DaViD´82

I be in sauna. I go to West. In West different ideologia. It evil. My good. My Western partner bad. I slap some. My Western partner not so bad. I drive bus. I get watch. My Western partner not at all bad. He good man like me. I must fly home now. I at in good Commie movie, it good in my filmographia. I very satisfactory.

Shrek 2 is a classic sequel, everything that worked last time is here to a greater extent. That bothers me a lot with other films, but with Shrek, paradoxically, I appreciate it. Probably because of the Cat's eyes or the strain on my diaphragm after every screening.

Yes, maybe it's emotional blackmail of the coarsest kind. Maybe.. I'm sure it is, but try explaining it rationally to my then childishly naive tear ducts.

A former Playboy model and a hard-working cook. Instead of a warm romance amidst the steely coolness of a floating world unto itself, there's a contact action flick about a guy who could beat the shit out of those steel gates.

Visually impressive and the script isn't too shabby either, but this type of film stands and falls with atmosphere, and I found it desperately lacking here.

A pretty, old school movie about a Casino, purposefully done in an old school way. Slow tempo, great acting, especially the excellent Alec Baldwin who was rightfully nominated for a great many awards for his role of casino boss sticking to traditions. Despite this he doesn’t stick out, because Macy is excellent too as always whose role of an eternally depressed failure fits him as a glove. It’s all pretty similar to some older pictures, so no surprises anywhere, but it all works excellently. You just have to get used to the intentionally slow pace, which isn’t a problem in view of the catchy story and “just right" atmosphere.

Hellboy has huge potential, but the creators didn’t do a good job in transferring it to the screen. The greatest mistake is that they completely ignored the mysterious Gothic atmosphere that simply oozes out of the comic books. In terms of story this is an almost disrespectful mishmash and the only thing that saves the day is Ron Perlman in the title role of Hellboy himself. Add to that the rather sluggish pace, over-long running time and a lame finale. So the result is unfortunately a mediocre affair that can be watched once, but never again.

A pleasant surprise, a sweet, funny and not completely dumb teen comedy. And also Elisha, who is just lovely. It's a great pity that every half hour is in a different style and it doesn't always work as the creators probably intended. Hirsch will definitely make some noise – sooner rather than later.

Mediocre in terms of directing, (sub)mediocre in terms of story and, additionally, in terms of action, how else but mediocre. The editing is appalling, completely random and actively irritating. The only thing that makes it at all watchable is “The Rock" and very few funny moments. If they had only stepped on the gas and shortened the running time, it could have been a solid attempt at an updated variation on Romancing the Stone. Unfortunately they didn’t and the result is uninspiring and, guess what word comes next, that’s right, mediocre.

A film after which Christmas carols will never be the same again, with Billy Bob Thorton in a role in which he's boxed himself in for years to come. "Coen-like goofy" and therefore damn funny, you naughty trolls!