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Marcus TLKing
Reviews
Autobahnraser (2004)
Stupid, but in a funny way... if you love cars!
Summary: I liked it. Beware! Don't watch this movie, if you look for a great "movie-experience". This movie is mindless and poorly executed from an artistic point of view. The plot is just outrageously badly developed. BUT if you have a "need for speed" in real life and are a car-enthusiast, you might at least be able to relate to the joy the cast manages to convey when they speed on German "autobahns" (probably the only thing they manage in this movie). If you don't expect subtle humour and a brilliant storyline, but look at the movie as what it was meant to be in the first-place - a stunt-, action- and car-focused no-brainer - you might be able to really enjoy this one. I sure did. Again: you should really enjoy cars and speeding (and don't fall into the stereotype of "souped-up car"="dick-replacement"), otherwise you'll probably really think of this as one of the worst movies ever.
I personally give it a 7/10 for the good feeling and laughs (partially probably unintended by the filmmakers though).
BTW: How the production company could launch this one, just when there was a major uproar about a so-called "Speeder-Trial" in German media (a young mother and her child were killed) remains a complete mystery to me and really gives me second thoughts about the producer's intellectual capabilities.
Anatomie (2000)
A truly great movie
I have to admit that I had a pretty bad anticipation before I had seen "Anatomie", but I was totally blown away when I left the movies afterwards. I could hardly believe that a German team was capable of such a thrilling and well produced horror-thriller-comedy (which in my opinion beats "Scream" tenfold by the way). Not only the horror elements are fantastic (everything looks quite "real"), the most compelling feature is the combination of great acting (a mostly VERY talented cast) and a slight tongue-in-cheek humor throughout the movie... What really makes this one a great movie (in my opinion) is the feeling that all of this could easily happen at any university without any outsider noticing it. To wrap it up, I congratulate the German movie-scene for such a fantastic "edge-of-your-seater" and advise anyone who has the slightest urge to be thrilled intelligently to take a look at this one.