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Enter the Dragon (1973)
Master of Martial Arts
Some people on some sites mistakenly call this picture "Dragon Island". Yes, the meaning may be appropriate, since the action takes place on an island full of bloody fights. But if we translate literally the original name of the film and ponder more deeply, then "The Dragon's Exit" is a kind of hero of the beloved and inimitable Bruce Lee. And the dragon in this case is not the one to whom the island belongs, but of course - Lee.
This picture was for me the first in a series of viewed films about the popularizer kung-fu and just an amazing person. For a long time, I did not attach much importance and attention to the personality of Bruce Lee and his films, nevertheless I considered myself a connoisseur of cinema and a fan of Chinese culture. Thanks to my good friend who advised me to watch the film "Bodyguards and Killers" with Donnie Yen, I fell in love with a series of biographical films about Ip Man. For some time, Donnie En was even an ideal martial artist for me, of course, until I met Bruce Lee. I continue to respect Donny's talent, but Bruce is just superior.
Speaking of the movie. Not long ago, I watched Paul W. Anderson's Mortal Kombat. And while watching the Dragon Exit, the feeling of "deja vu" never left me. It's a shame only that I did the opposite, first I had to watch the original, and only then the sequel. Sorry for the cruelty, miserable sequel. As in any other case in the cinema, the original turned out to be much better, even surprised and interested. What got me hooked? Not the plot, unfortunately, but it is interesting in its own way. Interested in the game and behavior during the fights of Bruce Lee. He is spontaneous, independent, confident, firm and wise. Perhaps this is an echo of fame, because during the shooting, it was his huge. Nevertheless, Li Xiao Lun even beautifully "Star Disease". There is a star in the forehead, we will not hide the obvious.
Not to mention the fact that this is to deep sadness, was the last picture with the participation of a man of genius. The master left the world six days before its premiere. I think it was a worthy end and the last word, both in his life and in his career.
Major League II (1994)
Major League 2: Back to basics
This sequel raises a rather urgent problem. We are talking about sports "satiety," professional stagnation, and even a banal change of reference points in the career of our heroes. "Savage" Vaughn instead of his acclaimed "bitnichesky" lifestyle, we see an elegant young man in a black business suit, who, under the influence of his agent, gradually loses himself to the present and is no longer devoted to his business with the same zeal. Quick and easy, Hayes (unfortunately, not performed by Wesley's old days, Omar Epps replaced him here) is more concerned with his film career than with jerks on the field. Yes, and veteran Jack Taylor over the years, not younger, and already somewhere in the thoughts of a well-deserved "sports retirement." And how to unite a scattered team, in which everyone is for himself, and puts his own interests higher than the interests of the collective? Yes exactly. It's time to remember how it all began. It's time to go back to basics ...
Incredibly talented director David S. Ward, wisely made the decision not to repeat the main plot of his predecessor in the sequel, but took the path of development in some other plane. I also liked that in the second part they were leading colorful characters in the first place, this applies to the incredibly cheerful and charismatic Japanese Tanaki (Takaaki Ishibashi). Fortunately, the biggest success was the preservation of the main composition of the main characters (as I mentioned, instead of Sanypes, Hayes tried on the role of Epps, by the way he didn't spoil the porridge). The only exception is, I did not quite understand the character Rub Becker (Eric Brasskoter). Personally for me, his hero, except for a slight irritation, caused nothing more.
Despite the fact that Ward tried to make some significant adjustments to the plot, there was still some repetition with the prequel. Several times, I caught myself thinking that this idea had already been beaten in the first picture. There is also the formation of a love line, but in the second film the emphasis is not on the hero Tom Berenger, but on Charlie Sheen.
So, the picture "Major League 2" is a qualitative continuation of the first picture, with a good plot and a good acting game.
Les fous du stade (1972)
Crazy comedy
Like many other early comedies of Claude Zidi, this one advantage is peculiar - not caring about any integrity of the plot, not being afraid of critics and snobs, Zidi just takes a bunch of gags and combines them into one full-length film. Comic reprises played by the popular comic quartet "Charlot" exist by themselves, only slightly connected by one, sports theme. Quartet "Charlot" (Charlot - as the French called Charlie Chaplin) - purely buffoon actors, their humor is absolutely physiological, the comedy "slaps" - falling, changing clothes, fighting, breaking and destroying everything at hand.
Each member of the quartet in itself does not represent anything, but when they get together, there is no limit to the jokes and jokes! I think the success of the film depended on them to a great extent, although Claude Zidi contributed his own part - he just brings many situations to absurdity. Such absurdity, coupled with simplicity conquer the viewer.
If you are fans of stunt, gig comedies, then "Crazy at the Stadium" is a movie for you. Moreover, the role of the windy seducer in the film is the beauty Martin Kelly - a girl with a perfect figure, a pretty nose. huge eyes and a charming, disarming smile. In this film, it is simply impossible not to fall in love!
Les quatre Charlots mousquetaires (1974)
One of the most exciting films of the 70s in this genre
The most ridiculous, indicative, one might say, reference comedy with the participation of the legendary comic quartet "Charlots". These guys are really great - they made some killer funny comedies, but only here, in "4 Musketeers," did they appear in all the splendor of their talents.
The difference of this film from such comedies as "Recruits Going to War" or "Crazy at the Stadium" is that, firstly, it is a parody of numerous screen versions of the famous Dumas novel, and, secondly, the director does not give " Charlottess "to turn everything that happens on the screen into a simple clownery with grimaces, grimaces and jumps, to which this clown group constantly strives. Their previous comedies staged by Claude Zidi are rather plotless variety-circus acts, and this film is a full-fledged sitcom, a true masterpiece of buffoon and parody art.
In the film, all the main values of France are ridiculed, everything that the great writer wrote out in his novel with such zeal, everything that great actors and directors have been recreating on the screens for years. All that for years was called true French - French spirit, musketeer honor, courage, battles for the heart of a beautiful lady, royal stories about pendants - all this is exposed in such an idiotic light that it is simply impossible to watch serious comedies after this comedy.
The main characters here are, of course, clever, cunning and cheerful servants of the musketeers, while the musketeers themselves are exposed to arrogant, blunt idlers who are worthless without their servants. The cardinal is a complete moron, the king is a loser, the sadist father Zherbe is just a sex maniac and a fool. A lot of funniest tricks, adventures and funny gags accompany the adventures of four servants - they left the cardinal's guardsmen without pants, gave kicks to the king and the cardinal, dressed Buckingham into a woman - which they didn't do!
The fantasies and ingenuity of "Charlots" and the writers do not get tired of being surprised. At the same time, they still managed to preserve the charm of the original musketeers, did not make a pathetic parody of the novel, namely, offered him an ironic rethinking. Laughing at yourself never hurts! The film is very smart and also shot in stunning scenery and give odds to many of these productions. Our, for example, the production of "The Three Musketeers" is significantly inferior to the beauty of the costumes and scenery of this uncommon comedy.
In everything that happens on the screen, the experienced hand of a great professional is felt. Still would! If you take a look at the director's name, you immediately understand how "Charlots" managed not to overstep his foolishness - Andre Yunnabel, the creator of the genius trilogy "Fantômas" - one of the best French comedies.
Well, of course, what a French comedy without fights, chases, disguises, substitutions, witty dialogues and beautiful girls? None So here we will see fascinating horse races, parody fights with swords, as well as with batons, rakes, crayfish and blacksmiths. And the girls are just beautiful, especially the beautiful Catherine Jordan as Anna of Austria and charming Josephine Chaplin as Constance.
Fascinating, classic, arrogant comedy, one of the most exciting films of the 70s in this genre. The best film "Charlots", a true comedy masterpiece!
High Plains Drifter (1973)
Revenge of a stranger without a name
The classic picture, shot by Clint Eastwood, who himself played the main role of a stranger without a name. For me, this picture is certainly not the pinnacle of creativity, directorial and acting, the inimitable K. Eastwood, he just has a lot more work to do. But the film definitely deserves to be seen by many.
At first glance, it seems nothing new as regards westerns, having taken it in view, the viewer will not see. But it will be so only when viewing the first half of the picture. In the future, all the actions taking place in the film will acquire a raid of mysticism, which will intensify from one action to another and acquiring clear outlines of the supernatural with the development of the storyline. The fact that a stranger appears and disappears in the end of the tape will obviously hint at the mystical interpretation of the picture. And Eastwood himself hinted at the mystical aspect of his work in his interviews. Therefore, this tape will also be interesting to those who love not only the standard work in this genre. It will definitely appeal to lovers of the mysterious and mysterious.
In the picture itself, by and large, there is nothing to complain about. Everything in it is made to last. It could not be otherwise. Just look at the team working on the film. Here there are only one professional and aurochs of their business, who set and put into practice more than one picture of this genre. Separately, I would like to mention two people, I don't take Clint Eastwood a priori into account, because everything is clear with him, he is a pro in his field, especially as regards Westerns. First of all, I note the operator Bruce Surtis, who has done an amazing job. His camera is fascinating, he showed a small town in all its glory, the viewer sees it in full view. At the right moment, he pulls out close-ups, thereby creating a lot of stress. The locations that B.Sertes shows are pleasing to the eye, they are amazing. Here, an important factor plays the role of the place where the place was chosen for filming, the endless plains, the scorching sun, the small town. The viewer will see the wild west in all its glory, against which a bloody spectacle will unfold. And the second is noted by composer Dee Burton, who wrote beautiful and very beautiful music for this film. Of course this is not Ennio Morricone. If you compare with it, many composers immediately fade away, so for me, a comparison here with the greatest meter of their work will not be appropriate. And therefore Dee Barton created classical music for this western. For me, this composer stands on a par with the great L. Bokalov.
Shootings, for which they love this genre, there is not much. But without them, the film has something to see. Perfectly written out all the characters without exception. Whether major or minor. Each will play an important role, regardless of the time interval occupied in the tape. And be sure everyone here will be rewarded according to merit. The picture does not sag, it was interesting to watch the development of events throughout its entire length, the well-written script clearly contributes to that.
The output was a harsh and merciless picture, seasoned with a touch of humor and irony, like many other works of this genre by C. Eastwood. But it may seem ambiguous to many people, so of course, it's your decision to look or not.
Color of Night (1994)
Do not look for proximity with a gnawed rat
Color blind people are people who, by the will of fate, are forced to look at the world differently. In most cases, this disease affects representatives of a strong half of humanity , namely 2-8% of men. Discomfort in distinguishing three colors: red, green, blue, or their combination, of course, causes considerable inconvenience in the daily life of a person, and especially men. The inability to see the color of the eyes of his beloved woman, the shade of her lipstick, etc., all this is certainly difficult and painful especially from the mental health of a person.
In the movie "The Color of the Night" in a similar situation is the character of Bruce Willis (Dr. Bill Capa). Once in this miserable 2-8%, he suffers from partial color blindness. But his psychoanalyst profession helps him cope with this ailment. Shocked by the death of his patient, he turns to his friend, and he, in turn, invites him to a group therapy session of his patients, who suffer from mental disorders and minor mental disabilities. Five completely different people of different sex, age and wealth. Gathering together, their lifelines connect willy-nilly at one point, and after the tragic events that take place further, the viewer will get to know these heroes more closely and, perhaps, feel a sincere sympathy or opposite feelings for some of them. This is up to you.
"The Color of the Night" is not another film about psychoanalysts, far from it. This is a real detective with its traditional ending in the final. The main character falls to a difficult task: to deal with the "unraveling" of a cruel crime, while in the "meager" way of life comes the one that doesn't care how many colors you distinguish.
The color of night. He can not be confused with anything. The "thick" darkness that follows the day fascinates and scares at the same time. And the color of blood. What is he like? For those who look at the world like everyone else, there will be no difficulty in answering. But for someone who suffers from color blindness , and the blood will be a different shade . What will be its color, learn, seeing the film Richard Rush.
The X Files (1993)
He did not believe anyone, suspected everyone and was looking for the truth
I do not know what else can be noted in this beautiful series, which started in Russia at the end of the dashing 90s, instantly finding its audience. Everything has been said for me a long time ago, but I'll write a bit of ad-libbing Great vinaigrette from a detective, thriller, drama, horror, and of course mystics. Many people are drawn to something unknown, mystical, to the fact that it is impossible to explain and the X-Files only kindle interest in all such things.
Grew up on this series and great memories. Eh, now be so afraid of what is happening on the screen. But now, looking through the series one after another in the dark, it also finds fear, but completely different. As a child, you fear that suddenly that same mutant is sitting under your bed, or your neighbor hides some paranormal forces and performs mysterious rituals at night, and you believe in all of this without thinking. Now, you get into all the confusion and become aware - and this is true, all this is completely real, why not this, maybe this is the very truth. And you feel the whole horror of what is happening, you feel that the girl is abducted, kidnapped by a maniac and everything else. And everyone once thought about an extraterrestrial life form, albeit superficially. After the same viewing - and in fact, indeed, a lot of secrecy from people's eyes in reality about this. The series changes all your faith and your whole attitude towards the paranormal.
Throughout the series, we witness the confrontation of science in the person of Dana Scully, in whose role Gillian Anderson fits perfectly, and the belief in the supernatural Fox Mulder, which David Duchovny played superbly. And from the first series, Scully begins to doubt that science can justify everything and everyone on our planet. In general, their interpersonal line is very interesting. They just like to argue with each other, and by the third season it becomes clear that their working and friendly relations develop into something more. And in the "War of Coprophagous" series, very cute and ridiculous jealousy of Scully to Mulder, who ironically inflames her, happens before our eyes.
Mark Snow, the composer of this work, created a smart atmospheric music, and already at the sight of the screensaver you start to worry and be afraid. The music itself is filled with something mysterious in the eerie, and sometimes at night I turn on this very music, close my eyes, and the kaleidoscope of the entire series begins in front of me; I just lay there and remember my favorite scenes and series, and my heart and soul begin to tremble in excitement. Do not describe these feelings in words! And in certain scenes, fast keyboard sounds begin, which creep far into the soul, scaring the hell out of you. And the screensaver is excellent, especially when the silhouette falls on the palm. A lot of emotions.
This is not a review at all, but the emotional experience of the X-Files fan. Literate language, all this is difficult to state, in words it will be much sincere. Chris Carter has created a truly iconic series. My bow to all the people who are involved in the creation of the series in the slightest way.
They Live (1988)
Total absurdity
Removing several memorable projects, among which is known to many horror-lovers, the tape "Halloween", which allowed the genre to emerge as a slasher, John Carpenter created the film "They Live". And it is hard to believe that this creation belongs to him. We have to admit that making a movie about aliens who shop in stores that manage people and, at the same time, quietly living among them - the idea is no longer so original.
At the beginning of the film, John Nada (Roddy Piper) appears before us - not a very successful man who came to Los Angeles and was looking for work along the way. Once on the construction site as a worker, he meets Frank, who offers him the opportunity to settle at the church, in a small refuge where homeless people and people with a difficult fate live. Here, John meets Gilbert and, in the course of strange circumstances, he learns the terrible truth about how the world works. Finding amazing sunglasses, and wearing them, he sees the newcomers, who seem to be and should not be among ordinary people. In addition to this, he sees on billboards that look perfectly normal for mere mortals, calls: "Multiply", "Make purchases", "Submit", "Consume" and so on. But the truth turns out to be harsh and, having walked along a street with glasses on, John manages to become a criminal for potential invaders, capable of bringing their secret society and all those who enter it into clear water. Behind him begins the hunt.
It would not be an exaggeration to say that the film is ruined by the development of events that has been prolonged and unhurried in many moments, and the actions of the protagonist are sometimes incomprehensible. In particular, the phrases he utters are designed to make the viewer laugh, but, as a result, what he heard only spoils the atmosphere with each passing minute more and more. In general, the dialogues between John and one of the people turned out to be stupid, and sometimes not very relevant to a particular situation. The game of actors, too, does not please anything good. Rodie Piper creates so without an emotional and cardboard character that there is absolutely no desire to look at his game. For the same emotion, not descending from his face, almost throughout the story, you get tired to watch. The same situation with actress Meg Foster. Only the expansive Frank - the role inherited by Kit David, though I remember something. And the prolonged fight between Frank and John turned out to be very natural.
Large-scale scenes, with dozens of people involved in them and the destruction of the very settlement near the church, turned out to be very faded and unpretentious in terms of the quality of the production. And why was it necessary to make the faces of "strangers" exactly as we saw them in the film? The first thing that comes to mind is the zombie. Although, if we take into account that aliens are remotely similar to reptiles, which, as is commonly believed in our world, are involved in how and in what conditions we live, in this case there is nothing special to find fault with. I admit that my paranoia and my patient, who formed after reading strange literature, admitting all sorts of theories to seize the world, and the mind that later became sick, played a role here. And in general, how can you criticize the fruit of someone's imagination.
It is hard to imagine what the director lacked to make a much better project than what already exists. Due to the presence of stupid dialogues and absurd, in many scenes, actions by the characters, the film "They Live", even though it was an interesting, but unfortunately, badly realized idea, turned out to be frankly bad.
The Punisher (2017)
26 series of bloody snot
In general, when you look there is only one thought - and this is exactly Marvel? So much Marvel is associated with the "sterile" heroes, 24/7 under the elixir of immortality. So Netflix here is annealed so that the series and next is not worth it with movies and games. For in the films, everything was limited to rather meager "postrelushkami" with the mafia and in the game there was not even a plot, just stupid meat and nothing else. Here, the creators managed to combine a rather bloody exchange of fire with a twisted plot, which ultimately completely changed the original lore. In general - I mean the fact that the original hero of the creators was positioned as a fighter against crime with a gun, although in fact of course it is a dashing substitution of concepts, for it's all about revenge. Here they went further, because criminals are no longer stereotyped.
We also touched upon some unpleasant topics (overseas unpleasant) that, as a rule, are not displayed in the cinema, such as how much influence and connections are resolved, and also sometimes oil is found instead of WMD, and this happens, yes. But - they touched upon something, but they didn't manage to reveal to the full extent, as for example it was in the "Armory Baron" or "Generation of Assassins".
By cons. The main disadvantage is that the story begins almost from the middle. As a result, the third-party viewer who came from the side and did not look at those same two episodes from the second season of "Daredevil" will not understand at all what the hell is happening here. And the blame is that at one time Netflix decided to raise the rating of the second season of "Daredevil" by suddenly adding the Punisher there for a couple of episodes. Not the worst solution, but it was damn weird. For simply looking at how negative the Stick is made from the series into the series is simply because I think he is simply too lazy to bludgeon the same villains a hundred times with a bludgeon, waiting forever for those not to mind, it's clear that in such a universe Frank Castle will look very strange.
As a result, when it came to creating a full-fledged story about the Punisher, it was decided to leave the string in the middle of the second season of "Daredevils" and this is no less strange decision. I repeat - in Daredevil, there is a different morality, a different attitude towards murder (there is a taboo), and, accordingly, it seems to me that there is a different audience, and the "Punisher" fans would hardly think to look for a string in another series almost unrelated. On the other hand, of course, the plot about the mafia is already pretty beaten, after all, two whole films were shot purely about the war with the mafia, so it's good that the creators decided not to loop at that.
But it is possible that the creators decided to spend less time on the war with the mafia and the cartels and had the effect that sometimes there were rather long strange interruptions , such as with the wife of Lieberman or with the wife of Castle in scenes with torture. On the whole, it is clear that the final was just put off as best they could, in the end, even the outcome was somewhat prolonged.
In general, the series was very good, but not perfect. At the same time, the Punisher turned into a kind of mad berserker, thanks to which the action for the most part was just a bang.
The 100 (2014)
Smug teens
I have long wanted to watch this series, because the idea of bringing people back to the post-apocalyptic Earth was attracted, the creators of the film had a lot of opportunities to make candy out of the plot, but for some reason they did not use them.
So what we see. The crowd of teenagers who have landed reminds more likely the students of the modern American college, but not the prisoners-rebels from the spacecraft. The behavior is appropriate, self-righteous dialogues in the spirit of "who is the coolest here", "ancestors suck", etc. The adolescent society immediately after landing is divided into anarchists and Komsomol members, but neither those nor others cause the slightest sympathy. A squad of Komsomol members is led by an arrogant blonde who does not consult and reckon with anyone, leaves pity to anarchists for their own, even if their former, friend, to kill several people to go on a life-threatening search for a kidnapped team member on uncharted territory. And while she is a positive character? The leader of anarchists also does not shine with originality, his behavior can be painted in steps. Sweet couple also does not cause any sympathy, their love is more like a hormonal explosion and narcissism. Sometimes local residents-mutants flash in the frame, and a strange yellow fog appears, but the main characters don't care about them, because this interferes with their personal life and self-affirmation.
In the hope that all is not lost, we look at the space station. But no, a set of templates is waiting for us and there - a bad chancellor, a good chancellor and trusting citizens. It's amazing how flat and uninteresting the bad chancellor played by Henry Ian Cusick turned out to be, from the very beginning he has positioned himself as an unambiguous villain, although from the role it was possible to squeeze more charisma, more game, but not fate, you see.
The soundtrack is also at the level of the template for the teens series, so even for him I don't want to increase the rating.
Yak kozaky narechenykh vyzvolialy (1973)
Heart chase
After the gorgeous animated film "How Cossacks Played Football", which naturally became the favorite of the Soviet public, director and screenwriter Vladimir Dakhno decided to pause for a while in the development of the trio of invincible Zaporozhtsevs and tried to create completely different scenes. "Eighth Day, or First Lesson of Thinking", as well as "Tooth Story" turned out to be quite strong cartoons, but they could not overshadow Kazakov's public consciousness, and therefore the leadership of Kievnauchfilm asked Vladimir Dakhno to return to the best moments of his work and again lead the adventure Tura, Graya and Oka, which the fans have already missed. For the script of the new tape, which was called "How the Cossacks of Brides Helped Out," this time only Vladimir Kapustian answered, with whom Dakhno fruitfully worked on the creation of football adventures, and therefore fully trusted. The maestro himself limited himself to the duties of a director, understanding that some texts are ideal from the beginning, and unnecessary intervention by the author of the project can only harm them. The new cartoon was released back in 1973 and also, like the previous part, instantly turned into a classic of the genre, once again drawing public attention to Ukrainian culture and opening for many viewers some of which features from the life of the Ukrainian people, especially attractive to male viewers.
So, the plot of the film begins with a far from the most pleasant incident. A team of pirates led by "Napoleon" sailed on his frigate on the seas and oceans, and then came their turn to walk along the Dnieper in search of something special. After inspecting the nearby land with a telescope, the captain saw the greatest value that can exist - beautiful Ukrainian women who let wreaths on the water. Unable to resist the beauty of the girls, the pirates descend to the shore and kidnap them, taking them into the far distance. The only ones who can rescue the beauties from captivity are our old familiar Cossacks - Gray, Tur and Oko, who were lying on their favorite mountain, rested as if out of the blue to them came the news that their brides had been taken away brutal gangsters. For a long time, the heroes did not hesitate and set off in a swift chase in their modest sailing boat, which was clearly not keeping pace with the high-speed pirates ship. However, the Cossacks are not accustomed to retreat from their intended goal, struggling to catch up with the pirate frigate. And when the hour of the decisive battle struck, they realize that it would be at least silly to openly oppose a gang armed to the teeth. The Cossacks traditionally use ingenuity, circling around the finger of arrogant pirates, from whom half the world has already suffered ...
As in the past cartoon, "Like Cossacks played football," Vladimir Dakhno again sends his heroes on a kind of journey around the world. And if earlier the Cossacks were just playing football with rivals, then this time their goals are much more serious - saving beauties from foreign captivity. Such a plot is very closely intertwined with the true Ukrainian history. All sorts of conquerors, more than once coming to the Zaporozhian Sich and roundabout territories, took Ukrainian girls as wives. Of course, against the will of the latter. It is impossible to count how many beautiful women were stolen from the country by dishonest villains, making them not only their wives, but also concubines, as well as slaves. These not-so-funny facts firmly settled down in history books, forever leaving an unhealing wound in the soul of the people ... However, constant sadness cannot bring anything good. Vladimir Dakhno more than anyone else realized this and quite sensibly reasoned that some historical facts can be used to create a beautiful illustration of the historical for children and adults. Only this time without unnecessary tragedy and crying, after all, a nation that can perceive a tragedy with a smile on its face is invincible.
It is quite interesting to watch while watching how a trio of Cossacks becomes practically the savior of the whole world in view of the insolvency of the West in the face of real danger. But at the same time, the creators of the cartoon could not only laugh at the representatives of various nations, but also revealed the peculiarities of their cultures in all the caricature details. After the pirates left the banks of the Dnieper, they went not to somewhere, but to ancient Greece. And at that moment, when the captain looks through a telescope, we see the peculiarities of life of the old inhabitants. As for Greece, it is presented to us as a country in which the dominant position is occupied by the culture of an ideal physique. In addition, the ancient Greeks are idle, relaxing to the music and sculpting their statues in their spare time from unnecessary work. It is quite clear that Vladimir Dakhno exaggerated his historical stay, but he did it very nicely and resourcefully.
The further narrative is transferred to Ancient Egypt, whose image was drawn according to ancient hieroglyphs and Egyptian engravings in profile. The country of the Gods and Pharaohs is also presented in the original style. We see that Egyptian favorite pets are sphinxes, and the residents themselves are not averse to drinking cooling milk from specialized vending machines. Also, the whole architecture of Egypt is tied to the pyramids, including even the hump shape of a camel ... For a long time the plot here also does not linger and takes us to a new place of action - India.
Having dealt with the Greeks and Egyptians, the pirates finally wanted to profit from the values of the Hindus. True, before this, we once again enjoy the hilarious aspects of culture performed by Vladimir Dakhno. India is presented to us as a country in which yoga occupies a leading position in all aspects of life. Hindus can do it for days, if not for weeks. In their enthusiasm for the ancient magic arts, they also achieved serious heights, and in an instant they can rejuvenate an elderly grandmother to a young girl. Only now all the Eastern practices are powerless before Napoleon and his team.
The final events of the cartoon unfold in the middle of the ocean, where there is a lonely stone island, on top of which there is a small house where villains live. The creators of the cartoon survived the style of their offspring until the very end and presented the lair of pirates as the abode of the eternal holiday. Music, tobacco, and a lot, a lot of rum - without all this, it is impossible to imagine the rest of the average seabass. Pirates walk, not sparing anyone, however, they have their weaknesses. This time, beautiful Ukrainian women seduce the formidable robbers and, with the help of Gray, Tura and Oka, finally escaping freedom, become their evil fate.
As a result, I want to say that "How the Cossacks Helped the Brides" is a magnificent cartoon that quite naturally turned into an indestructible classic of "Kiev Nauchfilm". This is a great entertainment for the whole family, which has not become obsolete for more than a dozen years, and I can say with confidence that the urgency of the adventures of the invincible trio will not end for a long time.
Krylya, nogi i khvosty (1986)
All ingenious is simple!
One of my favorite cartoons of my childhood was recently caught in the Internet. After seeing it, I again experienced the same enthusiastic feelings as 30 years ago, when this cartoon was shown after the "evening tale", as it was intended "for adults". Who does not know, I explain that some cartoons, according to the authoritative opinion of the then high leadership, were not recommended for viewing by children and were broadcast only when the children had already seen the tenth dreams. In my opinion, completely in vain. If he was shown in "Good night, kids!", And then Khryusha and Stepashka explained to the guys that everyone has their own abilities, and there is no need to try to be someone else, it would be very nice.
In less than 4 minutes, this moral of modern fable was conveyed in a straightforward and unpretentious manner of drawing with the help of phrases completely dissociated into winged expressions. I believe that this cartoon of the creative group of I. Kovalev and A. Tatarsky should rightfully be in the "Golden Fund" of national animation. Naturally, with proper adaptation, this cartoon can be a world-class masterpiece. It is a pity that in our time the focus has shifted towards Luntik and Smeshariki.
"Gone! We work, we work! Ostrich, go! So good! Hey, hey, hey, where? "©
Goodfellas (1990)
As far back as I can remember, I've always wanted to be a gangster...
Who would you call a nice guy? Probably a work colleague who, to the detriment of his time, agrees to drink a glass of beer with you and listen to crazy talk about lost love. And after the third glass of beer it becomes clearly clear to you that this is, in general, a nice guy. The heroes of this film will not negotiate with you, will not show understanding, and if you owe something to these people, then death becomes not the worst way out of this situation. This is a film about the life of the mafia .
Even when Henry was in school, he saw how simple it all goes to people from the " family ". They robbed, cheated and even killed people, but their opinions did not change. They were afraid, and therefore - respected. They were not afraid of anyone and they had good reason. Naturally, young Henry was struck by such a life, and in his heart he had long since matured in order to start his own criminal career and, finally, to become a real gangster. And this story is dedicated to his ascent, his victories and his collapse.
Despite the fact that the events of the film occur predominantly in the 70s of the last century, this picture makes us recall our nostalgic memories of the unforgettable computer game " Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven ", where events took place in the 30s. In addition to the general atmosphere in these works of art, some scenes from the film frankly migrated to the screens of computer monitors. Remarkable is the fact that the protagonist of the film - Ray Liotta was subsequently involved in the sound of Tommy Angelo - the main character of the already mentioned game.
According to many sites that are directly related to the field of cinema, and some film magazines, " Glorious guys " - this is the most realistic film about the mafia ever created. In this aspect, it is difficult for me not to agree with them, when scenes of beatings, which the Godfather trilogy and the painting Once Upon a Time in America often neglected, are often swept across the frame. Martin Scorsese took the story based on real events, reworked it into a script, and created from it not a banal tale about the mafia, but a hard interesting film that is worth watching several times.
Henry . The protagonist of the film, through whose eyes we see everything that happens in the film. His character performed by Ray Liotta is laconic and not too emotional. But this does not mean that he is boring. His acting potential is revealed closer to the second half of the film, when Henry's life begins to lose its former stability, and now he has to really survive in order to stay afloat.
Jimmy I have already seen so many films with the participation of Robert De Niro that it would seem there is nothing surprising. This actor perfectly showed a variety of images, from comedies to strong dramas. And yet, Robert is surprised. He is fully revealed in the film. His character is a gangster with experience, who has engaged himself in all areas of the criminal life of society. His preference is robbery, however, if necessary, he is capable of anything, including murder.
Tommy . The brightest character in this movie. In all likelihood, this is the best role played by Joe Pesci . Here he was given a real revelation, which cannot be said about such paintings as " Home Alone " or " Deadly Weapon ". His character is small, obviously with a chronic neurosis, a gangster, with a complex youthful fate, who is very proud of what he has achieved. He does not allow anyone to insult himself, while he will allow himself clearly more than acceptable, at any convenient occasion grabbing a knife or a gun. It is necessary to mention that this is also a very talkative, and therefore very funny character. Honored Oscar for Best Supporting Role.
The director of the film, Martin Scorsese , the author of such masterpiece films like Gangs of New York and the Oscar-winning "The Departed, " created a film that perfectly complements Godfather , telling the most tough and interesting story about the life of the mafia. I recommend viewing this film to anyone who likes masterpieces, to all sincere cinema fans, since this is a really interesting film, which doesn't need a half-hour buildup at a time of two and a half hours. The film clings from the first minutes and releases at the moment when the final credits are on the screen.
Watch it ...
Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
Young but snappy "Fox" by Axel Fowley
Just want to note that the phrase "Beverly Hills Cop" for me is not an empty sound. At the time of dinosaurs (well, you understood: "VCRs") I had a pirated video recording, which, however, was the third part of "The Beverly Hills Cop" and in the appendage of the cartoons of Metro Golden Mayer. You remember such SCEN'L cassettes.
"A Cop from B.H." is from Paramount. And I will give time and a place to sources. After all, the third part, of course, the third part, but it was interesting: how it all began. Chance presented himself 20 years after seeing Trikvela.
So. First of all, it was interesting to me how the characters known in the last part of the trilogy will converge in one territory. And I saw Serge and Billy Rosewood here. Serge in real life turned out to be Bronson Pinsho. And I have nowhere else except for two parts (the 3rd and 1st, in my case, respectively, in such a sequence) "Beverly Hills Cop" did not see. Judge Reinhold as Rosewood. Here is a boy at all. And also in the third part the name of Taggart was sounded. There, Flint replaced him. A good caste for the extreme part. But talking about the first. Taggart is played by john ashton . Soon I will switch to the flow of the film. In the meantime, finally, I'll say the Detroit police boss Douglas Todd performed by Gilbert R. Hill . The remaining roles can be considered minor.
In a separate text can be identified inimitable Eddie Murphy . And here he got the role of a policeman with humor. Unusual ingenuity and charisma. Axel Fowley - his hero - on the move comes up with and composes such pearls to achieve the goal, that you give a miracle. Even curls take. And how he laughs! ..
The above actors and their "brainchild" complement the main coloring of the picture. Everyone has their own genuine and unique character and zest.
The plot can be credited to a number of easy and unconstrained. Then just send such movies. The murder of a friend, search, revenge. But not so trite. Everything is within the framework of the law according to their plot, and within the framework of a proper script with us.
I noticed that in "Beverly Hills Cop" my handwriting was defined. Its rod. This will find its place in the next two parts of the film.
Humor is also present. And this is despite the fact that the film itself looks in the same breath, there is also a "crust" on level ground. When the final outcome went, Billy pulled Taggart up to get over the fence. I burst out laughing. And this scene is quite long and quite funny.
In general, I do not regret that I got acquainted with this film. But the third part is still better for me. Excuse me to bow ...
Total Recall (2012)
Will the dude from the phone booth save the world?
So, we have another re-filming of a very popular film of the 1990s, created in the wake of the beginning of the 10th year of rework / copying of old films and ideas.
With the budget for a hundred million dollars, the picture was a complete failure. And the main reason is not even that it is difficult to outdo the classic action movie with Schwarzenegger, but in the choice of an actor for the main role. Colin Farrell is a man, it is not clear how he got into modern cinema, very weak as an actor, and very weak as a person. He succeeds well in supporting roles ("Dissenting Opinion", "Psychics"), but it's good to choose a suitable role for him very hard. The only film where he fit perfectly is "Telephone Booth", where his ever-scared face expression and very sluggish energy were Remains a mystery as to why Farrell is vigorously promoting roles in action movies. In Recall Everything, 2012, despite the combined shooting, melee fights with his participation look very, very sad. Can be compared with the battles in the same Born trilogy, where Damon, who owns any technique, looks impressive. There is no rod actor that will make him believe that he is the leader who will change the world. What to say, against the background of superman seven times, Mr. Olympia Schwarzenegger looks more than depressing. advanced by the Italian mafia such actors as DiCaprio, Pacino and De Niro became first-class actors, then Farrell (also, apparently, caught in the cinema for a lot of money) remained a gray mouse.
Separately, it is worth mentioning the development of the plot, which gradually slides into something between the scenes of the chases from the Fifth Element, the first part of Star Wars, I, the Robot, Dissenting Opinion, etc. Up to the visual similarity of flying cars. In this film there are no colorful mutants, Mars as such, a more detailed acquaintance with the colony and resistance, as it was in the film by Paul Verhoeven. Also strained gamma, which is dominated by dark tones. If the old film was very bright and saturated, then when watching the version of the 12th year I often had to increase the brightness on the monitor.
To the minuses, I would also take not very thoughtful moments with access to high-tech technology of the future. Do you want to sit in any attack aircraft and just hijack it? You are welcome! Do you want to tear off the front plate with your bare hands from a combat robot and disable it? No problem! It can be a consolation that, against the background of other problems, these shortcomings almost do not strain.
The only thing you can praise the film for is special effects. That with such a budget is not surprising. Although personally it seemed to me that in the old film the special effects were more original, take at least the same mask of a woman who exploded in the hands of a soldier in a spaceport, or a hologram that repeats the movements of the main character.
As a result, the viewer appeared next high-budget, but barely reaching the average action fighter, where the actor for the main role was chosen very poorly, and the development of the plot consists mainly of shootings and races on various mechanisms, whether cars or elevators. By the way, if Ethan Hawke (played Hauser supposedly before the plastic surgery, is also an incomprehensible plot moment) on the main role, this could, in my opinion, save this mediocre film.
Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot (1992)
Great family movie
It is difficult to imagine a person who would never see this ambiguous work with Sly in the lead role. In Hollywood, many comedians were shot, but the film "Stop! Or my mom will shoot" stands out among them at least in that, unlike the others, it has always been popular with the public and caused rejection by critics. Whether Sylvester Stallone , whom the latter do not favor or anything else, is to blame, but from my point of view this picture is underestimated and even humiliated by people who are considered large quantities in the world of cinema.
One has only to remind that the poor " cinema " prize " golden raspberry " in 1993 went to two actors of this ordinary, seemingly comedy. In general, the film has already ripped off three " awards ", for the worst scenario as well. And that's strange, in spite of the critics and haters, "Stop! or my mom will shoot" continues to be popular with ordinary people, who do not see themselves as cinema gourmets from the industry, but simply enjoy the simple and humorous humor inside which lies an equally light, but equally important, meaning.
Meaning, close and understandable to a good half of the population of the entire globe. The simple and touching relationship between adult children and elderly parents will always be that way, although less exaggerated. And in general, the question of fathers and children in all spheres of art, starting with books and ending with cinema, was invariably relevant, and this picture shows this.
Great movie, easy humor, pleasant game of actors, simple plot, all this is in the comedy "Stop, or my mother will shoot", enjoy, and remember that critics do not always tell the truth.
Cradle 2 the Grave (2003)
This is a must see!
How much enthusiasm, impressions and emotions left this film after watching! All this is the work of the director, famous for the film "Through wounds."
In the story of a professional robber Tony Faith during his next mission, black diamonds are accidentally caught. This message reaches the international criminal Lin, who decides to get these unusual decorations for personal gain. So he kidnaps Faith's daughter. Faith finds his secret partner Su, sworn enemy Lin, as his companions, and together they must stop the insidious villain. Each of them has its own reason for this.
First of all, the film is notable for an unprecedented cast. The lead role was gained by the popular rapper DMX. Actually, he is better known as a musician, not an actor. He has a few films on his account, but here he even managed to open up well to the audience as an elusive robber and loving father. And what to say about Jet Li, he continues to delight his fans with his brilliant stunts and acting skills. Here he played a calm, extremely agile agent, and his main opponent ... This is Mark Dacascos! Yes, unexpectedly for me, he appeared in the negative role of a violent criminal. This role for him turned out to be much more successful than that in the "American Samurai"! It was here that he distinguished himself with charisma, the ability to act clearly according to all the rules of the "villainous" role. This can not be forgotten. Sometimes it even seems to me that this is his best role in the last 10 years. And his partner got the former model Kelly Hu, who also brilliantly played the accomplice of the criminal. And of course, the film does not do without humor. To this end, Tom Arnold, the famous comedian, was invited to the shooting.
But most importantly, the film itself looks at one go. Here we will see everything that is characteristic of 21st century militants: high-quality and spectacular battles, beautiful chases, powerful gunfights and special effects. We immediately see that the budget of 25 million is spent wisely. Particularly memorable are some episodes of the film: a perfectly thought-out bank robbery, leaving the police on an ATV, a secret agent against a dozen boxers in the ring, and finally the final outcome - the division of the storyline into 3 unforgettable fights: the DMX hero rescues his daughter, Kelly Hu against Gabriel Union , a fight of Jet Li and Mark Dacascos. The soundtrack of the film is encouraging music performed by DMX.
The theme of the film is already far from fresh, but the way everything is worked out cannot but remain in the spotlight. The film will always cheer up, no matter how much you look at it. Apparently, the director tried his best!