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Millennium Crisis (2007)
Intergalactic space vampire voodoo-jumbo
There is only one good thing I can say about this very piece of erm... cinematography. Very good looking Clare Stevenson in a funny red wig. Everything else is pure bull-dung, including Xena's wannabe-warrior friend, Joxer the Mighty. Ops, I mean Ted Raimi.
So, what do we have here? Wooden acting, boring dialogs, as-simple-as-could-be plot, God-slay-me-on-place CGI, short and static shots and occasionally some magnificent FXes like hand-shaking the camera during the 'action' moments. Which are boring, but you probably already guessed it.
Seen "Dracula 3000"? This one is slightly better, not only for not having Coolio in the cast. But still, it's not even 3% cheesy, cult or camp, so don't bother if you are a bad-movie fan. No content, poor plot, not a single juicy dialog. Oh, brief moment of nudity ;) But still, not worth 90 minutes of yer life.
Defilada (1989)
How to love unconditionally
A very good example of (so called) Polish school of documentary. Andrzej Fidyk is showing how intense cult of personality could be. Background of the story is 40th anniversary of proclamation of Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Movie focuses on Kim Ir Sen's memorials, monuments dedicated to him, and, of course, on a splendid parade dedicated to his great person.
The movie itself is almost clinical, camera takes clean, long shots with a bit of something I would call inhuman look. Watching this movie is like peeping on alien civilization, so different from the Western standards. Narration consist only of quotes from Korean books and newspapers and is full of such pearls like "our beloved leader" and "his knowledge enlightened us". There is no external commentary on presented facts, what gives the feeling like watching National Geographic documents on coral reef.
For a Polish viewer - a cult classic. For Westerners - a perfect vision about communist propaganda and cult of personality. Definitely a must see for everyone interested in this subject. Unfortunately, copies of this document are practically unable to find.