What movies did you watch last week? (03/27-04/02)
Comment on mine, I will comment on yours.
Shackles (2005 DVD): I expected the usual gritty prison/racial movie but this one is mainly about a teacher that try to save his career by taking a class in a dangerous prison where he will bring hope to his students through slam poetry. As I did some myself, it was real fun to see this topic being used. And it was used with great taste. Everything about the movie was pretty decent (especially considering the budget), the acting, the cinematography, the plot and so on but, Unfortunately, the two main actors have irritating voices. It took some time but After a while, I got past that. 6.5/10
Moonrise kingdom (2012 Bluray): A wonderful little gem of a movie. It's skillfully directed and beautifully shot. With the music, the whole thing feels like a dream or a far memory replaying before your eyes. It really reached the child in me. I noticed that Wes Anderson's style is very similar to Jean-Pierre Jeunet's. They both have an original and colorful way to tell a story. 8/10
Sphere (1998 DVD): A strange mix of great actors makes for a strange movie that could've been great but was not. The story was interesting and there was some good qualities like the visuals, the atmosphere, the sound and the characters but some of the dialogues and parts of the script lacked punch. For example, the scene where a member of the crew gets killed by jellyfishes was not strong enough to make us feel. Most of the horror scenes failed to shock or scare but the sci-fi aspect was good. Unfortunately they had to try hard to make it a horror movie. Also, you’ll stop caring about the actual sphere before the movie end as they fail to keep it interesting. The final twist was also underwhelming. It sure did not have the shock effect they were going for. 5/10
Predator (1987 DVD): I was two years old when this came out so I saw bits and parts through the years but this was my first time watching it entirely. I would give a 6/10 to the first hour of the movie, as it was not as thrilling as I thought it would be. Then I would give a 8/10 to the last 40mins. Because once there’s only Arny left, it gets very thrilling and entertaining. I’ll give it a generous 7/10 overall.
Soldier (1998 Bluray): I really enjoyed that one. The cinematography, the settings, the costumes, everything looked very nice. And the movie just flew by! That’s always a good sign. The concept of ‘born and raised’ to be soldier was made interesting and Kurt Russel played his role with stone cold finesse. The story has a few none sense moments but there is so many great scenes that the flaws don’t matter. My new favourite from Paul Anderson. 8/10
Timecop (1994DVD): When I first saw it as a teen I thought it was one of the most badass movies ever made. 15 years later it’s still a pretty cool movie but it lost lots of its impressiveness to me. I still think some of the scenes inspired many action movie makers of the next years. 6/10