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6/10
Enjoyable
25 December 2020
I want to love this movie... I really do. Great actors, lovely scenery, some really cool action sequences. Statham is entertaining as always. But the story fails a bit. It is not logical and it feels like you press "Fast forward" and skips important parts of the story. Did they cut off too much? Yes. Too jumpy story to get more stars.
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Mulan (2020)
8/10
Surprisingly good
8 December 2020
First of all it needs to be said: This is not a remake of the cartoon Mulan (-98). It really is no comedy or musical drama. It is as much like the cartoon Mulan as Russel Crowes Robin Hood is like the cartoon Robin Hood.

This is one of those movies where Disney tells their softed version of a legend. We have seen that many times before. Mulan is eye candy, drama and action. I see hints of Crouching Tiger, I see hints of Pocahontas. As many Disney movies before the violence is restricted, same with nudity. This is more a family (not for the youngest) movie than a bloodfilled action. It is more drama than romantic cuteness. It still really is an action/drama - but softed as most Disney movies are.

I loved the photography and really liked the actors. Some reviews called the Mulan movie soulless but I have to disagree. I see the small movements in the actors eyes, in their shoulders. I hear the music and I feel the spirit in the nature.

Disney updated their version of the legend. Like always Disney changes the legend to fit their view. I don't mind. I like this version. I like this movie.
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Cursed (2020)
8/10
Entertaining eyecandy
19 July 2020
Was eager to watch this and... I am not dissapointed. It could have been better, it could have been worse. I don't know why ppl hate it though. Cursed bring new life to the King Arthur legend. I think Skarsgård and Langford bring something really interesting to Cursed. As entertainment it is easy to watch, nice eyecandy and pretty OK action.

I'd loved to seen a better cast for some characters, like Arthur because him and Nimue are not well together. Sister Igraine is decent but does not fit the character at start. King Uther? Horrible. But after 10 episodes they all make sense.

Scenery and settings are pretty good. Story then? Jumpy. Too many different sidestories, too many characters to follow from time to time. Gets slightly confusing sometimes.

Overall I really like Cursed. I enjoyed watching it. Give it a chance. This is not GoT. It is not Witcher. This is the Arthur legend from a new point of view.
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6/10
Could have been much more than it was
20 July 2016
This movie had good chances to be awesome. Butler is an good actor and the plot is very intriguing but it somehow fails anyway. The movie has a profound message and the scenes in Sudan and Uganda feels almost as horrible as they should be. However I do think the director has focused too much on this man's, Sam, anger. I would have like to see more depth to his way to finding God. There is also a lot of jumping in time, too fast to give the movie a solid ground. The overall score is OK but I expected more from this movie. However it is worth seeing, the horrific parts in Sudan and Uganda in this movie are still happening in more places in the world.
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Marley & Me (2008)
8/10
Warm!
2 September 2012
This is a very warm and loving movie, a real feel-good family movie. It's all about the dog Marley and the life he has with John and Jennifer and their children; how he affects them in their everyday life. This movie is of course about the humans, especially John and his pursue of the best job as a journalist. But most of all it is about Marley and all the stuff he does. From puppy to old age. I have never cried so much before in the end of a movie as I did to this movie. My tears soaked the sofa while my cat purred in my lap. This movie really shows how much our pets mean to us, how they get a huge part of our hearts.
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Timeline (2003)
8/10
Quite OK!
23 July 2007
According to history- it may not be totally correct, but it is a good movie. It has both action and drama. I laugh and I cry. When it is over- I want more! I want more drama, more fighting, and I just love watching movies with knights in shining armour...

The sci-fi plot, about travelling through time, is both silly and boring, but combined with the historical facts, action and good acting, this movie reaches a higher level. Like in Terminator, one stops wondering how it would be possible. Instead one feels just as trapped as they do, stuck in the past, wanting to change history.

Butler does it all, I may say. Walker is, like always, not convincing. The rest of the cast is quite OK.
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Ring of the Nibelungs (2004 TV Movie)
9/10
Tragical and beautiful
29 November 2006
For a person that likes Fantasy books, stories, movies... this is a really great movie.

The young boy Siegfried is a prince, who's parents were murdered. Instead he grows up as the son of a blacksmith, making beautiful swords. The ancient Gods decide that he and the strong and beautiful Queen Brunnhilde is to become lovers. They fall in love and everything seems fine, for a while.

Then Siegfried is off to play a hero, kills the dragon Fafnir and is betrayed by the King Gunther, for whom the killed the dragon. He is to loose the only true love in his life... and this because of the cursed treasure of the Nibelungs...

Very tragical and beautiful story. One might be a bit disturbed by the different accents of the actors, but all together this is a great movie!
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Casino Royale (2006)
8/10
Bondelistic!
24 November 2006
Even though I miss a few typical "Bondish" stuff in this movie I really like it.

Daniel Craig is an excellent actor and performs very well as James Bond. He has also the most well-build sexy body of all Bond-actors. Judy Dench is fabulous as M. Eva Green is OK and Mads Mikkelsen is creepy as a villain.

But I miss a really good car-chase, and I miss some more fun/strange gadgets.

+ Good action, great acting performance, good music.

  • A bit too brutal and bloody.
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7/10
It's OK...
19 May 2006
Actually, despite what other people may think about this movie, I like it!

The storyline is a bit thin, and the vampires aren't that good looking. But when should vampires look good?! The actors performance is... OK. Not good, but not lousy either. And I, as a fan of vampire books etc, I like the unlikely story, Ayliahs acting, and most of all, the feeling when I watch it.

It is not a scary movie. Nor is it a drama... it is just a movie about some insane vampires... killing some people... and a young girl finding pieces of her strange past!
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Dot the I (2003)
8/10
Dramatic and beautiful
13 September 2005
Warning: Spoilers
This was a really strange movie. In a way you could predict the story, because of all the clues. But still I was sitting here amazed when the movie ended.

The love story between Carmen and Kit is very beautiful, its a pity it only became a love story because of the evil plot that Barnaby set up for them. And I like to call it evil. As a woman I would be terrified to be fooled like that. To have my entire life broad casted in a movie, filmed behind my back.

Even though the plot line frightens me a bit I love the way Natalia Verbeke and Gael García Bernal uses body language and facial moves to show their feelings. They both fit very well for their characters.

Altogether this was a very good movie and I have to say that I really enjoyed watching it.
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Frida (2002)
10/10
Beautiful!
13 January 2004
This is a beautiful film about the colourful and sad Frida Kahlo. Her tragic story touches everyone. It is dark, it is sad and still so colourful and lively. An accident changes her life for good and she struggles to survive and to love and be loved. The pain in her body never leaves... The film is just as beautiful as Kahlo's paintings. Must be seen...
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6/10
Okay...
21 November 2003
This could be a really good film... but it isn't. The end destroys everything that the film tries to tell.

Slowly the film gets more and more exciting but in the end- it all comes down to the feeling " and they all woke up and it was a dream "... Not so good...
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Lilya 4-Ever (2002)
9/10
Dark and beautiful
12 October 2003
This is a dark but still so beautiful movie. In the darkness and the sorrow lies also the beauty.

The people are torn between fear, hope and sorrow. There is not much they can do to get a better life. Still they try. Lilja's mother leaves her all alone. She loses all stability in her life and has to find a new way to become happy. Her young male friend tries to help her... more than she's aware of. And in the end- he saves her... from her misery...

You just got to see this one... It's deep, very deep...
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Hero (2002)
10/10
Lovely!
9 October 2003
You got to love this one. Its lovely!! The music, the scenery, the photo. the acting. The story is great. You get very emotional when you see this movie. It is very deep. It wants to tell the story about uniting. about love beyond limits and borders. It left me speachless.
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By Dawn's Early Light (2001 TV Movie)
8/10
Beautiful!
23 August 2003
A deep and sensitive movie about a friendship between an old man and a young boy. The story is very beautiful and it left tears in my eyes. A great movie for " being home feeling sick ". Gotta see it! Beautiful scenery. Lovely nature...
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Titanic (1997)
3/10
Pretty awful
31 May 2003
This movie really sucks... ! It is very predictable and the story is not that great. Kate Winslet is a great actress and she is also the only good thing in this movie. Leonardo makes a really bad role even worse. The music is okay and the scenery is... okay. If you see this movie once- it's enough!
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True Lies (1994)
8/10
Fun action!
31 May 2003
This is a fun action movie! The action scenes are pretty good and the acting is quite okay. Arnold makes a mediocre role better and Jamie Lee makes her role great!! It's worth seeing many, many times... The plot is a bit extreme but it works out pretty okay in the end. See it!
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The Crow (1994)
10/10
So wonderful...
25 May 2003
This is a very deep movie. It hardly gets any deeper than this...

" If the people we love are stolen from us, the way to have them live on is to never stop loving them. Buildings burn. People die. But real love lives forever. ".

And so does Brandon Lee. He fights. He dies. And he lives on in our hearts. In our memories. Forever.
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9/10
Excellent!
23 May 2003
This is a great movie! You just can't live without it... How can John Connor exist... ? How can the future change the past? These questions keep bothering the mind during the Terminator movies. This, the second film, is wonderful. Arnold, Linda and Edward make this a very good actionmovie. The heart beats faster and faster when the other terminator gets closer and closer... Along with great acting the music plays a very important role in this move. The classical Terminator-soundtrack makes you feel a bit melancholy and calm- you can feel the struggle between the future and the past. You just have to see this movie!!
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Out of Africa (1985)
10/10
Wonderful!
17 May 2003
This romantic movie has it all. Great acting, beautiful scenery and breathtaking music. Once you start watching you cannot stop!

I love this movie, and the story really moves the heart. You just got to see it...
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7/10
Classical!
17 May 2003
Classical and funny, this movie is. Actually this movie is so bad that it turns good... It has a lot of classical moments, for fantasy... seven... three... numbers, riddles and quests. I enjoy seeing this movie, even though the acting and the effects are... not so good.
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9/10
Classical!
9 April 2003
A classic novel into a great movie! The acting, the singing... the feeling of the robbers are true. They are there, just before your eyes, dancing, hunting and fighting. Though the novel was originally for children but this fantasy-story is suitable for everyone! Don't miss it! :-)
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10/10
A great plot!
1 April 2003
Good acting, good scenery and of course- this great plot makes this movie special. The music get you in the mood and Mary Astors appearing is both useful for the plot and nice to see. This is one of Bogarts best movies. You just cannot miss this one...
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10/10
Beautiful...
2 February 2003
One of the most beautiful movies I ever seen. The scenery is fantastic and the music makes my heart beat faster.

This is a quite good version of the book and the actors bring the characters alive in a very good way.

The battles and the lovestory is just right.

Feelings. War. Justice. Love.

Must be seen...
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Ivanhoe (1982 TV Movie)
9/10
Olivia Hussey does it all...
2 February 2003
Just like in " Romeo and Juliet " Olivia Hussey takes place in front of us. She makes all the difference. An extraordinary actress with a very special beauty takes this classical movie and place it very, very high...

The music, the scenery- and the acting... It all ends up in this beautiful movie. Sadness. Frustration and a lot of love.

You got to love it...
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