Julia's Eyes [Blu-ray]

Pretty good flick.

This mystery/horror/slasher-thriller is very original and scary as hell, and it comes from the guy who brought you movies like Pan's Labyrinth (2006),The Devil's Backbone (2001), and Hellboy (2004-2006).The thing I like about this film it is that it reminds me of the 1970's and 1980's Italian giallo slashers by the famous Italian movie directors like: Dario Argento, Luciano Ecroli, Mario Bava, Umberto Lenzi or Sergio Martino. The movie has everything that true fan of the genre will appreciate: mysterious and creepy atmosphere, spooky music, a lot of never-twisting moments, and the superb acting. Of course, there are some predictable moments, and it is strange that the characters have typical Jewish/Russian names since the action of the movie takes place in Spain and the movie is of Spanish production.The movie is basically about a woman who is losing her eyesight, as she steadily goes blind she desperately tries to solve the mysterious death of her twin sister (she is found hanging in the basement of her house).

Belén Rueda is great (love her in everything), and I think this movie was quite well made! But the story didn't do anything for me (the twists were silly) and the way blind people were depicted was really strange. The scene with the blind women in the locker room was bizarre and the women seemed like they were supposed to be scary? Really odd. The idea of going slowly blind is genuinely scary and would be interesting to see the horror explored in a film that's a little more thoughtful about it! Instead it just seems like this film thinks disabled people themselves are scary. Pretty disappointing.

This is literally the first foreign film I have ever watched and it did not disappoint. Despite needing the subtitles to understand most of the movie, it still made me emotional. The combination of horror, violence and drama really tied the whole movie together. Belen Rueda is pretty phenomenal and I really liked her chemistry with Lluis Homar.I'd say there were a few times during the movie where I didn't quite know what was going on but those were few and far between and I mean lots of movies have a few tiny plot holes so no major love lost there. I'm actually really glad this movie wasn't all horror and gore. In the 2 hours this movie was on, I really felt for the main character and how desperate she was. Like I said, the main actress Belen Rueda is so fantastic.Simply put, I highly recommend this movie.

This is a bit slow in the beginning. And it's not Hollywood movie. True, it seems to be stalled in the forever dark settings, with shadows everywhere and odd camera angles. Belen Rueda is such a fine mature actress. She was in The Orphanage. I got more and more drawn into it as periodically there are well done suspenseful scenes that were really well done. Did I say that? Then comes the guy that everyone thinks is her imagination. Oh yeah! One creepy guy and he did his part very well. But most thanks to the camera man and the director. Very very good. Maybe as a movie it only deserves 4 stars, but the acting and camera work push it to five. Worth it!

Excellent thriller from director Guillem Morales. Just enough jumps, twists and turns to keep you guessing. The dark atmosphere gives you a sense that there is always something in the periphery that you just can't quite see, which is unnerving. Belén Rueda is radiant and tragic but also intelligent and passionate. I would have given the movie five stars if it had not been for what felt like a rather rushed ending.

So i watched Los Ojos de Julia in New York City and i waited months and months almost a year just to wait for the US Blu Ray Release and it never came, i don't know why but it never got a US Blu Ray Release. I looked up the movie on here (Amazon.com) and i was soo hyped to see it that i had to order it. i expected the movie to come in in 2-3 weeks but it arrived earlier and it came all nicely sealed and pretty new condition. i watched the movie and it played the whole movie and i was just very pleased overrall with the whole experience of buying Los Ojos de Julia. Thank You soo much :) and if you havent seen this movie, its worth watching :)

this is one of those films where i wasn't quite willing to give up on it before it was over, because i kept hoping it would redeem itself. but when it was over, i wished i could get my money back.it's a horror mystery tale in the style of brian de palma. which means, just when you think you have it figured out and know what will happen next, ha ha on you. it also means, women are victims of abuse, torture, and anguished death. and it also means, minor characters suddenly erupt into fatal significance, wield their distorting influence on the chain of events, then conveniently just disappear. a sister. an inspector. a waiter. a handyman. a husband. a parking garage attendant. a dumpy neighbor. a dead husband. a blind neighbor. a surgeon. a post op male nurse. a dumpy neighbor's daughter. a killer. a blind neighbor who isn't blind after all. onward they march, into view, out of view, twisting the plot this way and that ... meanwhile the heroine -- tall, blonde, busty, shallow, irrational, hysterical -- tramps around in high heels, bad hair and provocative decolletage, having hissy fits and panic attacks. boredom sets in and we wish that she too would march out of view. please! but no luck. she's in for the long haul. she's in all the way to the end. and the end is something to do with eyes, the universe, a cosmic view, but given what has happened up to then, it makes no sense. it's just another of those twists, they come and they go, that add up to nothing. except, you know ... ha ha on you.

Excellent Spanish psychological thriller. It's not really a horror film apart from one 'eye-watering' moment, but is much more an exercise in how to build and sustain Hitchcockian levels of suspense & paranoia. Beautifully shot and paced throughout and very well acted by Belén Rueda. Loved it.

I absolutely loved watching this film. I saw it advertised on another disc and ordered it immediatly. It has English Subtitles but it didnt spoil it for me. Great thriller, made me jump and unpredictable. I give it a 10/10. Its a film i could watch over and over again.

Even if youre not a fan of subtitles give this a try. Fabulous acting, high tension from the beginning, kept me guessing til the end. Love this!

Good value for money Worth the watch

A tense, clever and subtly romantic thriller hiding important knowledge till the absolute prime moment. Del Toro at his best!