Torrente 3: El protector (2005) Reviews

• Still Torrente, but with bigger budget...

  andreipaul8122008-05-14

  This is yet another movie in the Torrente series of world wide famous (apparently) Santiago Segura. As a third installment in the series, as Torrente 3: El protector, the one-man-show Segura demonstrates once again that he has what it takes to make an audience laugh. Though his take on comedy is very subjective, as he continues to flesh out his character on-screen, Torrente, who is now back on the Police Force and takes on the mission of protecting a foreign diplomat and her entourage. The humor is dirty and very vulgar, but if you can get past that, or embrace it even, there is something more, something deeper than just cheap laughs. You can always see Segura's characters on the streets, in schools, bars, and whatnot. They are real, without any sort of care for what society thinks of them. Segura's films are more hilarious social studies than actual films. The drunk next door, the gun obsessed loser, the slutty cousin, all these types of characters add to his films greatly. The 'bad taste' montages are a big plus to see this movie. Espanol, de Espania !

• Torrente 1 rules

  tuquito722007-01-19

  I like the first one because I laughed a lot by watching it. It was really something different to what we're used in my country (Hollywood BS mostly) and jokes were fresh... Second and third movies had to come (due to 1st one's popularity) and even when the jokes were not very original, I think the character is. Actually, if you take the 3 Torrente movies and compare them to any Hollywood-made pseudo comedy/action/Wayans Bros type of movies, Torrente 3 it's a blast. What's good about Torrente movies is that he still keeps identity (director hasn't tried to "globalize" the character, it's still a ruined "private eye" from Madrid). Of course, jokes are repeated all over the movies but aren't they much more fun than those jokes used again and again in lousy movies like scary movie or naked brain (I mean naked gun)...

• Passable third outing , this time Torrente reunites a geek gang to protect an important Euro-representative

  ma-cortes2015-11-07

  The horrendous Spanish detective becomes a bodyward in his new third adventure, being performed by José Mota , Yvonne Sciò , Eduardo García , Fabio Testi ; and of course the great Santiago Segura . So-so Third entry in ¨Torrente series¨ starred by the most grotesque detective and well played by the one-man-show Santiago Segura , he is a real private dick , a poster child for police corruption . Featuring politically incorrect private detective Torrente , he is a macho man , lazy , rude , sex maniac , drunkard , Athletic fan , caring only about protecting and serving himself . He is a Bad Santa of the police force , a peculiar and fatty man , being a ¨El Fari¨ fan , too . Despite that , he still manages to get the job done . Torrente follows the exploits of Jose Luis Torrente , a piggy and uneducated man acting for his own selfish purports . In previous outings Torrente was rejected from police duty and he returned to private investigation . Later on , the botcher ex-dirty private eye forms a new band of underdogs (Xavier Deltell, Jose Luis Barragán , El Risitas , Jimmy Barnatán , Caña Brava , among others) to carry out a security mission to protect a known person , the beautiful woman Giannina Ricci (Yvonne Sció) . Torrente gets involved in the middle of a nasty's plot schemed by a mobster (Fabio Testi) , owner an illegal multinational called Petronosa . As we find our anti-hero in a delicate situation but he can count on to help him some people , as junkie Josito (Jose Mota) and his equally freak friends . This is 3º installment and acceptable sequel in Torrente series . These films are made to entertain , and this movie , especially for a good time and a nice entertainment . "Torrente" is a decent and unapologetic dark comedy with great special effects , dirty humor ; it has several funny and hilarious scenes and quite successful action scenes with persecution , car crashes and many other things . The picture contains thrills , noisy action , tongue-in-cheek , grotesque situations and above all , humor . Although there are also nudism , bad-mouthed language , bad taste jokes and profanities . ¨Torrente 3¨ is written, directed , produced and stars Segura, whose production house Amiguetes Entertainment produced the film , UIP holds Spanish distribution rights . The screenplay is absurd as well as crazy , just what makes laugh a lot , that the character "Torrente" a very slutty , clumsy , sexist , Machista , extreme-right-wing , on a real person is despicable , being not adequate , but this is a film that satirizes all this and that just means he's a pathetic character , though he also has his unsettling charms . This third Torrente grossed enough success at box office ; however ¨Torrente , El Brazo Tonto De Ley¨ set box office records in its day, took $707,000 and Torrente 2 grossed more than €22 million in 2001 . The film contains many cameos of famous people, familiar faces such as Tony Leblanc , Enrique Villen , Enrique Sarasola , Jose Luis Barragan , Carlos Latre , Jimmy Barnatan , popular footballers ; of course , El Fari , and several others . Many of them famous from ¨Cuore¨ magazines . And cameos of famous filmmakers such as John Landis, Oliver Stone and Guillermo del Toro . The cameos are very amusing and fun and there are lots of laughters and jokes . The movie contains a colorful and adequate cinematography by Unax Mendia . Thrilling as well as appropriate musical score . The film takes advantage of impressive special effects , especially on its final part when takes place a breathtaking chase among cars , including : bound and leaps vehicles and expensive crashes . In fact , this Torrente was Nominated Goya Best Special Effects to Antonio Molina and Ferran Piquer . Santiago Segura dares to make films with total entertainment and bemusement . And "Torrente " is pure eschatological fun , it is 100 and some minutes of fun and laughters . It is a commendable effort by Santiago Segura to make a film like this . Few directors are able to achieve results as ¨Torrente¨ , the biggest box-office in Spain until ¨8 Apellidos Vascos¨. This film will not disappoint Santiago Segura fans. The first instalment was ¨Torrente El Brazo Tonto De La Ley¨ ; being followed by "Torrente 2: Mission in Marbella" with Juanito Navarro , Jose Luis Lopez Vazquez , Paloma Cela , Santi Millan , Jose Mota , Pablo Carbonel ,among others ; ¨Torrente 3 El Protector¨ in which the horrendous Spanish detective becomes a bodyguard , ¨Torrente 4 Lethal crisis¨ with Kiko Rivera , Javier Gutiérrez . And finally ¨Torrente V : Misión Eurovegas¨ has a good cast as Alec Baldwin , Anna Simon , Neus Asensi , Carlos Areces , Chus Lampreave and many others . The movies were written by, directed by and starred popular Spanish comedian-director Santiago Segura and is getting the remake treatment from New Line Cinema ; all of them were produced by Andres Vicente Gomez, who exec produced the Academy Award-winning Belle Epoque .

• Spanish bizarro gets international. 'El Protector' beats 'Mision en Marbella'

  davomdelahaza2005-09-30

  Nice job by Santiago Segura, in his major effort as a tour de force by starring, writing and directing 'Torrente 3. El Protector'. You will not find many surprises if you have already see the previous films from the saga, but still, it's worth watching this 3rd film: nice cameos (which i won't report here, although many have been already reported in the media), funny grotesque humor (just as usual) including (not many but) some great moments (the special appearance of Torrente's god as... well, sort of, God...). Thumbs up on the hilarious crew supporting Torrente's mission, 'freakturing' Xavier Deltell, Sr. Barragán (HISTORY) and El Risitas, and on the emotive re-appearances by 2 of the heroes in 1st Torrente: Jimmy Barnatán and Caña Brava. Thumbs down on that miscasting problem -José Mota as Torrente's partner (sort of what Javier Camera and Gabino Diego played on the previous films, but not getting away with it as the previously mentioned did). Anyways: if you liked both 'Torrente' and 'Torrente II: Misión en Marbella', you're surely enjoying this one. Oh, standing ovation in the end credits in the theater... That must be a good sign.

• No new stuff in this one, sounds "dejà vu"

  jamores2005-10-01

  I adore Santiago Segura, but I am afraid that his imagination was not enough to get a better film than Torrente 1 and 2, which I consider very good ones. No new stuff in this one, sounds "dejà vu", though the budget to crashing things is considerable bigger. Only a few gags are worth (Futbol Club Barcelona one is wonderful!), and very-very bad taste in the initial and final scenes. Santiago, how could you do that to us? Thanks for showing us cameos of John Landis, Oliver Stone and Guillermo del Toro (though I don't remember having seen Guillermo there). I still am a Santiago fan, and I truly believe he can do a lot, but looks like Torrente's epoch is over. Come on, surprise us again!