Genre: Action/Fantasy
Annee/Year: 2010
Format: Blu Ray
Clash of the Titans. This is yet another remake from this epoch where film makers have more means and special effects than good scripts and original ideas. In this case I cannot say that it is a content less movie, far from it as it hold it's own probably better than the original. But it certainly lost lots of it's magic formula. Some think that kids these days need lots to be impressed. Certainly more than stop animation figures on film. So what we have here is a solid action flick with a semi interesting plot and fantastic special effects. The hero, Perseus, played by Sam Worthington is OK and the actors portfolio used is worth of mention (Liam Neeson, Ralph Fienes...) The crux of the movie is the release of the Kraken a mega beast from the sea aimed at destroying the city of Argos. The good guy kills the Medusa then the Kraken then saves Argos (most of it) refuses to become a true god and he leaves with the nice chick played by the mesmerizing Gemma Arterton. She is THE discovery of this film to me. She also plays Prince of Persia (to be reviewed soon). Quite entertaining but not a memorable movie i feel. The second installement is on it's way so we may see the birth of a new series
Tres bon film d'action et d'effets speciaux. Le script et l'histoire sont adequat mais pas plus. Donc pas un film aussi memorable que l'original malgre ses faiblesses. Sam Worthington y joue un role OK mais la decouverte est la belle Gemma Arterton selon moi. Elle marqueras les imaginaires des enfants plus longtemps que ce film car elle a une superbe carriere devant elle.
Great quotes:
Spyros: One day, somebody's got to make a stand. One day, somebody's got to say enough...
...
Zeus: Release the Kraken!
...
Perseus: I'd rather die in the mud with those men than live forever as a god.
Link: http://clash-of-the-titans.warnerbros.com/dvd/
Rating perso: 7.0/10
dimanche 29 août 2010
mercredi 25 août 2010
Movies recommended or seen lately... les films a voir #64. House on Haunted Hill
Genre: Horror/Horreur
Annee/Year: 1999
Format: DVD
House on Haunted Hill. I have to admit this is a remake from a fifties movie of which i never saw the original (but i would love to). Having said that this is one of my preferate horror movies ever. It plays on multiple level and the house is really the antagonist. Set in a stunning stylish architecture this movie has got the really creepy atmosphere down with a couple of plot twists to keep you on your seat's edge. I remember my first viewing of it in the theatre i was genuinely scared. On second viewing not as much but still lots of fun 11 years later.
The cast is excelent. Love the Vincent Price copy played by Goeffrey Rush. The wife played by Famke Jenssen (chick from Firefly) and Ali Larter (from Heroes). The story is great and the atmosphere is excellent. Enough for a good horror movie without the corny bits. Definitely to see for the amateurs of the genre.
Excellent film d'horreur (un de mes preferes). Le casting est parfait et l'histoire vous gardera sur la tension tout au long du film. L'atmosphere de la maison de style art Deco est genial et ajoute pas mal au film. A voir pour les amateurs du genre. Pour le prix, le DVD fait le travail mais ne vous attendez pas a une piste francaise de qualite.
Great quotes:
Channel 3 Reporter: So Mr. Price, business or pleasure?
Steven H. Price: Neither. My wife.
Evelyn Stockard-Price: Stephen, if you really love me, you'll find a way to drop dead in the next second.
Steven H. Price: Oh but baby, finding ways for me to die is really your thing. Let's not forget the O.J. knife with the not so retractable blade, the Jim Jones kool-aide which was exactly that.
Evelyn Stockard-Price: Accidents, all accidents until proven otherwise.
Watson Pritchett: [walks slowly up to Sarah] You don't... get it... do you? This house is pissed. It has no morals, cuz it's a fucking house!
Link: http://houseonhauntedhill.warnerbros.com/
Rating perso: 8.5/10
Annee/Year: 1999
Format: DVD
House on Haunted Hill. I have to admit this is a remake from a fifties movie of which i never saw the original (but i would love to). Having said that this is one of my preferate horror movies ever. It plays on multiple level and the house is really the antagonist. Set in a stunning stylish architecture this movie has got the really creepy atmosphere down with a couple of plot twists to keep you on your seat's edge. I remember my first viewing of it in the theatre i was genuinely scared. On second viewing not as much but still lots of fun 11 years later.
The cast is excelent. Love the Vincent Price copy played by Goeffrey Rush. The wife played by Famke Jenssen (chick from Firefly) and Ali Larter (from Heroes). The story is great and the atmosphere is excellent. Enough for a good horror movie without the corny bits. Definitely to see for the amateurs of the genre.
Excellent film d'horreur (un de mes preferes). Le casting est parfait et l'histoire vous gardera sur la tension tout au long du film. L'atmosphere de la maison de style art Deco est genial et ajoute pas mal au film. A voir pour les amateurs du genre. Pour le prix, le DVD fait le travail mais ne vous attendez pas a une piste francaise de qualite.
Great quotes:
Channel 3 Reporter: So Mr. Price, business or pleasure?
Steven H. Price: Neither. My wife.
Evelyn Stockard-Price: Stephen, if you really love me, you'll find a way to drop dead in the next second.
Steven H. Price: Oh but baby, finding ways for me to die is really your thing. Let's not forget the O.J. knife with the not so retractable blade, the Jim Jones kool-aide which was exactly that.
Evelyn Stockard-Price: Accidents, all accidents until proven otherwise.
Watson Pritchett: [walks slowly up to Sarah] You don't... get it... do you? This house is pissed. It has no morals, cuz it's a fucking house!
Link: http://houseonhauntedhill.warnerbros.com/
Rating perso: 8.5/10
Movies recommended or seen lately... les films a voir #63. Mad max 3 beyond the thunderdome
Genre: Drama, Sci-fi
Annee/Year: 1985
Format: DVD
Mad Max 3 beyond the thunderdome. This third installment of the series is the one with the biggest budget. Definitely seen through the more american production with bigger casting such as Tina Turner which holds a solid part and is part of the good vibe of the movie. In this 3rd movie there is a bit more story and the character of Max actually gets a chance to redeem his soul by saving a city made up of only kids. Well put together and without chance of a 4th installment it was wise to stop here.
Mad Max 3 est la troisieme partie de la trilogie Mad Max. Dans ce film notre heros joue par Mel Gibson essaie de survivre dans une Australie post-apocalyptique. Tina Turner joue le role du "maire" d'une ville post-apocalyptique interessante qui fonctionne au methane. Pourquoi cela semble t'il toujours d'actualite... Cette troisieme partie a eu un meilleur budget et un meilleur script egalement. La trame sonore du DVD ne lui rend pas justice et la version DVD est d'inferieure qualite ce qui est triste. Le blu ray sera une bonne occasion d'offrir une restauration de ce classique.
Great quote:
Dr. Dealgood: Listen all! This is the truth of it. Fighting leads to killing, and killing gets to warring. And that was damn near the death of us all. Look at us now! Busted up, and everyone talking about hard rain! But we've learned, by the dust of them all... Bartertown learned. Now, when men get to fighting, it happens here! And it finishes here! Two men enter; one man leaves.
Master: Me order! Me Master! Me run Bartertown!
Max: Sure, that's why you live in shit!
Master: Not shit! Energy!
Max: Call it what you like. It still smells like shit to me!
Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089530/
Rating perso: 6.5/10
Annee/Year: 1985
Format: DVD
Mad Max 3 beyond the thunderdome. This third installment of the series is the one with the biggest budget. Definitely seen through the more american production with bigger casting such as Tina Turner which holds a solid part and is part of the good vibe of the movie. In this 3rd movie there is a bit more story and the character of Max actually gets a chance to redeem his soul by saving a city made up of only kids. Well put together and without chance of a 4th installment it was wise to stop here.
Mad Max 3 est la troisieme partie de la trilogie Mad Max. Dans ce film notre heros joue par Mel Gibson essaie de survivre dans une Australie post-apocalyptique. Tina Turner joue le role du "maire" d'une ville post-apocalyptique interessante qui fonctionne au methane. Pourquoi cela semble t'il toujours d'actualite... Cette troisieme partie a eu un meilleur budget et un meilleur script egalement. La trame sonore du DVD ne lui rend pas justice et la version DVD est d'inferieure qualite ce qui est triste. Le blu ray sera une bonne occasion d'offrir une restauration de ce classique.
Great quote:
Dr. Dealgood: Listen all! This is the truth of it. Fighting leads to killing, and killing gets to warring. And that was damn near the death of us all. Look at us now! Busted up, and everyone talking about hard rain! But we've learned, by the dust of them all... Bartertown learned. Now, when men get to fighting, it happens here! And it finishes here! Two men enter; one man leaves.
Master: Me order! Me Master! Me run Bartertown!
Max: Sure, that's why you live in shit!
Master: Not shit! Energy!
Max: Call it what you like. It still smells like shit to me!
Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089530/
Rating perso: 6.5/10
lundi 9 août 2010
Movies recommended or seen lately... les films a voir #62. Kick-Ass
Genre: Comedy/Comedie
Annee/Year: 2010
Format: Blu-Ray
Kick-Ass. WOW! What an entertainment engine. This movie really does kick ass. I had heard only great reviews of it but was not expecting so much from it. Definitely not a deception. This movie gives us a freash new take on the super hero genre. This is a more realistic hero movie than we are used to see and it is quite refreshing and funny. But there are lots of action here.
This is a Mattew Vaughn produced movie. This young producer shows great promise having done stardust and Harry Brown as well. For this movie he hired some young talents and Nicolas Cage to boot. Chloe Grace Moretz plays a really great part in this movie and she deserves the Oscar for fun. Kick Ass 2 is not far away and I cannot wait.
Kick-Ass quel film. J'ai rarement vu un film avoir un si bon script et fournir une telle valeur de divertissement. FUN. C'est un nouvel angle sur le film de héros. Cette fois si on fait appel a des héros un peu plus réalistes. Nicolas Cage joue un des rôles principaux, mais c'est la jeune Chloe Grace Moretz qui vole la vedette. Beaucoup de rires et d'action. Je ne peux attendre la sortie de Kick ass 2 qui est déjà en préparation. Il faut vraiment voir celui-ci pour son côté divertissant.
Great quotes:
Damon Macready: So... Have you thought a little more about what you might want for your birthday?
Mindy Macready: Can I get a puppy?
Damon Macready: [surprised] You wanna get a dog?
Mindy Macready: Yeah, a cuddly fluffy one, and a Bratz movie-star make over Sasha!
Damon Macready: [stunned]
Mindy Macready: [laughs] I'm just fucking with you Daddy! Look, I'd love a Benchmade model 42 butterfly knife.
Damon Macready: [relieved] Oh, child... You always knock me for a loop!
Diner Fight Guy 1: The fuck is wrong with you, man? You'd rather die for some piece of shit that you don't even fucking know?
Dave Lizewski: The three assholes, laying into one guy while everybody else watches? And you wanna know what's wrong with me? Yeah, I'd rather die... so bring it on!
[Stu barges into Frank's office and Frank almost shoots him]
Huge Goon: Whoa! It's only me boss. Everything's under control. [slowly creeps over to the bazooka while Frank & Chris stare at him]
Chris D'Amico: Under control? You're grabbing a fucking bazooka, you dumbass!
Huge Goon: [looks at Frank] Sir?
Frank D'Amico: Do it.
Link: http://www.kickass-themovie.com/
Rating perso: 8.0/10
Annee/Year: 2010
Format: Blu-Ray
Kick-Ass. WOW! What an entertainment engine. This movie really does kick ass. I had heard only great reviews of it but was not expecting so much from it. Definitely not a deception. This movie gives us a freash new take on the super hero genre. This is a more realistic hero movie than we are used to see and it is quite refreshing and funny. But there are lots of action here.
This is a Mattew Vaughn produced movie. This young producer shows great promise having done stardust and Harry Brown as well. For this movie he hired some young talents and Nicolas Cage to boot. Chloe Grace Moretz plays a really great part in this movie and she deserves the Oscar for fun. Kick Ass 2 is not far away and I cannot wait.
Kick-Ass quel film. J'ai rarement vu un film avoir un si bon script et fournir une telle valeur de divertissement. FUN. C'est un nouvel angle sur le film de héros. Cette fois si on fait appel a des héros un peu plus réalistes. Nicolas Cage joue un des rôles principaux, mais c'est la jeune Chloe Grace Moretz qui vole la vedette. Beaucoup de rires et d'action. Je ne peux attendre la sortie de Kick ass 2 qui est déjà en préparation. Il faut vraiment voir celui-ci pour son côté divertissant.
Great quotes:
Damon Macready: So... Have you thought a little more about what you might want for your birthday?
Mindy Macready: Can I get a puppy?
Damon Macready: [surprised] You wanna get a dog?
Mindy Macready: Yeah, a cuddly fluffy one, and a Bratz movie-star make over Sasha!
Damon Macready: [stunned]
Mindy Macready: [laughs] I'm just fucking with you Daddy! Look, I'd love a Benchmade model 42 butterfly knife.
Damon Macready: [relieved] Oh, child... You always knock me for a loop!
Diner Fight Guy 1: The fuck is wrong with you, man? You'd rather die for some piece of shit that you don't even fucking know?
Dave Lizewski: The three assholes, laying into one guy while everybody else watches? And you wanna know what's wrong with me? Yeah, I'd rather die... so bring it on!
[Stu barges into Frank's office and Frank almost shoots him]
Huge Goon: Whoa! It's only me boss. Everything's under control. [slowly creeps over to the bazooka while Frank & Chris stare at him]
Chris D'Amico: Under control? You're grabbing a fucking bazooka, you dumbass!
Huge Goon: [looks at Frank] Sir?
Frank D'Amico: Do it.
Link: http://www.kickass-themovie.com/
Rating perso: 8.0/10
Movies recommended or seen lately... les films a voir #61. Spies like us
Genre: Comedy/Comedie
Annee/Year: 1985
Format: DVD
Spies like us. Another film by director John Landis who also made Blues Brothers and Coming to America. This movies casts Dan Akroyd and Chevy Chase in a funny duo which does not really intermix 100% as it could. The result is still funny though with great scenes and frankly who cannot laugh at the faces these two clowns produce. The movie has obviously dated a bit and especially the script as it is set in the middle of the cold war. Two misfits from the US government are entrusted with a mission to stop the deployment of dangerous Russian missiles. What they are not aware of is that they are the decoy team to another already in the field. Well the guys are parachuted in Afghanistan and need to make their way to Russia to save the world.
Still good for quite some good laughs but definitely as aged a bit.
Spies like us est une comédie qui a vieillie, mais est toujours très drôle. Le duo de Dan Akroyd et Chevy Chase est super, mais pas au sommet de ce qu'il aurait pu être. Bon pour les après-midi pluvieux.
Great quotes:
Russian Interregator #2: Every minute you don't tell us why you are here, I cut off a finger.
Emmett Fitz-Hume: Mine or yours?
Russian Interregator #2: Yours.
Emmett Fitz-Hume: Damn!
Austin Millbarge: [Listening to faint music] It's... "Soul Finger" by the Bar Kays
Emmett Fitz-Hume: They must be havin' a hard time getting gigs.
Alice, Fitz-Hume's Supervisor: You're not going to give me some bullshit that you're dying, are you?
Emmett Fitz-Hume: No... not now.
Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090056/
Rating perso: 6.0/10
Annee/Year: 1985
Format: DVD
Spies like us. Another film by director John Landis who also made Blues Brothers and Coming to America. This movies casts Dan Akroyd and Chevy Chase in a funny duo which does not really intermix 100% as it could. The result is still funny though with great scenes and frankly who cannot laugh at the faces these two clowns produce. The movie has obviously dated a bit and especially the script as it is set in the middle of the cold war. Two misfits from the US government are entrusted with a mission to stop the deployment of dangerous Russian missiles. What they are not aware of is that they are the decoy team to another already in the field. Well the guys are parachuted in Afghanistan and need to make their way to Russia to save the world.
Still good for quite some good laughs but definitely as aged a bit.
Spies like us est une comédie qui a vieillie, mais est toujours très drôle. Le duo de Dan Akroyd et Chevy Chase est super, mais pas au sommet de ce qu'il aurait pu être. Bon pour les après-midi pluvieux.
Great quotes:
Russian Interregator #2: Every minute you don't tell us why you are here, I cut off a finger.
Emmett Fitz-Hume: Mine or yours?
Russian Interregator #2: Yours.
Emmett Fitz-Hume: Damn!
Austin Millbarge: [Listening to faint music] It's... "Soul Finger" by the Bar Kays
Emmett Fitz-Hume: They must be havin' a hard time getting gigs.
Alice, Fitz-Hume's Supervisor: You're not going to give me some bullshit that you're dying, are you?
Emmett Fitz-Hume: No... not now.
Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090056/
Rating perso: 6.0/10
samedi 7 août 2010
Movies recommended or seen lately... les films a voir #60. James Bond The Spy who loved me
Genre: Drama/Drame
Annee/Year: 1977
Format: DVD
The spy who loved me. Amonsgt the James Bond franchise there has been many currents and reboots. One of my favorite remains the Roger Moore film from my youth off course. This one has a special place in my heart as the first of many Bond films i originally saw in the theater. This film has it all: good casting, great photography, excellent score, good vilain with cool undersea base, sexy sidekick (Barbara Bach & Caroline Munro), evil ennemies (Jaws and more) and especially, very especially a cool Bond car (in this case the Lotus Esprit first generation which actually doubled as a submarine). This return to a preferred classic does not disappoint too much although it is now over 30 years old. The DVD version viewed leaves some improvement space for the Blu Ray version which I have not seen but am not sure is much cleaner. Gotta revisit for Bond lovers and for good entertainment value.
L'espion qui m'aimait a toujours été un de mes films de James Bond préférés. Il contient tout ce qu'il faut: de bons dialogues, une photographie spectaculaire, des gadgets super, des vilains extra tel le fameux JAWS. Il contient aussi des super Bond girls (Barbara Bach la femme de Ringo) et une super bagnole : la Lotus Esprit de 1ere génération. Et pas mal d'action. C'est un des Bond qui a le meilleur contenu de tous. À revoir même après plus de 30ans car il n'a pas trop vieilli. La version DVD est adéquate, mais sans doute la version Blu-Ray en vaut le coût supplémentaire.
Great quotes:
James Bond: The name's Bond. James Bond.
Q: Right. Now pay attention, 007. I want you to take great care of this equipment. There are one or two rather special accessories...
James Bond: Q, have I ever let you down?
Q: Frequently.
James Bond: Mmm, maybe I misjudged Stromberg. Any man who drinks Dom Perignon '52 can't be all bad.
Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076752/
Rating perso: 8.0/10
Annee/Year: 1977
Format: DVD
The spy who loved me. Amonsgt the James Bond franchise there has been many currents and reboots. One of my favorite remains the Roger Moore film from my youth off course. This one has a special place in my heart as the first of many Bond films i originally saw in the theater. This film has it all: good casting, great photography, excellent score, good vilain with cool undersea base, sexy sidekick (Barbara Bach & Caroline Munro), evil ennemies (Jaws and more) and especially, very especially a cool Bond car (in this case the Lotus Esprit first generation which actually doubled as a submarine). This return to a preferred classic does not disappoint too much although it is now over 30 years old. The DVD version viewed leaves some improvement space for the Blu Ray version which I have not seen but am not sure is much cleaner. Gotta revisit for Bond lovers and for good entertainment value.
L'espion qui m'aimait a toujours été un de mes films de James Bond préférés. Il contient tout ce qu'il faut: de bons dialogues, une photographie spectaculaire, des gadgets super, des vilains extra tel le fameux JAWS. Il contient aussi des super Bond girls (Barbara Bach la femme de Ringo) et une super bagnole : la Lotus Esprit de 1ere génération. Et pas mal d'action. C'est un des Bond qui a le meilleur contenu de tous. À revoir même après plus de 30ans car il n'a pas trop vieilli. La version DVD est adéquate, mais sans doute la version Blu-Ray en vaut le coût supplémentaire.
Great quotes:
James Bond: The name's Bond. James Bond.
Q: Right. Now pay attention, 007. I want you to take great care of this equipment. There are one or two rather special accessories...
James Bond: Q, have I ever let you down?
Q: Frequently.
James Bond: Mmm, maybe I misjudged Stromberg. Any man who drinks Dom Perignon '52 can't be all bad.
Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076752/
Rating perso: 8.0/10
lundi 2 août 2010
Movies recommended or seen lately... les films a voir #59. Ghostbuster 2
Genre: Comedie
Annee/Year: 1989
Format: DVD
Ghostbuster II. Another souvenir from the 80's. I have to admit i could not recall 1 minute from this movie before seeing it again. There are a few good laughs in this one but nowhere near what the original film brought with it. The combination of Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd accompanied by Harold Ramis and Rick Moranis and Ernie Hudson should have been magic. But the magic aint there. The participation of young Sigourney Weaver scanthily clothed definitely adds to the mix (sorry for that). Well the fact they never went for a third iteration answers all you need to hear.
Le Ghostbuster original etait magique. Le second manque cette chimie enrte les supers acteurs presents tel: Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd accompagnes de Harold Ramis, Rick Moranis et Ernie Hudson ainsi que la jeune Sigourney Weaver (oui meme si elle sort souvent de bain). A revoir pour les romantiques ou mordus seulement.
Great quotes:
Peter Venkman: You know, I have met some dumb blondes in my life, but you take the taco, pal! Only a *Carpathian* would come back to life now and choose New York! Tasty pick, bonehead! If you had brain one in that huge melon on top of your neck, you would be living the sweet life out in Southern California's beautiful San Fernando Valley!
...
Egon: Venkman, get a stool sample.
Peter Venkman: Business, or personal?
....
Louis Tully: Your Honor, ladies and gentleman of the audience, I don't think it's fair to call my clients frauds. Sure, the blackout was a big problem for everybody. I was trapped in an elevator for two hours and I had to make the whole time. But I don't blame them. Because one time, I turned into a dog and they helped me. Thank you. [the courtroom is in bewildered silence]
Egon: Very good, Louis. Short, but pointless.
....
Janine Melnitz: So, do you live alone?
Louis Tully: I used to have a roommate, but my mom moved to Florida.
...
Louis Tully: So the 7 little dwarves had a limited partnership in a small mining operation. And one day a beautiful princess came to live with them. And they bartered housekeeping services for room and board, which was a real good deal for them because they didn't have to withhold social security or income tax or nothin', which you're really not supposed to do, you see, but for the purpose of the story, I think it's okay.
Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097428/
Rating perso: 6.0/10
Annee/Year: 1989
Format: DVD
Ghostbuster II. Another souvenir from the 80's. I have to admit i could not recall 1 minute from this movie before seeing it again. There are a few good laughs in this one but nowhere near what the original film brought with it. The combination of Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd accompanied by Harold Ramis and Rick Moranis and Ernie Hudson should have been magic. But the magic aint there. The participation of young Sigourney Weaver scanthily clothed definitely adds to the mix (sorry for that). Well the fact they never went for a third iteration answers all you need to hear.
Le Ghostbuster original etait magique. Le second manque cette chimie enrte les supers acteurs presents tel: Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd accompagnes de Harold Ramis, Rick Moranis et Ernie Hudson ainsi que la jeune Sigourney Weaver (oui meme si elle sort souvent de bain). A revoir pour les romantiques ou mordus seulement.
Great quotes:
Peter Venkman: You know, I have met some dumb blondes in my life, but you take the taco, pal! Only a *Carpathian* would come back to life now and choose New York! Tasty pick, bonehead! If you had brain one in that huge melon on top of your neck, you would be living the sweet life out in Southern California's beautiful San Fernando Valley!
...
Egon: Venkman, get a stool sample.
Peter Venkman: Business, or personal?
....
Louis Tully: Your Honor, ladies and gentleman of the audience, I don't think it's fair to call my clients frauds. Sure, the blackout was a big problem for everybody. I was trapped in an elevator for two hours and I had to make the whole time. But I don't blame them. Because one time, I turned into a dog and they helped me. Thank you. [the courtroom is in bewildered silence]
Egon: Very good, Louis. Short, but pointless.
....
Janine Melnitz: So, do you live alone?
Louis Tully: I used to have a roommate, but my mom moved to Florida.
...
Louis Tully: So the 7 little dwarves had a limited partnership in a small mining operation. And one day a beautiful princess came to live with them. And they bartered housekeeping services for room and board, which was a real good deal for them because they didn't have to withhold social security or income tax or nothin', which you're really not supposed to do, you see, but for the purpose of the story, I think it's okay.
Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097428/
Rating perso: 6.0/10
Movies recommended or seen lately... les films a voir #58. Dracula
Genre: Horror/Horreur
Annee/Year: 1931
Format: DVD
Dracula. This movie is another universal classic from the thirties. The black and white transfer is Ok for DVD. The alternative soundtrack from Philip Glass is quite appreciated as the original score is painful especially for it's poor technical quality and score choice. Tod Browning the director of over 60 movies in that period made Dracula as a crown of his achievement. Bela Lugosi plays the count in all his glory with a beautiful eastern country accent suiting the role so well. Bram Stoker's classic book is well represented by this old film but i really prefer the 1992 version of F.F.Coppola.
Ce film d'horreur est un des plus grand classique du genre. Universal a une fois de plus laisse le directeur Tod Browning cree une piece maitresse a son oeuvre de plus de 60 films. Bela Lugosi a jeter ici les fondations du mythe le plus celebre de Holywood. Faut voir au moins une fois meme si je prefere le Dracula de Coppola de 1992.
Great quotes:
Count Dracula: I am Dracula.
Renfield: Oh, it's really good to see you. I don't know what happened to the driver and my luggage and... Well, and with all this, I thought I was in the wrong place.
Count Dracula: I bid you welcome. [Dracula goes up the stairs. Renfield starts to follow him. Suddenly, Dracula hears wolves howling]
Count Dracula: Listen to them. Children of the night. What music they make. [Dracula goes up the steps and waits for Renfield, who, without difficulty, cuts open a hole in a huge spider's web using his walking stick]
Count Dracula: The spider spinning his web for the unwary fly. The blood is the life, Mr. Renfield.
Renfield: Why, er... yes.
Count Dracula: To die, to be *really* dead, that must be glorious!
Mina Seward: Why, Count Dracula!
Count Dracula: There are far worse things awaiting man than death.
Mina Seward: [doing an impression of Dracula] It reminds me of the broken battlements of my own castle in Transylvania. [chuckles]
Mina Seward: Oh, Lucy, you're so romantic!
Lucy Weston: Laugh all you like. I think he's fascinating.
Mina Seward: Oh, I suppose he's all right. But give me someone a little more normal.
Lucy Weston: Like John?
Mina Seward: Yes, dear, like John. Lucy Weston: [dreamily] Castle... Dracula... Transylvania!
Mina Seward: Well, Countess! I'll leave you to your count and his ruined abbey! [both giggle]
Mina Seward: Good night, Lucy.
Lucy Weston: Good night, dear.
Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0021814/
Rating perso: 8.0/10
Annee/Year: 1931
Format: DVD
Dracula. This movie is another universal classic from the thirties. The black and white transfer is Ok for DVD. The alternative soundtrack from Philip Glass is quite appreciated as the original score is painful especially for it's poor technical quality and score choice. Tod Browning the director of over 60 movies in that period made Dracula as a crown of his achievement. Bela Lugosi plays the count in all his glory with a beautiful eastern country accent suiting the role so well. Bram Stoker's classic book is well represented by this old film but i really prefer the 1992 version of F.F.Coppola.
Ce film d'horreur est un des plus grand classique du genre. Universal a une fois de plus laisse le directeur Tod Browning cree une piece maitresse a son oeuvre de plus de 60 films. Bela Lugosi a jeter ici les fondations du mythe le plus celebre de Holywood. Faut voir au moins une fois meme si je prefere le Dracula de Coppola de 1992.
Great quotes:
Count Dracula: I am Dracula.
Renfield: Oh, it's really good to see you. I don't know what happened to the driver and my luggage and... Well, and with all this, I thought I was in the wrong place.
Count Dracula: I bid you welcome. [Dracula goes up the stairs. Renfield starts to follow him. Suddenly, Dracula hears wolves howling]
Count Dracula: Listen to them. Children of the night. What music they make. [Dracula goes up the steps and waits for Renfield, who, without difficulty, cuts open a hole in a huge spider's web using his walking stick]
Count Dracula: The spider spinning his web for the unwary fly. The blood is the life, Mr. Renfield.
Renfield: Why, er... yes.
Count Dracula: To die, to be *really* dead, that must be glorious!
Mina Seward: Why, Count Dracula!
Count Dracula: There are far worse things awaiting man than death.
Mina Seward: [doing an impression of Dracula] It reminds me of the broken battlements of my own castle in Transylvania. [chuckles]
Mina Seward: Oh, Lucy, you're so romantic!
Lucy Weston: Laugh all you like. I think he's fascinating.
Mina Seward: Oh, I suppose he's all right. But give me someone a little more normal.
Lucy Weston: Like John?
Mina Seward: Yes, dear, like John. Lucy Weston: [dreamily] Castle... Dracula... Transylvania!
Mina Seward: Well, Countess! I'll leave you to your count and his ruined abbey! [both giggle]
Mina Seward: Good night, Lucy.
Lucy Weston: Good night, dear.
Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0021814/
Rating perso: 8.0/10
Movies recommended or seen lately... les films a voir #57. The Road
Genre: Drama/Drame
Annee/Year: 2009
Format: Blu Ray
The Road. This is one of the darkest movies i have seen lately including many horror flicks. I hesitate to list it as horror though as it is a story about the world as lived in realistic conditions after a non specific "end of the world scenario". The road relates the traveling of a father and son pair trekking through the US to get to the sea where life should be better. They face starvation, disease and cannibals as well as the temptation to end this hell as they travel. The father keeps the light as he tells his son which he considers as the last treasure still found in this world. A very touching and disturbing movie. Lots of promise for this young director John Hillcoat. great acting by Vitto Mortensen and a noticed cameo by Robert Duval as bonus. Not a movie for everyone. But if you want a movie to make you think of the luxury we live in and what we take for granted in this life this is it.
The road est un film très noir et sérieux qui nous fait vivre la vie après une catastrophe globale non spécifiée dans le film. Si vous voulez réfléchir aux multiples choses que l'on prend pour acquis dans notre vie moderne; c'est à voir. Mais attention c'est un film difficile et très noir encore une fois. Définitivement pas pour tous. Fabuleux apport de Vitto Mortensen et beaucoup de potentiel pour le jeune réalisateur John Hillcoat.
Great quotes:
The Man: Listen, we have to talk. That man back there... There's not many good guys left, that's all. We have to watch out for the bad guys. We have to just... keep carrying the fire.
The Boy: What fire?
The Man: The fire inside you.
The Boy: Are we still the good guys?
The Man: Yes, we're still the good guys. Of course we are.
The Boy: And we always will be? No matter what happens?
The Man: Always will.
The Man: I told the boy when you dream about bad things happening, it means you're still fighting and you're still alive. It's when you start to dream about good things that you should start to worry.
Link: http://www.theroad-movie.com/
Rating perso: 7.0/10
Annee/Year: 2009
Format: Blu Ray
The Road. This is one of the darkest movies i have seen lately including many horror flicks. I hesitate to list it as horror though as it is a story about the world as lived in realistic conditions after a non specific "end of the world scenario". The road relates the traveling of a father and son pair trekking through the US to get to the sea where life should be better. They face starvation, disease and cannibals as well as the temptation to end this hell as they travel. The father keeps the light as he tells his son which he considers as the last treasure still found in this world. A very touching and disturbing movie. Lots of promise for this young director John Hillcoat. great acting by Vitto Mortensen and a noticed cameo by Robert Duval as bonus. Not a movie for everyone. But if you want a movie to make you think of the luxury we live in and what we take for granted in this life this is it.
The road est un film très noir et sérieux qui nous fait vivre la vie après une catastrophe globale non spécifiée dans le film. Si vous voulez réfléchir aux multiples choses que l'on prend pour acquis dans notre vie moderne; c'est à voir. Mais attention c'est un film difficile et très noir encore une fois. Définitivement pas pour tous. Fabuleux apport de Vitto Mortensen et beaucoup de potentiel pour le jeune réalisateur John Hillcoat.
Great quotes:
The Man: Listen, we have to talk. That man back there... There's not many good guys left, that's all. We have to watch out for the bad guys. We have to just... keep carrying the fire.
The Boy: What fire?
The Man: The fire inside you.
The Boy: Are we still the good guys?
The Man: Yes, we're still the good guys. Of course we are.
The Boy: And we always will be? No matter what happens?
The Man: Always will.
The Man: I told the boy when you dream about bad things happening, it means you're still fighting and you're still alive. It's when you start to dream about good things that you should start to worry.
Link: http://www.theroad-movie.com/
Rating perso: 7.0/10
Movies recommended or seen lately... les films a voir #56. The bride of Frankenstein
Genre: Horror/Horreur
Annee/Year: 1935
Format: DVD
The bride of Frankeinstein. Another true horror classic from the Universal vaults. Obviously a black and white film but good quality trasnfer from Universal. The movie was directed by James Whale who also directed the original Frankeinstein flick. The movie is also quite entertaining featuring long scenes with Boris Karloff as the "monster". The story relates the events that occur after the first movie as we find out the good doctor is not dead. A second mad scientist joins him to go furhter in their madness: to make a bride for Frankie. The bride does not have a very long role however before the party is over. Goota see if you are amateur of the genre.
La fiancee de Frankeinstein est un classique de 1935 en noir et blanc. Ce film aussi dirige par James Whale qui est l'auteur du Frankeinstein original. Le role du monstre est joue par Boris Karloff qui reussi tres bien. L'histoire raconte que le professeur Frankeinstein a survecu au premier film et qu'un second docteur Pretorius relance l'aventure en le poussant a creer une fiancee pour le monstre afin de creer une nouvelle race de monstre. Faut voir pour les vrais amateurs du genre.
Great quotes:
Dr. Pretorius: Sometimes I have wondered whether life wouldn't be much more amusing if we were all devils, no nonsense about angels and being good.
Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0026138/
Rating perso: 7.5/10
Annee/Year: 1935
Format: DVD
The bride of Frankeinstein. Another true horror classic from the Universal vaults. Obviously a black and white film but good quality trasnfer from Universal. The movie was directed by James Whale who also directed the original Frankeinstein flick. The movie is also quite entertaining featuring long scenes with Boris Karloff as the "monster". The story relates the events that occur after the first movie as we find out the good doctor is not dead. A second mad scientist joins him to go furhter in their madness: to make a bride for Frankie. The bride does not have a very long role however before the party is over. Goota see if you are amateur of the genre.
La fiancee de Frankeinstein est un classique de 1935 en noir et blanc. Ce film aussi dirige par James Whale qui est l'auteur du Frankeinstein original. Le role du monstre est joue par Boris Karloff qui reussi tres bien. L'histoire raconte que le professeur Frankeinstein a survecu au premier film et qu'un second docteur Pretorius relance l'aventure en le poussant a creer une fiancee pour le monstre afin de creer une nouvelle race de monstre. Faut voir pour les vrais amateurs du genre.
Great quotes:
Dr. Pretorius: Sometimes I have wondered whether life wouldn't be much more amusing if we were all devils, no nonsense about angels and being good.
Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0026138/
Rating perso: 7.5/10
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