Les disparus

I am a fervent fan of the genre of horror / suspense and for that, being Argentina, interested me much the plot of the movie. It is not a masterpiece but I liked the plot. As there Master of Horror in an episode that just deals of former Vietnam veterans returning to life to exercise their vote. Not that it's a similarity, but they are realities. Besides I liked the shots made in Patagonia, Argentina. Very consistent with the film. I speak Spanish, but sometimes talked so fast and closed it is not understood. Of course each one has his accent. The name of the movie also liked me, Appeared Vs. Disappeared. I think that the end is the best.

I really loved this movie. Not your typical horror spooky movie, and I still get chills from it. I saw this movie three times. Loved the soundtrack, loved Ruth Diaz in this movie. Every emotion she felt, I felt. Talk about fear. This movie haunts me daily. In order to appreciate all that this movie has to offer, you should first learn more about the actual horrific crimes against the 30,000 people that disappeared in Argentina from 1976-1983. Knowing this first will make your heart ache and jump as you watch how this movie unfolds, untwists and as it opens up to let you in and keeps you there. That is what I felt the director was trying to do but for some people, they may not know of the horrors of the forced disappearances that happen in many other countries around the world. This movie really opened my eyes to these horrors.

If you want something different than the usual horror genre, this is the movie for you. I would personally describe it as horror with a supernatural twist/thriller within a mystery. Long description, but that's what it is. I wanted to see it first and foremost because it was filmed in Madrid, Spain (having lived there, some things were recognizable), and I am a fan of supernatural horror flicks. The plot of this movie was NOT predictable whatsoever, which is good. I hate movies you can figure out in the first five minutes of watching them. I was so engaged in the film that I did not move from seat for fear of missing one little detail. There are some parts that made me gasp even, and what you find out in the end is really disturbing,intriguing, and extremely unexpected. Oh, and just a further note, the Spanish they speak in the movie is a castilian dialect, but that's why they have English subtitles.

A sincere political horror film -- pretty much one of a kind -- that tries to highlight the tortuous past of Argentina's "missing" period. Unfortunately, the horror elements don't work too well, though there are some scares. The biggest fault is the protagonists acting even more implausibly than in your run of the mill Grade B horror flick. That said, the film effectively conjures the horror of the many disappeared in Argentina in that period. And I guess if you're making a film to condemn the torturers who ran Argentina at the time, having "Saw" like gruesomeness is understandable. The final shot of the film is truly haunting, but it's a long road getting there.

Enthuse about Ghost stories. Most of them are just jump scares collected together with a bare bones plot. This, is not that kind of ghost story, no Warren based silliness at all. Way deeper topics are at play here. This is an Argentinian film maker dealing with the horror of the country's all too recent history. Making a horror movie based on something that is already horrific is not an easy do. I'm trying to avoid spoilers and I don't know if I can here. I can only imagine how it would feel to live in a country where around every corner, and looking at every person of a certain age, to find yourself wondering, am I looking at an unindicted monster of history? What if you could go back and see it all?