Like many others I had high expectations for this one - and you all know why.
And I was not disappointed. The beginning is as fresh as you seldom see of a movie and it kind of never stops. The movie does not follow conventional genre and story building and therefore is in constant danger of falling a part. That is if it was done by someone non professional.
So I can just take my hat of and bow.
Then there this issue about the end. I don´t know what to say about it. Some like it and some don´t. The truth is that the movie changes totally paste from being something like and action/thriller to a drama - for me that is a killer since I normally avoid drama movies and I understand that many others will feel the same.
Because this is a Oscar winner I have taken some time to go deeper into it and to give this movie a chance. I do understand the reason of changing the paste and I do understand the message which is : "No country for old men" This in fact bothers me since we already know this from the title and the first spoken lines in the opening - and there is nothing more to it than watering this out in the end.
I feel that the end of the movie just should have been shorter to be effective - like it is now it is too slow and the last scenes is just gibberish talking to "symbolize the theme". If the makers feel that these scenes are important to fulfill the movie they should have been nested earlier in the script so that the end could get the impact it deserves.
Its also because of this that I think this movie is a failure as a complete experience - despite of this you should still watch it for its strong points.
tirsdag, mars 18, 2008
Sweeny Todd (movie)
I wanted to see this movie since I like "From Hell" and "Sleepy Hollow" but Sweeney Todd is nothing like it. Yes we see some of the darkness that Tim Burton likes but there the similarities stops.
This is in fact something as silly as a splatter musical. I wonder if Tim Burton has been looking at splatter movies at kid and been thinking "lets turn all that gore into a musical" A pretty sick thought might I say. But also genius enough to earn him an Oscar.
It is so that I actually had a few laugh in the movie when things just became too ridiculous and thats what I feel is the verdict of this movie. A bit too far...
This is in fact something as silly as a splatter musical. I wonder if Tim Burton has been looking at splatter movies at kid and been thinking "lets turn all that gore into a musical" A pretty sick thought might I say. But also genius enough to earn him an Oscar.
It is so that I actually had a few laugh in the movie when things just became too ridiculous and thats what I feel is the verdict of this movie. A bit too far...
Varg Veum - Din til døden (norwegian movie)
Third time is the charm. The norwegian PI from Bergen is back in another direct to DVD and Television release - and this time it is even more unfortunate than last time since "Din til døden" is the best movie so far.
It opens up with some decent and fresh action scenes but does not stop there. It contains all the ingredients that defines a top movie including complicated romance and love.
It is also obvious that the director has no fear in making even the usual talk scenes into fresh and moving scenes. The haircut scene is in many ways both daring and maybe a bit naughty.
For the bad. Again it is hard to understand what lies underneath Vargs choices as well as why and who is actually paying his salaries. No-one? Also the make up team has done its worst job till now about the hair.
Except for this - this movie is a real pearl of a movie and deserves a lot more attention than it gets.
It opens up with some decent and fresh action scenes but does not stop there. It contains all the ingredients that defines a top movie including complicated romance and love.
It is also obvious that the director has no fear in making even the usual talk scenes into fresh and moving scenes. The haircut scene is in many ways both daring and maybe a bit naughty.
For the bad. Again it is hard to understand what lies underneath Vargs choices as well as why and who is actually paying his salaries. No-one? Also the make up team has done its worst job till now about the hair.
Except for this - this movie is a real pearl of a movie and deserves a lot more attention than it gets.
Varg Veum - Tornerose (norwegian movie)
As a part of the mass production of Varg Veum movies this one is released straight to DVD.
In many ways a wrong choice I would say as it is better than the first movie that got Cinema time. Yes it is true that the first one has a better and more artistic picture overall, but it still dosen´t count up for the whole movie.
Tornerose has a much more difficult plot with a a real family and friendship disaster nested together with drugs and other crimes. Everywhere Varg goes he uncovers just more pain and rot. And it is in fact quite entertaining.
Even if the make up and screen is not as polished as in the first it actually looks more real and down to earth this time.
For the negative it can sometimes be hard to understand what kind of person Varg really is and we do want to know more of what drives him. Sometimes the dialogue can also be so strange to understand what and where the director wants to tell us.
In many ways a wrong choice I would say as it is better than the first movie that got Cinema time. Yes it is true that the first one has a better and more artistic picture overall, but it still dosen´t count up for the whole movie.
Tornerose has a much more difficult plot with a a real family and friendship disaster nested together with drugs and other crimes. Everywhere Varg goes he uncovers just more pain and rot. And it is in fact quite entertaining.
Even if the make up and screen is not as polished as in the first it actually looks more real and down to earth this time.
For the negative it can sometimes be hard to understand what kind of person Varg really is and we do want to know more of what drives him. Sometimes the dialogue can also be so strange to understand what and where the director wants to tell us.
Electric Eelshock (concert)
I was intended to be on a Madcon concert this Saturday but since they got sick (but why?) I went to see this Japanese band instead.
First of there was a Swedish warm up band. I forgot the name but they was just as good as the main event and they put the mood just right. Too bad I didn’t have my Swedish hat this time ;)
The eels did surprise me as well as playing fresh, funny and energic noise straight out to the audience. And they just got better for each song.
I can easily recommend this band to anybody that gets the chance.
First of there was a Swedish warm up band. I forgot the name but they was just as good as the main event and they put the mood just right. Too bad I didn’t have my Swedish hat this time ;)
The eels did surprise me as well as playing fresh, funny and energic noise straight out to the audience. And they just got better for each song.
I can easily recommend this band to anybody that gets the chance.
Sony Ericsson P1i
As I have ranted about so many times earlier - I was really really unhappy with my Nokia N95 - its some of the worst phone I ever had - despite all its raving reviews. Then I kept and used my old 6880 as GPS.
The bloatware that you find in N95 reminds me about the the way Windows CE went. I think one of the main problems is that they start product cycles (software) that updates to a new version too fast and you never get a stable mobile OS that get to attract a high level of 3rd part software.
For the average user this will not be a problem since the problem first arises when you are a power user.
So what I did was crapping the N95 and go for the older SE p1i. And to say what it is at this time more or less the perfect mobile companion. It has a large (but not as large as I wished) software support. It has all the things you need except GPS. The interface and the way it is used is far superior to the S60 series 3 interface.
I do however fear that this phone will be the last of the p series as SE has announced their first Windows based mobile.
We live to see...
The bloatware that you find in N95 reminds me about the the way Windows CE went. I think one of the main problems is that they start product cycles (software) that updates to a new version too fast and you never get a stable mobile OS that get to attract a high level of 3rd part software.
For the average user this will not be a problem since the problem first arises when you are a power user.
So what I did was crapping the N95 and go for the older SE p1i. And to say what it is at this time more or less the perfect mobile companion. It has a large (but not as large as I wished) software support. It has all the things you need except GPS. The interface and the way it is used is far superior to the S60 series 3 interface.
I do however fear that this phone will be the last of the p series as SE has announced their first Windows based mobile.
We live to see...
mandag, mars 17, 2008
Rambo 4 (movie)
When the reviews about this movie started arriving it was strange to see. Some reviewers even went so far to give it the lowest score available naming this move a cynical use of unnecessary violence
Hmm there is a other movie I saw the other day called Sweeny Todd which splats blood desperately just for the fun of it and this movie even got an Oscar for best art movie.
If you want to give Rambo 4 a proper review there can be smart to know some of the story first. When Rambo - First Blood first arrived it became an instant hit. And to understand why, you will have to see the movie for yourself. It is not just bunches of action and nonsense but quite a difficult story plots that unfolds.
Rambo became equivalent with one though gut standing alone against all (odds..) and this success lead into to more Rambo movies that even thought they are fair as entertainment - they fail to deliver any of the dept that the first movie did - turning the Rambo franchise into a ridiculous direction only fulfilled by Rambo defeating a whole army by himself in the end of Rambo III.
No wonder Sylvester Stallone said that he never wanted to do Rambo anymore. And even denouncing himself in Tango and Cash!
So.. would Sylvester make a new Rambo movie after all this years just to have some kind of cash cow? Now I haven’t seen the last Rocky movie so I can not say anything about that - but for sure the quality of the Rocky movies has been easier to maintain because it follows the stereotype Stallone story that is perfected in Over the top.
And so I was eager to see this movie, not expecting much more than.... a cash cow..
And I was totally wrong. Rambo 4 is without a doubt the best Rambo movie yet and all on the top of Stallone´s carrier.
Instead of continuing where Rambo III left us, Stallone has somewhat gone back to the original Rambo and then taken in consideration all the years in between and made a real hit of an action movie. It hits hard, it drives you and entertain you. And also it shows us that war is brutal, gruesome and unforgiving - just in the way it should be shown.
I am looking forward to see this one again!
Hmm there is a other movie I saw the other day called Sweeny Todd which splats blood desperately just for the fun of it and this movie even got an Oscar for best art movie.
If you want to give Rambo 4 a proper review there can be smart to know some of the story first. When Rambo - First Blood first arrived it became an instant hit. And to understand why, you will have to see the movie for yourself. It is not just bunches of action and nonsense but quite a difficult story plots that unfolds.
Rambo became equivalent with one though gut standing alone against all (odds..) and this success lead into to more Rambo movies that even thought they are fair as entertainment - they fail to deliver any of the dept that the first movie did - turning the Rambo franchise into a ridiculous direction only fulfilled by Rambo defeating a whole army by himself in the end of Rambo III.
No wonder Sylvester Stallone said that he never wanted to do Rambo anymore. And even denouncing himself in Tango and Cash!
So.. would Sylvester make a new Rambo movie after all this years just to have some kind of cash cow? Now I haven’t seen the last Rocky movie so I can not say anything about that - but for sure the quality of the Rocky movies has been easier to maintain because it follows the stereotype Stallone story that is perfected in Over the top.
And so I was eager to see this movie, not expecting much more than.... a cash cow..
And I was totally wrong. Rambo 4 is without a doubt the best Rambo movie yet and all on the top of Stallone´s carrier.
Instead of continuing where Rambo III left us, Stallone has somewhat gone back to the original Rambo and then taken in consideration all the years in between and made a real hit of an action movie. It hits hard, it drives you and entertain you. And also it shows us that war is brutal, gruesome and unforgiving - just in the way it should be shown.
I am looking forward to see this one again!
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