A rather enjoyable anthology...
I literally didn't know what I was getting into here, as I sat down in 2021 to watch the 2012 movie "Barrio Tales". I had never heard about it, but still I sat down to watch it, as it was a horror movie that I hadn't already seen.
Now, it should be said that "Barrio Tales" is a horror anthology, for better or worse. Normally I am not overly keen on anthologies, as the majority tends to be dubious ones. But still, I gave "Barrio Tales" a chance. And it was actually a rather nice surprise of an entertaining anthology.
"Barrio Tales" consists of three tales and a narrative story that binds the three stories together. I am not going to go into details about each individual segment, as I believe it is something that should be seen and experienced on the screen.
The first segment is titled "Maria" and it is actually a rather good segment, with an enjoyable storyline and an interesting approach to curses.
"Maria" is followed by the second tale titled "Uncle Tio's Taco Truck", which I actually also thoroughly enjoyed, as much as I enjoyed the first tale titled "Maria". This was definitely a tasty treat in the anthology.
That leads us to the third segment titled "El Munstro", which was the runt of the litter. This tale was just a bit too tame for me, it didn't really have much of any horror worth to it, as it was more of a redneck hillbilly family thing.
And then there is the narrative that binds the three tales together. While it wasn't really much more than a guy telling the tales, it was actually interesting, because of the atmosphere and the way that storyteller behaved. So it was a nice means of tying the stories together.
I was genuinely entertained by "Barrio Tales" and found it to be a very pleasant surprise of an anthology. It is one that I can recommend you sit down to watch, should you have the chance. Never mind the laughable cover for the movie, it was something that was sort of discouraging me from actually sitting down to watch "Barrio Tales", but I am glad that I looked past that cover.
My rating of "Barrio Tales" lands on a six out of ten stars.
Now, it should be said that "Barrio Tales" is a horror anthology, for better or worse. Normally I am not overly keen on anthologies, as the majority tends to be dubious ones. But still, I gave "Barrio Tales" a chance. And it was actually a rather nice surprise of an entertaining anthology.
"Barrio Tales" consists of three tales and a narrative story that binds the three stories together. I am not going to go into details about each individual segment, as I believe it is something that should be seen and experienced on the screen.
The first segment is titled "Maria" and it is actually a rather good segment, with an enjoyable storyline and an interesting approach to curses.
"Maria" is followed by the second tale titled "Uncle Tio's Taco Truck", which I actually also thoroughly enjoyed, as much as I enjoyed the first tale titled "Maria". This was definitely a tasty treat in the anthology.
That leads us to the third segment titled "El Munstro", which was the runt of the litter. This tale was just a bit too tame for me, it didn't really have much of any horror worth to it, as it was more of a redneck hillbilly family thing.
And then there is the narrative that binds the three tales together. While it wasn't really much more than a guy telling the tales, it was actually interesting, because of the atmosphere and the way that storyteller behaved. So it was a nice means of tying the stories together.
I was genuinely entertained by "Barrio Tales" and found it to be a very pleasant surprise of an anthology. It is one that I can recommend you sit down to watch, should you have the chance. Never mind the laughable cover for the movie, it was something that was sort of discouraging me from actually sitting down to watch "Barrio Tales", but I am glad that I looked past that cover.
My rating of "Barrio Tales" lands on a six out of ten stars.
- paul_m_haakonsen
- Feb 9, 2021