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Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986)
pointless
although the slow pace of the movie i painfully watched it entirely, as the title claimed to be a 'PORTRAIT" of a serial killer. i expected some psychology, some labor of research, but it was a bland exercise in trying to shock the viewers, i believe you get more information and insights on half a page of a popular daily newspaper, you can tell in advance that serial killers are immoral people with affective problems so what is the idea to show their daily inept lives, without trying to get into their minds ? and it does not qualify even as a horror movie (there is no suspense, no emotions, not even blood) nor a controversial, original movie, "I stand alone" is quite impressive for example, and many documentaries have better treated the subject, don't be intrigued by the title, this is not worth spending time watching
Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
Ridley was close to Heaven, so close
Very good movie, but not perfect.I believe Ridley Scott is a great artist, an humanist and is not afraid of difficult and original projects. Expectations are sky high from his work and sometimes he is unfairly criticized. The major flaw in KOH is Orlando Bloom, who did not step up to the task, although it seems he did his best, and i could not think of any other good-looking actor of his generation that could have surpassed his composition. He had the innocence and the physicality required but lacked in charisma and depth, which made the few weak spots in the script more obvious. The supporting cast was brilliant.
The cinematography, decors, costumes, score were wonderful. If not 100 percent accurate, the depiction of the historical events were absolutely believable. Ridley's vision really transports the viewer. Some argue that his movies are shallow, in my opinion they are not, they are enjoyable, honest, universal, non repetitive and have a genuine ethical value (without preaching). I wish he never stops creating...
Ying xiong (2002)
closer to Zero
Pseudo historical fable vaguely evoking China at the times of the Qin dynasty. Images are pretty, lot of special effects. But... no plot, no feeling, no accuracy,... Some people mentioned a message, what message? For preteen audiences i guess. Martial arts movie were better when the fighting was somewhat believable and showed some interesting characters, historical pieces were better when related to History. Poetic it is not, absolutely not, because nothing is heartfelt nor human. It's funny how a bad big-budgeted action movie becomes for certain art when not made by Hollywood but China. It's not Bruce Lee directed by Kurosawa, more like expensive eye candy with bad taste.