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Once a Thief (1996)
Must see it
I saw this film some time a go, and I really enjoyed it. It has some problems with the plot, but do what it should which is entertain.I used to watch the series they made from the film and it was not bad at all, is even better than some that we (do not) have the pleasure to see on TV nowadays. Is not the best we get from John Woo:Face Off( this is the big one). The action sequences are really great, and the actors although almost unknown do their job properly and without any major ambitious. So now that is summer and you do not have anything to do at all see Once a thief, you will not loose anything, I assure you. The film starts with a dance contest really interesting, than things go bad to the family Tang(big family of thieves), Li Ann escapes and Mac his lover and adopted son of the family is arrested.18 months later a lady just called The director, reunites them and another man Vic now Li Ann's fianceé to fight bad people, now they are secret cops...although they are not very use to be on the right side of law... So it seems good stuff, and I just told almost all of the story but there is a lot more...want to find?
Batman Begins (2005)
Batman Begins just too perfect to our world
This Batman is probably the best film of the year and also the best Batman ever made. To see it, let people understand the truth behind batman's mask, his reasons, his feelings, we see a total new Bruce Wayne fantastically played by the ultra talented Christian Bale.This time the audience sees 2 characters: Batman and B. Wayne, the beast and the man. All the cast is great, even Miss Holmes is not too bad, she had created a firm love interest and the only woman with the power to let Bruce Wayne love again, I think it wouldn't be a good choice to drop her for the sequel...it would damage our vision from the first film. The rest of it, let me see...Gary Oldman, I love him to death, is so cool as Tenent Gordon, I was surprised Chris Nolan did not explored more the relation between B Wayne and Gordon ( I mean he was the only cop who cared about little Bruce when his parents were murdered...),Sir. Michael Caine the father figure of the film, our Alfred with his British behavior worked perfectly for the part. Morgan Freeman well, he is one of the best of course, the humor,the gadget man, best is impossible to achieve... I could be here hours just for the actors but the greatest are Cillian Murphy and Christian Bale they are just perfect, the Scarecrow is surprisingly creepy played by Mr. Murphy and Bale well just too good to be truth. Mr Nolan did a great job, the escape of the bat mobile is just one of the best of all time...and what I like the most:IS REAL, and is rare this kind of things happen nowadays, this is a comic adaptation to our world. All the special effects are really amazing, and I love also the way the score 'embrace' the narrative of the film, a brilliant alliance indeed. To those who haven't seen this: PLEASE GO, and stop comparing it with the other batman films, it makes no sense, this is not a prequel and not a sequel this is hot stuff, this is something new. And By the way, this Batman is not for kids, this is a film of high level something like a life's lesson, we just have to learn it.
Leila Gato leilagato@msn.com