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Gamle mænd i nye biler (2002)
Overrated piece of nonsense
Maybe it actually is terrible amusing to let a psycho molest and abuse people on film, but in that case I completely missed the point here.
The main character, Harald, controls a gang of pathetic small time crocks/chefs. Their main focus is to provide Harald's dying mentor with a new organ, because the poor old creature probably drank it away. This leads them in the arms of the mentors estranged son, a Swedish serial killer with a longing for fatherly love that he compensates for by abusing and strangulate women - well, with the exception of Iben Hjejle, who used to date a football player, that the gang happened to kill.....doh...sounds kind of lame right? Well, it is.
Avoid this piece of nonsense, and instead go and rent "Pusher" or "Bleeder" if you want to experience good and intense Danish crime movies.
Band of Brothers (2001)
Watch and indulge the greatness of American entertainment skills
All good things about this TV smash hit has already been said by others on these pages. Its a top notch piece of TV entertainment and with some really good performances. As much as I loved this show, I also find it acceptable, that others might not share my enthusiasm - hail the freedom of speech. Now, when this is said, I dont really get, some of the arguments, used by the "cons" of this production e.g. that BOB depicts the Americans as the good guys once again, and hails American soldiers and that the war scenes are not realistic. First of all, this is an American production, as many of the greatest war movies are. Why shouldnt the Americans be allowed to honour and remember their soldiers and to tell a piece of their own history and legacy? This criticism has been brought up many times, also in connection to Saving Private Ryan, and frankly it make no sense to blame a nation to be most interested in their own history and people. Second I also have to question the complaints about the lack of realism. This is, even though it resembles reality a lot, fiction - and not a documentary. When you have a piece of fiction, you should be allowed to a certain amount of artistic freedom. This is not because I want to "approve" of twists of facts! Anyway, I would have greater understanding for the criticism if it had concerned the actual content, like bad acting, bad story line or something like that.......