1978

A Fulci-Inspired Descent into Political Terror and Macabre Madness. The Onetti brothers have masterfully conjured a film that plunges into the depths of human depravity, intertwining political and supernatural horrors in a way that is as disturbing as it is captivating.

In 1978, directors Luciano and Nicolás Onetti conjure a nightmarish world that echoes the horrors of Lucio Fulci's apocalyptic cinema while weaving in the real-life political unrest of Argentina's "Dirty War." It effectively generates discomfort, fear and genuine horror.

The Onetti brothers unleash their full imagination to transform this inhumane torture center into a literal hell.

Excellent narrative structure that surprises from beginning to end. An impeccable aesthetic.

"In my opinion, it was really bad. From the beginning, they don't even explain what's going on - things just start happening out of nowhere without any context. It feels rushed. The actors actually did a pretty good job, but the storyline was terrible. Honestly, I'm not even sure what the movie was about. It seemed like some people got kidnapped, and then suddenly it was like hell came and took everyone. It wasn't really entertaining to watch."

"Another issue is that you don't even know who the main character is. All of them just seem like random people thrown into a bad situation."

yeah definitely the worst part is the ending you don't even know why things happen or you don't even know the meaning of the movie they don't really explain anything.

Never having heard about this 2024 Argentinean horror movie titled "1978", prior to stumbling upon it here in 2025 by random chance. And given my love of all things horror, of course I opted to check it out.

And talk about a swing and a miss of a storyline from writers Luciano Onetti, Nicolás Onetti and Camilo Zaffora. I found absolutely nothing entertaining or enjoyable in the movie, and I ended up looking at my phone, as the dull and sluggish narrative dragged on and on without anything interesting happening. You have to wait 51 minutes of the movie dragging on and on before anything even remotely interesting happening, and by then it was just simply too little, too late.

With my limited exposure to the Argentinean cinema, of course I was not familiar with the cast ensemble in the movie. And not being familiar with the actors and actresses in the movie was actually the best thing about the ordeal that is "1978", as I enjoy watching unfamiliar talents on the screen. While the storyline was sheer rubbish, the acting performances in the movie were fair.

Visually then the movie was okay. Nothing noteworthy or outstanding though, so don't get your hopes up.

This movie will never grace my screen a second time. Nor is it a movie that I would recommend you to squander 80 minutes on watching. Some of us suffered through this ordeal, so you don't have to; you're quite welcome.

My rating of directors Luciano Onetti and Nicolás Onetti's 2024 movie "1978" lands on a generous three out of ten stars.

The film's strongest point was its premise, but it was completely ruined by mediocre acting, poor special effects (even by horror standards), and a script that didn't know when or how to end. It constantly falls into clichés and senseless scenes, offering nothing new to the genre. It's a disappointment even for a low-budget film. Without a doubt, it's the worst horror movie I've seen in recent years. For a movie streaming on Max, it should have gone through at least some kind of quality control. The scene with the devil is one of the cringiest moments of the year. Without a doubt, it's the worst horror movie I've seen in recent years.

Great and compelling forty first minutes: the acting, the photography and even the script build up a unique and captivating atmosphere set in a true dark and infamous period of the Argentinian history.

Unfortunately, the plot crumbles in the second half of the flix due to a fragile storytelling, a complete lack of dialogues, a not so convincing suspense with corny cliffhangers, and a confusing ending that leaves a void of unexplained scattered events. :( :( :( :( :( :( :(

Such a waste of a magnificent idea and, therefore, quite disappointing. A really nice try though. Aim higher next time!!!