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Kynodontas (2009)
Family Values gone Awry !
Boy, If only I had had parents as considerate as this couple. They went out of their way to arrange for the sexual needs of their son, and when the visiting (lesbian ??) female "surrogate" is banned from the house for introducing their eldest daughter to Western movies and thus corrupting her mind, they recruit their two daughters to provide for the sexual needs of the poor little boy ... I mean big boy, or immature man boy. And yes, he gets to choose which sister will become the regular service provider. Isn't that a lovely cute family ???
Obviously my parents neglected to take care of those needs of mine. :( now how cruel is that you say for a horny dude. Boy, did they do a number on me. I guess I missed out on my boyhood.
In this movie, long are gone the days of "Leave it to Beaver" Family. This, my friends according to the director is the structure of the family in the future. This family has its own vocabulary, its own reasoning, its own rules and for some reason, the kids who appear past the age of 18, function as if they were still eight years old. One thing they are not scared of is, sharp scissors, licking each other, hammers and lots of blood, At times, I thought I was watching a Vampire movie.
You get to watch cruelty to "ferocious" little kittens, incest and a few female on female action scenes. Animal Activists, take your banners out.
I tried to find some sense and reason behind the scenes. I tried to see some deep dark haunting mystery behind the father's twisted mind. There was nothing to decipher, nothing to comprehend.
There is no logic to this movie,
We never understand how did the father come to think the way he does. We never understand why do both parents encourage their kids to engage in incest. We never get an explanation as to why the mother would go along with the husband. We never find out why the kids have accepted the status qua for so many years.
The only thing that kept my attention going was the forced sex scenes that had no reason to be there. So to be generous, I gave it two stars since I needed to see some X rated scenes, If you know what I mean.
The acting is really really bad. The actors seem to be reciting their lines from cue cards and yes some people did leave the theater.
I can't even figure out why it is called "DogTooth"
For all I know, It could have been called "PinkyToe", or "Beware of the big bad Pussycat" It would have made no difference.
Oh, Yes he tries very hard to be different, the director that is. No music at the end, No rolling Credits, just a a static text screen.
Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky (2009)
A Masterpiece of Cinematography !
I loved this movie so much that I had to leave a comment here even though I've never been fond of Stravinsky's music. I walked in expecting another mushy love story and discovered something completely different. The story unfolds very slowly, yet I was never bored for a moment.
Another reviewer hit the nail just right when he said: "Coco & Igor is mesmerizing in the beauty and care of the camera shots as well as the care taken with the set decoration and lighting."
This movie should be required study for any student learning the art of movie making.
The mood and feel it creates cannot be explained in a few sentences. It overwhelms your senses without using a single Hollywood explosion. It takes the viewer into a special unique world with incredible Camera direction, a rich beautiful texture of a backdrop and a "lust" story unlike any you've seen. The acting is superb and completely invisible, especially the character of Chanel played by Anna Mouglalis.
Every aspect of this movie seems to have been measured to the millimeter, just the right amount of dialogue, just the right amount of music at the right moment. Every camera shot, every facial expression tells you more about the situation than any words would have been able to. It is like watching a painting that comes to life with music. Watch closely and you'll see!
All the Days Before Tomorrow (2007)
A night about nothing !
I just watched this movie last night. Within 30 minutes of the start, I was hoping it would end.
It had a promising beginning; the first 10 minutes. The premise of this movie (friendship that goes nowhere after they've spent days (and Years) together in "Separate" beds in hotel rooms) is just not believable. He does kiss her somewhere along the way, and she feels Ohh, so terrible about it.
Very little substance to grab your interest. The acting just does not hold up. He is very passive. Regardless of how much of the movie is shown, the viewer never develops any type of a caring connection with the characters on the screen. You learn that her next utterance will be as boring as her previous one. ("Do you have a cigarette ?", He doesn't smoke, He wants her to stop smoking, Doesn't she know this by now.)
She calls him in the middle of the night to visit him after a year's absence, she comes in through the door, they don't even hug or kiss or express any type of emotional connection. He doesn't even lean forward to lift her suitcase to help her in. That is not how real people behave, This is not how best pals behave.
When he receives her phone call in the middle of the night (she is in town for one day), he shows little interest to see her face, acts more like she will be a burden for the night. At this point they've known each other for two years and he hasn't seen her for a year. Not Believable, not real.
Supposedly, he has written a book on Entropy and Enthalpy, yet we never see him write or read or discuss any of his interests in Physics with her, not that she would be able to handle the discussion. We learn that a watermelon in L.A. costs $50, (It wasn't the Silicon Type mind you) he has no problem affording that Fruit. We also learn that the airport shuts down when a few really really fake snow flakes fall off the sky. I'm Sorry but was that in L.A. too?
We never see how these two characters survive, we never see them at work. We never see them struggle, They are always on vacation. They have infinite time, they have no worries whatsoever.
Nice life. Unreal life. Unreal Characters. Bad Title. Bad Movie.