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Filme da Treta (2006)
"Filme da Treta" is "Conversa da Treta" with real sets and secondary characters
It was with high expectations I went to the nearest cinema and caught "Filme da Treta" the premiere of Toni and Zeze in the big screen.
Unfortunately "Filme da Treta" is a bit of a disappointment. The usual sketches are there, the expected jokes and situations are still funny, but this movie could have been so much more.
First, there is a set of supporting characters (specially Maria Rueff (Zeze's wife) and Zeze's friends) that are given almost no chance to speak at all. And what characters! Second, there is really no plot. All we see is a series of flashbacks, through which we should be able to understand why Zeze joined a monastery. But not even that simple goal is achieved.
Third, the jokes are all there, and, as in the TV show, are very simple and easily understandable. The problem is, in a movie, with real sets and characters (as opposed to the black cloth and imaginary characters of the TV series) the jokes lose some of their strength, there is to much "noise".
In conclusion, "Filme da Treta" had all the ingredients to be a great movie: strong main characters, diverse/funny secondary roles, good sets and photography, but ends up being really nothing more than another episode in the adventures of Toni and Zeze, as all the other TV-show episodes (but slightly worse).
One final word to all of you: after watching this, you can't help to wonder if a new TV series was made, with real sets and this wonderful secondary characters, what would the result be? Pretty amazing in my opinion.
Coisa Ruim (2006)
A promising debut for this two directors, and a new breath for Portuguese movies...
Coisa Ruim is, indeed, a movie that makes us believe that the Portuguese film industry is finally reaching for the audience, without compromising the quality of their productions.
I think enough was said here about this movie's main theme and plot, so I'll just emphasize (in my opinion) its main positive/negative aspects:
+ acting was well above average + beautiful photography and careful set selection + simple interesting plot understandable by all (not like most Portuguese movies)
- over-articulated dialogs, sometimes people seem to talk like if they all add degrees - too much usage of focus/defocus effects (it becomes a bit boring...) - over-saturation of the image, sometimes you can tell it was really sunny when the scene was shot, but in order to maintain the dark tone in the movie you get over-saturated colors and too much contrast
All in all, a good movie. A promising debut for this two directors, and a new breath for Portuguese movies.