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CollectionsNowadays, I have Netflix and Popcorn and not only I have since then an endless selection of movies to choose from but, as a result, I have become slightly more picky regarding the movies I watch. Before, I used to watch pretty much anything as long as it was starring one or two actors I was interested in and, as a result, I would sometimes end up watching some really obscure features. This movie was a perfect example and the only reason I watched it was because it was featuring Brad Pit.It is actually a really rare movie. Indeed, basically, it was in fact made in the 80's in Yugoslavia but, when the war started, all the footage was lost. Eventually, it took them 5 years to recover the footage and the movie was finally released in 1996. It was also Brad Pitt's first lead role which was the main reason why I wanted to check the damned thing, And how was the damned thing eventually? Well, pretty bad, Iâm afraid. Indeed, the directing was rather laughable, the dialogues were most of the time ridiculous and even the acting was terrible as well (it is rather difficult to believe that Brad Pitt would become an impressive actor twenty years later). I think the whole thing had some potential and you can feel that, somewhere, there was actually a decent tale to be told from this material. Anyway, to conclude, even though it is a rare movie, it is still pretty bad and it is not really worth a look.
A bad movie
Posted : 13 years, 1 month ago on 1 November 2011 10:04
(A review of The Dark Side of the Sun)
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An average movie
Posted : 13 years, 1 month ago on 31 October 2011 11:59
(A review of Alibi)Honestly, beforehand, I was expecting much from this flick but if I remember correctly, my step-daughter wanted to check it out so that's how I eventually ended up watching it. As a matter of fact, I have actually seen a similar movie starring Steve Coogan (also called 'The Alibi'). Even though it wasn't anything mindblowing, it was still rather entertaining. Not like this Dutch version... I mean, the concept has something appealing but they barely did anything with it. Georgina Verbaan who is very famous in the Netherlands is starring here and I guess she was rather charming but she didn't succeed in making this plot interesting whatsoever. I mean, the directing was really not inspired and the whole thing was just really poorly written. At the end of the day, it was just a generic and boring romantic-comedy with some completely uninteresting characters with no charisma whatsoever. Basically, I have seen worse movies but this one is not really worth a look, even if you are intested in Dutch movies.
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An average movie
Posted : 13 years, 1 month ago on 31 October 2011 11:02
(A review of Asterix at the Olympic Games)When I was a kid, back there in France, I grew up reading those comic-books and watched many animated features starring âAstĂ©rix and ObĂ©lixâ and they were indeed pretty awesome. In France, they became so huge, they even built a theme park (which I unfortunately never did visit) and in spite of the huge competition of Disneyland right next door, it is still running today so it must say something. Anyway, at some point, it became a very valuable brand and it seemed natural that they would make a live adaptation with those beloved characters. Unfortunately, to be honest, I didn't really enjoyed the two previous AstĂ©rix movies but the concept seemed pretty cool this time and Benoit Poelvoorde can sometimes be really hilarious. This time, they replaced Christian Clavier (a rather famous actor in France) by an upcoming young actor, Clovis Cornillac. I'm not sure which one of them was better for this part but it doesn't really matter (eventually, for the next installment, they would bring in yet another actor so I guess Cornillac wasnât really convincing after all). Indeed, I thought the whole thing was filled with awkward and uninteresting jokes and, frankly, it was just plain boring. The cast was filled by many French stars but it didn't really saved this movie from total boredom. To conclude, it is pretty average and not really worth a look, even if you are a big fan of AstĂ©rix and ObĂ©lix.
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A bad movie
Posted : 13 years, 1 month ago on 31 October 2011 10:22
(A review of Exit Wounds)Honestly, I wasnât expecting much from this but I thought I should give it a try. Eventually, it turned out to be much worse than I thought. Basically, there are a very very few actors that I dislike and I guess I'm just a nice guy but, still, there are some of them I cannot stand and one of them is definitely Mr Steven Seagal. Indeed, in my opinion, the guy has no charisma whatsoever, doesn't actually really kick ass when he is fighting and he just plain bores me to death. Luckily, I had the displeasure to watch only a couple of his movies and this movie was the second I had the (dis)pleasure to watch. Up to that point, it was the worst of his that I had seen but, could you believe it? Since then, I have seen âOn Deadly Groundâ which was even more abysmal⊠Anyway, in this piece of turd, Seagal was terrible, the plot was terrible, the action scenes were terrible, in short, the whole thing was just worthless. Concerning DMX, he is basically one of those hip-hop artists who try to play the actor but I canât say Iâm surprised I have never seen him again in another movie. Eventually, the only positive thing was to see Eva Mendes in a very small part before she reached fame but that was really a meager consolation. To conclude, the whole thing is a huge waste of time and it is definitely not worth a look, even if you are a huge action movie fan.
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An average movie
Posted : 13 years, 2 months ago on 30 October 2011 10:46
(A review of The Forbidden Kingdom)On paper, this movie definitely had some potential. Indeed, to have at last Jet Li and Jackie Chan together in a movie  must have been a wet dream for every martial arts movie fan. To be honest, I have never been really impressed by either one of them but I have to admit that I have seen mostly their US productions which donât have such a great reputation. Anyway, I have to admit that they really kicked some ass in this movie. In fact, I was rather surprised that they would show up in a US production together but it was pretty neat that most of the movie was actually taking place in ancient China. Futhermore, the story was not also bad at all and it was entertaining enough. Above all, the fight scenes were very well done and I definitely enjoyed them. Eventually, the only really weak point was the whole American plot which was obviously put there for the American audience. Indeed, it was rather boring and unoriginal and, above all, the actor playing the main character didn't work for me at all. Basically, he was your typical nerd with some goofy face and some kind of weak version of Shia Labeouf. Anyway, in spite of its flaws, it was still a decent watch and I think it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.
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An average movie
Posted : 13 years, 2 months ago on 29 October 2011 05:36
(A review of Blind Date (2007))Nowadays, I have Netflix and Popcorn and not only I have since then an endless selection or movies to choose from but, as a result, I have become slightly more picky regarding the movies I watch. Before, I used to watch pretty much anything as long as it was starring one or two actors I was interested in and, as a result, I would sometimes end up watching some really obscure features. This movie was a perfect example. It was actually a remake of a Dutch movie which I have not seen.Well, it was quite obvious that it was a rather experimental movie and I really liked this aspect. There was only one location with only two actors but, fortunately, both actors delivered some solid performances and they were compelling from the beginning until the hand even if  there was no plot whatsoever. The main problem with this flick was that the actors were portraying some people who were pretending to be someone else throughout the whole movie. Eventually, even though there was a voice-over exlaining you the situation, it was rather difficult to feel something for those characters since you actually never knew who they actually were. Anyway, it was definitely something different than your usual Hollywood production and I think it is worth a look.
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A good movie
Posted : 13 years, 2 months ago on 29 October 2011 07:55
(A review of The Adventures of Tintin)While watching the damned thing, I kept thinking that I would have love to watch it when I was a kid. Indeed, back then, I read all the comic-books and, as a matter of fact, I still have them. Anyway, first of all, I was quite impressed by how gorgeous the whole thing looked. Seriously, even though it was really realistic and beautifully detailed, it still had a nice cartoonish feeling. It was very well done and some of the action scenes were even downright amazing. I must say that Robert Zemeckis with his 3 stop-motion animated flicks never reached such a high-quality level. Concerning the 3D, it was ok but I'm pretty sure the movie would have been fine without it. To be honest, I didn't expect that they would change the story so much but I guess it was a good thing since I wasn't sure about what would come next every 5 seconds. Still, even if I would have enjoyed it even more if I would have been a kid, to be honest, when you think about the it, the story was nothing mind-blowing whatsoever but it was entertaining enough. To conclude, in spite of its flaws, I thought it was a decent watch and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you are a fan of Tintin.
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An average movie
Posted : 13 years, 2 months ago on 27 October 2011 08:33
(A review of Unconditional Love)P.J. Hoganâs previous movies ('Muriel's wedding', 'My Best Friend's Wedding') were not bad at all and since I have a weak spot for Kathy Bates and Rupert Everett, I thought I should check this one out. To be honest, it must be the most obscure movie directed by P.J. Hogan I have seen so far. Another attracting aspect was the fact that Kathy Bates was, for once, playing the lead. Indeed, Bates is definitely one of the most underrated actress at work nowadays and she delivered here a solid performance, as usual. Unfortunately, it was pretty obvious that they tried here to make a typical quirky indie flick but it didn't really work for me, Iâm afraid. Indeed, the plot was supposed to be hilarious and over the top but I didn't think it was funny at all. Basically, I was rather bored by the whole thing and I didnât care much about the characters and what they were going through even if the actors really tried their best to make it entertaining. To conclude, it is a rather disappointing movie, I didnât care much for it, and eventually, it is not really worth a look, even if you like the genre.
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An average movie
Posted : 13 years, 2 months ago on 26 October 2011 08:23
(A review of Pathfinder)To be honest, I had absolutely no idea what to expect from the damned thing and I was attracted by this movie mainly because it had a catchy title and a cool poster. Well, when I discovered that the damned thing was directed by Marcus Nispel, I have to admit that I wasn't expecting much after all. Indeed, except for this movie, the guy has delivered only some remakes so far which wasnât really a good sign. And indeed, the end-result was rather disappointing. I mean , the concept (indians vs vikings) actually did have some potential and the general look of the movie was actually pretty good but pretty much everything else was just so weak. Indeed, once again with Nispel, the directing was way below average. For example, the Vikings seemed to be coming from Middle Earth and, even more annoying, everytime there was some fighting scenes, there was always some lame slow-motion. Seriously, what a cheap gimmick! Furthermore, the acting was just weak but, on the other hand, the actors were not helped by the weak dialogues. Anyway, to conclude, I was seen worse movies but it was still a very average flick and it is not really worth a look.
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A very good movie
Posted : 13 years, 2 months ago on 26 October 2011 12:34
(A review of Blow Out (1981))Nowadays, Brian de Palma is pretty much forgotten but back in the 70's and the 80's, he was a major movie director. Anyway, I always had a weak spot for this director and, in my opinion, this movie is easily one of his best. Apparently, Quentin Tarantino even said that this film is his favorite Brian De Palma movie and Tarantino cast John Travolta in âPulp Fictionâ because he liked his performance in this movie so much. Basically, it is a typical de Palma thriller, the style where he had the best results and it was obviously also an homage to 'Blowup', the great flick directed by Antonioni. However, even though the plot follows the same structure, the directing style was quite different. As a result, I thought that the mood was just great and the story was quite spellbinding. Back in those days, Travolta, before disappearing into oblivion in a few years later, delivered here a decent and believable performance. Of course, since you are dealing with an American thriller, at the end, you have some rather preposterous twist(s) and action scenes but, for once, it didnât bother me much. To conclude, it is a rather spellbinding thriller and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you are interested in de Palma's work.
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