Genre: Action
Annee/Year: 2008
Format: Blu Ray
Mesrine: l'instinct de mort part 1. Ce film français du réalisateur Jean-Francois Richet (Assault on precinct 13, Etat des lieux) est coupé en deux parties. Dans cette première partie on voit la biographie de Jacques Mesrine charismatique braqueur de banque et tueur français des années '70. Vincent Cassel (Black Swan, Irreversible, Jeanne D'arc, Eastern promises, Ocean 12, Ocean 13, Brotherhood of the wolf et plus) joue ici un des meilleurs rôles de sa carrière en incarnant Jacques Mesrine. Plusieurs excellents acteurs y jouent de tres bons part également tel Roy Dupuis, Gerard Depardieu, Gilbert Sicotte, Cecile de France, Michel Duchaussoy et plusieurs autres.
La vie de Mesrine n'a pas besoin d'être exagérée pour le grand écran, car elle est déjà incroyable. Violente, mais incroyable. On le voit comme jeune militaire français en Algérie pendant la guerre algérienne. Puis a son retour essayant de se trouver une place dans la société française bourgeoise. Il trouvera finalement sa place aux prés des escrocs mafieux ou il deviendra au dessus du troupeau tres rapidement. Braquages de banques et tueries sont au rendez-vous jusqu'au moment ou il se déplacera au Canada pour éviter de se faire arrêter sur sol français.
Au Canada il s'alliera avec jean Paul Mercier, personnage près du FLQ et avec lequel il se retrouvera incarcéré. Dans une des meilleures scènes du film Mesrine et Mercier après s'être évadé de cette prison haute sécurité, y retourne avec mitrailleuse pour l'attaquer a deux et essayer de libérer des copains restes derrière. INCROYABLE et hautement excitant. Ce film est une vraie montagne russe d'action et d'émotion filme au quart de tour. 32 vols de banques et 4 fois échappent de prison. L'histoire nous est présentée de façon tres neutre, ni trop diable, ni trop démon, mais 100% malfrat ce qui rend le personnage tres attachant et crédible. À voir pour tout les amateurs d'actions et de policiers. Ce film est un Bonny and Clyde moderne et francophone. Un futur classique.
Mesrine: l'instinct de mort part 1. This french movie from director Jean-Francois Richet (Assault on precinct 13, Etat des lieux) is told in two parts. In this first part we start the biography of charismatic Jacques Mesrine a notorious french bank robber and killer from the '60s and '70s.
Vincent Cassel (Black Swan, Irreversible, Jeanne D'arc, Eastern promises, Ocean 12, Ocean 13, Brotherhood of the wolf et plus) plays here THE role of his young career by incarnating this well known character. Many other great actors play along his side: Roy Dupuis, Gerard Depardieu, Gilbert Sicotte, Cecile de France, Michel Duchaussoy and many more.
This biographic film does not even need to be exagerated such is the life of Mesrine. You will be taken through a roller coaster of action and emotions. From his military presence in Algeria durign the war to his return to bourgeois life in paris where he is looking for a place to fit. We see Mesrine slowly joining the ranks of the local mob and slowly taking a more and more important place. bank robberies and killings succeed each other with tender moments for the women in his life. Once the situation is too ot in France he moves to Canada and joins up with Jean paul Mercier a character sympathetic with the FLW movement. Together they hoist banks until they get caught and are incarcerated in a high security prison. The most exciting part of the film comes after our two buddies escape from prison only to return there the next day to free up some of the friends who did not manage to escape... Two men attack with machine guns on a federal prison...Unbelievable but true! This film will not bore you as it is so well acted, exciting and based on a true story. This is truly a modern Bony and Clyde told in a very effective way. To be seen by all amateurs of cops stories and thrilling credible action which is refreshing compared with over the top Holywood crap. A classic to be.
Great quotes:
Mesrine: Nobody kills me until I say so.
...
Journalist: Are you a dangerous man
pause
Mesrine: I guess you can say so.
Link: http://www.mesrine-lefilm.com/
Rating perso: 8.0/10
mercredi 27 avril 2011
lundi 25 avril 2011
#209: House of Dracula, Movies recommended or seen lately... les films a voir
Genre: Horror/Horreur
Annee/Year: 1945
Format: DVD
House of Dracula. After Son of Dracula, Universal became a bit less lear about the mythos and Erle C. Kenton (140 movies including House of Frankeinstein and Ghost of Frankeinstein) directed this movie which joins the Wolfman, Dracula and Frankeinstein's monster. Lon Chaney Jr again plays an excellent Wolfman, Dracula is played by John Carradine (this actors has played over 300 roles in various films, amazing) but is a poor Dracula. Glen Strange plays the Frankeinstein monster with some success.
The plot revolves around the Dr Edelman (Onslow Steevens) to whom Dracula and the Wolfman turn to get cured from their "disease". After the treatment fails to cure Talbot (human side of wolfman) he jumps off a cliff but fails to kill himself. Instead he stumbles in a cave complex where he finds the Frankeinstein monster. The doctor goes wild reviving him and the all out war then begins betwen all. Interesting concept but poor scritp leaves us wuth a thin movie. Carrdine plays a wek Dracula which does not help either. Another cult classic from Universal but definitely not at the level of the originals (Dracula, Frankeinstein, Wolfman movies)
House of Dracula. Ce film noir et blanc classique de Universal des années 1940 a été réalisé par Erle C. Kenton (140 films qui incluent House of Frankeinstein et Ghost of Frankeinstein). Ce film met en vedette le Loup Garou, Dracula et le monstre de Frankeinstein. Lon Chaney Jr joue un excellent rôle de Talbot/Loup garou, Dracula est joué par John Carradine (plus de 300 rôles dans divers films) mais un pauvre Dracula. Glen Strange joue le rôle du monstre de Frankeinstein avec un assez bon résultat.L'histoire tourne autour du Dr Edelman (Onslow Steevens) qui a la réputation de pouvoir guérir vampires et loups-garous de leur malheur. Dracula et Talbot se rendent donc chez notre bon docteur pour servir de cobaye à ses techniques d'avant garde. Malheureusement Dracula a un oeil sur la jolie assistante du docteur et Talbot tente de se suicider après que l'intervention du docteur échoue. Mais même se jeter en bas d'un précipice ne tue notre loup-garou et ils se retrouvent dans des catacombes ou il fait la découverte du monstre de Frankeinstein qu'il libère. Notre bon docteur est excite de cette découverte morbide et le film se finit avec une bataille générale qui culmine avec une foule de paysans enrages attaquant le château (encore?). La performance pauvre de Dracula et le script léger et peu croyable nous rendent un film de médiocre qualité bien que le concept sur papier soit intéressant. À voir pour les mordus des classiques Universal seulement.
Great quotes:
[first lines]
Dr. Edelman: What are you doing here? Who are you?
Count Dracula: I am Baron Latos. I have come to you for help.
Dr. Edelman: It's five o'clock in the morning.
Count Dracula: I must apologize for the intrusion. But travel is very difficult for me, and I've come a long way.
Dr. Edelman: I don't understand.
Count Dracula: Perhaps you will, after you've led me to the basement room of this castle.
Dr. Edelman: Eh - a very strange request. This castle is my home!
Count Dracula: Have no fear, doctor. Had conditions permitted, I would have presented myself in the usual manner.
Dr. Edelman: Well, it is most unusual...
Count Dracula: I will explain everything, before sunrise.
...
[last lines]
Lawrence Talbot: Get out! It's the Frankenstein monster!
Mob Bursting Into Lab:
[multiple ad libs] Get out... The Frankenstein monster...
[unintelligible noises and shouts, as they turn and run]
Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037793/fullcredits#cast
Rating perso: 6.0/10
dimanche 24 avril 2011
#208: Son of Dracula, Movies recommended or seen lately... les films a voir
Genre: Horror/Horreur
Annee/Year: 1943
Format: DVD
Son of dracula. Another Universal classic movie. This time Robert Siodmak a director of over 60 films in German and french and english takes a stab at the genre. He is very experienced and is a specialist of the film noir and suspense genre. However his result with a horror movie are questionable and not his best work.
Cast includes Lon Chaney jr whom we love as an actor. He plays here the role of count Alucard (Dracula spelled backwards). His performance although a good attempt fails completely at being scary. Lon is too much of a good guy to play Dracula. This new installment shows the count arriving in the southern USA for taking place in a new household through the influence he has on a lady which has an interest in the dark arts. Off course the local doctors will counter his efforts and chase him down to hi lair in a boat in the swamps. They kill him by burning his coffin and lair. Then comes the final showdown. Definitely one of the weaker films in the dracula franchise.
The sets are again interesting but the scare facto is definitely not there. The special effects are too much in your face and date now back over 65years so you can imagine. Just for the most died in the wool Universal addicts.
Son of Dracula. Le réalisateur Robert Siodmak qui a réalisé plus de 60 films dans les années 1920 à 1960 était spécialiste du film noir. Mais sa spécialité ne l'a pas aide dans son incursion dans le genre de l'horreur. Lon Chaney jr, acteur que l'on apprécie vivement, joue le rôle de Dracula (son fils du moins) mais cela ne colle pas. Lon est bien trop bon gars pour que l' on prenne au sérieux dans ce rôle.
Malgré les décors et images intéressantes de Universal studio, le film ne lève pas. L'histoire nous amène le vampire des Carpates jusqu'aux États-Unis. Sans doute le concept que les vampires peuvent se rapprocher de NOTRE monde pouvait être inquiétant pour les gens de 1943. Par contre pour nous... Le compte Alucard arrive dans le sud des US et conte s'installer dans une riche famille apres y a voir tue le père. Il marie (...) la fille et la succession des terres lui revient. Cette fille a attiré le compte dans ces recherches sur l' occulte. L'histoire se conclue avec les amis de la famille qui retrouve la tanière du compte dans un bateau échoue dans les marécages avoisinants et la brûle. La fin du film est un combat entre les deux partis. Chaney est décevant, mais le reste de l'histoire n'arrive pas à raviver notre intérêt. Pour les plus mordus des films noir et blanc Universal seulement.
Great quotes:
Harry [townsman bit]: How are ya, doctor?
Prof. Harry Brewster: Hi, Harry.
Frank Stanley: Hey, Charlie! Charlie, station agent: Hello Dr. Brewster, Mr. Stanley.
Frank Stanley: How are ya. Say, uh, those all the passengers you have? Charlie, station agent: Just the four.
Prof. Harry Brewster: You didn't put anyone off at the wrong station, did you? We're here to meet a friend of the Caldwells, a Count Alucard. Charlie, station agent: There was no Count on this train. All customers. Say - there was a lot of stuff in the baggage car that might belong to your Count.
Prof. Harry Brewster: Thanks, we'll take a look at it. Train Conductor Voice: [offscreen] All aboard.
Frank Stanley: [looking at a pushcart piled with trunks and cases] Well, does this look as though he's come to stay for just a couple of weeks?
Prof. Harry Brewster: No, it doesn't. I wonder what's become of him?
Frank Stanley: Probably coming by car. Don't worry, he'll show up.
Prof. Harry Brewster: [The Doctor moves close to the luggage, studies the name on a crest on a box which has been stacked sideways] D - R - A - C ...
Frank Stanley: What are you mumbling about?
Prof. Harry Brewster: Nothing, nothing. Just a silly idea hit me. Well, if there's no Alucard, there's no need of our staying around here. I've got to get back to the office.
[He leaves scene as Frank now looks at the sideways crest. Fade to black]
...
Sheriff Dawes: You mean, that's all that's left of Count Alucard?
Prof. Laszlo: Look at the ring on his hand. It bears the Alucard seal, just as on his luggage.
Sheriff Dawes: Well assuming it is Alucard, or Dracula, or whoever he calls himself - where is Frank Stanley? He's still wanted for murder.
Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036376/maindetails
Rating perso: 5.0/10
Annee/Year: 1943
Format: DVD
Son of dracula. Another Universal classic movie. This time Robert Siodmak a director of over 60 films in German and french and english takes a stab at the genre. He is very experienced and is a specialist of the film noir and suspense genre. However his result with a horror movie are questionable and not his best work.
Cast includes Lon Chaney jr whom we love as an actor. He plays here the role of count Alucard (Dracula spelled backwards). His performance although a good attempt fails completely at being scary. Lon is too much of a good guy to play Dracula. This new installment shows the count arriving in the southern USA for taking place in a new household through the influence he has on a lady which has an interest in the dark arts. Off course the local doctors will counter his efforts and chase him down to hi lair in a boat in the swamps. They kill him by burning his coffin and lair. Then comes the final showdown. Definitely one of the weaker films in the dracula franchise.
The sets are again interesting but the scare facto is definitely not there. The special effects are too much in your face and date now back over 65years so you can imagine. Just for the most died in the wool Universal addicts.
Son of Dracula. Le réalisateur Robert Siodmak qui a réalisé plus de 60 films dans les années 1920 à 1960 était spécialiste du film noir. Mais sa spécialité ne l'a pas aide dans son incursion dans le genre de l'horreur. Lon Chaney jr, acteur que l'on apprécie vivement, joue le rôle de Dracula (son fils du moins) mais cela ne colle pas. Lon est bien trop bon gars pour que l' on prenne au sérieux dans ce rôle.
Malgré les décors et images intéressantes de Universal studio, le film ne lève pas. L'histoire nous amène le vampire des Carpates jusqu'aux États-Unis. Sans doute le concept que les vampires peuvent se rapprocher de NOTRE monde pouvait être inquiétant pour les gens de 1943. Par contre pour nous... Le compte Alucard arrive dans le sud des US et conte s'installer dans une riche famille apres y a voir tue le père. Il marie (...) la fille et la succession des terres lui revient. Cette fille a attiré le compte dans ces recherches sur l' occulte. L'histoire se conclue avec les amis de la famille qui retrouve la tanière du compte dans un bateau échoue dans les marécages avoisinants et la brûle. La fin du film est un combat entre les deux partis. Chaney est décevant, mais le reste de l'histoire n'arrive pas à raviver notre intérêt. Pour les plus mordus des films noir et blanc Universal seulement.
Great quotes:
Harry [townsman bit]: How are ya, doctor?
Prof. Harry Brewster: Hi, Harry.
Frank Stanley: Hey, Charlie! Charlie, station agent: Hello Dr. Brewster, Mr. Stanley.
Frank Stanley: How are ya. Say, uh, those all the passengers you have? Charlie, station agent: Just the four.
Prof. Harry Brewster: You didn't put anyone off at the wrong station, did you? We're here to meet a friend of the Caldwells, a Count Alucard. Charlie, station agent: There was no Count on this train. All customers. Say - there was a lot of stuff in the baggage car that might belong to your Count.
Prof. Harry Brewster: Thanks, we'll take a look at it. Train Conductor Voice: [offscreen] All aboard.
Frank Stanley: [looking at a pushcart piled with trunks and cases] Well, does this look as though he's come to stay for just a couple of weeks?
Prof. Harry Brewster: No, it doesn't. I wonder what's become of him?
Frank Stanley: Probably coming by car. Don't worry, he'll show up.
Prof. Harry Brewster: [The Doctor moves close to the luggage, studies the name on a crest on a box which has been stacked sideways] D - R - A - C ...
Frank Stanley: What are you mumbling about?
Prof. Harry Brewster: Nothing, nothing. Just a silly idea hit me. Well, if there's no Alucard, there's no need of our staying around here. I've got to get back to the office.
[He leaves scene as Frank now looks at the sideways crest. Fade to black]
...
Sheriff Dawes: You mean, that's all that's left of Count Alucard?
Prof. Laszlo: Look at the ring on his hand. It bears the Alucard seal, just as on his luggage.
Sheriff Dawes: Well assuming it is Alucard, or Dracula, or whoever he calls himself - where is Frank Stanley? He's still wanted for murder.
Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036376/maindetails
Rating perso: 5.0/10
samedi 23 avril 2011
#207: Frankeinstein meets the Wolfman, Movies recommended or seen lately... les films a voir
Genre: Horror/Horreur
Annee/Year: 1943
Format: DVD
Frankeinstein meets the Wolfman. Another universal classic from the vaults. This is again early 1940's black and white film with absolutely great sets. This movie directed by Roy William Neill, a prolific director who between 1917-1946 completed over 100 movies. This is the only well known horror movie genre movie he produced; he was very well known for his multiple Sherlock Holmes movies. Roy put together an excellent cast for this movie: Lon Chaney jr playing the Wolfman, Bela Lugosi playing the Frankeinstein monster, Patrick Knowles as the doctor Mannering and the beautiful Ilona Massey as Baroness Elsa Frankeinstein. Chaney plays again an excellent Wolfman role though not as seminal as the original one but we were glad to see him back. Lugosi is not as convincing in the monster role as Karloff was in the previous movies. He should have stuck with Dracula. Ilona Massey is literally shining on the screen as the lovely and innocent baroness.
In the movie we see some grave robbers who mistakenly expose the long dead body of the Wolfman to the moonlight; this brings him back to life and after getting rid of our robbers he sets out to find a cure for his lycanthropy. He turns to the expertise of the Dr Frankeinstein to find his final rest. He travels to Frankeinstein original town to find out he is past away. While looking for something useful he finds the monster who is stuck in the ice and frees him. Originally buddies the two monsters eventually turns against each other. A classic in the series but it is more a wolfman movie than a Frankeinstein movie. Without the old doctor and Karloff the movie definitely rests on Chaney and his relation with the baroness. Unfortunaltey the dark side of the story is intricate and not so interesting. Only for absolute fans of Universal classics.
Frankeinstein meets the Wolfman. Un autre film classique des voutes Universal. Ce film a été réalisé par Roy William Neill (qui a complété plus de cents films enre 1917-46) qui est connus pour ses films de Sherlock Holmes. Pour ce film, Neill a utilisé une distribution forte: Lon Chaney jr y joue le loup-garou, Talbot, et il est vraiment la star du film. L`histoire repose presque entièrement sur lui. Bela Lugosi joue le rôle du monstre de Frankeinstein; celui-ci nèst pas vraiment convaincant comme monstre et a tout a envier a Boris Karloff. Patrick Knowles joue le rôle du docteur Mannering (ca prend bien un docteur qui dérape) et la très jolie Ilona Massey tien le rôle de la Baronesse Elsa Frankeinstein qui brille literallement sur l`écran.
L`histoire est compliquée et sans grand intéret. Le jeu entre Chaney et Massey soutient lìntéret du film et l`histoire peut se resumer a un retour a la vie accidentel du loup-garoû après huit ans lorsque sont corps est placée en contact avec la lumière de la pleine lune par des voleurs de tombeaux. Celui-ci se met à la recherche d`un procédé pour retouver la paix éternelle. Il croit que le docteur Frankeinstein pourrait l`aider mais il est décédé auparavant. Talbot fait donc appel à l`héritière de Frankeinstein qui lui donnera les notes du docteur pour qu`il arrive a ses fins. Entretemps Talbot découvre les reste congelés du monstre dans la cave des ruines du chateau. Il le dégage ce qui ramène le monstre à la vie. D`abord amis les deux monstres entreront éventuellement en conflit pour la scène ultime du film. À voir pour les grands amateurs des classiques unversal ou de Massey.
Great quotes:
Maleva: He is not insane. He simply wants to die.
...
Inspector Owen: This is Inspector Owen speaking, in Cardiff. Have you got anything in your files about a man named...
Llanwelly Police Sergeant: Lawrence Talbot? Why of course, he lived here.
Inspector Owen: Well, that's all right, then. We've got him up here in our hospital.
Llanwelly Police Sergeant: I wouldn't want him in *our* hospital; he died four years ago!
...
Vazec: There, that's his burial place. A fire destroyed him and all his misdeeds.
Maleva: He is dead?
Lawrence Talbot: Oh but he can't be!
Vazec: He didn't die any too soon for us; we all wished he'd never been born!
...
Lawrence Talbot: Why have you followed me?
Dr. Frank Mannering: Talbot, you're a murderer.
Lawrence Talbot: Prove it.
Dr. Frank Mannering: You're insane at times and you know it. You're sane enough now though to know what you're doing. Why don't you let me take care of you?
Lawrence Talbot: You think it would do any good to put me in a lunatic asylum?
Dr. Frank Mannering: You know that's where you belong. It's the only thing to do.
Lawrence Talbot: Oh that wouldn't do any good. I'd only escape again sooner or later.
Dr. Frank Mannering: We might be able to cure you. It might prevent you...
Lawrence Talbot: I only want to die. That's why I'm here. If I ever find peace I'll find it here.
Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0035899/maindetails
Rating perso: 6.0/10
Annee/Year: 1943
Format: DVD
Frankeinstein meets the Wolfman. Another universal classic from the vaults. This is again early 1940's black and white film with absolutely great sets. This movie directed by Roy William Neill, a prolific director who between 1917-1946 completed over 100 movies. This is the only well known horror movie genre movie he produced; he was very well known for his multiple Sherlock Holmes movies. Roy put together an excellent cast for this movie: Lon Chaney jr playing the Wolfman, Bela Lugosi playing the Frankeinstein monster, Patrick Knowles as the doctor Mannering and the beautiful Ilona Massey as Baroness Elsa Frankeinstein. Chaney plays again an excellent Wolfman role though not as seminal as the original one but we were glad to see him back. Lugosi is not as convincing in the monster role as Karloff was in the previous movies. He should have stuck with Dracula. Ilona Massey is literally shining on the screen as the lovely and innocent baroness.
In the movie we see some grave robbers who mistakenly expose the long dead body of the Wolfman to the moonlight; this brings him back to life and after getting rid of our robbers he sets out to find a cure for his lycanthropy. He turns to the expertise of the Dr Frankeinstein to find his final rest. He travels to Frankeinstein original town to find out he is past away. While looking for something useful he finds the monster who is stuck in the ice and frees him. Originally buddies the two monsters eventually turns against each other. A classic in the series but it is more a wolfman movie than a Frankeinstein movie. Without the old doctor and Karloff the movie definitely rests on Chaney and his relation with the baroness. Unfortunaltey the dark side of the story is intricate and not so interesting. Only for absolute fans of Universal classics.
Frankeinstein meets the Wolfman. Un autre film classique des voutes Universal. Ce film a été réalisé par Roy William Neill (qui a complété plus de cents films enre 1917-46) qui est connus pour ses films de Sherlock Holmes. Pour ce film, Neill a utilisé une distribution forte: Lon Chaney jr y joue le loup-garou, Talbot, et il est vraiment la star du film. L`histoire repose presque entièrement sur lui. Bela Lugosi joue le rôle du monstre de Frankeinstein; celui-ci nèst pas vraiment convaincant comme monstre et a tout a envier a Boris Karloff. Patrick Knowles joue le rôle du docteur Mannering (ca prend bien un docteur qui dérape) et la très jolie Ilona Massey tien le rôle de la Baronesse Elsa Frankeinstein qui brille literallement sur l`écran.
L`histoire est compliquée et sans grand intéret. Le jeu entre Chaney et Massey soutient lìntéret du film et l`histoire peut se resumer a un retour a la vie accidentel du loup-garoû après huit ans lorsque sont corps est placée en contact avec la lumière de la pleine lune par des voleurs de tombeaux. Celui-ci se met à la recherche d`un procédé pour retouver la paix éternelle. Il croit que le docteur Frankeinstein pourrait l`aider mais il est décédé auparavant. Talbot fait donc appel à l`héritière de Frankeinstein qui lui donnera les notes du docteur pour qu`il arrive a ses fins. Entretemps Talbot découvre les reste congelés du monstre dans la cave des ruines du chateau. Il le dégage ce qui ramène le monstre à la vie. D`abord amis les deux monstres entreront éventuellement en conflit pour la scène ultime du film. À voir pour les grands amateurs des classiques unversal ou de Massey.
Great quotes:
Maleva: He is not insane. He simply wants to die.
...
Inspector Owen: This is Inspector Owen speaking, in Cardiff. Have you got anything in your files about a man named...
Llanwelly Police Sergeant: Lawrence Talbot? Why of course, he lived here.
Inspector Owen: Well, that's all right, then. We've got him up here in our hospital.
Llanwelly Police Sergeant: I wouldn't want him in *our* hospital; he died four years ago!
...
Vazec: There, that's his burial place. A fire destroyed him and all his misdeeds.
Maleva: He is dead?
Lawrence Talbot: Oh but he can't be!
Vazec: He didn't die any too soon for us; we all wished he'd never been born!
...
Lawrence Talbot: Why have you followed me?
Dr. Frank Mannering: Talbot, you're a murderer.
Lawrence Talbot: Prove it.
Dr. Frank Mannering: You're insane at times and you know it. You're sane enough now though to know what you're doing. Why don't you let me take care of you?
Lawrence Talbot: You think it would do any good to put me in a lunatic asylum?
Dr. Frank Mannering: You know that's where you belong. It's the only thing to do.
Lawrence Talbot: Oh that wouldn't do any good. I'd only escape again sooner or later.
Dr. Frank Mannering: We might be able to cure you. It might prevent you...
Lawrence Talbot: I only want to die. That's why I'm here. If I ever find peace I'll find it here.
Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0035899/maindetails
Rating perso: 6.0/10
mercredi 20 avril 2011
#206: Black Sheep, Movies recommended or seen lately... les films a voir
Genre: Horror/Horreur
Annee/Year: 2006
Format: DVD
Black Sheep. First time i saw the trailer i was absolutely sure this was a joke, a spoof trailer. Second time i realized that someone out there was probably crazy enough to pull this through as a reel movie. Well that is exactly what Kiwi director Jonathan King pulled off. Waht do you expect from a new Zealand movie other than evil sheep bent on invading the world.
Take a NZ sheep farm add the ingredients of two brothers: one evil and the other a sensitive boy. Put them against each other in controling the fram's legacy and you have proper grounds for sheep genetic engineering making them vicious carnivores... add in some green activist to lit up the fire and some human/sheep hybridization and you have the funniest movie you can think off.
With very average actors and a script obviously pulled by the hair you have a good recipe for black humor at it's best. Not for everyone but if you are an amateur of dark humored movie a la "Shawn of the dead" this is for you.
Black sheep. La première fois que j'ai vu la bande-annonce de ce film, j'étais convaincu que c'était une farce. La seconde fois j'ai compris qu'il y avait vraiment un Kiwi assez fou pour réaliser ce film.
Une comédie du réalisateur Neo Zelandais Jonathan King (aussi apporte Under the mountain) qui est une folle comédie noire. Si vous prenez une ferme de Nouvelle-Zélande et y ajouté deux frères un instable aux tendances dangereuses et un second trop sensible. Mettez-les tous deux en conflit sur l'avenir de la ferme familiale. Ajouter un gros paquet de mutation génétique des moutons pour les rendres carnivores et agressifs. Allumer le tout avec une étincelle fournit par des activistes Greenpeace pas trop futés. Le résultat donne des hybrides humains/moutons et de l'action et des rires à souhait.
Acteurs moyens réalisation moyenne et effets spéciaux borderline cet excellent humour noir vous plaira si vous aimez le genre (tel Shawn of the dead).
Great quotes:
[Henry panics while under attack from a sheep]
Experience: What is wrong with you?
Henry: Ovinophobia, my therapist calls it.
Experience: Well, what's that?
Henry: Just the completely unfounded and irrational fear that one day *this* is going to happen!
...
Experience: You're a tree.
Henry: I'm not a tree. I'm a fucking sheep!
...
Tucker: What about the sheep?
Angus Oldfield: Fuck the sheep!
Tucker: No time for that bro. Go go go!
...
Henry: What's that?
Experience: Geranium: aromatherapy for uplift and hormonal balance.
Henry: Do your hormones really need balancing?
Experience: Considering I've been attacked by genetically-engineered monsters, jumped off a moving vehicle, been chased across a paddock, dragged into a torture chamber, pulled into a mountain of rotting flesh - yes, my hormones need fucking balancing.
...
Henry: Are you OK?
Experience: I won't be OK ever again.
Link: http://www.nzonscreen.com/title/black-sheep-2007
Rating perso: 6.0/10
Annee/Year: 2006
Format: DVD
Black Sheep. First time i saw the trailer i was absolutely sure this was a joke, a spoof trailer. Second time i realized that someone out there was probably crazy enough to pull this through as a reel movie. Well that is exactly what Kiwi director Jonathan King pulled off. Waht do you expect from a new Zealand movie other than evil sheep bent on invading the world.
Take a NZ sheep farm add the ingredients of two brothers: one evil and the other a sensitive boy. Put them against each other in controling the fram's legacy and you have proper grounds for sheep genetic engineering making them vicious carnivores... add in some green activist to lit up the fire and some human/sheep hybridization and you have the funniest movie you can think off.
With very average actors and a script obviously pulled by the hair you have a good recipe for black humor at it's best. Not for everyone but if you are an amateur of dark humored movie a la "Shawn of the dead" this is for you.
Black sheep. La première fois que j'ai vu la bande-annonce de ce film, j'étais convaincu que c'était une farce. La seconde fois j'ai compris qu'il y avait vraiment un Kiwi assez fou pour réaliser ce film.
Une comédie du réalisateur Neo Zelandais Jonathan King (aussi apporte Under the mountain) qui est une folle comédie noire. Si vous prenez une ferme de Nouvelle-Zélande et y ajouté deux frères un instable aux tendances dangereuses et un second trop sensible. Mettez-les tous deux en conflit sur l'avenir de la ferme familiale. Ajouter un gros paquet de mutation génétique des moutons pour les rendres carnivores et agressifs. Allumer le tout avec une étincelle fournit par des activistes Greenpeace pas trop futés. Le résultat donne des hybrides humains/moutons et de l'action et des rires à souhait.
Acteurs moyens réalisation moyenne et effets spéciaux borderline cet excellent humour noir vous plaira si vous aimez le genre (tel Shawn of the dead).
Great quotes:
[Henry panics while under attack from a sheep]
Experience: What is wrong with you?
Henry: Ovinophobia, my therapist calls it.
Experience: Well, what's that?
Henry: Just the completely unfounded and irrational fear that one day *this* is going to happen!
...
Experience: You're a tree.
Henry: I'm not a tree. I'm a fucking sheep!
...
Tucker: What about the sheep?
Angus Oldfield: Fuck the sheep!
Tucker: No time for that bro. Go go go!
...
Henry: What's that?
Experience: Geranium: aromatherapy for uplift and hormonal balance.
Henry: Do your hormones really need balancing?
Experience: Considering I've been attacked by genetically-engineered monsters, jumped off a moving vehicle, been chased across a paddock, dragged into a torture chamber, pulled into a mountain of rotting flesh - yes, my hormones need fucking balancing.
...
Henry: Are you OK?
Experience: I won't be OK ever again.
Link: http://www.nzonscreen.com/title/black-sheep-2007
Rating perso: 6.0/10
dimanche 17 avril 2011
#205: The horde, Movies recommended or seen lately... les films a voir
Genre: Horror/Horreur
Annee/Year: 2009
Format: DVD
The Horde. A french zombie film that is a bit more unusual. Directors Yannick Dahan and Benjamin Rocher bring us a zombie apocalyse film where the main actors are seedy cops and violent gangsters who team up in a Paris suburb ghetto to become a uber top of the food chain group. Well almost, as the zombies are quite ferocious and the team lines up with Algerian war veteran who is now a dangerous old timer. A really exquisite role played by Yves Pignot who makes the whole movie worth watching in my book. Zombie war yeahhhh!
La horde. Un film français de zombies pas usuel. C'est ce que les réalisateurs Yannick Dahan et Benjamin Rocher nous servent comme premier long métrage. Ce film est intéressant parce qu'il est structure comme une bataille a en finir entre des policiers violents et un groupe de bandits au beau milieu d'un ghetto de Paris l'apocalypse de zombies se déclare a ce moment et nos deux groupes d'ennemis doivent s'unir tant bien que mal afin de survivre contre les morts-vivants.
Notre groupe de gros canons se ligue avec un local qui est un veteran des guerres algeriennes. Ce vieillard enrage est joue par Yves Pignot qui est sublime dans ce role. A lui seul il vaut le cout de voir ce film. La guerre de zombies, ouiiiii!
Great quotes:
Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1183276/
Rating perso: 7.0/10
lundi 11 avril 2011
#204: Let me in, Movies recommended or seen lately... les films a voir
Genre: Horror/Horreur
Annee/Year: 2010
Format: Blu Ray
Let me in. Why remake a decent movie months after it came out? Damn good question. many people enjoyed more the remake of the movie "Let the right one in" called "Let me in" than the original. Perhaps it is because the movie felt less off center than the original swedish version. I personnaly think that it adds. If you have seen one of the version dont bother with the other as they are almsot identical except the american version emphasized a bit more the aspects that the main character is being bullied by his school peers.
The role of the young boy is played very well by Kodi Smit-Mcfee (The road) and the one of the young vampire girl is played by the excellent Chloe Moretz (Kickass and more). The movie's direction was handled by Matt Reeves (The pall bearer, Cloverfield). The movie tells us the story of a young boy who gets to be friends with a vampire of the same apparent age. She truly becomes his only friend and actually protects him from the school bullies. A meeting of two very lonely souls. Slow paced and without a lot of drama, this movie is very contemplative and definitely not for everyone. Good if you like your horror a bit more cerebral.
Let me in. Un remake d'un film suédois très récent (Let the right one in) et qui est très équivalent à mon humble opinion. Si vous avez déjà visionné l' original, la version américanisée ne vous apportera que très peu. Film vraiment pour les amateurs de film un peu plus cérébral et avec un rythme tres lent. Le film est réalisé par Matt Reeves (Pall bearer, Cloverfield) qui est un bon pote de JJ Abrams. La distribution est excellente et Kodi Smit-Mcfee (The road) y joue le rôle principal du jeune garçon qui devient ami avec une jeune fille vampire aux apparences tres jeune joue par l'excellente Chloe Moretz (Kickass et plus). Cette petite aura un grand futur à Hollywood. Donc pas un film pour tous.
Great quotes:
Owen: Are you a vampire?
Abby: I need blood to live.
Owen: But how old are you, really?
Abby: Twelve. But... I've been twelve for a very long time.
...
[from trailer]
Abby: [touching Owen's bandaged cheek] What happened there?
Owen: Some kids from school.
Abby: I'll help you.
Owen: But you're a girl.
Abby: I'm a lot stronger than you think I am.
...
Owen: Do you want to go steady?
Abby: What do you mean?
Owen: Do you want to be my girlfriend?
Abby: Owen, I'm not a girl.
Owen: You're not a girl? What are you?
Abby: I'm nothing.
Owen: You know, it's ok if you don't want to be my girlfriend. You don't have to make stuff up.
Abby: Can't we just keep things the way they are? Owen: Yeah, fine. Whatever.
...
Abby: You have to hit back.
Owen: I can't. There's 3 of them.
Abby: Then you hit back even harder.
...
Link: http://www.letmein-movie.com/
Rating perso: 6.5/10
Annee/Year: 2010
Format: Blu Ray
Let me in. Why remake a decent movie months after it came out? Damn good question. many people enjoyed more the remake of the movie "Let the right one in" called "Let me in" than the original. Perhaps it is because the movie felt less off center than the original swedish version. I personnaly think that it adds. If you have seen one of the version dont bother with the other as they are almsot identical except the american version emphasized a bit more the aspects that the main character is being bullied by his school peers.
The role of the young boy is played very well by Kodi Smit-Mcfee (The road) and the one of the young vampire girl is played by the excellent Chloe Moretz (Kickass and more). The movie's direction was handled by Matt Reeves (The pall bearer, Cloverfield). The movie tells us the story of a young boy who gets to be friends with a vampire of the same apparent age. She truly becomes his only friend and actually protects him from the school bullies. A meeting of two very lonely souls. Slow paced and without a lot of drama, this movie is very contemplative and definitely not for everyone. Good if you like your horror a bit more cerebral.
Let me in. Un remake d'un film suédois très récent (Let the right one in) et qui est très équivalent à mon humble opinion. Si vous avez déjà visionné l' original, la version américanisée ne vous apportera que très peu. Film vraiment pour les amateurs de film un peu plus cérébral et avec un rythme tres lent. Le film est réalisé par Matt Reeves (Pall bearer, Cloverfield) qui est un bon pote de JJ Abrams. La distribution est excellente et Kodi Smit-Mcfee (The road) y joue le rôle principal du jeune garçon qui devient ami avec une jeune fille vampire aux apparences tres jeune joue par l'excellente Chloe Moretz (Kickass et plus). Cette petite aura un grand futur à Hollywood. Donc pas un film pour tous.
Great quotes:
Owen: Are you a vampire?
Abby: I need blood to live.
Owen: But how old are you, really?
Abby: Twelve. But... I've been twelve for a very long time.
...
[from trailer]
Abby: [touching Owen's bandaged cheek] What happened there?
Owen: Some kids from school.
Abby: I'll help you.
Owen: But you're a girl.
Abby: I'm a lot stronger than you think I am.
...
Owen: Do you want to go steady?
Abby: What do you mean?
Owen: Do you want to be my girlfriend?
Abby: Owen, I'm not a girl.
Owen: You're not a girl? What are you?
Abby: I'm nothing.
Owen: You know, it's ok if you don't want to be my girlfriend. You don't have to make stuff up.
Abby: Can't we just keep things the way they are? Owen: Yeah, fine. Whatever.
...
Abby: You have to hit back.
Owen: I can't. There's 3 of them.
Abby: Then you hit back even harder.
...
Link: http://www.letmein-movie.com/
Rating perso: 6.5/10
dimanche 10 avril 2011
#203: Altitude, Movies recommended or seen lately... les films a voir
Genre: Horror/Horreur
Annee/Year: 2010
Format: DVD
Altitude. Director Kaare Andrews is coming from the comic scene. This is clearly shown in his first full length movie Altitude as it is based on a "Tales from the dark side" type of pulp stories. If you are not familiar with the strange story pulp comics then look at this movie as a full length twilight zone episode.
This is the story of a young pilot who takes her friends along for a plane flight to a rock show. In route they enter a strange cloud and start being attacked by an imaginary flying giant squid... Well the story is definitely strange and incosistent but the crux of the story at the end is quite interesting. So the comic 5 page story was probably enough; not sure a full lenght feature was required. Some of the actors are truly irritating (as teenagers often should...) but if you go above that the script is still holding some interest. Definitely not for all.
Altitude. Le director Kaare Andrews nous vient du monde des bande dessinés sur papier. L`idée de ce film provient clairement d`une de ces courtes histoires de BD. Ca ressemble a un épisode géant de Twilight zone.
L`histoire est celle d`une jeune pilote qui embarque ses amis abord d`un bimoteur afin de se rendre a un concert rock dans une ville voisine. Ils entrent dans un nuages sombres et étranges duquels ils ne peuvent sortir. Ils y font la rencontre d`un monstre imaginaire a forme de pieuvre volante géante... Si vous arrivez à soutenir les acteurs adolescents irritants (comme plusieurs ados) vous risquez de découvrir la fin intéressante mis en place. Une excellente histoire qui aurais put être raconté en 5 pages de BD... mais quand même un peu d`intéret. Pas pour tous.
Great quotes:
Link: http://www.altitudemovie.com/
Rating perso: 6.0/10
Annee/Year: 2010
Format: DVD
Altitude. Director Kaare Andrews is coming from the comic scene. This is clearly shown in his first full length movie Altitude as it is based on a "Tales from the dark side" type of pulp stories. If you are not familiar with the strange story pulp comics then look at this movie as a full length twilight zone episode.
This is the story of a young pilot who takes her friends along for a plane flight to a rock show. In route they enter a strange cloud and start being attacked by an imaginary flying giant squid... Well the story is definitely strange and incosistent but the crux of the story at the end is quite interesting. So the comic 5 page story was probably enough; not sure a full lenght feature was required. Some of the actors are truly irritating (as teenagers often should...) but if you go above that the script is still holding some interest. Definitely not for all.
Altitude. Le director Kaare Andrews nous vient du monde des bande dessinés sur papier. L`idée de ce film provient clairement d`une de ces courtes histoires de BD. Ca ressemble a un épisode géant de Twilight zone.
L`histoire est celle d`une jeune pilote qui embarque ses amis abord d`un bimoteur afin de se rendre a un concert rock dans une ville voisine. Ils entrent dans un nuages sombres et étranges duquels ils ne peuvent sortir. Ils y font la rencontre d`un monstre imaginaire a forme de pieuvre volante géante... Si vous arrivez à soutenir les acteurs adolescents irritants (comme plusieurs ados) vous risquez de découvrir la fin intéressante mis en place. Une excellente histoire qui aurais put être raconté en 5 pages de BD... mais quand même un peu d`intéret. Pas pour tous.
Great quotes:
Link: http://www.altitudemovie.com/
Rating perso: 6.0/10
#202: Cargo, Movies recommended or seen lately... les films a voir
Genre: Sci-Fi/Science-Fiction
Annee/Year: 2009
Format: DVD
Cargo. A first full length feature Swiss movie from directors Ivan Engler, Ralph Etter. The resuts are mixed but there are multiple good points even if the overall is disappointing. When i bought this movie I thought it was an anime movie due to the cover of the DVD. But it is a real actor movie; which was a first good surprise. The movie is set in the future when human kind's life on the earth become so miserable that they all move into gigantic space stations around the earth. The scenes showing these sapce stations are definitely well done visually and are amongst my preferate scenes from the movie. This made it bode well from the start. The period shown is when the earth is looking for new worlds to colonize. This is made very difficult since moving from world to world takes years at a time even a close to light speed travel. This is nice because this is realistic; however it is not since the script does not account that time flows differently from static people when traveling at speed of light.
The story is about a doctor lady joining a cargo ship flying to the closest waypoint station (station 42) which is supposed to be the point from where reasearch ship fly out from. On route all staff are put in cryo sleep but one to oversee operations. So when our lady doctor shift comes up about 3/4 of the way to the station she starts seeing strange things a believes somebody else is awake on board. She wakes up othe membersof the crew and trouble starts coming down. They soon find out that their cargo is a large number of humans in cryo sleep and the story opens up to show us that what most people think is family moving to perfect nice new planets is actually much darker. Humans have not successfully colonized any other planets and their families moved on to these new dreamlike planets are actually in a virtual planet while they are all really in cryo sleep. Dark and scary. Good premise but the action around it is not so interesting and that is the week part of the movie. How does it end...certainly not in a memorable way. So good beginning interesting premise but week story in the end. Only for real sci-fi fans who iwll enjoy the few good bits from that movie.
Cargo. Premier film des réalisateurs Suisse Ivan Engler, Ralph Etter. Ce film a du bon mais n`est pas très réussi dans son ensemble. Aucun acteur connu ne joue dans ce film. Le film se situe dans le futur ou la terre est si polluée que toute la population est déplacée dans des stations spatiales gigantesques (qui forment les scènes les mieux réussies du film). La vie dans ces stations n`est pas vraiment géniale et tous les humains ne rêvent qu`a une chose: de rejoindre les premiers chanceux à se relocaliser sur de nouvelles planètes vierge.
Notre héroine s`inscrit sur un vaisseau cargo en direction de la station 42 qui est un port de départ ou tous les vaisseaux de recherche de planètes à coloniser font leur départs. Le but est de rejoindre la famille de sa soeur qui est déja relocaliser sur Rhéa après avoir gagné son passage. La mission est d`une durée de 4 ans où pendant la plupart du temps l`équipage est en sommeil cryogénique sauf un membre qui s`occupe des opérations. L`atmosphère du vaisseau nous rapelle beaucoup le feeling du vaisseau de l`Alien original: noir, industriel et impersonnel et claustrophobique et isolée.
Après le trois quart du voyage notre docteur se prend a voir des choses étranges à bord du vaisseau. Elle décide donc de reveiller ses collègues de voyage et d`enquêter sur la situation. Rapidement ils découvrent une sombre vérité. Le cargo est en fait des humains en sommeil cryogéniques et connectés a un serveur qui les laisse évoluer dans un environnement artificiel qui simule les colonies promises.
De la l`action du film est étrange et déconnecté même si l`histoire est intéressante. Cela nous laisse l`impression que plusieurs parties ont été coupées vers la fin. Un film intéressant pour les grands amateurs de sci-fi; mais pas pour tous.
Great quotes:
Link: http://www.cargoderfilm.ch/
Rating perso: 6.5/10
samedi 9 avril 2011
#201: Battle Los Angeles, Movies recommended or seen lately... les films a voir
Genre: Sci-fi/Science-Fiction
Annee/Year: 2011
Format: Theater
Battle: Los Angeles. In his fourth full feature film in career Jonathan Liebesman tries his hand at sci-fi. I believ we can say that is with much success. This is a huge production movie filled with action and special effects which are quite well rendered. The story is of a full scale alien invasion in the world's major cities by aliens with clear human extinction goals. It is a bit a war of the worlds told from a more soldier to soldier perspective.
We follow the story of a US marine Sgt nantz (played very well by Aaron Eckart) ready for retirement but reactiviated quickly after the surprise attack by aliens who fall to the earth in their spaceships looking like meteors. Nantz and his squad learn to fight an unknown species and quickly find how to hurt them where it counts. At the same time most of his marine colleagues learn to operate in a real war while protecting the last civilians left in LA. Lots of action and a great story line. You will not get bored in this movie; i love it.
Battle: Los Angeles. Quatrième film du réalisateur Jonathan Liebesman qui essai le genre science-fiction pour la première fois avec beaucoup de succès. Cette production de grande échelle est très impressionnate et nous montre une invasion d`extra-terrestres a grande échelle qui s`attaquent aux grandes villes de ce monde. Leurs intensions sont clairement d`en finir avec nous les humains le plus rapidement possible.
Le film nous montre les péripéties du Sergent Nantz et de sa compagnie de marines qui se battent pour sauver les derniers civils de LA. On se faisant ils doivent apprendre à se battre dans une vrai guerre, vivre avec des pertes de collègues, apprendre a tuer ses nouveaux ennemies à la physiologie diffèrentes et aux technologies inconnues. Vous ne vous ennuierez pas dans ce film surtout si vous aimez les films de guerres. J`ai vraiment apprécié.
Great quotes: Corpsman Jibril Adukwu: Shit, I'd rather be in Afghanistan. ... SSgt. Michael Nantz: Stavro, Harris, the lieutenant needs recon on a bus. If it runs, bring it back here... Either of you know how to hotwire a bus? Cpl. Kevin Harris: Um, Stvrou can. He's from Jersey, sir. ... Cpl. Kevin Harris: Santos, you okay? TSgt. Elena Santos: Yeah. I got that nasty stuff all over my mouth, man. TSgt. Elena Santos: Ha ha ha ha. Cpl. Kevin Harris: It's not funny. TSgt. Elena Santos: Ha. You let him do you on the first date.
Link: http://www.battlela.com/
Rating perso: 8.0/10
Annee/Year: 2011
Format: Theater
Battle: Los Angeles. In his fourth full feature film in career Jonathan Liebesman tries his hand at sci-fi. I believ we can say that is with much success. This is a huge production movie filled with action and special effects which are quite well rendered. The story is of a full scale alien invasion in the world's major cities by aliens with clear human extinction goals. It is a bit a war of the worlds told from a more soldier to soldier perspective.
We follow the story of a US marine Sgt nantz (played very well by Aaron Eckart) ready for retirement but reactiviated quickly after the surprise attack by aliens who fall to the earth in their spaceships looking like meteors. Nantz and his squad learn to fight an unknown species and quickly find how to hurt them where it counts. At the same time most of his marine colleagues learn to operate in a real war while protecting the last civilians left in LA. Lots of action and a great story line. You will not get bored in this movie; i love it.
Battle: Los Angeles. Quatrième film du réalisateur Jonathan Liebesman qui essai le genre science-fiction pour la première fois avec beaucoup de succès. Cette production de grande échelle est très impressionnate et nous montre une invasion d`extra-terrestres a grande échelle qui s`attaquent aux grandes villes de ce monde. Leurs intensions sont clairement d`en finir avec nous les humains le plus rapidement possible.
Le film nous montre les péripéties du Sergent Nantz et de sa compagnie de marines qui se battent pour sauver les derniers civils de LA. On se faisant ils doivent apprendre à se battre dans une vrai guerre, vivre avec des pertes de collègues, apprendre a tuer ses nouveaux ennemies à la physiologie diffèrentes et aux technologies inconnues. Vous ne vous ennuierez pas dans ce film surtout si vous aimez les films de guerres. J`ai vraiment apprécié.
Great quotes: Corpsman Jibril Adukwu: Shit, I'd rather be in Afghanistan. ... SSgt. Michael Nantz: Stavro, Harris, the lieutenant needs recon on a bus. If it runs, bring it back here... Either of you know how to hotwire a bus? Cpl. Kevin Harris: Um, Stvrou can. He's from Jersey, sir. ... Cpl. Kevin Harris: Santos, you okay? TSgt. Elena Santos: Yeah. I got that nasty stuff all over my mouth, man. TSgt. Elena Santos: Ha ha ha ha. Cpl. Kevin Harris: It's not funny. TSgt. Elena Santos: Ha. You let him do you on the first date.
Link: http://www.battlela.com/
Rating perso: 8.0/10
mardi 5 avril 2011
#200: Incendies , Movies recommended or seen lately... les films a voir
Genre: Drama/Drame
Annee/Year: 2010
Format: Blu-Ray
Incendies. For my 200th review I cover the magnificient film Incendies from director Denis Villeneuve. Can 1+1=1? Sometimes yes. This great movie is based on the excellent play of the same name from Wadji Mouawad. This story is so amazing that it beats the most tragic greek tragedies (such as Oedipus Rex). The morale of the story is about disarming the cycles of violence seen in many middle eastern countries. Although shot in Jordan the movie actually takes place in a fictive country in which many can recognize their own stories.
In the film, we follow the adventures of twins (guy played by Maxim Gaudette and girl played by Melissa Desormeaux-Poulin) who are sent on a quest following the death of their mother. She asks them in her will to find their long lost father and their brother which they did not know existed. The quest takes them to their mother's country of origin and they rediscover their mother in a completely different light as she lived through many ordeals before coming to Canada in her later years. The truths they discover are incredible and this makes for an amazing tale. The ending is very surprising and poignant and makes one of the best story ever told. YOU SHOULD NOT MISS THIS MOVIE. It was not nominated for an Oscar for no reason. To be seen by all my arabic friends as well.
Incendies. Pour ma 200e revue voici du bonbon: un film célèbre au Québec et pas seulement parce que c'est un success-story local. Ce film est absolument époustouflant. Le réalisateur Denis Villeneuve nous démontre que 1+1=1 des fois. Cet excellent script est basé sur la désarmante pièce de théâtre du même nom de Wadji Mouawad. Cette histoire est si prenante quelle rivalise les plus grandes tragédies grecques. La morale présentée nous montre comment peut on désarme le cycle de violence souvent vécu dans plusieurs pays du moyen orient.
L'histoire se déroule dans un pays fictif même si le film fut tourné principalement en Jordanie. Plusieurs personnes de la région pourront y reconnaître une histoire similaire à la leur. Dans le film nous pouvons suivre les aventures de jumeaux non identiques (gars joue par Maxim Gaudette et fille jouée par Melissa Desormeaux-Poulin) qui sont lancés dans une quête double suivant la mort de leur mère (joue par Lubna Azabal). Dans son testament (Remy Girard y joue le rôle du notaire) la merde demande a ses deux enfants de retrouver leur père et leur frère qu'ils n'ont jamais connu. Ils se lancent donc dans une folle aventure dans le pays d'origine de leur mère ou ils découvriront la vraie histoire tres riche de celle qui fut leur mère. La recherche des pères et frère nous fait vivre un tragique drame qui nous surprend et choque au plus haut point. Mais c'est ce qui en fait une histoire mémorable et digne de mention. VOUS NE POUVEZ PAS MANQUER CE FILM! À voir à tout prix vous ne le regretterez pas. Il n'a pas été nominé pour un Oscar juste pour ces excellentes images et jeu d'acteur vraiment extraordinaire. Bravo Villeneuve et bonne chance pour vous surpasser. À voir surtout pour tous mes amis d'origine arabe.
Great quotes: Notary Jean Lebel: [after making a promise] To a notary, Mr. Marwan, a promise is a sacred thing.
Link: http://www.incendies-thefilm.com/#/trailer
Rating perso: 9.5/10
Annee/Year: 2010
Format: Blu-Ray
Incendies. For my 200th review I cover the magnificient film Incendies from director Denis Villeneuve. Can 1+1=1? Sometimes yes. This great movie is based on the excellent play of the same name from Wadji Mouawad. This story is so amazing that it beats the most tragic greek tragedies (such as Oedipus Rex). The morale of the story is about disarming the cycles of violence seen in many middle eastern countries. Although shot in Jordan the movie actually takes place in a fictive country in which many can recognize their own stories.
In the film, we follow the adventures of twins (guy played by Maxim Gaudette and girl played by Melissa Desormeaux-Poulin) who are sent on a quest following the death of their mother. She asks them in her will to find their long lost father and their brother which they did not know existed. The quest takes them to their mother's country of origin and they rediscover their mother in a completely different light as she lived through many ordeals before coming to Canada in her later years. The truths they discover are incredible and this makes for an amazing tale. The ending is very surprising and poignant and makes one of the best story ever told. YOU SHOULD NOT MISS THIS MOVIE. It was not nominated for an Oscar for no reason. To be seen by all my arabic friends as well.
Incendies. Pour ma 200e revue voici du bonbon: un film célèbre au Québec et pas seulement parce que c'est un success-story local. Ce film est absolument époustouflant. Le réalisateur Denis Villeneuve nous démontre que 1+1=1 des fois. Cet excellent script est basé sur la désarmante pièce de théâtre du même nom de Wadji Mouawad. Cette histoire est si prenante quelle rivalise les plus grandes tragédies grecques. La morale présentée nous montre comment peut on désarme le cycle de violence souvent vécu dans plusieurs pays du moyen orient.
L'histoire se déroule dans un pays fictif même si le film fut tourné principalement en Jordanie. Plusieurs personnes de la région pourront y reconnaître une histoire similaire à la leur. Dans le film nous pouvons suivre les aventures de jumeaux non identiques (gars joue par Maxim Gaudette et fille jouée par Melissa Desormeaux-Poulin) qui sont lancés dans une quête double suivant la mort de leur mère (joue par Lubna Azabal). Dans son testament (Remy Girard y joue le rôle du notaire) la merde demande a ses deux enfants de retrouver leur père et leur frère qu'ils n'ont jamais connu. Ils se lancent donc dans une folle aventure dans le pays d'origine de leur mère ou ils découvriront la vraie histoire tres riche de celle qui fut leur mère. La recherche des pères et frère nous fait vivre un tragique drame qui nous surprend et choque au plus haut point. Mais c'est ce qui en fait une histoire mémorable et digne de mention. VOUS NE POUVEZ PAS MANQUER CE FILM! À voir à tout prix vous ne le regretterez pas. Il n'a pas été nominé pour un Oscar juste pour ces excellentes images et jeu d'acteur vraiment extraordinaire. Bravo Villeneuve et bonne chance pour vous surpasser. À voir surtout pour tous mes amis d'origine arabe.
Great quotes: Notary Jean Lebel: [after making a promise] To a notary, Mr. Marwan, a promise is a sacred thing.
Link: http://www.incendies-thefilm.com/#/trailer
Rating perso: 9.5/10
dimanche 3 avril 2011
Deja #200...#200...#200...#200...apres un an de Blog Reviews & revues
Et bien déja un an la semaine prochaine que j`ai commencé à écrire ce blog.
Merci pour tout votre support apporté par vos messages et commentaires; ils étaient vraiment important pour moi. Visionner 200 films peut paraitre énormément de boulot; mais c`est rien comparé à écrire 200 revues BILINGUES. Chaque revue me prend environ 45 minutes de recherche et écriture. Cela prend donc presque autant de temps que de voir les films. Donc ca demande beaucoup de discipline.
J`ai pu apprendre beucoup pendant cette période. Non seulement au sujet des films et de leurs histoires mais aussi des gens qui les produisent. J`adore spécialement retrouver des liens et influences entre les différents films.
merci encore milles fois pour votre support. J`espère que ce blog amateur aura su vous faire découvrir quelques films hors de votre sentier battu. Sinon aurais-je sans doute su vous faire éviter un film qui vous aurait déplu. N`hésitez donc pas à me partager vos suggestion de revues ou à me faire part de vos commentaires sur cette aventure de la dernière année.Merci encore de lire `Reviews & revues`: http://reviewsandrevues.blogspot.com/
NB: la 200ième revue sera très spéciale à mes yeux et sera publiée demain.
Merci pour tout votre support apporté par vos messages et commentaires; ils étaient vraiment important pour moi. Visionner 200 films peut paraitre énormément de boulot; mais c`est rien comparé à écrire 200 revues BILINGUES. Chaque revue me prend environ 45 minutes de recherche et écriture. Cela prend donc presque autant de temps que de voir les films. Donc ca demande beaucoup de discipline.
J`ai pu apprendre beucoup pendant cette période. Non seulement au sujet des films et de leurs histoires mais aussi des gens qui les produisent. J`adore spécialement retrouver des liens et influences entre les différents films.
merci encore milles fois pour votre support. J`espère que ce blog amateur aura su vous faire découvrir quelques films hors de votre sentier battu. Sinon aurais-je sans doute su vous faire éviter un film qui vous aurait déplu. N`hésitez donc pas à me partager vos suggestion de revues ou à me faire part de vos commentaires sur cette aventure de la dernière année.Merci encore de lire `Reviews & revues`: http://reviewsandrevues.blogspot.com/
NB: la 200ième revue sera très spéciale à mes yeux et sera publiée demain.
Deja #200...Already #200...#200...#200...after 1 year, apres un an
Well it has already been 1 full year next week that I started this blog.
Thanks for all the support that your comments and mails have given me.
It may sound like lots of work to watch 200 movies in a single year. BUT
i assure you that is the easy part. WRITING 200 reviews is the tough part
and with every one taking about 45mins on average I do spend as much time watching movies now as writing and researching the films.
I have learned a lot through this period about the local french films and the english movies and documentaries from all origins. Stopping and thinking about these great and not so great work really is worth it. It allows to make a lot of connections between the people making the films and story behind them all.
Thanks for you support. I hope this amateur Blog has given you the taste of watching
at least a couple of movies which would be out of your way. Otherwise maybe it has enlightened you to skip a couple to save you time. If you have any feedback let me know how you enjoyed this last year's adventure. Let me know if you would like me to pay attention to certain movies in particular. Thanks for reading "Reviews an Revues".
Link: http://reviewsandrevues.blogspot.com/
Note: I reserve a very special review for #200 tomorrow. Stay tuned.
Thanks for all the support that your comments and mails have given me.
It may sound like lots of work to watch 200 movies in a single year. BUT
i assure you that is the easy part. WRITING 200 reviews is the tough part
and with every one taking about 45mins on average I do spend as much time watching movies now as writing and researching the films.
I have learned a lot through this period about the local french films and the english movies and documentaries from all origins. Stopping and thinking about these great and not so great work really is worth it. It allows to make a lot of connections between the people making the films and story behind them all.
Thanks for you support. I hope this amateur Blog has given you the taste of watching
at least a couple of movies which would be out of your way. Otherwise maybe it has enlightened you to skip a couple to save you time. If you have any feedback let me know how you enjoyed this last year's adventure. Let me know if you would like me to pay attention to certain movies in particular. Thanks for reading "Reviews an Revues".
Link: http://reviewsandrevues.blogspot.com/
Note: I reserve a very special review for #200 tomorrow. Stay tuned.
#199: Fragile , Movies recommended or seen lately... les films a voir
Genre: Horror/Horreur
Annee/Year: 2005
Format: DVD
Fragile. Is it possible to make a terryfying film which is beautiful? It seems that Spanish director extraordinaire Jaume Balaguero (Darkness, REC, REC2) has managed the feat. I thought I would get scared out of my wits with this ghost story set in a children hospital but it turns out the end is mild enough to be beautiful a very interesting twist and an interesting new approach. Calista Flockhart is very well cast in the main role of a depressed nurse who finds a job in a remote children hospital which is about to close. Only a handful of children remain but the local ghost refuses to let them go. The sitatuion escalates till the end as our nurse leads her own investigation to find out who and why some spirits would be refusing to allow the children to leave. A mysterious mechanical girl is at the center of the story and the suspense is intense. One of the excellent horror genre movie which many will appreciate. Gotta see.
Fragile. De l' excellent realisateur espagnol Jaume Balaguero (Darkness, REC, REC2). Ce film est du genre horreur mais la fin assez innatendue nous montre un beau film. Vraiment unqiue comme approche. Calista Flockhart est excellente dans le role d'une infirmiere depressive qui prend un nouveau poste dans un hospital pour enfant tres isole. Il ne reste plus qu'une dizaine d'enfants dans l'hospital et il doivent etre deplaces dans un nouveau centre incessamment. Mais un presence fantomatique, referre par les enfants comme la fille mecanique, empeche les enafats de quitter le site. Notre infirmiere se lance dans une enquete pour trouver les sources de ce mystere et proteger les enfants. Un intense suspense qui croit jusqu'a la fin du film. A voir absolument. Definitevement a ne pas manquer pour les amateurs.
Great quotes:
Link: http://movies.filmax.com/fragiles/
Rating perso: 7.5/10
Annee/Year: 2005
Format: DVD
Fragile. Is it possible to make a terryfying film which is beautiful? It seems that Spanish director extraordinaire Jaume Balaguero (Darkness, REC, REC2) has managed the feat. I thought I would get scared out of my wits with this ghost story set in a children hospital but it turns out the end is mild enough to be beautiful a very interesting twist and an interesting new approach. Calista Flockhart is very well cast in the main role of a depressed nurse who finds a job in a remote children hospital which is about to close. Only a handful of children remain but the local ghost refuses to let them go. The sitatuion escalates till the end as our nurse leads her own investigation to find out who and why some spirits would be refusing to allow the children to leave. A mysterious mechanical girl is at the center of the story and the suspense is intense. One of the excellent horror genre movie which many will appreciate. Gotta see.
Fragile. De l' excellent realisateur espagnol Jaume Balaguero (Darkness, REC, REC2). Ce film est du genre horreur mais la fin assez innatendue nous montre un beau film. Vraiment unqiue comme approche. Calista Flockhart est excellente dans le role d'une infirmiere depressive qui prend un nouveau poste dans un hospital pour enfant tres isole. Il ne reste plus qu'une dizaine d'enfants dans l'hospital et il doivent etre deplaces dans un nouveau centre incessamment. Mais un presence fantomatique, referre par les enfants comme la fille mecanique, empeche les enafats de quitter le site. Notre infirmiere se lance dans une enquete pour trouver les sources de ce mystere et proteger les enfants. Un intense suspense qui croit jusqu'a la fin du film. A voir absolument. Definitevement a ne pas manquer pour les amateurs.
Great quotes:
Link: http://movies.filmax.com/fragiles/
Rating perso: 7.5/10
#198: Smokey and the Bandit part 3 , Movies recommended or seen lately... les films a voir
Genre: Comedy/Comedie Year/Annee: Format: DVD Smokey and the Bandit part 3. Even if you liked the other two popular Bandit movies from the late seventies, you may not enjoy this one so much. It is really false advertising as Burt Reynolds and Sally Field are no longer part of the cast. Director Dick Lowry known for multiple TV movies, looks like he was hired by the producers to milk the cow a bit further even without old Burt's participation. The only positive side is Jackie Gleason's participation if that is your cup of tea. The only laugh are from the Junior Justice as he is so incompetent. Dont watch this one; it will only tarnish your like of the others and will prove how to kill a successfull franchise. Smokey and the Bandit part 3. Un film de Bandit sans Bandit...pouvez-vous le croire? Ce film est une insulte au spectateur et une manière de ramasser du cash à notre insu. Dick Lowry a réalisé ce film désagréable ou ni Burt Reynolds, ni Sally Field ne participe vraiment. De plus on utillise la TA de nouvelle generation (1983) qui est aujourdhui bien moins populaire que la génération précédente. Ouash...le seul élément positif est la participation de Jackie Gleason si ca vous chante. Le plus drôle est Justice Junior qui est si idiot qu`il en est drôle a qqes occasions. Film à éviter... Great quotes: Buford T. Justice: I've said it before and I'll say it again. There is no way, no way that you could come from my loins. Soon as we get home, I'm gonna put a lump on your mama's head. ... Junior: Daddy, my face is all white. Buford T. Justice: Well, put a little lipstick on, I'll drop you off at a gay bar. ... [talking about Junior] Buford T. Justice: He's dumb... but a loveable shit. ... Junior: Does this mean I won't be your little tick turd anymore? Buford T. Justice: Son, you'll always be my tick turd. ... Cledus Snow: I'm going to be the bandit! I get to wear the hat and drive the car! I love this! Gimme the car! Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086325/fullcredits#cast Rating Perso: 1.5/10
vendredi 1 avril 2011
#197: Mein kampf , Movies recommended or seen lately... les films a voir
Genre: Drama/Drame historique Annee/Year: 1999 Format: DVD Mein kampf. A historical dramatized version of the Adolf Hitler story as a young man of university age. This movie from Swiss/German director Urs Odermatt (10 other movies to his credit) follows a younf Adolf arriving in Vienna and attempting to join the art school. He is mid way through the movie denied access to the university program and grows very bitter from that. The movie tries to explain much of the psychology of Hitler from that very poor and desperate period. But is it not so convincing and we remain with a bad taste about the historical accuracy of it all. Not a pleasant experience although it had lots of potential. The movie sounds almost in the tone of a french comedy and Hitler's depiction is definitely downplaying the character. Visually well produced however I am sure there are better movies done about this period and subject already.
Mein Kampf. Ce film est une dramatization de la période ou Adolf Hitler, jeune étudiant sans ressource, se retrouve a Vienne pour y rejoindre le département d`art de l`Université. Cette période en Autriche est très bien représentée techniquement et le réalisateur Urs Odermatt, réussi a faire du bon travail avec ses acteurs (Tom Shilling joue Adolf). Cependant le script laisse a désirer. L`histoire est racontée de façon drôlement senblable à une comédie Française ce qui est étrange. De plus on essai de nous expliquer tout les détails psychologique qui ont fait ce que l`on connait maintenant de Hitler et ceci n`est pas très crédible ni ne semble historiquement correct. On y voit la folie et le désespoir mais pas du tout la force de charactère nécessaire pour devenir le Fuhrer... Film à éviter, car je suis sur qu`il y a de meilleurs films sur le sujet.
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Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1038045/maindetails Rating perso: 4.5/10#196: Gojira/Godzilla, King of Monsters! , Movies recommended or seen lately... les films a voir
Genre: Sci-fi/Science-Fiction Annee/Year: 1954/1956 Format: DVD Gojira. The first movie of this monstrous franchise was completed in 1954 by Japanese director Ishiro Honda working for Toho films. This was a black and white movie about a 400feet high lizard monster which was awaken from the deep seas by the nuclear tests done by the american fleet. The monster sinks a few enormous cargo boats before starting rampaging on the nearby shores. Eventually the monster starts raids into Tokyo as the defenses against the beast escalate. But nothing can defeat it! Except a dark scientist, called Serizawa with too much ethical sense to make public his discovery of a weapon which kills all life. The weapons becomes known to a young girl who makes it known and the dark doctor decides to let the Japanese authorities use his weapon to defeat Godzilla. A surprisingly well made movie for the time with quite believable special effects. But mostly a beautiful metaphor for the atomic bomb which had devasted Honda's country just years before. The movie was so successfull that it was americanized with a version which includes an american journalist in Tokyo which helps to set and narrate the scenes. The americanized version was called "Godzilla, King of monsters!" and came out two years later in 1956. The americanized version does not add annything so you might as well stick to the original Gojira even is only subtitled in English. Not withstanding, this was so succesfull that 29 movies involving Godzilla have been produced to date. Latest one being "Godzilla final wars" from 2004. Gojira sorti en 1954 et sa version américaine (Godzilla, King of monsters!) sorti en 1956 furent le point de départ d`une des franchise de cinéma les plus populaire de tous les temps. Réalisé par Ishiro Honda des Toho film du Japon ce film japonais avec sous-titre anglais, ce film noir et blanc transcende vraiment son époque et demeure quand même intéressant après plus de cinquante ans. La franchise qui comporte à date plus de 29 films est toujours active avec le dernier né sorti en 2004: Gozilla Final War. La version américaine ajoute la narration d`un journaliste américain a Tokyo pendant les événements; mais ceci n`est pas nécessaire. Je recommande la version originale Japonaise avec sous titres anglais. Gojira est l`histoire d`un lézard monstrueux de 400 pieds qui crache un faisceau de radiation et feu qui est émerge des profondeurs océaniques après des essais nucléaires de l`armée américaine. Au départ il s`attaque a des navires cargo puis il gagne les villes environnantes pour terminer a Tokyo ou il détruit tout sur son passage. Aucune arme ne peut l`arrêter mais un scientifique sombre mène des expériences qui lui ont permis de developper làrme ultime qui détruira toute vie dans ses environs. Le scientifiques se laisse convaincre d`utiliser son arme pour arrèter Godzilla mais pas avant dèn payer avec sa vie. Une très belle métaphore pour la bombe atomique qui fut utilisé seulement quelques années plus tot au Japon. Un excellent film qui vieilli bien malgré ses effets spéciaux primitifs. A voir. Great quotes: Steve Martin: [asking Officer Iwanaga] Steve Martin: What is the name of this monster? Old Man on Hill on Oto Island: Godzilla... Security Officer Tomo Iwanaga: You hear that? Godzilla. Steve Martin: So, they believe that this Godzilla is responsible for all the ship disasters? Security Officer Tomo Iwanaga: They're certain of it! ... Dr. Kyohei Yamane: They are so wrong. Godzilla should not be destroyed, he should be studied. ... Dr. Serizawa: The Oxygen destroyer must not be used! Ogata: If we do not defend ourselves from Godzilla now, what will become of us? Dr. Serizawa: And what will become of us if a weapon, such as I now have, falls into the wrong hands? Ogata: Then you have a responsibility no man has ever faced. You have your fear which might become reality. And you have Godzilla, which *is* reality. ... [last lines] Steve Martin: The menace was gone... so was a great man. But the whole world can wake up and live again. Link: http://www.classicmedia.tv/ Rating perso: 8.0/10
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