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Red Meat (1997)
Fantastic
Great acting and great writing. The casting for this movie was perfect. A real delight to see. I was quite amazed at the character development of the three principle characters. Very distinctive and identifiable. The dialogue never drags, in fact its brilliant. I laughed very hard at least 4 times and found myself rewinding to laugh again and again. Though the technique is not new, I enjoyed the 3 act format, around each guy. It kept the tempo up and the film fresh. But its not disjointed: It builds up, in the choice of the sequence of character being revealed to us. In the end we utterly understand each man's passions and weakness. It was just fu**ing brilliant. I just thought the acting was so "spot on". Hats off to all. This was a true success. Great music, great cinematography, great acting and great writing. Just a masterpiece.
Doom (2005)
Predictable
This is a well crafted film, but I cannot say it's a great movie. I appreciate the hard work put into the movie. I'm sure for people under the age of 25, it was satisfying. And in the end, that's all that matters. The setting is done well, great special FX and the acting is not bad. The dialog is surprisingly loose and well delivered. It is a great action film by definition.
However, as a ID fan... it was predictable and unimaginative. I'm estimating Thirty percent of the film is soldiers creeping through dark passages weary of what's around the corner. BOOH! oh...it's just an air hose flapping steam. This just doesn't cut it today. The premise of the video game is a deportee opening the gates of Hell. In the film, Hell has been watered down to mean genetically altered scientist running around in latex monster suits, as a result of being bitten by a slithering tongue. Come on guys, there was so much possibility with the premise of all Hell breaking loose and pouring through a portal. The film doesn't get better as it moves. Toward the end, the film seems to blur into a "Dawn of the Dead" motif with mowed down by machine guns by the dozen (yawn).
In the end, it does appear to be a sell out. Take a great game title and make a mediocre movie, sell some tickets to young kids and make a bit more money. Buyer beware.
Salmer fra kjøkkenet (2003)
pure intelligence
After watching this wonderfully original film, I could not help but ponder how in the world the writer managed to obtain the means for production, to put this story onto film. We are lucky those who read the script had the calm vision to see the genius. This is an absolute masterpiece of film making. As another member commented, many directors are afraid to allow the natural human pace to guide the energy of the film. Indeed, the tempo of the characters is core to the essence of the film and is truly educating. Everything works in this film, the dialogue the characters, the period. The movie reaches that special level of intelligence where it could easily come across boring, but every second keeps you captivated. And that is pure magic. The acting is impeccable and the dialogue utterly brilliant. This is a film that people will be watching hundreds of years from now. I give it a 10 out of 10, it is perfection.
Event Horizon (1997)
One of the scariest
Don't let the critiques slamming this movie, convince you not to watch Event Horizon. That would be a mistake. Read on, and I'll explain this complicated and disturbing film. There is a hint of a spoiler within my comments, but not enough to effect the film viewing for you. I am a professional artist and writer, with a knack for sci-fi, I try to give some room for imagination. Films that are not perfectly produced can still be extremely entertaining, if you get over the rough edges. Now, in Event Horizon there is cliché dialog and visual elements that could have been more finished. Get over that, and you'll watch one of the most disturbing films ever. Could the film have been made better? Yes. Is the film gripping, believable and frightening? Very much so. Another review on this site suggested the story theme was not that original. I'm sorry, that's dead wrong. It's absolutely unique and frankly I found the concept of Hell, that the movie suggests rather realistically disturbing. In this day and age, when tens of thousands of people are reporting near death experiences and scientists are slowly confirming the existence of other quantum dimensions; there could actually be something very horrible that we are not aware of. I'm not a religious person, but obviously consciousness is forever, atoms just bounce around and fade out eventually. Emotions and experience are massless and carry on in the universe forever. Thoughtful entities in the universe, over an infinite amount of time, will eventually congregate together. Natural physics. Now, if the soul is massless and indestructible, where do all the dark beings go? huh. think about that. Wherever they are "left" to congregate would be a very disturbing place indeed. Interestingly, the internet is full of accounts of individuals in medical trauma, having NDEs reporting unimaginable realms outside of space-time, with various levels of benevolence and malevolence. And this is exactly what scared the wits out of me watching the movie. Not so much for the fantastic special effects, the gore and the effects are just enough to enter your psyche and wreak havoc. A good example is "The Exorcist". Quite a simple concept really. If someone told you a little girl is tied to a bed the whole movie and talking, occasionally feeling nauseas; you would laugh if someone said you'd be tempted to leave the theater in fear. Think, it's not the prop or actors, it's the concept of demons that wiggles under your membranes. Event Horizon is the same concept, and I applaud the writer and Director. If you watch the special features on the DVD, you will hear the Actors describe how the movie set was disturbing and physically draining to work in. The movie has a vibe. Another bone I have to pick with people is their entertainment systems. You simply can not have a sensory experience watching a sci-fi film on a small wimpy TV screen with tin can speakers. There is a threshold for effectiveness. You don't wake up in the morning and drink a teaspoon of coffee and say "ahh, I feel better now". It takes a full cup. Period. So you can not drink a good sci-fi film via a tiny TV. It takes a minimum of 40 inches in wide format. You also need stereo with speakers that are at least 6 inches in diameter and can produce good deep bass. With a nice screen you will melt into the scenery, it will surround you. The sounds will crawl up your back and get under your skin. Not everyone can afford a 58inch HDTV projection TV with surround sound, I realize. Just be aware the gear goes hand in hand with the experience. Be fair to your senses and taste. I'm convinced that 70 percent of the time, negative movie experiences are due to a lack of proper gear.
Man on Fire (2004)
excellent action and acting
What a detailed and clever detective thriller. Best acting I've seen in a while. Not what I expected, superior. You really get caught up in the film waiting for him to get his hands on the bad guys. I could watch it twice. This could easily be Denzel Washingtons best acting film to date. His character is appealing and believable. This is a real insight into the surreal underground world of kidnappers for ransom. We follow the detective work which leads to deeper and more sinister characters. The action is also very well done. Every bullet and every movement is expressed with detail and purpose. This is action as art. The violence is an emotional factor in which we see the repercussion of good and bad actions for all parties involved, seen through excellent cinematography and editing. It reminds me a bit of "Behind Enemy Lines" with the zoom in and zoom out on specific clue details and landscape. It really all comes together in this film. Nothing is lacking.