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9. april (2015)
Not really a war movie
I expected a lot of this movie and certainly when I have read the reviews. NOT.
From a historical point of view it is interesting to know how the German invaded Denmark but you don't need to sit more than an hour to know this. The Danish people were fully unequiped (riding on bikes with some guns and a machine gun while the German are invading with armed vehicles and a lot more fire power. The Danish soldiers had only 40 bullets each! It is like somebody mentioned : almost a comedy to watch this movie. They did not have even grenades to throw towards the German soldiers. They could made this movie more into a comedy if the Danish soldiers were throwing stones to the Germans. The soldiers are not called by their names and the military training exist in changing a bike tire! The front one and during the movie one soldier mentioned that his back tire was flat. And now? You cannot change this because of lack of 'military training'?
Stupid dialogs between the 2nd luitenant and his soldiers, he did not do anything himself except shouting to his soldiers and they were constantly asking him what to do! Scenes were restricted to some fields, a town and the stay of the soldiers. Not worthy to spend time watching this movie.
Napoleon (2023)
A total disappointment for his character
First of all: an assumption you don't need to make is => Ridley Scott = Gladiator= action from the beginning till the end => NOT AT All!
This one was very disappointed.
Napoleon Bonaparte as Emperor of France and army general did a lot of good things;
- Military Victories: Napoleon achieved remarkable success as a military strategist and leader. He won a series of significant battles, such as Austerlitz, Jena-Auerstedt, and Wagram, expanding the French Empire and establishing dominance over much of Europe.
- Napoleonic Code: Napoleon implemented a comprehensive legal system known as the Napoleonic Code or the Civil Code of 1804. This legal framework provided equal rights and protection for all citizens, irrespective of their social status, and greatly influenced legal systems around the world.
- Administrative Reforms: Napoleon introduced administrative reforms that streamlined governance and improved efficiency. He established the Prefect system, which divided France into departments, each with a Prefect responsible for local administration. This structure facilitated better governance and enhanced communication between the central government and local authorities.
- Education: Napoleon prioritized education and established a network of schools, known as lycées, to provide quality education to students across France. This initiative aimed to create a well-educated population, fostering intellectual growth and social mobility.
- Infrastructure Development: Napoleon initiated large-scale infrastructure projects, including the construction of roads, bridges, canals, and ports. These developments not only improved transportation and trade within France but also stimulated economic growth and facilitated military operations.
But this film deals only with (a) Napoleon the warrior and (b) and the love for his wife Josephine.
Nothing of the above accomplishments, you even see in the movie !
He acts as a general on the battlefield but with his wife he is a kid sucking her breast. So soft!
At the end you see the amount of killed people in the battle, but no word about them!
And writing letters everyday ? How did Napoleon received it ? He was thousand miles away from home?
2u38 minutes of which 15' of battle field action were good. It would be a good idea to also the reasons for all these battles. Was not mentioned enough.
Les trois mousquetaires : D'Artagnan (2023)
End was not what I expected.
Please, is this the new way of making a movie? Like in Mission impossible -dead reckoning part one at least they mentioned from the beginning there will be a second part. Here, you don't even know this. I thought all the chapters would be seen in the same movie. After more than 2 hours of watching, movie ends and a second part will follow. Waw, great to know this.
Now about the movie: the Cardinal Richelieu's character is not really played very well. His face after the diamond necklace was back, would be more of anger I expected and why is he an enemy to the Queen: neither any romantic feelings nor political agenda are mentioned. The role of Louis XIII is simply stupid. That's is the king of France in that time? He is an imbecile to the power of two.
The fighting scenes are quiet good but it misses that extra touch you find better in Roman movies like the Gladiator.
The role of Constance is played very well: hard to get but finally she falls for D'Artagnan and finally there is a kiss. What will happen ?Probably we will see in part two but nevertheless the time between the 2 movies is too long. It is expected somewhere December 2023 I have read.
So movie wise: not bad, but slow in the beginning and that time they could easily filled up with the remaining part of what is expected in part 2.
Plane (2023)
Just almost good but not more
When I saw the title with Gerard Butler, I expected an action movie like the good old days. Action: yes we had some but the scenes were poor. A mix of Die Hard, Con Air with the prisoner and ...other good old action movies you still can remember but in a light version. Here. As a pilot myself, the take-off communication and responding to tower was really bad. And then the take-off again on a very small 'runway' for such a plane! Director should have done some study work in here. A plane with 14 people only ? And what have these 14 people done in the movie ? Nothing? Just nothing. But really nothing. I remember 5 people telling there name and country to the bad guys. That's all. Could have been much much better. The action was some shooting and slamming with a hammer but not really convincing. Asian separatists dominating the island were unknown ungly looking guys with no name. It was entertaining and time was just enough.
Accident Man: Hitman's Holiday (2022)
If you just like fighting, ok for this. Nothing more
If you really like Scot Adkins fighting, then you get enough time to view this. Although there is no real story than to protect someone to save his best friend. Some James Bond stuff you will see and how inventive they are in killing but story is really bad. So I give it a 4-star rating because of the fights. Also the filming is not really well: they stay very long in a certain location were you see several fights. Stupid fight with a clown: he got hit so hard over and over again and still he is able to fight back !
There are better movies than this one. So don't really spend your time on watching this unless you have drunk a lot of beers!
Selling the OC (2022)
What a crap
My goodness, I have seen some beautiful houses with emphasis on 'some' and the rest of the season is crap. Women arguing, bullying each other, playing the devil at the office, being jealous like hell, .... come on. For such a company? Who is hiring these people ? I would fire them immediately with Polly and Hall first!
The only thing you can remember from this is drama, drama, .... and drama.
Jason is organzing a party for reaching 100 million dollar on a yacht and still then, these people mess it up with a lot of discussions and envie. Throwing mean words to each other and being jealous. Come on. Real estate agents ?
Give me back my time watching!
Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
Not the sequel I expected
For me this one was disappointed. Almost the same story, a lot of flashbacks to the first Top Gun but did not reach that quality. The pilots did not get near the original characters of the first Top Gun. They were boring, bad acting and no charisma. Then Tom Cruise who at a certain point refers back to the first movie :'Talk to me Goose'. Djee man, get over this. The same with his son playing piano.
Also the beach ball scene was copied from the first movie. No new things in this movie.
They drop 2 bombs on the target and when Maverick is trying to steal an airplane, not even a soldier on the ground is noticing this ! Some chasing stuff was great but it could not reach the content of the first Top Gun. We have seen all of this before. Film lacks originality.
And I am a pilot.
The Cleaning Lady (2022)
Waste of time
The serie is too much focused on the cure of the child. The bad boys are there somewhere and in every episode something happens but not really dramatically as you would expect to happen. Some episodes were really very long without nothing of added value. She is a doctor but works as a cleaning lady. Possible butif you have done those studies, even if you have to travel to the States to cure your child, then you would not work as a cleaning lady.
FBI guy is too soft, makes a lot of mistakes and this made me not continue watching. The serie is too long and you would have seen this in 3 episodes.
Also the acting is not really convincing.
Operation Mincemeat (2021)
Boring and too long
Movie started good enough but after 10' we jumped 6 months earlier in time. The story of how it all began, the romance, the search for a corps,.... blablabla.... too long and boring to watch.
The Lost City (2022)
Not worth to watch
When I saw the first trailer, I thought this is going to be one of those Indiana Jones adventures but with Sandra Bullock and ... Brad Pitt. But what a waste of time.
The writing is really terrible and totally not professional as an Indiana Jones movie. Brad Pitt died after 15' watching the movie, the dialogues are very stupid, the humor very poor, and the jokes totally not for laughing. A total waste of time and talent of these actors. I stopped after 62' watching these 'movie' and blaming myself of loosing again 1 hour of interesting live moment.
Pursuit (2022)
Better watch another movie
I'd better look to the rating before I have spent my time watching this one. Low budget, poor acting and poor story. Shooting scenes are for laughing !
House of Gucci (2021)
To long and too slow
Had great expectations of this movie but the fact that it is already on Blue Ray tells a lot. After 1,5 months of the release.
Movie was too slow and boring. The only thing that could catch your brains was the music from the 70's and 80's.
Encanto (2021)
I was not blast away by this Disney movie
"Encanto" the a story of a girl with no magical powers in a magical family and there is a magic candle. The whole movie is very colorful,the songs are quite good although I was not really enchanted. I missed some action I had with Raya and the last dragon. Here the story is basic and I expected more from the dissappeared family member Bruno. The main character of the movie did not really attracted me: the glasses and the big eyes :-(
Her perseverance to solve the problem of the casita that is cracking, is ok, but it is not overwhelming though.
Not really a Disney movie like Pohacontas, Raya, Snowhite,...
Chucky (2021)
Started OK, but went downwards
The first episodes were fine to watch: there was a story but the more the end of season 1 approaches, the more slow and stupid it became. Certainly the last 2 episodes. Everybody was slaughtered and still the meir was organizing a Frankenstein evening ! Season 2: I'll not wait for it. Chucky chapter is now closed for me.
The Last Duel (2021)
Three views, three truths -> poor content
I was very eager to see this movie as it was from Ridley Scott but I was somewhat disappointed. Looking at a movie for almost 2,5 hours of which 3 parts are repeted with no added value (scenes were showing again from each of the three people and with mistakes). Movie was very long due to this repetition. Movie could have been reduced to a normal movie time but then the content was too weak: if you delete the 2 other chapters what do you have : a woman has been raped and the other is denying it. Try to prove it with all means and a small fight at the end. That's it ! And this for almost 2,5 hours !!!!
Nou fo (2021)
Good action movie
The movie was quite intens cocnerning actions but it is indeed a little bit the good cop, bad cop. Certainly when his friends are out of jail and seek revenge. A lot of action but script is indeed a little bit poor for being a nowadays mobvie. But recommened to watch.
Retfærdighedens ryttere (2020)
I did not had a thrill
If this is the reference for Scandinavian movies, then I have seen it. Maximum three times a shooting and then compare this with a Quinten Tarrantino movie is really outrageous. The 'comedy': well not really my kind of style and the discussions between the mathematicians was more annoying than laughter.
Scenes: very few and when the second shooting in the street took place, it was as if the whole street was shut off for the shooting of this part of the movie. No neighbour, no shouting,... just shooting as if they were alone in the street together with the bad guys ????
Three places: the house, the street with the restaurant and the place where the first shooting took place. OK, we had in the beginning the train part.
The movie is too long and could be reduced with at least 45'.
Triple Frontier (2019)
Greed over friendship
The movie is too long, only one action when the group decide to kill a drugs lord and demotivated when they can do this, but not thought about getting away with the money. They stole so much and finally ended with ......
Over rated.
Don't Breathe 2 (2021)
Watchable but could have been much better
Not really a sequel of the first one. The blind man plays his role in a fantastic way and certainly to defend his so called daughter. This was a nice twist in the movie but why would a father kill his daughter for an organ transplant ? That whole part, the place the surgeon would take place (no clean room, just a Dremel saw,...) was stupid. Ending was somewhat predicatble with the pool.
Not bad but could have been better.
The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021)
Outdated and certainly not the best
Started really good but the more you watched the movie, the more bored it became. No real suspense. Stop with making sequels about it.
Redemption Day (2021)
I should have read all reviews here
My goodness,
I watched this movie based on the global ranking without further reading the other reviews. Was this the mistake of my life ! This over-rated no-Rambo bull_+%¨* movie is really bad: bad acting, no feelings or emotions of getting faster to his wife to release her, after 60' minutes nothing happened unless some flashbacks, the fighting is really crap and script is worthless.... Really not worth your time to look at this.
Very bad, a lot of talking and unnecessary scenes to watch that don't upgrade the movie to a higher level.
Really bad.
De Oost (2020)
A lot of talking and bad acting
So anxious to see this movie but really a disappointment. After 1.06 hrs a lot of talki,g takes place and nothing of importance happens. Afterwards some shooting to show De Turk his power and then revenche of Johan on him. Waw, and not talking about the mumble of the Dutch people.
Not worth to watch. Sorry.
Black and Blue (2019)
Very good movie to watch
Already from the beginning you got sucked into the movie. And this feeling is kept until the end. Really a good movie to watch and certainly worth watching it ! Believe me.
Fractured (2019)
Mindblowing till the end
Really a very good thriller where the plot is really in the end. Watch it carefully and listen to everything what is said in the movie. Waw, I was fooled and that is what I like about a thriller!
Gundala (2019)
Bad storyline and very slow in building up the movie
My expectations were high and certainly when during the intro you saw some Marvel heroes. With the impression that this would be a kind of a new heroe. NOT !
The movie started with Sancaka's early life. The background story I find quite solid and good, especially Sancaka was getting a new friend Awang after loosing his father and mother. But something sad came over the movie again when they got splitted. Sancaka could not jump on the train to get a better life. Until the scene where some rich guy in car save him from pursuer and suddenly offer him all of every streetkid can desire of. But here Sancaka jumped out of the car. What does he wants ? The building of the super hero character was really awfull/ Almost 65 minutes the 'hero' was created. The rest of the story -what was the story- was rubbish and I really forwarded the movie. Luckily and by doing this I saved another 60' of my life.