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Death Race 2 (2010)
It's not often i think a movie deserves a 1/10, but this deserves no better
This movie is an absolute nightmare. I can not understand how they could manage to make such a bad movie. In fact, they almost deserve an achievement for how bad they have made it.
It's not the story that ruins the movie. Sure, the story is about as intelligent as George Bush, but that is not the akilees heel of this film. The akilees heel of this film is the director and the cinematographer. I can not understand how they can shoot and edit the film like this.
First of all, they use a lot of shaky cam, to make the driving seem intense. Unfortunately this does do anything else then make your head dizzy. It is so obvious that the cars are driving incredibly slow. This manes that the main theme of this film; Cars and driving. So 5 minutes in to the film, the backbone is already broken. Another thing that ruins the driving, is the sound. Most of the cars are roaring v8's, but most of the time they sound like a 1,6L Honda civic with a turbo.
The actors does an acceptable job. Sure, none of them play particularly well, but none of them play badly neither. The voices of the actors are in some scenes obviously captured inside a studio, and this really makes the actors seem a lot less believable.
My conclusion is that you should stay away from this movie. The movie doesn't capture any of the thrills you found in the first film. It is only an attempt to make a profit with as little expenses as possible.
The Pacific (2010)
my god what an amazing series!
This is (in my opinion, and many Will probably disagree) without question the greatest mini series to date. Every part of it, is outstanding. The casting is extraordinary good, and all of the actors deliverers wonderful performances. I am especially impressed by the actors that are playing the main characters.
The pacific is very similar to band of brothers, but what i prefer with the pacific, is that it isn't trying to tell a story about every battle in during the pacific campaign that the USMC was involved in. This creates a much more intense series. In band of brothers, i felt that they were trying to tell a to big story, and by doing so, the episodes was usually not so intense (apart from bastogne). In the pacific, a battle can take place in two or three episodes, making it possible to bring and make the horror of the war so much more intense.
I know a lot of "hardcore" band of brothers fans, and they do not enjoy the pacific as much as they enjoyed band of brothers, because they feel that the story is not as big in the pacific as in band of brothers.
If you are into this type of series about the war, then you have many hours to come with good entertainment.
Revolver (2005)
a big surprise, but probably not for the mainstream
i have read many of the comments about revolver, and on the average, there not very positive. 6,2 is not a particularly good rating, so my expectations wasn't very high. revolver is not the funny type of movies that guy ritchie makes. before i saw revolver, i had seen; snatch, lock stock and rocknrolla, and they all had at least some "british" humor in them. but revolver is not a funny movie. it is more a psychological drama/ action movie. as usual, guy ritchie's movie have many twists and turns, and at a point there is almost to much twists and turns. i must admit that i was quite confused, but in the end of the movie you understand the main twist, and there is just some pieces here and there that you cant quite get to fit in the frame. i can understand why so many guy ritchie fans where disappointed, because it is not he's "regular" type of movies. i think the movie is great, even though and a certain point you don't understand very much.
Into the Wild (2007)
one of the best drama movies i have ever seen
first i just have to say; WOW!!!! this is a true master piece of a movie, that you HAVE to watch. it is absolutely stunning. emilie hirsch delivers an incredible performance as chris mccandless, and sean penn directs with a steady hand, making this one of the best( if not the best) movies of 2007. into the wild is about a young boy, with rich parents that only cares for "things". so chris ( emilie hirsch) decides to travel into the wild in order to the real values of life. along this journey we meet a variety of characters, and you start to develop a relationship to these characters. that's one of the many things that make this movie so good. when chris(emilie hirsch) leaves a character he meets, it's often heartbreaking. i will not say anything more, out of fear to spoil the movie. all i can say is that when you see this movie, i can ALMOST guarantee that you will try to put your life in a different perspective, or reflect on your life. GO AND WATCH THIS MOVIE, IT IS A TRUE MASTERPIECE!!!!
RocknRolla (2008)
very good. definitely worth watching.
yes!!! guy ritchie does it again. he makes yet another great movie. the mixture between British humor, gangsters and action is almost a perfect combination. if i where to compare it to snatch and lock stock, i would say that snatch is better, and lock stock is about equal to rocknrolla. the way the different characters stories cross each other is as usual fun and entertaining, with a lot of twists and turns. rocknrolla is more an action/drama movie, then a comedy. the humor is there, in a lot of the varius situations, but it is not as funny as in snatch and lock stock. it seems like guy ritchie tried to make a more serius movie, with more serius characters and situations, with a touch of comedy. all in all it's a good mix, and a movie definitely worth watching.
Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
absolutely stunning!!
when i first saw kingdom of heaven, i saw the original version, and i was quite disappointed. i would rate it 6/10. then i found an extended edition, and i read a review that said it was better. so yesterday i turned it on, and my expectations wasn't exactly high. the extended version is an epic masterpiece of a movie. there is so many other characters you get to know, and many other stories about the characters. the extended version lasts about an hour longer, so there is quite a lot of new material you get to see. if you are a fan of medieval movies, they i strongly advice you to watch this movie. it is absolutely stunning.