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Sabotage (2014)
No ! Don't watch it, that's not necessary.
This is just my opinion.
So, "Sabotage"... I love Arnold Schwarzenegger, I am a fan of 80's action movies. So, with a title like that, Schwarzy with this haircut and Sam Worthington with this style, I had to watch it. Bad idea...
I thought it would be a big action movie, but no, that's not the case. It's not a problem, it is a thriller with murders, so, it could have been interesting, but... no.
I wanted to like the movie but there is nothing to be liked. The story is not interesting, nearly boring. The characters are bad, they are vulgar, but not even funny. Schwarzy or Sam Worthington cannot make the movie better.
I never watched a David Ayer's movie before but I watched the trailer of "Fury" which is really cool, so I wanted to know the director. Unfortunately, I watched the wrong movie. I found that it was not well filmed, that the camera moved too much, particularly when there are dialogs scenes. Maybe it is for the atmosphere but for me, it is still a no.
I am sorry but this movie is not a good movie, do not waist your time watching it.
eXistenZ (1999)
Weird, but good.
This is just my opinion.
David Cronenberg, director of the weird, gives us a movie bizarre but good, as always. The question is : the poster says that this movie makes Matrix look like a child's play, is it the case ?
Sorry, but no, Matrix is really better (the second and third Matrix do not exist !).
The story of "eXistanZ" is interesting but not as much as the story of Matrix. I think that put this on the poster is tackle stronger that you.
For the fans, "eXistanZ" is about video games, but a bit evolved, the David Cronenberg's style of video games.
We have a young Jude Law, very good as usual.
We have the Cronenberg's directing. If you don't like this director, do not even think to watch the movie.
The main problem of the movie is the rhythm which is not always entertaining but it is a part of the mood.
I have got a problem with the end because a character ask the question that the spectator have to ask to himself. I think that it is not a good idea, we can understand the question without a character saying it, it blows the effect.
But if you like Cronenberg's style, and weird good films with weird good story, this movie is for you.
300: Rise of an Empire (2014)
Bad ass ! This film is spectacular !
This is just my opinion.
I love Zack Snyder and I liked the first 300 because it's really effective. It's quite simple but it works. I love Zack Snyder's direction, so 300 was perfect to let the barbarian side of our personality take control.
So is the sequel works as good as the first ?
Yes ! 300 Rise of an Empire is impressive, we have the spectacle that we expected. For me there is no disappointment. It is in line of the first. Of course it is a different director but it does not spoil the fun ! The battles are very well directed. We perfectly notice the fact that it is based upon a graphic novel. It is epic. The blood is done with CGI, OK, it is weird but I think it is still in the idea of staying in line of the graphic novel.
I was a barbarian, a Greek, a Persian, an Athenian during the movie. We find like in the first movie the pleasure to watch huge battles with shields, swords, bows... This is catharsis.
The actors are quite good, OK, I admit, they just have to say "AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH !!!". I am kidding, they also do very intense speech which are awesome !
I liked 300 Rise of an Empire ! If you liked the first and you want to have the same chills during battles, watch it !
Noah (2014)
This is not bad !
This is just my opinion.
OK, it is difficult to review this movie as it is difficult to make a movie about a biblical tale. Darren Aronofsky chose to shot this movie about Noah's ark, he wanted to do that and he did it well. Of course he knew that there would be some disputes about the fact that he adapt a biblical tale with his own way. But this is the cinema of Darren Aronofky. If you watch this movie, do not think about all the religious context but watch it like a normal story, like a normal film.
As a normal film, it is good. All the frames are worked. The landscapes are beautiful. This a really impressive movie. The battles are very well directed. We can say that the movie is a visual movie.
OK there are many imperfections, there are for example many scenes which are too long, sometimes, it become a bit boring I admit. But the film has nothing to be hated. Aronofsky tried to offer the best of his work.
The actors are good. Russel Crowe did a very good job as Noah, we understand perfectly all the psychological troubles of the character.
So if it is not your kind of movie do not watch it, but if you want to try, watch Noah for what it is and not for something else. I confess, I did not really want to watch the movie but finally, I was right to do so. Watch Noah as a fiction like all the movies and watch it thinking that is just the director's vision and I am pretty sure that you will not hate the movie.
Locke (2013)
This is a great lesson !
This is just my opinion.
Woaw, I watched this movie because there is one of my favorite actors : Mr Tom Hardy. I was skeptical because I am a lover of entertaining movies and this one takes place only in a car. It was a challenge for me to watch the movie.
So, is it a good movie ?
It is more than that. It is a demonstration of cinema. Steven Knight shows us that a movie do not need explosions or many special effects to be great. You just need a camera, a place, a good script and Tom Hardy.
Tom Hardy is amazing in this movie, he does a perfect interpretation of his character. He shows that he can play every role because play so well just by driving a car is incredible.
OK, I confess, this is not the kind of movie that I would watch a hundred times. But if you really love cinema, watch Locke right now !
Divergent (2014)
This is a teenage movie, but what did you expect ?
This is just my opinion.
I read the book and... Yes, it was cool ! So I wanted to watch the movie. This is a teenage book, so it is logical that the movie is a teenage movie, no one can complain about it.
So, is the film as good as the book ?
Like always, the film is a bit less good because it cannot show all the details of the book, all the reactions of the characters but Neil Burger directed a very entertaining movie.
The scriptwriter found a lot of staging tricks to put all the important details of the story in the movie even if the script is a bit different than the book.
The actors respect their characters, they are really good in their roles. It is interesting because often, the adaptation of a book series allows to discover some new actors who create a new generation of actors.
I think it is a good start for the franchise which follows the steps of Hunger Games. If you liked the book, you will like the movie (of course there will be some deceptions like I said previously). If you like dystopian stories, watch it right now !
The Purge (2013)
Too bad ! It could have been so much better !
This is just my opinion.
I watched this movie because I loved the concept that it develops. The idea of the purge with those who are for and those who are against. The film could have been so great.
So, is it the case ?
Unfortunately no. This is a simple horror movie with jump scares. It is quite well directed and quite well played but it doesn't change the fact that the film does not use intelligently his concept. There are many clever things but too small to make the movie better than a lot of horror movies.
When I watched the film, I was like : "OK, I guess that there is someone behind this door." or "I guess that the next action of this character will be that." I was always right. This is an other big problem of the movie, it is too predictable.
I don't want to be only negative, it is a good entertainment. This is not bad to watch but if you have something better, watch the better movie.
Colombiana (2011)
Simple, effective, cool, bad-ass ! Well done Europacorp !
This is just my opinion.
Europacorp is a very interesting production society because it associates Hollywood to French cinema, we can have a French director who directs Hollywood stars like Olivier Megaton did for Colombiana with Zoe Saldana or for Taken 2 with Liam Neeson. It brings an other way to direct movies which works at the international Box Office. Thanks Luc Besson.
But this society do not product always good movies. In fact they often product the same kind of films : simple action movies.
So what about Colombiana?
This is so cool ! This is really entertaining. Of course the script is very simple but it works. It is exactly in line of all the Europacorp productions but this one is pretty cool !
Zoe Saldana is really good for this role. She is beautiful and she kicks ass. The movie is well directed, except for one fight where the plans are linked too fast and we cannot really see what is happening.
Colombiana is a really dynamic film, the actions sequences are not boring (yes, it is paradoxical but it happens sometimes, I love you but I am thinking about you Michael Bay).
If you want to enjoy a good action movie, you can watch without doubt this one !