Reviews

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Major review post, part 1

Jeremiah (last half of season 1)

The first season was never great. Sadly it’s Malcolm-Jamal Warner who’s left to carry the show because, let’s face it, Luke Perry can’t. Even though I liked the Kurdy character he wasn’t strong enough to carry it all the way.

The show also relies on Peter Stebbings and Ingrid Kavelaars to help carry the weight, but their characters are sadly not interesting enough to help a lot.

The show picks up a little towards the season finale and managed to close with enough of a bang to make me continue on to season 2.

I would have anyway since Sean Astin showing up in season 2 was the main reason I started watching the show in the first place.

Shaun of the Dead.

What can I say, I love this movie.

To be honest the first time I watched it took me a while to get into the whole rhythm of the film. I’m glad I stuck with it though because this is truly an awesome film, and it sparked my interest in zombie movies. It is a great starter-flick if you want to get into the genre, and holds enough nods to entertain zombie-film-fans.

The Quiet.

I’d wanted to see this film for a while now so when I was really pleased when I finally got the chance to watch it. The trailer doesn’t really give the right vibe as to what this film is all about, so it took a while for me to get into it.

It’s a good film, but you need patience to watch it, as it moves slowly and doesn’t really have a big resolution.

I have to admit the main reason I wanted to see it was because of Shawn Ashmore, sadly his character spends a lot of time talking about jerking of and such, which was kind of unnecessary. I get why it was written like that, but they could have toned it down a little bit.

All in all it is a good movie, but the viewer needs patience.

Save the Last Dance.

I remember watching this in the cinema and liking it.

However it doesn’t quite hold up anymore. It works within its genre and is a good film for the younger crowd.

Good film if you’re in the mood for a chick-flick.

You Wish!

I’m still wondering how I sat through this film.

I blame it on lazy Easter days, which means I’m more likely to actually watch the crappy Tv-movies that they show on TV.

Okay for the younger crowd, but the grown-ups won’t miss anything.

Clockstoppers.

Another Easter-time film. This one is kind of enjoyable though. Very simplistic and predictable, but Jesse Bradford does a good enough job of it to make it kind of a fun ride.

Maybe best if you don’t expect much though.

The Banger Sisters.

I actually found this kind of enjoyable. Even though it’s not the main characters benefit. Goldie Hawn and Susan Sarandon do a good enough job with this film, but they’re not the ones that carry the film. Geoffrey Rush in a supporting role swoops in and saves the show. He plays the type of character that usually annoys me, but somehow Geoffrey Rush manages to make the guy likable. He was the main reason I watched this film all the way through.

Kamilla og tyven II (Kamilla and the Thief II)

Okay, I really liked the first one, but this one was a major improvement on the first. It’s evident that the cast and crew had a much better grasp on what they were doing this time around. It’s such a sweet and endearing film, a jewel in the collection of Norwegian films.

The Woods.

This was a little to weird for my taste. It works on some level, as I felt a little uneasy throughout the film.

The thing that kind of didn’t work for me was that I never really felt that a clear motive for what was going on was established. When you finally got some explanation it was kind of hard to grasp, at least for me.

Also I picked up on some things very early, and was maybe a bit surprised that the main characters didn’t. Then again it wouldn’t have worked as well if they did.

I would still recommend this film to people that like these kinds of scary-movies, but it didn’t quite work 100% for me.

The Actors.

What can I say; I wanted to see this since I discovered Dylan Moran and "Black Books". It’s not a remarkable film, but had me laughing quite a bit, mostly due to Dylan Moran.

The film also stars Michael Caine, Michael Gambon, Lena Headey & Miranda Richardson. If you’re a fan of either one it might be worth checking out.

The movie is so-so, but if you leave your brain at the door it’s fun.

I think it’s worth it just for Dylan Moran in a red wig and blue contacts, and Dylan Moran singing karaoke.