. The soundtrack was also part of the reason it is such a great film. The music is beautiful and makes you feel like doing what Sara does: dance, wave your hands up and twirl around. I also think it is better than the Shirley Temple version- which although it wasn't that bad, it had some added scenes, such as the ridiculous dream, which took away the charm of the story, and also some important deleted elements of the plot, such as Sara's friends. I was disappointed at that version, but this 1995 version left me feeling satisfied, and it does every time. It's a feeling of having seen something well done, just right, put together in a way which will not fail to move you.
I applaud and congratulate everyone who was part of this film- it is one of my favorite films ever and a masterpiece.
4 arreplegats (2005)
Great! Very funny!
I've only seen this show once by chance but I am trying to see when it's on so that I can see it again. It's that good. I was laughing so hard I nearly awoke most of the family (it's on late at night) and can still remember some of the jokes, they were that good too. I definitely would encourage you to watch it.
Well you know what they say, laughter is the best medicine... (or something like that), well after watching this show, I can honestly say that I agree. This is a good program to watch if you're feeling down and want some cheering up... or even if you're not, it's funny. as much as "Buenafuente" or even more.
Definitely try and see it, you'll find that it's worth it.
Hospital Central (2000)
My favorite program of all times
Hospital Central is a really interesting program which is set in an Emergency Room of a hospital called Hospital Central somewhere in Madrid (I think).
It shows several patient cases, the feelings of several doctors, nurses, etc., and their families, with original new plots each week.
It would be accurate to say that a lot of the things that happen are unlikely *spoiler* like Vilches and a lot of the other doctors getting cancer, but a lot of the cases are of things that happen every day somewhere in the world, sometimes really hard-hitting and sometimes well enough done that it has made me cry, for example *spoiler* once that a boy with his gang took the brakes of a pregnant teacher's car, the teacher loses the baby, the husband of the teacher goes and hits this boy and this boy turns out to have a glaucoma (cancer in the eye). However unlike that was, it was beautifully done and managed to make me cry (as I have already said), something that not many movies or series manage to do.
This is the only series that I watch every single week without exception. You will probably find, like me, that you get hooked on it!!! My favorite doctors are Vilches, Cruz and their kids (Alejandro, Guille, Candela and the new baby Maria). I think they are all great actors which makes the program even more believable.
El Bola (2000)
Good, really good
Although I agree that the plot is fairly common, I have a few comments on this movie. First of all, Juan José Ballesta's acting was, as always, brilliant. He certainly deserved the Goya that he got and I thought he was excellently cast as El Bola. As a response to other reviewers, I must tell you that it's unfortunately true that there is not much one can do to stop child abuse, so that part of the plot is absolutely correct. If a child called the police and said "I'm being abused and beaten." the police would likely laugh. Although it's been a long time since I've seen El Bola, if I had the DVD here I would watch it again at once. That's how much I liked it. I can't remember it very well, I just remember thinking that it was really well done and I think I nearly cried (or perhaps I did?). One of the things that I consider strange was Alfredo's parents, homosexuality is not as common as you might think, and I didn't believe that was a good value to add to the film, I thought for the parents of Alfredo there should have been more conventional people. Whatever people think, this movie is an accurate portrayal of something that, unfortunately, happens. It could easily be the story of your next-door neighbor, without you having any idea. Overall, I think that the movie is really good, and although not outstanding, definitely worthy of your 2 hours. I give it my two thumbs up.
Los Serrano (2003)
Los Serrano
I watch Los Serrano more or less regularly and I think it is a very good series. It might be true that it's becoming like most series, with lots of love triangles and such, but there is always something interesting every week. That's why I keep watching it. It is very funny how Diego, Fiti and Santiago get themselves worked up over nothing and it always ends up in difficult situations. I like the way the kids get into all kind of trouble. In conclusion, as long as you can understand Spanish pretty well, Los Serrano is a good series you are sure to enjoy. At least I do, and I don't know very many people who don't. If you like Los Serrano, other series I recommend are: - Aqui no hay quien viva. - Aida. - 7 vidas. And a personal favorite, which doesn't have very much to do with Los Serrano: - Hospital Central.
Planta 4ª (2003)
Great Movie
This is an excellent movie. It has a fine balance between humor and drama, portraying the main characters as normal teenage boys- who also happen to suffer from cancer. Don't let this stop you from watching it, though! The subject is very tactfully dealt with and it is all quite funny, and at times it can also touch your heart. My favorite scene, for example, is a sweet conversation between Miguel Angel and a boy. The little boy asks if a shark ate Miguel Angel's leg, and then recomends him to eat spinach, saying that this will make his leg grow. This little boy may be three or four years old but he got the part down perfect. So I definitely recommend it to anyone who is skeptical about watching it because it is in Spanish. There are subtitles in English- not capturing the essence of the movie as well as could be, but passable. It contains great scenes and very great actors (like hot Juan José Ballesta). It is one of my favorite movies of all times.