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Valhalla Rising (2009)
I fell asleep 3 times during the movie
I must admit - this movie is indeed some work of art. But this art is abstract beyond *my* comprehension. I thought deeper about what I had just seen - and the movie being split in 6 parts and the part titles being displayed helped hinting me in the right direction, and I was sort of getting where the viewer (probably) is supposed to get, but still...
I think if you are not a philosopher, you can definitely taste the salt and pepper in the soup which is this movie, but when it comes to the more sophisticated ingredients, it's just a purée.
There is a message in this movie, but with the 6 parts of it - one or two of them no longer than 5 minutes - being very disjoint, and the lack of dialogues just draining away the ability to pay attention: I did not get it. Maybe it's better to watch it just after getting up and having a good breakfast.
Killshot (2008)
Rather disappointing
I saw the movie after checking its rating on IMDb. Back then, it was at 8.0 and I thought, "wow! That must be a good one". I thought wrong. The beginning of the movie actually keeps what the plot promises, but then it goes exponentially down underneath its basement. I think without the character of Richie Nix, it might have been alright - although he is the reason the story line takes the course it does. The character is just too extreme for my liking, and hard to endure. Also, the journey the main character takes from the beginning of the story till its "climax" at the end is partly irrelevant and could easily have been omitted - the alternative is, I just did not understand the movie.
Although I must admit that it is "easy watching", and I had no problems sitting through the whole movie, when it had finished I was somewhat unimpressed by the ending. All in all, rather mediocre.