The Yellow Sea is a 2010 South Korean movie written and directed by Na Hong-jin, the one who made his debut in 2008 with a gruesome feature named The Chaser. Not that this one is less gruesome, or maybe it is. Bloody or not, it's watchable, you are prepared somehow in advance for the upcoming violence, so this is not a horror movie. As I already mentioned in a previous post, this is a surprise first review in this category. I should have started with a more classical piece like Chan-wook Park's … [Read more...]
Intermission – An Irish Dark Comedy
This absolutely amazing Irish dark comedy named Intermission, is one of the most refreshing movies I've watched lately. It looks as an Irish Trainspotting mixed with Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction. It is tough, it is insane, and it is watchable. I hardly believe that I'm going to review two John Crowley movies almost in a row, but I have been deeply impressed by this one, which is also his debut. It's about a few characters' personal stories which mixed and interlaced in a very verbal … [Read more...]
Ant-Man
Unlike other Marvel Comics based productions, Ant-Man has a little substance and because it's not at all bad acted, it quite works. That's also the Screen Junkies team opinion as well. They said that Ant-Man is one of the most ridiculous superheroes, and, more than that it is played by Paul Rudd who made "Paul Rudd things" before meeting Hank Pym and becoming a superhero. They were exaggerating, of course. The movie is watchable and has also some attempts to humor, thanks especially to … [Read more...]
Gone Girl
Gone Girl is unfortunately far from being one of the best movies directed by David Fincher. Despite its very good rate on imdb, 8.3 with pushed this mediocre movie to an undeserved 128 place in Top 250 of Best Movies of all times, it is not a good movie. I know it's a matter of tastes, but let's put it near other psychological thrillers directed by Fincher, like Fight Club, or Zodiac. As a matter of fact I have never been mad over his movies, I consider him "dark", too dark for my taste. I have … [Read more...]
Quills
"Quills" is an extraordinary essay about talent and brilliancy. It doesn't matter that the critics and historians consider the movie historically inaccurate. It is perfectly acted and the ideas are very clearly presented. As the producers said in the year 2000, when the film was released, it was not about the accuracy, "but exploring issues such as censorship, pornography, sex, art, mental illness, and religion." (cf. Wikipedia) [source] - and all the others The movie depicts the period … [Read more...]
World War Z!
I knew it from the beginning that I'm going to waste precious time watching this ridiculous movie. I never was fond of zombies, nor of Brad Pitt. I remember his advert to Levis 501, I didn't know at the time it was him taking that bath on the river, the Amish girl excitedly waiting behind a tree, the focus was on the pair of jeans he has hidden under his underwear. When they launched Legends of the Fall, I was in France. I went to cinema and watch the movie in French, so his bad acting wasn't so … [Read more...]