skylervm
21May11
I also felt like the attitude towards drugs and drug users was pretty oversimplified, but I'm guessing that's more of a reflection of the attitude in Brazil.
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Luiz Bertoletti
7May12
For all of you that are saying that this was a fascist, homophobic movie: You didn't get the whole point! Padilha does an explicit critic about the problems that we have to deal in Brazil, especially in Rio. Despite being a fictional work, it shows the tough reality of a society plagued by corruption and social inequality. In fact, the reality is much worse than that.
bluesoul
25Mar12
What a right wing piece of shit this was, seriously. Glorifying police brutality, racism, bigotry, homophobia and a black white world (police = all good, poor people = all drug dealers and scum) Cinema fascism at its worst. Shame on you Mr. Padilha...
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HKFanatic
16Feb12
A powerful film that takes the audience on a rough journey. One thing's for sure, the characters are not the same at the end of "Elite Squad" as they were at the start. Great handheld camera work and fluid editing, with a high contrast, "hot" look similar to some of Tony Scott's early 00's films. It's no surprise that Hollywood is knocking on Jose Padilha's door for a "Robocop" reboot. But see this first.
Schnagelkott
31Jul11
The hard-line reactionary response to Cidade de Deus. A bit pompous, but seductively entertaining. As an action director, Padilha could teach Hollywood plenty.
Dimitris Psachos
30Jun11
Pro-cop propaganda which actually resembles the fascist aesthetics of a Lang bonanza or even De Palma's fixation for...blood, disregarding the fact it simultaneously criticizes the system it presents. It's good vs evil in the clearest of definitions yet it provides informative background for both sides of the coin in order to mingle the lines of which is good / evil and it's not assaulting to the viewer either.
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luisneves
22Nov10
ola malta e a 1 vex que tou adir este tipo d rede social gostava d saber se da para ver filmes o que tem que se fazer para tal e que ja apanhai aki ums quantos filmes que gostava d ver sao mt boms mexmo em relaçao e este e mt bom ouvi falar dele e foi vi um pouco d como era o filme e ta mt bom mt bom
Carlos Alkmin
20Nov10
Vi o 1 e o 2, que ainda não consta nesta lista. Melhor se fosse puramente ficção. As ruas provam o contrário.
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Don't Get Nasty Brother
9Oct10
@Daniel S. Why do you say that Los Angeles, Bogota or Khartoum are more suitable for the story? How come the behavior is not brazilian?
Daniel S.
9Oct10
***1/2. Golden Berlin Bear. The sole problem with TROPA DE ELITE is the screenplay that describes scenes or behaviours that are not specifically Brazilian. Los Angeles, Bogota or Khartoum could very well have been chosen to shoot this script. I really had the impression to see an episode of THE SHIELD at times. In short, José Padilha tells us that, in a corrupted society, the righteous one either dies or either becomes like those he wanted to denounce. A hand held camera helps him to give a documentary tone to his demonstration. The result is good but is certainly not worthy of a Golden Bear. Recommended, though.
Lyane
6Mar10
Achei um filme autêntico sobre a corrupção que impera em todos os setores da sociedade brasileira. Um filme melhor entendido pela população brasileira. A tradução se perde e muitas gírias usadas não correspondem. Quem realmente conhece o Brasil e vive a cultura local sabe exatamente o que o filme quer passar.
In An Expression Of The Inexpressible
7Feb10
Who's the bad guy: that is the question on this one. Too little work on the story, big cuts in the flow and some really banal situations with some too first hand criticism.
Andre Rehal
16Jul09
Just finished watching it. I'm a big fan of cop movies and it seems like Brazil is a lose lose situation no matter what side your on, unlike some of the American cop stories. All in all it's a solid film.
Drew
5Apr09
An interesting glimpse into the life of police officers in Rio. Tropa is definitely worth a watch if not only to get a basic idea of how violent and chaotic that life could be. To me personally, however, the narrative from the main character got old after a while and the movie developed a bit slowly. Three stars from me...
Steve Norwood
26Jan09
Brilliant film that will unfortunately be judged by its implied politics rather than its cinematic strengths. I was not expecting something so fiercely engaging. A real winner.
Gui Danner
19Jan09
More and more crap. Piece of crap from recent brazilian cinema, José Padilha, director and nazi-fascist-neocapitalist.
Cristina Garate
8Dec08
Exelente pelicula me encanto...en ningun momento te suelta gran realizador....
