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“In fact, I already saw this movie but since it was a while back and since I had it on DVD, I thought I might as well give it a 2nd chance. First of all, the whole thing actually definitely had some potential and it could have been a really neat action flick. Indeed, I always had a weak spot for movi” read more
“Since this movie received some poor reviews (which I didn't read before watching this flick), I thought it might turn out to be another underwhelming super-hero flick but I still wanted to check it out. Eventually, it turned out to be pretty cool and it seems that there is still some hope for the DC” read more
“As you may have noticed, I’m a very obsessive movie watcher and one of my very first obsessions was/is Robert De Niro. I just love this actor and I have been watching many of this movies during the last 20 years (I have seen 72 of them so far). However, since the beginning of 2000's, he has made a” read more
Notes: I remember it very well when this movie was released and I’m pretty sure I actually saw it in the movie theater when it was released. In fact, many people thought it might crash and burn critically and commercially but it turned out to be an overwhelming success after all. Personally, I always had some rather mixed feelings about the damned thing. I mean, sure, it was rather well made, it looked really nice and the whole thing was quite uplifting but, after portraying the Indians for decades as some kind of bloodthirsty savages, suddenly, it became the other way around and they became some of the wisest people on Earth. But of course, no one seemed to be wiser than the white man played by Kevin Costner and this movie was the beginning of a long succession of vanity projects that would eventually pretty much ruin his career (see also,‘Wyatt Earp’, ‘Waterworld’ and ‘The Postman’). 
“I already saw this movie but, for some reason, I was quite eager to check it out again. In fact, the main reason to watch this movie is because it was with this movie that Alicia Vikander got her international breakthrough. On top of that, since this movie had a really good reputation, my expectatio” read more
“To be honest, it has been a while since I saw this movie and maybe I should re-watch it at some point. In France, it is a massive classic and it was a big critical and commercial success when it was released. Indeed, it was a prestigious production involving the adaptation of a French literary class” read more
Notes: I haven't seen this one yet...
Cast : Mark Rylance, Rebecca Hall, Bill Hader
What was it about?
A girl named Sophie encounters the Big Friendly Giant who, despite his intimidating appearance, turns out to be a kind-hearted soul who is considered an outcast by the other giants because, unlike them, he refuses to eat children.
My two cents:
Well, I didn’t care much about the damned thing, even less than ‘Bridge of Spies’. Basically, I thought it was in fact seriously boring. First of all, I have to admit it, I always had a hard time with Roald Dahl’s work and, except for a few stories he made like ‘Fantastic Mr. Fox’ or ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’, all his tales just really bored me and this movie was not different, I’m afraid. At least, the whole thing looked really neat and Spielberg definitely delivered some State-of-the-Art CGI. Indeed, those giants were quite amazing and Mark Rylance delivered once again a solid performance. Eventually, even though I thought it was seriously tedious, I guess it is still worth a look, especially if you like the genre or if you are interested in Steven Spielberg’s work but I can't say I'm really surprised it turned out to be a flop when it was released.
My rating: 6/10
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“Following the impressive ‘Lincoln’ and since this movie was really well received, I was really eager to check this new directing effort from Steve Spielberg. Well, to be honest, I thought it was actually slightly disappointing. I mean, sure, Spielberg knows how to direct a movie so it was techni” read more
“To be honest, it has been a while since I saw this movie but, for some reasons, I’m pretty sure I actually ended up watching it in the movie theater when it was released. Back then, I was just about 12-13 years old and it might seem a rather odd choice but the whole thing definitely had an impact ” read more
“To be honest, it has been a while since I saw this flick but, if I recall it correctly, I actually saw it in the movie theater when it was released. Indeed, ever since I saw ‘The Player’, I became really interested in Robert Altman's work and I think this movie was the only one he directed that ” read more
Notes: As a kid, I really loved this flick. Indeed, I remember it very well, back then, I thought it was a fascinating story and I had to watch it a couple of times before understanding it properly (give me a break... I was about 12 years old!). The best thing about this movie is that it works on so many levels. Basically, it is entertaining, it takes place on Mars, there are tons of nice special effects, some sexual tension and a rather thoughtful and intriguing plot. By now, I have watched all the movies directed by Paul Verhoeven and this one is one of his best and it might even be my favorite movie starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. Many years later, they came up with a remake starring Colin Farrell and even though Farrell is a better actor, Schwarzenegger was actually more convincing. In my opinion, the original version worked better also because Paul Verhoeven didn't spend all his time with some action scenes but he also gave us some time to get know Doug Quaid giving us actually the opportunity to root for the guy. 