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“Obviously, since this sequel had been another major critical flop, I wasnāt expecting much from it but, since it was available on Netflix, I thought I might as well check it out anyway. Well, once again, even though the critics for this movie were rather abysmal, I donāt think it was so bad. Ind” read more
“I wasnāt really sure what to expect from this flick but since I was positively surprised by āBullet Trainā, I thought I might as well check it out. Eventually, I did prefer āBullet Trainā which was even wilder but this movie still turned out to pretty cool though. First of all, I actually ” read more
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“To be honest, I wasnāt really sure what to expect from this flick but, since it was starring Josh Hartnett, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, it turned out to be a rather chaotic movie, that's for sure, but I think its randomness was its biggest asset but also its biggest drawback as w” read more
aesthetically pleasing
Cast : Sofia Boutella, Djimon Hounsou, Ed Skrein, Michiel Huisman, Ray Fisher, Anthony Hopkins, Cary Elwes
What was it about?
Kora and surviving warriors prepare to defend Veldt, their new home, alongside its people against the Realm. The warriors face their pasts, revealing their motivations before the Realm's forces arrive to crush the growing rebellion.
My two cents:
Well, once again, even though the critics for this movie were rather abysmal, I donāt think it was so bad. Indeed, in my opinion, this follow-up was neither better or worse than its predecessor and, at least, you have to admit that Zack Snyder is actually pretty consistent. Above all, what amazed me the most was how Snyder managed to get 4 hrs of running time from this material? Seriously, I donāt think it was really so bad, it was more that it felt so empty somehow. In this case, this village and these warriors had 5 days before the enemy would attack them and, out of these 5 days (which was ridiculously low), they took like 2 or 3 days to harvest wheat but it was rather pathetic. I mean, the whole idea was that the harvest would supposedly protect them but it was certainly not convincing. Of course, at some point, Atticus Noble gave the order to blast this whole village regardless of the harvest making their whole plan completely meaningless. In a similar fashion, sure, in āSeven Samuraiā, a handful of skilled warriors could win against an army of bandits, but, in this case, they were facing an intergalactic super power would could blast them from out of space so Iām afraid the whole concept eventually didnāt work from the very beginning. At least, I think that Sofia Boutella was actually better but I think it was mostly because she had so very little dialogues this time around (like everyone else actually). Eventually, the funniest thing is that they gave an open ending for a possible sequel but, to be honest, I wish that Snyder would drop this, even if it did sound quite promising at first.
My rating: 05/10
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“Even though this movie had been a huge critical flop, since it was available on Netflix and since it was directed by Zack Snyder, I thought I might as well check it out anyway. Well, to be honest, I donāt think it deserved such harsh critics though as I donāt think it was such a disaster after a” read more
Notes: To be honest, I have to admit that, just like with āBrumes d'automneā, even though I did admire the work done, I still had a hard time to connect with the damned thing though. I mean, even though the lovely Nadia SibirskaĆÆa was once again involved (I thought she was actually even more mesmerizing in āBrumes d'automneā), it was interesting how really different both movies were. There is of course the fact that this movie was 3 times longer but it was also slightly less surreal and there was this time some plot, even if I still had a hard time to figure out what was going on most of the time. I think the main issue with this short was that it actually started with its climax. Indeed, it was such a powerful and striking scene but, like I said before, it seemed to be actually the climax of this movie, which was definitely a bold move but, as a result, I felt slightly numb through everything that happened afterwards.
Notes: To be honest, I have to admit that, just like with āBrumes d'automneā, even though I did admire the work done, I still had a hard time to connect with the damned thing though. I mean, even though the lovely Nadia SibirskaĆÆa was once again involved (I thought she was actually even more mesmerizing in āBrumes d'automneā), it was interesting how really different both movies were. There is of course the fact that this movie was 3 times longer but it was also slightly less surreal and there was this time some plot, even if I still had a hard time to figure out what was going on most of the time. I think the main issue with this short was that it actually started with its climax. Indeed, it was such a powerful and striking scene but, like I said before, it seemed to be actually the climax of this movie, which was definitely a bold move but, as a result, I felt slightly numb through everything that happened afterwards. 
“A few days ago, I already saw āBrumes d'automneā and since this other vintage short from Dimitri Kirsanoff had an even better reputation, I thought I might check it out as well. Well, to be honest, I have to admit that, just like with āBrumes d'automneā, even though I did admire the work don” read more
