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Non si sevizia un paperino (1972)
Mediocre at best
Unless you're interested in seeing 2 hours worth of scenic mountain footage featuring hysterical characters, lots of histrionics and cheap 70s gore (not much of it either), I would advise to avoid this movie. It is long winded, overlong and has a rather annoying amateurish feel to it. Masterpiece? No, an average thriller, shot in an average fashion, in a gorgeous Italian landscape.
I'm a huge fan of slow paced 1970 movies, when there is a plot to delight and entertain you. In this case, it didn't work out for me. The plot is trite, interlaced with superficial and stereotypical characters, backed by hilarious angry mobs and your typical Italian widow dressed all in black, sobbing.
If you are not acquainted and familiar with the Italy country side, the movie might be worth seeing as the scenery itself is spectacular and rather breathtaking. This movie isn't however, nothing out of the ordinary, there are much better Italian horror flicks than this. Not much else than a yawn fest. 5/10
The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
Sheer Brilliance
The Matrix franchise is about religious and philosophical oneliners mixed with grinding action, all set in a disturbing, dark dystopian future. This one delivers the good on an apocalyptic & explosive scale!
Pseudo intellectuals or nerd types move along, the roller coaster ride is gorgeously rough and fast paced and will have the best of you. If you appreciated a movie like Terminator 3, you'll greatly enjoy this one as well.
Action simply doesn't get any better than this. The action is insanely intense, fueled by dense, hardcore chaotic battle scenes in this breathtaking chapter of the Matrix trilogy.
The dialogs are brief and casual, which is what offended the pseudo intellectual types out there. Reminder here, this isn't a book by Renee Descartes or Dostoevsky, it's an action flick.
The events that unfold are of a miraculous nature, they have to be experienced to be understood, they are beyond words or explanations. Nobody in the movie ever gives a lengthy speech or enlighten you as to their true meaning. You have to come up with those answers yourself, which is what annoyed the critics of this movie.
The plot is simple to grasp without having Morpheus making a speech either during half the movie, as was covered previously in the first chapter, for those who missed it. The initial 40 mns of this movie unfold slowly and quietly, which is the only possible downside to this otherwise extraordinaire epic undertaking.
This is a truly hardcore, sanguine, explosive, overwhelmingly brilliant conclusion to this great trilogy. Highly recommended for anyone wanting a trip to a dark future world *none* of us would want to ever live in.
Belongs in the top 10 of best action movies ever made. A must see. 8.5/10
Ringu 0: Bâsudei (2000)
Dreafully boring
Not overwhelmingly bad yet nothing all too great about this one either.
Long, dull, mundane prequel offering precious few scares. Looks like an average TV movie. There's some atmosphere oozing from it but not that much overall, has a strong amateurish feel to it as well. A few scenes may make you jump. The rest is all cold bleak stares accompanied by a silent soundtrack. Ohhh, scary.
To avoid, except for the snobby critics who'll find any foreign film "interesting" or to those that "must" see it for bragging rights. It's basically 90 mns of people starring at one another with little else going on.
Artificially slow, dull pace doesn't make a film a masterpiece by any standards, except for those with poor taste. I'd recommended Suicide Circle or Cure, way better than this. View it if you really have nothing better to do. 5/10
Caddyshack (1980)
Garbage, badly outdated
Rodney Dangerfield is pathetically unfunny as he bounces around, wild eyed, screaming and gyrating wildy, insulting everyone in his path like some loud mouthed degenerate mouthpiece. The more tasteless he is, the more you cheer. Seems America's humor is all about offensive humor. The lamest and crudest is always the best. Jerry jerry jerry. At least gives us someone like Chris Rock or Jack Black, now they're in a different class of funny.
Dangerfield just ain't all that, even Robin Williams runs circles around the guy.
The characters also look like a bunch of 70s long haired goofs with rotten dental work. Dangerfield pops around dressed like a clown, all in red, like some midget circus freak.
I've seen a million movies way funnier than this, hell even 'Old School' is 10x this movie. Eating bogers. Oh, so funny. Go and eat some if ya think it's so hilarious.
0/10. I took a crap on the DVD after I saw it, it was that bad!
Die Another Day (2002)
** Strong Action, High Tech, Visually Stunning.
Good Bond action, precisely what the franchise is about!
Who cares about the plausibility or feasibility factor. We're talking Bond material here, not Johnny Knoxville.
Some seem to want a documentary on the world of high espionage. What we get instead is much better. The Bond Franchise is about the apotheosis of a "larger than life", straight out of a novel fantasy action hero dealing with super villains, in all it's incredible and improbable glory. It is, by definition, out of this world, over the top and as eccentric as it wants it to be. Go with the flow and enjoy it.
You'll get extravagant, wild typical Bond sets mixed with a high level of good action. When was the last time you saw someone cut steel cables with his teeth? Moonraker. Or someone harnessing the power of the sun? Golden Gun. Was that realistic? This Bond is business as usual, a bit far fetched but not by much really.
Die Another Day delivers the ingredients of a successful Bond franchise, with flying colors, backed by a strong techno track. The movie communicates with the audience visually more than anything else, like 2001 did. Dialogue aren't memorable, but the action is completely enjoyable. It also has a strong, high tech edge to it which sets it apart in many ways and makes it unique.
The "Die Another Day" soundtrack is quite good, a pity to those who dislike Electronica. Madonna's Song is fantastic. The Bond opening sequence is simply stunning, possibly the best I've seen ever, bringing fire and ice beautifully mixed together, an excellent ode and premise to the movie.
This movie is worth seeing, at least on DVD. It delivers the good all around. Forget about those bitter naysayers who seem to need something to wine about, play this one loudly and enjoy it! A movie for guys who like movies, indeed.
** 7/10