Historias violentas

An anthology film a la Amicus that's dedicated to Luis Buñuel and contains 5 unconnected stories (sans wrap-around), each one freakier than the last. In the first, a timid man tries to turn the tables on his tormentor; in the second, a man dressed as an Aztec for a masquerade party lives the part; and in the third, a UFO encounter ruins a Lothario's (Pedro Armendáriz Jr, who's not the Adonis his dad was) plans for seduction. The fourth (my favorite) has the patrons of a movie theater locked in and made to line up before a sinister tribunal where they're asked, one by one, to draw a lion. Some are released from the theater while others are ordered upstairs to the balcony where... The fifth and last has neighbors banding together to stop -at any price- a car alarm going off in the middle of the night.

Mexico was either a bit behind the times or living in their own world because the '80s fashions & decor weren't as hideous as it usually is elsewhere (more like late '70s).

An array of 5 short stories, it will keep you entertained and anxious to see the next one. Not bad for a low budget movie. Each tale takes you to a different place and time; no superheroes or special effects, just common people and common situations. Unexpected ends are part of the shows. You will laugh, think and meditate.

A very unusual Halloween party, a midnight movie, an unexpected UFO encounter, a very obnoxious neighbor and a very violent resident will make you reconsider getting violent again in your life. Great movie for a Saturday night at home. Mexican cinema of the 80's actually produced some good movies and this is one of them!