Velociraptor (2014) User Reviews

Mexican Tale of Sexual Awakenings, Friendship and an Apocalypse

[t-dooley-69-386916 · 6/10 · 24 December 2015]

The plot here is that two friends are walking around talking about sex and sexuality. One is supposedly straight and the other decidedly gay. The latter seems to have been around the block a bit and orally gratified nearly all their erstwhile acquaintances. We also have an impending apocalypse.

We get to hear their stories in flash back and the sexual tension is palpable through out. It is funny as there is not any real sex that I can recall. It is a really nice film about the awakenings of sexual desire – the possibilities of youth and that time in your life when you trade secrets with a close friend. I really enjoyed this.

It would have been a good film without the 'end of the World' backdrop but that may have been there to give added immediacy to the plot and make the sudden sexual curiosity and openness more urgent. In Spanish with good sub titles this is a well made, acted and thoughtful film that I can recommend.

Apocalypse and Friendship

[fromdecatur-10126 · 7/10 · 25 October 2015]

I really enjoyed this movie. The two lead actors are excellent in their roles. One friend is gay and one is straight, both seem to have genuine affection for each other, and they spend the day together as the end of the world approaches. There is a current of sexual tension as they talk about blowjobs and finally the gay friend asks the straight friend to take his virginity in a certain way (despite being rather promiscuous, there is something he's never felt comfortable with any of his partners to do). There are flashback of their respective sexual/romantic lives. Amid a sense that people in general are giving up on their ties to each other, these two young men demonstrate a deep friendship. The movie doesn't resolve itself in any trite or obvious way, though there is resolution to the film. The straight friend is bemused by the day and thinking about getting to be with his girlfriend as things come to an end; the gay guy is feeling great warmth towards his friend but doesn't lapse into that unrequited love thing, which is refreshing. I felt really sad at the end of the movie and then I felt really good.

Would I have been so calm at the end of days?

[laduqesa · 7/10 · 12 July 2020]

The two young protagonists lark around, flirt, tell secrets to each other, explore the city, drink beers in a flat and wait for an unnamed apocalypse to end the world. On the way, they meet some people, have flashbacks of their lives and show each other that they are true best friends.

It sounds silly and inconsequential, doesn't it? But it's not. The film holds the attention for the whole running time.

Love was fulfilled in one way. But in another, neither lad had time to achieve their last actions and ambitions as the searing light took them.

Well played by the two young leads whose performances made it all hang together. They really are convincing.

Started slow...

[rklein123 · 8/10 · 25 April 2023]

I was thinking when this film began that it was really dragging. Long, lingering scenes of ...well, nothing. The story is about two young men in Mexico City on the verge of an apocalypse. But the pace of the film certainly didn't have any sense of immediacy.

But once the two friends meet up, the movie picks up.

It's interesting that people are mostly so calm about the impending apocalypse, but we are informed that not everyone is quite so calm. And we see some hints that some people leaving the city with a sense of urgency. But the film eschews the usual panic,immoral and destructive behavior that usually precedes the end of the world on film - which was a refreshing way to see it.

The actors playing the friends are very good, and convey a close, gentle friendship. They are at an age of sexual exploration, and talk about their experiences, and what they haven't experienced. Some of the action is portrayed in flashbacks of their experiences. Very nicely done.

One of the guys is gay, and seeks an experience with someone he trusts, which is a central theme in the film.

Once the story gets rolling, it moves at a nice pace, and is quite engrossing.

There are interesting questions swirling in my head as I watched, that were left unanswered - like where their parents are. I actually liked that those mysteries were not neatly tied up in the plot.

During the film we hear occasional radio broadcasts, which I think are especially interesting and positive, considering the precarious state of the planet and of mankind.

Spanish language with English subtitles. And you even have time to read them, and still watch the actors!