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“Ladrones” Storyline and Trailer

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LadronesDirected by Joe Menéndez, Ladrones follows a pair of modern-day hoods who rob the rich and give it to the poor.  This is the sequel to the hit movie, Ladrón Que Roba a Ladrón. Starring two of Univision’s biggest stars, Fernando Colunga and Eduardo Yáñez, they play Toledo and Guzman.  The hoods set out to steal the original 1848 Texas land grants and return them to their rightful owners. The grants were stolen from the lawful owners by Miranda Milroy, played by Jessica Lindsey. She plans to level the ranches to build a cultural center where she will sing opera.  How these two pull off this caper is quite good.

The movie is in Spanish with English subtitles throughout.  It feels like a TV movie, though.  Comedy is mild, not raunchy, so I can’t figure out why it is rated PG-13.  The storyline is simple, though the movie is slow at times due to a bit of action. On an upbeat note, Jackie, played by Cristina Rodlo, is funny and super intelligent, and her ranch hand boyfriend, played by Vadhir Derbez, is undoubtedly hired for just his looks. The characters keep the movie entertaining, but the plot is just too straightforward, with not enough hooks to keep me intensely interested.

Though you think this is a guy’s movie, it is not. Families with older kids can watch this movie without much flak. Some points in the story go unexplained or are so simple that they don’t bother me.  Like when Toledo and Guzman nabbed the land grants. The situation should have been handled, but it wasn’t. The conflict kept going, which didn’t make sense.

Kids Movie “Huevos: Little Rooster’s Egg-Cellent Adventure”

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Huevos: Little Rooster’s Egg-Cellent Adventure, directed by Gabriel Riva Palaico Alatriste, is available in Spanish and English as A Rooster With Many Eggs.  The animated movie isn’t a compelling story, but it’s not really bad either.  The characters are lovable with lots of slapstick humor.  The story takes a unique approach, being lively, entertaining, and mildly titillating, without taking itself too seriously, and a lot of fun with innuendos and double-entendres.

The movie follows an apprehensive little rooster named Toto, voiced by Bruno Bichir. He is challenged to confront and handle an evil rancher. He threatens to purchase and tear down Toto’s family farm. The farm has been in the family for generations. Toto’s challenge is to fight Bankivoide, a mammoth rooster voiced by Sergio Sendel. The cockfight will end with the winner-take-all stakes. Feeling the pressure of such an unconquerable task, Toto cannot face the ordeal alone, so he asks his pals for help. Strangely, his pals are a frog, muchos huevos and a strip of bacon. Can they conquer Banki and keep his family’s farm?

As mentioned earlier, the movie is filled with innuendos and, to some extent, racy humor compared to a customary animated feature. Easily, the Spanish jokes are lost in translation, since they are primarily written for a Mexican audience.  As an English speaking viewer, I still found a genuine amount of jokes that hit my funny bone. The characters are over-the-top and ludicrous, but their charm is their saving grace. Such as the favorably intended frog, he earns many laughs.