Juan Of The Dead Full Movie Download
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http://urllio.com/r49txJuan is a slacker trying to reconnect with his daughter, who plans to rejoin her mother in Miami. Lazaro, Juan's friend, is trying to connect with his own son, a persistent womanizer. They begin to notice that locals are "going crazy", killing people and eating their flesh, and the recently deceased are returning to life. The Cuban government and the media claim that the zombies are dissidents revolting against the government. Juan starts a business to profit off of killing the zombies, but the group may soon find their own lives at risk.
A group of slackers face an army of zombies. The Cuban government and media claim the living dead are dissidents revolting against the government.
I saw this film as part of the Imagine film festival (SF/fantasy/horror) Amsterdam 2012. The title of this film may need some explanation (this is not a spoiler). It refers to the name Juan invented for his service offering "Juan of the dead. We kill your beloved ones. How can I help you?", this being the spoken announcement when answering the phone. In your mind you hear the text "(and earn money)" hidden behind this message.<br/><br/>I suspect many things in this film to be intentionally satirical. For instance, TV news often accuses dissidents, paid by US, to covertly causing the reported troubles. On the other hand, I observe several halfway missed opportunities to expose the army (a helicopter crashes on town hall dome), and ditto ridicule the police (a policeman assigned to collect sane people for evacuation, defeats the very purpose by including one visibly affected person). Can it be that satire on civil servants is frowned upon in Cuba?<br/><br/>More on this subject is that we see elevators fail, expired medicine, civilization generally looking outdated, and more such things that may be intentional satire (or not). And finally, we don't see anyone busy with useful work. Instead, we see a lot of alcohol and people doing absolutely nothing.<br/><br/>In case you are not interested in an inside view in Cuba as of today, nor making fun of Cuban society as it is nowadays, you better be on the lookout for a different zombie movie. I don't think that zombies were meant to be the main course on the menu, only a side issue to have some sort of story line. Anyway, Juan can be of help when you want to get rid of an member of the family, be it because seemingly infected with zombie blood, or can better be eased out of the way for other reasons.<br/><br/>All in all, the humor and the satire (intended or not) make this film to what it is, not the zombies nor the special effects. Far from perfect, but it makes us aware of a film industry presence in Cuba that we neglected until today. This film ranked 7th for the audience award, with an average score of 8.25/10.
I don't remember too much about the supposedly funny zombie-comedy "Zombies of Mass Destruction" except for this: zombie action and political satire don't mix. Only the almighty George A. Romero successfully pulled off a combination of these two contradictory styles in his original trilogy of the dead; exclusively because his satire was subtle and intelligent. "ZMD" wasn't subtle and it most definitely wasn't intelligent. So when I first heard about another allegedly clever and witty political zombie satire, I was really skeptical. And then especially because this particular 'zomedy' even dares to jokingly refer to Romero's genre milestone in its title. The only film that tried this and actually got away with it is "Shaun of the Dead". Pardon me to assume from beforehand that "Juan of the Dead" won't be a terrific as "Shaun of the Dead" and most definitely not as the original "Dawn of the Dead". But anyway, so far for skepticism, because this turned out a pleasantly surprising and satisfying little Cuban horror flick. I wouldn't rank it anywhere near the top ten of greatest horror (or even zombie movies) ever accomplished, but it's definitely one of the more worthwhile efforts in a sub genre that has literally been killed by an overflow. Perhaps it's worthwhile solely because of the fact it's a Cuban zombie flick
How often do you encounter any of those? The scenario, penned down by director Alejandro Brugués himself, is unmistakably Cuban - and therefore unique – full of political undertones, satire, bizarre but strangely charming patriotism and loads of astounding Havana scenery. Juan, terrifically depicted by Alexis Díaz de Villegas, and his closest friends always had to battle against professional and personal issues in their lives. So when Havana suddenly gets overrun by insatiable flesh-eating zombies, Juan and his posse don't even react all that surprised or petrified. Quite the contrary, Juan exploits the virus (or dissident plague, like the media and authorities refer to it) and starts up his most successful company to date! The sequences of Juan's zombie extermination business are wildly outrageous, fun and quite often even ingenious; - what I certainly don't expect to see anymore in a zombie flick. Sometimes the script and the ensemble cast tries to be a little too funny and imaginative, but you'll gladly tolerate the lesser amusing scenes. Besides, the part with the truck compensates for ALL the shortcomings. The make-up effects are very good, the soundtrack is stimulating and – for once – it's a zombie flick full of amiable characters (at least the living ones). Fiesta!
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