Historias Apocalípticas

This "Thing" is absolutely Crap...Bad,Bad,Bad-EVERYTHING,I wasted 1.5 Hrs of my life...Do yourself a Favour,Avoid it like the Plague !!!!

I will echo the excellent review by TopDawg: Armageddon Tales is a collection of 4 short films of very uneven quality, all centered around the concept of Post-Apocalyptic survival.

The first major issue is that the 4 films are not even set in the same universe. In one a mysterious entity stalks survivors in a dried wasteland, in another a plague is turning people into zombies. Guns in one, lasers in the other.

Film 1 - by far the longest of the four - is very well made, reminiscent of the original Stalker. Well acted, well written, well directed.

Film 2, 3 and 4 are much less compelling. I won't bother going into details, but if you have a chance to watch this film, once you realize Film 1 is over, feel free to turn it off. Bad acting, amateurish production, the sort of short film you find on youtube these days.

I wouldn't recommend this film unless you are a filmmaker, in which case Film 1 is very interesting and you should take some time to watch it. If you are just looking for entertainment, then Armageddon Tales is not for you.

My vote: an uneven 5/10

First story was definitely the best. Everything went downhill from there. 2nd story was the worst. I thought the 3rd story would tie everything in, but WRONG!! HAHAHA. This is storytelling with no resolve. There's no progression whatsoever. Just 3 half written stories. 🤣🤣🤣🤣. I feel like a 3rd grader wrote this. Lol. Oh well.

BTW, other than the middle story, there was some good acting. The main actors in the first story did an amazing job. I'd love to see a full length film just about that story.

I wish people would spend the time and put a little effort into actually explaining the story line of a film properly but, I can't see that happening with the deterioration of common sense so rampant in the world today! 😠 The film is an Apocalyptic one but, its not about 3 groups of people making an alliance in order to cross an apocalyptic landscape filled with danger. Its a film of 3 short stories of individual pairs in their own stories yet all within the same pandemic timeline. Its also Sci-Fi in plot description only (there are no space ships such as that are on the ad posters) and their are absolutely no Zombies whatsoever.

The first story began well and continued to grow and had a little suspense and tension to it but, it flat-lined a little just before its conclusion;even though the main character of it was very good/convincing. The second story never really got going at all and had it done so, it would have needed an entire film of its own to tell the tale properly. The third tale wasn't worth its inclusion - IMHO - as its script was extremely poor and two of the characters I was just hoping would shoot each other and end it...before I did! 😁 However having said my piece, I found them just making the grade of interesting enough to watch (but only ever once) and only if you have absolutely nothing else.

...I'm assuming it's a bunch of filmmaker friends who tasked each other with coming up with a short film - four of them, and all leading to a main theme; survival in an apocalyptic world. Each of these short films were clearly filmed on a shoestring budget.

Sadly, I'm not sure who was responsible for which short (too bad, I'd like to shout-out mad props to the "winner"), so I will comment on each in the order they are played out, rate and review them individually, and the average score will be this title's rating.

#1: This was impressively shot with perfect cinematography and excellent directing. All camera shots and choice of colors were exceptional. The score was perfect, as were the visuals and landscapes. The actors (that I've never seen or heard of) were convincing and performed like pros. The story, as basic and simplistic as it was, keeps you in a constant state of suspense. The "monster (no spoiler generalization)" was by far creepy and eerie than the other shorts - no close second place. Honestly, whoever came up with this winning little gem, needs to break free from the pact and submit their short for awards consideration. There's nothing to critique, and nothing I'd suggest be done better. It's the winner and a perfect 10/10

#2 and #3: The second and third shorts were very amateurish and very poorly acted and directed. They dragged on with very little suspense and horrible dialogue. The screenplay reminded me of a high school drama class project... gone bad. I could barely understand what the little girl was saying. Any S/VFX were lame, just like the kids-toy sound effects. The "monsters" were a joke. This was really a drag, and once the lame dialogue became unbearable, I pretty much FFWD the entire short. The third one seemed like a second attempt at redemption, but it was slightly better than the first - only due to having a little more storyline in it. The acting was just as horrible in using the same two leads. So #3 is a 2/10, and #4 is a 3/10.

#4: The fourth one was different than the prior three, with no "monsters" but had a somewhat convoluted story with overbearing performances by both Jeremy Dash as the crazy quiet dude, and Manni L. Perez as the constant "why so angry" character. It felt dragged out, pointless and convoluted with major plot and technical issues. The visuals and sets seemed to have come from someone's garage. That one felt like a better high school drama class project, probably due to having some B-rate actors - the only recognizable of all four shorts. Nevertheless, it's a generous 5/10.

Sooo, the average score for all four is 20/40, or 5/10. If you want any enjoyment, just watch the first one. If you're really bored, skip #2 and #3 and try out #4