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Cidade de Deus (2002)
Well worth it
This is an excellent film. Not because it is violent, not because it is trendy, not because it is a slowly growing cult film. But because it represents all that is good in film making.
A true story to boot, the film excellently acted and maintains its pace throughout the entire production.
My advice is go see it, if you like this sort of film you will love it, it you don't like this sort of film, you may still love it. The film is very moving and very chilling when you think of the concept of kids with guns.
A final comment to people who say that the film is detached and does not offer any solution to the problem of violence in Brazil are missing the point. It is based on a true story, based on what things are like there. People have become too use to Hollywood with their "Everything is better" mentality, the sort of moral of the tale. This story has no moral, if only that surviving is sometimes all you can do . It is like saying that Shakespeare's historic plays are poor because they don't provide an answer to War. Sorry minor rant.
Jake
28 Days Later (2002)
7.8 out of 10, my backside
Right, to begin with I had no preconceptions when entering this movie. I heard the words, it's a zombie film that isn't. Damn right there.
Point 1: Original, no it is tripe it has ripped off lots of bad plots from other bad apolocalypse films (B-Movie style movies).
Point 2: Some of the camera work is incredible. A bonus point for the film.
Point 3: Enjoyable, well no, and there are so many plot holes it is difficult to know where to begin, and I have neither the space nor time to detail them all.
Point 4: This film mentions it's two great cliches, the Woman surviors says at one point something to the effect of "Do you want to Fall in love and screw or start rebuilding the human race" unfortuantely these are the two things that kind of happen (although the squaddies bit is all the immature Rape fantasy of the writer rather than a madman planning to rebuild the human race)
Point 5: Unnessecary Gore. Pushing your thumbs into someones eyes is not the fastest way of killing someone (after all speed is of the essence here) strangulation is faster.
Point 6: Desperation. Actually it is funny when they are in the supermarket as I thought they sould be attacked there, they spend lots of time being uncaring and messing about. However when in a relatively open area (i.e. refuelling the taxi) they are really cautious.
All in all I advise no one to see this film, watch day of the dead or even Resident Evil (which is similar and has no plot, poor acting and more plot inconsistancies than 28 days later, but I enjoy a whole lot more). Or even a really poor b-movie called Exterminatiors of the year 3000.
Thats all I have to say on that.
Thor il conquistatore (1983)
Erm.
Okay I often watch barbarian films and try and empathise with the lead character. Primal, base and violent. However after watching this movie I found I couldn't even relate to the lead character.
Firstly the lead, Thor, is shot as a baby, yet survives. Okay he must be well hard, but why is this never referred to? Secondly he is accompanied by a camp "Birdman" who says he cannot follow Thor, yet is always there, especially when our "Hero" is about to have sex.
Oh yes, our "hero" he kills women, rapes them, steals, kills. And we are suppose to feel sorry for him when he is blinded?
Oh year and I thought maybe if the sword turned into the snake, the snake might transform into the sword, no that would be daft.
Another bad point is this film refused to end when we shouted "END!" at the TV.
THis film is tosh, but I will leave you with the line "In centuries to come it will be called horse", I mean... what is it called now?
2 out of Ten
Jake "The Jiggybeast" Roberts
Superuomini, superdonne, superbotte (1974)
Wayhey
This film is great, only in the bad movie sense.
Imagine if you will a film that allows a trampalining star to be the lead character. The amount of times we yelled "Yes we realise you can jump really high" was enormous.
It's not a good film, but enjoyable, sort of like an early attempt at the Scorpian King, only with no where near the budget.
All in all a film that MST3000k should have done at some point.
Jake