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Le pacte des loups (2001)
Long,long,long. Lets give it an Indian to make it look cool.
Brotherhood of the wolf was not what I expected. First off for everyone be prepared for subtitles, they are there. That in itself is not annoying unless the movie starts to get old, which it did. This movie is way to long and often spends a minute or two on slow motion freeze frames on certain action sequences. At least the action on how water falls or splashes as this seems to be a fascination of the director. There are also parts of the film that left me saying what was the point of that scene as it plays no role at all in the rest of the film. Also, I guess this is supposed to be a mythical world of some sense as the beast is somewhat larger than life, but there are times when things again don't make sense. They try to make it a realistic world as much as possible except for the beast but then they throw in swords that can break apart and come back together again. What the...??? Not to much of a surprise on whats going to happen because there is going to be the big fight at the end. The only thing that might keep you guessing is when will the credits roll.
From Hell (2001)
You get what you expect.
Don't expect to much of suspense or surprise in this movie. The Huges brothers did a wonderful job with the details of what is known of Jack the Ripper's murders and the atmosphere is well done. However, if you know a little of Jack the Ripper's history then you are not going to be surprised by to much in the film. Also be prepared for what they had to do to make it a big hollywood film which is to give it a somewhat happy ending and over dramatize some of the characters involved. Probably worth seeing a matinee if you like any of the actors or the Ripper story, but otherwise wait for the video.
Gladiator (2000)
Good film worth seeing
Gladiator seems to me the first good film of the year 2000. Many of the people I know have compared it to be better than Braveheart. I do not agree although I feel that Gladiator is up in that league of films. It has a great story although not historically accurate. People get into the characters and there is some very good acting here. The only complaint I have of this film is that of the camera views at certain times. They can be extremely close and quick which makes it hard to see what has happened. This is true in many of the action scenes. Still I was amazed by the action and the beauty of the many scenes. This film is very good. Go see it in theater if you can.