Kiltro - Chile's First Martial arts film

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 10 Mar 2008, 09:20

Anyone heard of this? Never heard of the Chilean stuntman who choreographed the film. I wonder if its a worth a look?

http://www.hkflix.com/xq/asp/filmID.545 ... etails.htm

International martial arts fans, get ready to meet the next major player on the scene: Chilean fighter and stuntman Marko Zaror!

Zaror stars here as Zamir, the leader of a gang of thugs known as the Kiltros. More a gang of idle layabouts than a gang of criminals, his time with the Kiltros leaves Zamir plenty of opportunity to obsess over Kim, the half-Korean high school girl who he once saved from being raped and has been fixated on ever since. Kim, for her part, has no interest in Zamir beyond playing on his obsession for her own entertainment, at one point maneuvering him into fighting all the students of her father’s tae kwon do dojo simultaneously. When the villainous Max Kalba appears on the scene, intent on taking his revenge against Kim’s father and his martial-arts sect -- who he blames for his dead wife’s infidelity-- Zamir is forced to finally grow up and stand up to protect the people he cares about.

Blending typical South American verité film styles with spaghetti western theatricality and a healthy Hong Kong martial arts influence, Kiltro was a major box office and critical success in its native Chile, establishing both Zaror and director Ernesto Espinoza as major players there. An atypical martial artist in that he is built like a truck –- he won major stunt awards for his work as the Rock’s body double in The Rundown -– Zaror is nonetheless incredibly quick and agile, employing a unique leaping and spinning fight style. The instant the film hits its tipping point, with Zamir standing firm to protect those he loves, it becomes strikingly obvious that Zaror has a powerful screen presence and his martial arts skills are impressive. Bluntly put, nobody Zaror’s size should be able to move the way he does, and that he does it without wire or camera assist (though some of his support players do) is simply astonishing.

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 10 Mar 2008, 10:41

Shouldn't this be in the General film sub-forum?

Yi-Long · Post by **Yi-Long** » 10 Mar 2008, 12:29

Trailer looks crap
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5RAoUQOri0

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 10 Mar 2008, 14:41

True. Doesn't look great. I like the Morricone-esque music though

Yi-Long · Post by **Yi-Long** » 10 Mar 2008, 14:48

grim_tales wrote:True. Doesn't look great. I like the Morricone-esque music though

Couldnt hear it through the grinding of my teeth...

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 10 Mar 2008, 15:05

Why did it make you grind your teeth?

Yi-Long · Post by **Yi-Long** » 10 Mar 2008, 15:12

grim_tales wrote:Why did it make you grind your teeth?

I thought the trailer was bad. Dont take everything so literally, Grim

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 10 Mar 2008, 15:27

Fair enough

"The Rock's body double in 'The Rundown'" isnt much of a selling point is it?

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 10 Mar 2008, 15:31

grim_tales wrote:"The Rock's body double in 'The Rundown'" isnt much of a selling point is it?

It is if you happen to be his mother.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 10 Mar 2008, 19:54

It looks okay but also pretty woeful. It looks like it will be as much drama as action, probably more drama. It reminded me of a Bollywood film.

Does anyone else think the woman looks like a Katoy? (Transsexual).

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 11 Mar 2008, 00:38

bradavon wrote:Does anyone else think the woman looks like a Katoy? (Transsexual).

Trust you to make such an observation, Alex Garland.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 11 Mar 2008, 02:00

You don't think she does?

I presume you're referring to the Thai connection with that comment.