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Posted : 13 years, 11 months ago on 13 March 2011 05:33
(A review of Tango & Cash)I always liked the sound of the title of this movie. Indeed, I always thought it sounded quite catchy and, in my mind, it was the promise of a good old badass action flick. On top of that, it seemed to be a really nice idea to put together Sylvester Stallone and Kurt Russel together in one action movie but, unfortunately, the result was not really convincing, Iām afraid. Indeed, even though it was still fairly watchable, it was just a really predictable and actually rather boring action feature. Apparently, the production was pretty chaotic as they started to shoot without a completed script and eventually Andrey Konchalovskiy was replaced towards the end of principal photography by Albert Magnoli. It seems that Konchalovskiy was aiming for a more serious tone resulting in a major clash with the producers. Eventually, they even struggled with the editing and the movie ended up being shipped to theaters only a week after its original release date as 'wet prints' (an industry term meaning that the movie was just barely completed before its release date). To conclude, even though the whole thing had some potential, I thought it was rather half-baked and I donāt think it is really worth a look.
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A bad movie
Posted : 13 years, 11 months ago on 13 March 2011 04:58
(A review of Night Wind)Honestly, it has been a while since I have seen this movie but I actually remember it very well when I saw it. Indeed, I think it was the only time in my whole life that I got some free tickets to see a specific movie and, unfortunately, it turned out to be terribly lame. Seriously, I can't believe it was so bad... I mean, I think that Catherine Deneuve is a great actress but even she couldn't save this disaster. Basically, the whole thing was supposed to be deep but it didn't make much sense whatsoever and, above all, it was just so damned boring. I couldn't believe how pointless and pretentious it was. It was quite unbelievable. Eventually, I gave it a few points because the camera shots were ok and Deneuve cannot deliver a bad performance but that's about it. The story (if there was a story at all...) was just terrible, the dialogues were ridiculous and the characters were annoying to death. To conclude, it was pretty much just some artsy garbage, it is definitely not worth a look at all and, as a matter of fact, it should be avoided, even if you are interested in French movies.
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A bad movie
Posted : 13 years, 11 months ago on 13 March 2011 04:48
(A review of Thirst for Gold)Thatās another really obscure flick and, again, it is another very bad French comedy... I donāt know, They make dozen of them every year in France. Some of them work, some of them don't. This one belongs to the 2nd category. The weird thing is I'm not a big fan of French comedies at all and, yet, I still ended up watching this flick in the movie theater when it was released. My best guess is that, back in the ā93, Christian Clavier just got a massive success with āLes Visiteursā (which I, in fact, didnāt really like to start with) and, later on that same year, he was the leading man on this comedy so I thought it could be funny. Well, this was a huge mistake. Indeed, basically, it is one of those supposedly funny comedy dealing with some really unlikeable characters but the main character, played completely over-the-top by Christian Clavier, was so obnoxious, it made the whole thing just really painful to behold. Concerning GĆ©rard Oury, after directing the amazing āLa Grande Vadrouilleā, easily my favorite French comedy, this was definitely a huge step down. Anyway, to conclude I really didnāt like this flick and it is definitely not worth a look, even if you are interested in French movies.
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An average movie
Posted : 13 years, 11 months ago on 13 March 2011 04:46
(A review of Cocktail)I already saw this movie but since it was such a long time ago, I was quite eager to check it out again. Well, I have to admit that it was actually not as bad as I remembered but, even so, it was still rather weak though. Above all, the whole concept was rather flimsy. Even worse, it seems that the makers had no real clue what it was supposed to be about. Basically, it seemed to be about a young man with no skills or experience who, by chance, discovers that he is actually pretty good at bartending so you might think that he will try to become the best bartender in the world. But, no, even though the whole thing seemed to be about how cool bartending could be, it was after all not such a worthy job and the main character was constantly shifting his goals and ambitions. As a result, he went back to school but, after 20 mins, this idea was completely dropped though. Then, he went to Jamaica but it didn't seem to be a success either so, he became some kind of toy boy but it was another failure. However, out of nowhere, he still managed to open his own bar at the end which was rather difficult to take seriously. And, yet, even if the story barely worked, thanks to Tom Cruise's charisma, it was actually still watchable but there is no doubt that it is one of his weaker movies. Anyway, to conclude, even if I have seen worse, I donāt think it is really worth a look, except maybe if you are a die-hard fan of Tom Cruise.Ā
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An average movie
Posted : 13 years, 11 months ago on 13 March 2011 04:45
(A review of Casque bleu)Thatās another really obscure flick. Indeed, Iām the only one who has rated it so far on this website. The weird thing is I'm not a big fan of French comedies at all and, yet, I still ended up watching this flick in the movie theater when it was released. Well, even though it wasnāt really awful, it was still really weak and, above all, not funny at all. Basically, it is one of those comedies that tries to deal with a topical subjet at the time (the war in Yugoslavia) but fails really miserably. I mean, with āLa vita ĆØ bellaā, Roberto Benigni showed us that it is possible to make a comedy about a historical tragedy but it is something really tricky and difficult and I donāt think that GĆ©rard Jugnot has enough directing skills to make it something subtle enough. At least, it was neat to see Victoria Abril who, in spite of her Spanish background, always had a very solid career in France. Concerning GĆ©rard Jugnot, I wasnāt a huge fan of his previous directing effort ( āUne Ć©poque formidable...ā) but it was at least a popular success and this follow-up was a massive step down. Anyway, to conclude, I really didnāt like this flick and it is definitely not worth a look, even if you are interested in French movies.
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A bad movie
Posted : 13 years, 11 months ago on 13 March 2011 04:43
(A review of Blanche)Honestly, it has been a while since I have seen this movie but I actually remember it very well. Indeed, back then, Bernie Bonvoisin (who was originally the lead singer of āTrustā, the most famous French heavy metal band ever) had suddenly become one of the most interesting French directors at the time thanks to his first movies (āLes dĆ©mons de JĆ©susā and āLes grandes bouchesā) which were both really well received. For his 3rd directing effort, Bonvoisin was going for something much more ambitious and since the whole thing seemd to be really cool, I even went to see it in the movie theater when it was released. Unfortunately, I was awazed about how weak the whole thing was and it must have been one of the most disappointing movies I have ever seen. I mean, there was a great cast including some of the best French actors at that time, a new up coming director so what happened ? It just flopped and deservedly. Basically, the story was a mess, the jokes were not funny and the whole thing was pretty much worthless. To conclude, it was just too bad because the whole thing really had some potential but it turned out to be a really lame picture and I donāt think it is worth a look, even if you are interested in French movies.
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An average movie
Posted : 13 years, 11 months ago on 13 March 2011 04:41
(A review of Blade)Honestly, I really don't understand why this movie is/was so popular. I mean, I have to admit, I do see the appeal. Indeed, you have Wesley Snipes playing a badass half-vampire with some outfit coming right out of the Matrix kicking some major vampire butts. Still, the only thing I really enjoyed was the first scene with the underground party, but the rest was just a succession of boring fight scenes with a really tedious plot. I know, it is supposed to be one of the better movies involving Wesley Snipes but I really didn't care much about the whole thing. Eventually, in my opinion, the main character was not interesting and the story was not much better either, at least that's my opinion. Historically, it is interesting to point out that it is this movie, and not a big blockbuster like 'X-men' or 'Spider-man' which started the whole super-hero frenzy. Before that, they tried to make many movies in this genre but, except for 'Batman', they all flopped terribly. Anyway, in my opinion, this movie is really overrated and I really didn't like it but, I have to admit, if you're into this kind of things, you may enjoy it more than me though.
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An average movie
Posted : 13 years, 11 months ago on 13 March 2011 09:33
(A review of Collateral Damage (2002))To be honest, I wasnāt expecting much from this flick but since I have a weak spot for Arnold Schwarzenegger, I thought I might as well check it out. In fact, it would be one of the last movies with Schwarzenegger with a starring part before he would (temporarily) retire to start a political career. First of all, even though this movie has been made in the 2000's, I thought it actually belonged to the 80's with its big macho-action movies. Eventually, even though Sylvester Stallone managed to recycleĀ his kind of movies almost a decade later with āThe Expendablesā franchise, back then, nobody cared aboutĀ this flick when it was released and I think it was rather understandable. Indeed, the story was just completely preposterous, I already knew this before watching the damned thing but, at least, the action scenes not bad. Since I'm not a big fan of those 80's action flicks, I can't say I really enjoyed this movie. Anyway, to conclude, I really had a hard time to really care about the whole thing, I guess it is an acquired taste but I donāt think it is really worth a look, except if you are a die-hard fan of the genre.Ā
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A good movie
Posted : 13 years, 11 months ago on 12 March 2011 05:38
(A review of It's a Free World...)Back in the 90's, when I was pretty much starting to discover the greatest treasures Ā in the motion picture history, Ken Loach was definitely one of my favorite directors but, even though by now I have been following him for about 20 years, I have to admit that it has been a while since he really impressed me. Ā This movie was a perfect example. I mean, it was not bad at all and the whole thing had some potential but there were many aspects in the story which were not really well developed. Indeed, even though the concept was really realistic, some of the events happening were rather far-fetched in my opinion. However, in spite of its flaws, I still liked the damned thing. Above all, I really liked the way they described our society and how we very often end up exploiting each other. Indeed, it was really quite sharp and riveting. Especially, the ending was just so dark and bleak but it made sense and it shows how messed up our capitalistic world has become. To conclude, in spite of its defaults, I thought it was a decent watch and I think it is still worth a look, especially if you like the genre.
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An average movie
Posted : 13 years, 11 months ago on 12 March 2011 08:20
(A review of Jungle 2 Jungle)To be honest, I wonder how actually ended up watching this flick. In fact, Iām pretty sure I actually saw the damned thing only because it was Leelee Sobieskiās acting debut. It was a rather stupid idea since she had a really small part. By the way, even though she seemed to have a bright future at the beginning of the 2000ās, her career turned out be rather underwhelming after all which is too bad. Coming back to our main feature, I haven't actually seen the original French version but I remember that it was a huge success in France back then so it is not surprising that they would go for an American remake. Anyway, since it was starring Tim Allen, easily one of the most underwhelming actors I have ever seen, I had some rather low expectations about this movie. Well, I have to admit that it was not so bad after all. Indeed, it was in fact a typical case of expecting something so bad that, at the end, the movie left almost a positive impression. The whole thing was still pretty weak though but it was rather harmless and I guess it might be enjoyable for the young kids.
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