Nightstalker

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0342835/
Gabriella Martinez (Roselyn Sanchez) and Frank Luis (Danny Trejo wich also is the co producer) are two officers in Los Angeles in the mid 80s. It is the time of insanity and the time of the night stalker; Richard Ramirez ( Bret Roberts).

Officer Martinez & Luis













Another serialkiller movie based on real events, I mainly bought this becouse of Roselyn Sanchez, Danny Trejo and that Ramirez was a serial rapist/serial killer. I didn´t mind that the ratings was low and that it had gotten bad reviews.
So was it a good call buying this or is it as bad as the rating says?

First this movie clearly try to show that Ramirez was an really disturbed individuell - by showing him tossing his head in ultrarapid while strange sounds and backmasking(?) voices speaks to him in his head. Even the trailer is full of those clips.

Ramirez is about to sneeze whit a pale man in the backseat


It feels like it is not needed to demonize this man any more then what his crimes has given him “credits“ for. Sure he was a devilworsipper and clearly insane. But it doesn´t have to be shown as in fast edited clips and subliminal fast images of a pale white man - a demon who commands Ramirez to do his evil deeds. We do understand that Ramirez was insane without those techniques.

We don´t get to see much of the actual rapes or killings, just the results of some of the murders and when he chain up a girl it is with fast flashing images so it´s hard to see what really happens.
The acting is solid however I thought Danny Trejo, who is a great acter, could have done more though.





And speaking of a rape/killing that happened in real, but ain´t in the movie. A 13 year old girl get raped and stabbed to death, shortly after her mother had gone trough the same thing, the mom dies but the daughter runs away (or gets killed "off screen"













It is a bit interresting that the movie also try to put in some sexual- and rasist scenes/comments towards Gabriella. Her police chief slaps her ass, tells her that she has an impressive background (as in what her education concerns) and that she is good looking and smart, wich he thinks is a rare combination.
To put those scenes in this type of film feels a bit strange - for me anyway.

Roselyn Sanchez is as always good looking and I do hope she can be in bigger and better productions someday, she deserves it.
Nightstalker is not a good movie, if you however feel more attracted to Roselyn Sanchez then the serialkilling movies or movies about women being raped (there is a brief scene wich happens outside the screen), then you maby atleast should see this.

Don´t you fucking dare to cut my nose, it´s pekinobos favourite thing to kiss...emh













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I will kill her for you.
I will rape her for you.
And then what?
Then what?
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Trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4hOVLE-zAI

More about the real Richard Ramirez
http://crime.about.com/od/serial/p/nightstaker.htm