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Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006)
A Waste Of Effort
I don't get it. I really don't get it. The theater I went to was packed with about 600 20-somethings, all laughing their butts off with this bad-paced and pretty dull film.
Off course, it all starts with little Scrat, hunting his acorn as he did in the first flick. This time around, he gets plenty of screen time, and he more or less saves the film. I'll be the first to admit his various 3-minute long adventures throughout the movie completely ruin the pace of the film, but it were the only moments I could bring myself to laughter.
The rest of the film brings us Sid, Manny and Diego, who now are one big happy family. Once they notice the ice is starting to melt, they run for cover, an ark-shaped log, about 3 days away. During their road trip they meet Ellie, Crash and Eddie, find out that the tiger is afraid of water, have encounters with some vile sea-creatures, lots of mini-sloths, singing vultures, and more nonsense. The story has no direction whatsoever, yet happens to be predictable as hell, the jokes were terrible, the voicing awful, there was music during about 90% of the film, ... At the end I found myself bored, cranky, ready to make a scene, and wishing I had stayed at home.
Spare yourself the 1h30, rent the DVD in a few months, watch the Scrat parts, and fast forward trough the actual film. You'll laugh and be happy.
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
For fans...
First of all, I'm a huge SW fan... one might even call me a die soft-geek or something like that. And, my dear fellow geeks, this is the prequel you've been waiting for. Forget the horrors of Phantom (no Gungan lines whatsoever! No annoying little brat yelling Jippee 'cause he can be a Jedi, ...), take the SFX of Clone, add Galaxies of darkness, et voilà: the best prequel of the set. It's a guarantee; you'll probably be faking light saber battles for weeks and weeks, and even pop in a little Sith-toned 'Riiiiiiise!'.
However. Even though Hayden Christensen learned to act and looks way cooler, he can still be pretty annoying. And however the Star Wars magic is all over the theater thanks to the AMAZING special effects, some battles are way to chaotic and messy to look good on screen. And last but not least, Lucas' overdid it... with a fixed ending, writing can be a bitch I guess, 'cause the storyline is very sloppy from time to time, even a bit forced.
From a critics point of view, I would say 5/10. As a fan boy, I'll give it 9/10.
Shades (1999)
Love it, or hate it.
Okidokie.
When Shades was first released, they marketed it like hell, or at least, so I've heard. Final result: high expectations, few adorations.
Time zap. Six years later. 'Shades' is practically forgotten; it seems to have retreated into the shadows of director Van Looy's acclaimed third film 'Alzheimer Case', a major blockbuster.
Thank god for Canvas, more or less the cultural TV station of Flanders, and its great show 'FilmFactory'. Thank god I got the chance to watch 'Shades'. No media attention, no high expectations, just me and a television set.
I loved it. Great acting, good story, good cinematics... A superb film, that hopefully can step out of the Alzheimer-shadows. Until then, enjoy this bashed but excellent cult film. Van Looy is truly one of Flander's finest.
Danjeogbiyeonsu (2000)
Underestimated...
... to say the least.
I bought this baby for 4.99, and I keep wondering why it's priced so low! Perhaps because nobody knows the film? Well, they should.
Don't get me wrong, it's no masterpiece, but it can easily compete with most of recent blockbusters. The action sequences were very nice, and the acting was incredible, as were the settings and costumes. To bad for the rather badly done CGI, but what can someone expect from a country that only recently has adopted CGI.
conclusion: Gingko shows us just a little bit of the bright future Southern Korea has in the international movie industy. 7,5/10
Batoru rowaiaru II: Chinkonka (2003)
Great film, but don't compare it to the first...
... because it's totally different!
The first film was an original and superb thriller about how teens would act in crisis situations.
The second one is a war movie, an intriguing and original report of a war yet to come, a war between teenagers (till the age of 20) and adults. It's about feelings, violence, politics, ...
It has awesome sets, incredible characters and a decent plot. The acting is excellent, as is the directing. It blew me away (even more than the first one)
Don't compare, ENJOY!!
9/10
Hwasango (2001)
This is what live-motion comics should look like!
First of all, I want to make a point here. You can't review a comic the same way you review a piece of world literature. So don't review films such as Whasango (Volcano High) like you should review a more serious film, because... IT'S A COMIC!
The story is kept minimal and the characters are stereotyped. Then how come this still is an awesome film? Because it's a rollercoaster, and an extremely beautiful one. Bleashed colors, very nice CGI, cool stunts, over-the-edge acting... Whasango has it all. All it requires from it's viewers is to realise it's pure fantasy. But it's one of the best pieces of fantasy I saw lately.
PS: this is a review of the unedited, original Korean version.
Dancer in the Dark (2000)
I hated it (spoilers)
I really did. How can people find this emotional and sad?
Awesome directing by Von Trier, and very nice actors (except Bjork, she ruins the entire movie. I heard she never wants to act again, and i'm very happy!), but the story just seems stupid to me and it has been forced too much to be a sad tale.
There's only one that really got to me: (SPOILER!!!!!!) when Midget shoots the police officer, and then she smacks in his head with an iron box, an then... THE GUY STANDS UP AND STARTS SINGING A SONG WITH HER!! I just laughed my ass off, but I doubted it was meant that way.