Tesis (Remastered Edition)

Prompt delivery...and evengot unexpecte e/m from seller in regards to wrong cover image...but I had I had foreseen it was a grapho/typo error. Only the idro quality disillusioned me. The movie/ story itself is fantastic.

So I've seen Tesis before and I loved it so I thought I'd buy the movie. So I bought this because this is the only dvd version that plays on region 1 dvd player. But guess what the surprise was? THERE IS NO SUBTITLES!!! Do not buy this version unless you actually know Spanish. This movie is great, and actually I give this movie a 5/5 but this is only for this dvd. Again, there is no subtitles for this version.

If you like suspense with great twists--then this is your movie. A little needlessly violent, but not nearly as graphic as many of today's "suspense" films.

A must have fo Alejandro Amenábar fans. His first feature!

Alejandro Amenábar knocks it out of the park with this chilling thriller, chalk full of twists and turns. He'll keep you guessing (and screaming) til the very end.

This may well be the most intense thriller I've ever seen. My stomach was in knots.

This is a great film. Everything about it is great from the writing to the acting and production. A horrible series of murders take place. From the moment it begins, you will constantly be guessing who really did it. Just when you think it is one individual, the suspicion quickly turns to another possibility. Great writing. Great acting. Eduardo Noriega simply rocks in this one.

Arrived, but not finished yet---

The film is an exciting film of the type where someone almost by accident gets involved in detecting a crime ring. This time the ring involves someone who is making snuff movies (Films of real people being tortured and killed).The twists in the plot as the protagonist, Angela (Ana Torrent), tries to find out who is behind the filming of a videocassette that she comes upon are as good as any film of this genre. Only at the end are you really sure who is on the side of right, and who is a villain.There are a few scenes of violence (mainly near the beginning, though these are "film within film of the victims being beaten") but most of the brutality is off camera as we watch the protagonist's reactions. There is far less gratuitous blood and gore than in most war or horror movies, and nor does the film rely on the depressing fatalistic psychology of films such as  Abre los Ojos .Unfortunately, the UK release by Tartan ( Tesis [DVD] [1996 ]): if you have a wide screen TV, the transfer is produced as a 4:3 letterbox (which looks rather strange on the 16:9 television. - I can "16:9" zoom it on the television, but the quality is lower than upscaling on the DVD. It also only appears to have a Dolby 2.0 soundtrack rather than the original's 5.1. On the plus side, this disk has optional English subtitles - given the good diction of the actors, it is nice to be able to switch them off.If you want a proper 16:9 print with Dolby 5.1 (also with optional English subtitles), and quality matters to you, I'd recommend the  Spanish release of Tesis .The good one which has "Edición Especial Coleccionistas" written on the top of the image, I'd give *****.The poor one has "Spain Tartan DVD" written on the top of the image, I can only give ***. Abre los OjosTesis [DVD] [1996Spanish release of Tesis

A truly great movie combining the tension of a horror movie set within a study of films of violence and terror. This is done tastefully without subjecting the viewer to too many gruesome images even whilst portraying "Snuff" scenes. The Characters are magnificently drawn and played. I'm guessing this Blu Ray version is as good as it gets for such an early Amenabar movie.

For the genre it was pretty good.

Check the subtitles and language before buying. Unfortunately I am unable to watch this as there are no English subtitles.

Great - thanks very much! Promptly delivered, specifications just as advertised and packed very properly.