Change Your Image
stevesky
Reviews
Maradona, la mano di Dio (2007)
ONE OF THE WIRST FIMS EVER... BECAUSE IT IS ABOUT A STUPID SUBJECT
First of all, production values are terrible. The script is mumbling and bumbling and the interviews dire. The director makes no attempt to dig deeper into Maradona stupid ideas or actions and just lets him talk. Rambling about how Prince Charles was dying to meet him and Maradona said no. Really? I doubt if PC even knows who you are. And then there's his take on the Falklands (surprised he doesn't call it Malvinas) he completely ignores that it was his country who started a war and then got their asses handed to them. It was the Argentine government who sold out his country not the British. Then he tries to pretend he is a champion of the people. He goes back to visit his old slum house where young children still play in the dirt. With just one months pay cheque he could have saved those children and his old village from poverty. Did he? Does he? No. He prefers to put it up his nose. In the end all this film did was reassure me what I always thought. Maradona is a self obsessed, egotistical, drug fuelled, selfish pig. Trading on the fame that European football clubs gave him. Now he lives his life back in Argentina and as has been proved by the recent World Cup, just about the only place that will have him. Far from a FIFA embassador the guy is a disgrace to football. And for the record the second goal he scored against England has aged as badly as him. It's not that great. No tackles went in on him and he only really went past 3 people. One of which was on a yellow card and could not tackle. He made his goal record mostly against rubbish teams too. So in conclusion if you want to watch a badly shot, badly presented pile of sycophantic idiots follow a has been around Argentina waiting for him to die... this is the film for you. Everyone else... avoid.
Xi you: Xiang mo pian (2013)
DONT LISTEN TO REVIEWS KNOCKING THIS
Chow can do no wrong. His style and sense of humour are amazing and very rewarding. Anyone knocking this gem of a film honestly has nothing in their soul. It's well acted, funny, unpredictable and a delight. The only negative is that it's not in English so the subtitles can't do some if the comedy justice. You can tell sometimes what they were trying to do and in Chinese I'm sure it's hillarious but we westerners can only play subtitle catchup. I love all of Stephens films. This isn't as good as Kung fu hustle or shaolin soccer even but those are 9s and 10s. I thouroughly enjoyed the time spent with this movie and can't wait to watch the sequel.
Tears of Steel (2012)
Typical Student Style Over Sunstance Film
This is the kind of short film students make who really have very little experience of film making or directing... anyth8ng good that is. And what a waste as the production values are obviously way and above average. But this is THE CLAS#IC mistake of new film makers. The script and story suck. It's all about 'hey look at us and how clever we are with effects. Doesn't it look great', meanwhile there's no real story and at 10 mins this in unforgivable. It's also not well directed with hardly a decent camera shot or imaginative framing in the whole piece. I've no idea who these people are but ultimately this piece is a waste of time nd money. Maybe the computer designers will get a job but this does nothing for anyone else who gave up their time. And boy there were a ton of people who worked on this. However this project serves as THE PERFECT example to film students on not what to do with a year of your time. Instead concentrate on a good script, a great story and find a handful of great actors and film something in a basement on a mobile phone and trust me it will be infinitely better time spent than this. What a waste,
Jack and the Beanstalk (2009)
Just Horrible
Once you realise that the director works there n the make-up department for most of his life (and still today) you can see why this over acted, badly written, terribly cast sh*t flick is so bad. What you can't believe or understand is how he was allowed to direct it. There must be a much more interesting story there. The writers have only written animated scrips before, so no live film experience which explains why every character in the famous tale is so 1 dimensional. Cameos don't add anything and I sWear you can see the girls eyes moving in some scenes as she reads off dummy cards. Just crap.
My Name Is Lenny (2017)
Idiot Reviews
I don't normally write reviews but as there seem to be so many people here dissing this with hardly any justified cause I had too. First the acting is brilliant. If you don't know who Lenny was these twitching mannerisms and psychotic gases are him to a T. I met the fella and the acting here might seem over the top but that is what he was like. Over the top. The rest of the cast is great too. The direction is spot on as well. Real menace to the piece. This is the British version of Chopper princess n my opinion. Like it or loath it. The real problem is the story just isn't very good. Nothing here about Lenny debut Collecting, running the doors in clubs in London, his criminal associations or any number of other much more interesting takes. No, this film is about three fights he had with Roy Shaw and how he treated a few people. I've no doubt the man (is specially in his younger days) was a psychopathic asshole. There's the usual explanation of an abusive adult, but really? No I don't think this explains or drive L Mc. So n conclusion a fine piece of work from all involved. Now go back and tell an interesting story about the enigma that was there s man. And to those dissing the acting and characterisation in the movie you really don't have a clue.
Death Tunnel (2005)
Death Tunnel
iarepacman's observations are spot on.. this is a real chore to get through once you realise that there's no well thought out plot or story progression.. just a bunch of random scenes thrown together with a loose link. Why bother writing about it then? Well because it is a real shame.. the locations, filming, editing and production design are absolutely top notch.. this could have been a truly terrifying and entertaining film but it's let down severely by the script... what could have been a classic ends up being a good looking mess and waste of 2hrs of your life... if they do make Death Tunnel 2... let someone else write the screenplay and PLEASE give it some progressive structure that makes sense...