Sunday, December 30, 2012
Chasing shadows
Not saying Daniel Radcliffe did terribly wrong here, but had he been replaced by some unfamiliar face this old-school horror film would have been on a whole different level. Fronted by the marvellously famous Harry Potter superstar kinda takes the scares away.
Thursday, December 27, 2012
Victory or death
A story of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel. He was an exceptional war tactic and he was one of the few people in Nazi Germany who had the courage to stand against Adolf Hitler. And ultimately that led to his demise. Anyways, James Mason makes a brilliant role here and the film's quite good too.
Beyond the point of forgiveness
Well fucken good. It - god help us - has Shia LaBeouf, but even he couldn't ruin this movie, only the scenes he was involved in. There should be a law that forbids him from acting. Was it Lars von Trier's movie he's going to fuck up next?
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Bughuul eats children
I hate it when the central character is made out to be stupid. This one here (played by Ethan Hawke) talks to himself as if to explain the audience what he's thinking and he prefers walking around in the dark instead of turning on the light. But otherwise, minus the supernatural mumbo-jumbo, this is a creepy enough serial killer movie.
Mortified and stupefied
The last Seinfeld season. And now I just wait for how long does it take until I just gotta start watching the series again. Like I have stated before, best show on television.
Monday, December 17, 2012
Perpetual black terror
Had the makings of a proper traditional horror film - the set-up of an isolated orphan school in the English countryside in 1921 was right on the money - but it really offered nothing but a confusing attempt to combine The Others and The Sixth Sense. Listening to Jean Sibelius's Finlandia during one of the last scenes of the film was the most remarkable thing of them all.
Sunday, December 16, 2012
Suspect the worst of everyone
Despicable little piece of unfunny shit. I don't get why it seems to be getting such great reviews pretty much everywhere. It wasn't hilarious, wasn't tragic, wasn't particularly well acted (someone shouted Oscar nominations for fuck's sake). Rubbish, it was.
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Smells of lots of fucking bullets
If the story wasn't ultimately piss-poor stupid and ridiculous, this would be one of the coolest revenge films. Kevin Bacon as the vigilante.
Sunday, December 09, 2012
Everyone else is everyone else
Damn decent this, but compared to some other well known movies of WWII concentration camps it doesn't send shivers down your spine. The emotion is lukewarm, at best.
Saturday, December 08, 2012
All that glitters is gold
Three guitarists Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin), Edge (U2) and Jack White (The White Stripes, The Raconteurs) talk about their instrumental history. The film is in its most interesting and original phase only when the musicians share the same stage together talking and strumming, but unfortunately that happens ever too rarely because I'd watch that for hours on end. Individually, they aren't directed interestingly.
Friday, December 07, 2012
Deep down below
My first Jo Nesbo experience. It was enough a ride that I'll hunt down the rest of the Harry Hole thrillers, even though it wasn't such a hell-blazing earth-shattering read as its advertised everywhere. But like I said, good enough.
Thursday, December 06, 2012
Burnt offerings
I guess it's bit of a relief not all the Swedish thrillers are prime cuts. Based on a Liza Marklund's novel and I hear there's a platoon of others lurking behind the next corner. Can't say I could hardly wait. About as below average as it can get.
Tuesday, December 04, 2012
The secrets of the universe
Never liked the MIB series, never laughed at any of the gags of them three movies. Seemingly, I have watched them, but that’s because I’m stupid and I have some faith left. But no, this stuff is not for me. Utterly useless eye candy.
Monday, December 03, 2012
It got serious
Awarded and praised, but I welcomed this only because it's nice to see an Iranian movie for a change. Bits boring.
A street Black Sabbath
Saturday, December 01, 2012
A tree is known by its fruit
The only reason I watched this was because it was shot in my neighbourhood and that, of course, makes me a star. The movie is shit.
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