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CollectionsI already saw this movie but since it was maybe 20 years ago, I thought I might as well check it out again. Well, by now, I have seen all the installments in this franchise and, to be honest, every sequel has been worse than the previous one. Itās too bad because the very first installment was actually not bad at all. However, when I was rewatching the damned thing, I have to admit that I was actually slightly worried at first. Indeed, at least half of it was some really cheesy cheap B movie stuff and it certainly didnāt grow old well during the last 20 years. Fortunately, the other half was still a solid adaptation of the famous video-game. Indeed, I have always been a huge fan and I remember buying the very first Resident Evil game when it came out on the Playstation one. Back then, I was playing in the dark with my little brother and it has always been one of my all-time favorites. Anyway, after the massive debacle of āStreet Fighterā, I was actually positively surprised and, after all these years, I still think it is a solid video-game adaptation. Sure, they made up some stuff for the movie but this new stuff worked out fairly well. On top of that, I thought it was actually pretty faithful to the video-game and, above all, they really nailed the mood. Finally, at the time, it was quite refreshing to have Milla Jovovich playing such a bad-ass chick and she delivered a solid performance. Unfortunately, after 20 years of typecasting, I wish she would do something different now though. Anyway, to conclude, sure, it is definitely not a masterpiece whatsoever but I still think it is decent a video-game adaptation and it is worth a look, especially if you like the genre.
An average movie
Posted : 10 years, 3 months ago on 16 March 2015 10:29
(A review of Resident Evil)
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An average movie
Posted : 10 years, 3 months ago on 14 March 2015 07:37
(A review of The Guilt Trip)Honestly, I'm not a huge fan of Barbra Streisand but I have a weak spot for Seth Rogen so I thought I might check this one out. First of all, I'm not surprised that this movie was a flop when it was released. Indeed, even though it might have seemed smart to combine those two stars in order to reach a really wide audience, it just didnāt work out since any die hard of Barbra Streisand wouldn't care for a comedy starring Seth Rogen and vice versa. On top of that, I thought that both characters were really unlikeable, they were both pretty much some losers, so it was rather difficult to care for them or what they were going through. And yet, both actors delivered some decent performances and there were some scenes here and there that actually did work very well. Eventually, the whole thing would have worked much better if, instead of being a commercial comedy, it would have have been a smaller darker indie feature like 'About Schmidt' for example. To conclude, I think I'm being rather generous with my rating here but I guess it is still worth a look, especially if you like the genre.
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A very good movie
Posted : 10 years, 3 months ago on 13 March 2015 10:59
(A review of Roberto Succo (2001))Obviously, it is quite an obscure flick (in fact, I was the very first listal member who rated this movie and 4 years later, not even 10 members have seen it). Anyway, I was actually quite impressed and I would go as far as saying that it is one of the best thrillers dealing with a serial killer that I have ever seen. Indeed, I have never heard about the guy before but, apparently, Roberto Succo was quite a famous serial killer and, back in the 80ās, he was even considered Public Enemy number one not only in France and Italy but even in Switzerland. The guy was so messed up, he commited his first murders when he was not even 20 years old, stabbing his own mother and father. This movie deals with a later period in his life where he was in France, committing numerous crimes ranging from burglary to rape to murder. Even though many criticised the cold and slow approach, I thought it worked actually very well. Furthermore, Stefano Cassetti was very well cast, he gave a really solid performance and he was pretty much caring the whole thing on his shoulders. To conclude, I thought it was a very good flick and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.
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An average movie
Posted : 10 years, 3 months ago on 12 March 2015 01:50
(A review of Threesome)I remember very well when it was released. Back then, I was just about 14 years old, I thought it sounded quite fascinating (in France, they actually use the tag line ā2 boys, 1 girl, 3 possibilitiesā as the title which was actually a better choice). Ok, maybe I was just a little pervert but, anyway, I didnāt see the damned thing at the time and it took me eventually almost 20 years to finally see it. Eventually, I thought it was not bad at all after all. Indeed, I think it is a subject we donāt see very often in the movies and I thought it was fairly well developped. On top of that, it was the blessed time when Lara Flynn Boyle was a still a cute up-and-coming actress with still a bright future ahead of her. Same thing for Stephen Baldwin, at the time, he was rising from behind the shadows of his bigger brothers Alec and William but this movie would be one of his very few high profile projects. Obviously, it was still too clean and glossy to become really remarkable but I still had a weak spot for this flick and I think it is worth a look but donāt expect anything really amazing.
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An average movie
Posted : 10 years, 3 months ago on 11 March 2015 10:09
(A review of The Host)Even before watching this movie, I had already some mixed feelings. Indeed, following the massive success of the 'Twiligh' franchise, of course, they decided to adapt another book written by Stephenie Meyer and even though I believe that the hatred towards those movies was vastly exaggerated, I canāt say I enjoyed them either. On the other hand, I have always had a weak spot for Andrew Niccol's work (even 'In Time' was actually decent in my book) so I was really eager to see his latest directing effort. Well, the whole thing actually had some potential, thatās for sure, but it kept rubbing me in the wrong place. I mean, as usual with Niccol, the concept was really intriguing and the double performance by Saoirse Ronan was really good. Indeed, it was including a lot of inner dialogues between 2 distincts personalities reminding me of someone somewhat schizophrenic. Unfortunately, Meyer is notoriously well known for keeping the psychological level of her characters at the lowest level possible so this whole aspect was rather poorly developed. Furthermore, it pretty much lost me towards the end when, suddenly, everything was solved way too easily and the twist at the end was even worse. To conclude, it wasn't really bad but I still don't think it is really worth a look.
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An average movie
Posted : 10 years, 3 months ago on 11 March 2015 11:13
(A review of Revenge)To be honest, it has been a while since I have seen this flick and maybe I will rewatch it at some point. By now, I have seen all the movies directed by the late Tony Scott, and I think this one must have been his most obscure feature. As a matter of fact, the whole thing was actually a pet project for Kevin Costner and Costner was in fact planning to direct himself the movie as his directorial debut. Eventually, back then, producer Ray Stark talked him out of it as he didn't feel Costner was ready to helm a project just yet. Anyway, I thought it was not bad and there was above all a pretty cool cast. Indeed, both Kevin Costner and Madeleine Stowe were pretty much at the top of their game at the time and they had some pretty good chemistry. Furthermore, the whole thing was rather entertaining but, unfortunately, as it is often the case with Tony Scott's work, the plot was just terribly pedestrian and unoriginal and, to be honest, I had a really hard time to care for the whole thing. To conclude, in spite of its flaws, I still think it is worth a look, especially if you are interested in Tony Scott's work.
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An average movie
Posted : 10 years, 3 months ago on 11 March 2015 10:55
(A review of Rob Roy)It is not uncommon that, within a rather short-time periode, the studios would release two similar movies (see last year 'The Legend of Hercules' and 'Hercules'). Back in 1995, Mel Gibson had a massive critical and box-office success with 'Braveheart' but, a couple of months before, Liam Neeson already showed up in his own periode epic about a real-life Scottish hero. Eventually, even though this flick managed to get some decent reviews (For example, Roger Ebert really loved it), it always remained overshadowed by Gibson's classic. First of all, I had to admit that I never been a fan of 'Braveheart', I think it is an entertaining epic but not much more than that but I still think it was more impressive than this flick. I mean, don't get me wrong, it is also a rather well made flick but even though Rob Roy, the character, was pretty bad-ass thanks to an always dependable Liam Neeson, he never came near William Wallace in terms of sheer awesomness. Eventually, the only thing that really left a big impression was Tim Roth who was definitely one of the most interesting actors back in those days and the actor was just terrific portaying a great villain here. To conclue, all in all, I thought it was a decent watch and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.
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A good movie
Posted : 10 years, 3 months ago on 10 March 2015 11:07
(A review of Funny People)It had been a while since I wanted to watch this movie but, to be honest, I wasn't really sure what to expect. Indeed, the buzz was definitely mixed on this one as I kept hearing a lot of positive things about this flick but there was also a lot of people who really didnāt like it and it was pretty much a flop when it was released. Anyway, I thought it was actually pretty good. I mean, I have never been a huge fan of Adam Sandler, thatās for sure, but his character was really interesting, probably the best one he got so far and he definitely delivered a solid performance. In my opinion, he really carried the movie. Next to him, you had also a pretty good Seth Rogen but the guy was pretty much playing his usual witty looser. Eventually, the main problem was probably the running time. I mean, did this story really need to be 150 minutes long? I doubt it and it was above all obvious during the very long bit when they get stuck in Leslie Mann's house for like a hole weekend and the whole sequence lasted about 30 minutes for no good reasons. To conclude, yes, it was flawed but I still think it was quite enjoyable and it is definitely worth a look.
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An average movie
Posted : 10 years, 3 months ago on 10 March 2015 02:19
(A review of The Road to Wellville)It has been while since I have seen this flick and, to be honest, I wonder how I ended up watching the damned thing in the first place. Indeed, Iām pretty sure I actually saw this in the movie theater when it was released and, after all these years, I still wonder how I ended up watching such a weird flick. Anyway, it is nowadays pretty much forgotten and it was basically a rather wacky periode comedy dealing with real life figure Dr. John Harvey Kellogg (yes, the guy who came up with all these cereals). There was a pretty cool cast (Anthony Hopkins, Bridget Fonda, Matthew Broderick, John Cusack, Dana Carvey, Colm Meaney, Lara Flynn Boyle) and this was the blessed time when Bridget Fonda was not yet retired and Lara Flynn Boyle was a still a cute up-and-coming actress. Indeed, can you believe that even before she was 40 years old, Bridget Fonda got married with Danny Elfman and pretty much retired? Seriously, what a shame. To conclude, even though it was rather flawed, I still have a weak spot for this weird comedy and I think it is worth a look, especially if you are interested in Alan Parkerās work.
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An average movie
Posted : 10 years, 3 months ago on 9 March 2015 12:34
(A review of Return to Me)This movie is definitely what you could call a massive chick-flick. Indeed, Iām pretty sure that both my wife and my mother-in-law really enjoyed it but, to be honest, I really had a hard time to care for the whole thing. I mean, sure, both David Duchovny and Minnie Driver had some pretty good chemistry but, in my opinion, the concept was actually pretty lame. Obviously, it was supposed to be sweet and charming but it just didnāt work for me at all. In fact, I have actually a weak spot for romantic features but itās a pity most of them are based on some supposedly clever concept. Indeed, I always find it a misguided choice because if the characters work, if their romance is compelling enough, you donāt actually need such a gimmick. In a movie like this one, when the characters are rather weak, when the love story is not really mind-blowing, they always put the focus on the concept but it is always underwhelming and this movie was a perfect example. To conclude, I might be a little too harsh on this one but I donāt think it is worth a look, except maybe if you are a die-hard fan of the genre.
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