What did you watch this week? (05/28-06/03)

I'm posting a bit earlier because I am leaving tomorrow morning and I know I won't be watching anything else. I will add the links later. I'm a in a hurry now.

So here it is.

Casanova (2005 TV): I had this on my PVR and looked it up. I almost stopped after 2 minutes when I realized there was at least 30 minutes missing to the beginning and it looked cheap. But then, a scene between Casanova and his son made me laugh so I kept watching. Then another funny scene, then another... Good thing I did not give up on this 3 hours mini-serie starring Peter O'toole and David Tennant because it was way better then it looked at first glance.
6.5/10

The arena (2011): I had to see it, I couldn't help it....
I know, I know...
Here's my exhaustive analysis:
Gore: 6/10
Sex: 4/10
Fights: 3/10
Acting: 3/10
Story: 1/10
Overall: 3.5/10

The God of Cookery (1996 Netflix): I saw this one once before and it was my least favourite Stephen Chow movie but on rewatch I enjoyed it a bit more. The first half is average but the second half is funnier. 6.5/10

Double Impact (1991 DVD): Double the Van Damme, double the fun! It's all a question of perspective, obviously. JCVD Is one of my childhood heroes and this is one of my favourite movie of his. A big bias 8/10.

F/X (1986 DVD): "A movie special effects man is hired to fake a real-life mob killing for a witness protection plan, but finds his own life in danger."
This movie was included in my JCVD combo DVD and I had no clue what it was. When I looked at the premise it looked interesting but also like something that could easily be a stinker. But the rating of 6.7 on Imdb impressed me so I went in with mixed expectations. The story was good, the FX aspect was indeed clever and original but there was too many boring "cop talk" scenes. I would've sharpened the edges and made the movie a bit shorter. Overall, it was a fun action flick with that good'ol 80's vibe. 6.5/10
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