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7/10
Good third installment
27 May 2006
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After Bryan Singer decided to leave the series, Brett Ratner took control over the third X-Men movie. I was a little bit afraid of him, because I think he made only one watchable movie this far (Red Dragon). Fortunately he could make a nice movie again, which isn't as good, as the second one, but it's definitely worth watching. The story is completely different from the comics (but some coincidences can be found with older X-Men comics, for example the destruction of the Golden Gate bridge).

[*spoilers from here*] I felt, that there was too much mutant in the story, which lead to nothing (for example the three new member in Magneto's society were killed in a single second by Jean/Phoenix). Colossus has nothing to do with anything in the movie (he throws Wolwerine twice, and that's all the part he has). It was also interesting, that Jean Grey kills Professor X and Cyclops - however, we know that in a Hollywood-movie and in a comic book, a character's death never holds back him for returning in the next chapter - remember, Jean Grey died in X2, too. I was surprised, that Magneto was "cured" - I would have never expected the main evil mutant to get out of the X's way. The ending, where Magneto plays chess is absolutely terrific, it shows, how lonely and meaningless his life became, and it's also a good reference to the ending of the first X-Men movie, where he plays chess with X Professor - now he plays alone. (Howewer, it's an interesting question, how can he be at large after all the things he has done against humanity.)

After all, X-Men: The Last Stand won't disappoint the fans, it's a good movie, but don't expect something like X2 - it's a little bit different, but still good and worth a try.
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Taxidermia (2006)
10/10
Insane, gory, violent, crazy - but not without meaning. Absolutely perfect.
13 February 2006
György Pálfi's second feature length movie is Taxidermia, which is about three generation of a family, and all of them has something very peculiar about them: the first one is a horny officer, his son is a very big sport-eater, and his job is very important of him. The third isn't special in any ways, but wants to be. He's very skinny, and there is nothing important about him. His relationship with his father is not very balanced: they diverge from each other in every possible way. But he's secretly planning something, from what he will be famous of... Nothing in Hungarian cinema's history can be compared to this. Not a single Hungarian movie was as violent as this one is sometimes. In some scene it reminded me of Pasolini's Salo. But the disgusting and the violent scenes are all meaningful; probably they are a perverse, misshapen mirror of the society. We can't say, that the leading characters are perverted, because everybody is as much perverted, as the ones we see. Fortunately this unique movie is presented by a big amount of humor - and we simply can't take the characters totally seriously. Taxidermia is a milestone in Hungarian film-making, and was worth every single cent of the Sundance money, from which it was made.
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Bedlam (2005)
9/10
Definitely better, than "Argo"
1 June 2005
Kész cirkusz is the second Hungarian movie in the Guy Ritchie-style. The first one, Argo was watchable, but this movie is much better. Zsombor Dyga is very talented, his first movie Tesó was also a remarkable sociological comedy. This movie has the same actors (who are friends of the director, and were unknown before Tesó), but it is completed with Hungary's well-known actors and actresses (Imre Csuja, Péter Scherer, Eszter Ónodi, Dorottya Udvaros, etc.). The story is about a briefcase, what's accidentally lost, and then every character wants to find the briefcase, some for the money, some for save their lives, and some have other reasons... The movie itself is very funny and original (except the scene in the WC, which is so boring and absolutely a big cliché). Much better, than Argo, because it is funny without any cursing or violent scenes, and it has got also better characters and a good storyline. The only thing I didn't like in the movie, was what the briefcase contained, and the fact, that it's secret is out too soon... But I won't tell what's in the briefcase. Go see it :)
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3/10
In one word: awful
29 January 2005
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I had big expectations about this movie, because one of Hungary's most successful humorists, János Gálvölgyi plays in it uncle Dodi. He plays very rarely in movies, so I thought, this one will be special. It's not. It's the worst ghetto-movie I have ever seen. It could have been exciting and interesting, but it's not. The story steals everything from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. There are two rival gang in the 8. precinct (which one is always illustrated as the district, where the crime is the law, there are gangsters everywhere, it's not safe there even by day , etc.), the first gang is the gypsy gang, the other one is the newly arrived Chinese gang. Of course they begin to fight each other for the territory, while the relative of uncle Dodi falls in love with the young girl from the Chinese gang. The movie is totally awful, this first film from Gábor Oláh J. is a big miss. The entire film isn't funny in any way, but it tries to be (or not?). Nothing happens in a big time, while the stupid love story develops. The violence comes absolutely unsuspectingly in big doses, when for example the two mob kills the Chinese salesman, or when András "I drive only when I'm drunk" Stohl, (who plays a very-very bad guy, who is always watch his own interest, how original) one of Hungary's most anti-talented ham actors, kills uncle Dodi with smashing his head into the glass table. Of course, the evil underworld mafia leader uncle Dodi becomes a good person, when he doesn't betray his relative. How sadly dead... The entire movie is boring, stupid, and the audience didn't like it. (It was a big box office fall.) So, this movie is a big disaster, don't go watching it.
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Tamara (2004)
10/10
The best Hungarian movie of 2004
23 January 2005
Tamara was undoubtedly the best Hungarian movie in the year 2004. Szabolcs Hajdu's original directing, and the beautiful, colorful photography makes it definitely worth watching. The story is about a couple (Bori and Demeter) living in the countryside alone, when Demeter's brother arrives with a strange girl, Tamara, whose arrival totally destroys the peaceful life of the couple. Szabolcs Hajdu is one of Hungary's most original directors nowadays, because of his unique ways of storytelling. His movies (in especial Tamara) aren't so sad and hard-watching ones, like the average new Hungarian films. The painted animals (they comments the events happening in the farm in a non-existing language, what's subtitled) the strange, separated world, the humorous story and original characters makes the film easy to understand and love. I also recommend the director's previous movie, Macerás ügyek.

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1/10
Slowly kills you while watching it
23 January 2005
The latest movie of András Jeles called József és testvérei. It's hard to write anything about this movie because it is very hard to watch. There are two stories in this movie (if we can talk about story): first one is a story from the Peasant Bible told slowly, and only with shadows. Everything told in this line of story is presented only with shadows - it's a very interesting idea, and it works - for about five minutes. Because after this period the viewer became disinterested, because he can't understand what's happening in the screen. The story is told in a rare accent, what's very hard to understand. The another storyline is about a girl becoming a sex-slave, presented by a night-vision camera. These green scenes aren't easier to watch than the Peasant Bible's, because of the bad picture made by the night-vision camera and some old maid's repeating everything what the characters saying. I don't know what was the conception of this movie, but I know that almost everybody, who watch this film, will hate it. Because it wasn't made for us, viewers. It was made for itself. For making something. It doesn't matter, what. And I say that as a fan of slow movies.

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10/10
The best concert from Robbie Williams ever
23 January 2005
This huge concert in Knebworth is definitely Robbie Williams' best. All of his best songs are included in this DVD, for example Feel and Angels. Williams performances another tracks as well, which ones are not included in any of his CDs, like We Will Rock You from Queen. He gives his best, the entire show is gorgeous, and the audience's morale is through the full concert at maximum. The mood doesn't decrease after the sunset, when the lights are turned off, then comes Robbie's best songs, like Angel. I have been once in his tour personally in Budapest, it was brilliant, but this concert is much bigger. Excellent concert DVD, Williams at his best, a must see, not only for fans.
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1/10
The worst short I have ever and will see in the future.
23 January 2005
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This is probably the worst movie I have ever seen in my entire life. The stupid story is based about Hungary's most successful role-playing games, called M.A.G.U.S. The story is, that some stupid people wants to stop something very-very evil who wants to destroy (now what?) the Earth! (How original.) But a small group of idiot people, played by the worst no-name "actors" in the world, try to stop the evil. That's all. They walk along the countryside of Hungary, the seasons changes in 2 minutes from summer to winter, they fight with everybody who crosses their ways, but nobody of them gets hurt. Then they disappear. Because of the horrible acting, directing and photography, you can't understand more of this piece of trash. The ending is totally awful, when some big red monster comes and does nothing. That's all, and the story, thank God, ends. The entire movie is 38 minute long, but it seemed an eternity to me. The worst scene of all is in the movie, when the evil sorceress kill the mysterious monk with a magical iron pipe. I don't know, who are these people who made this movie, but they deserves at least 10 years in jail because of torturing innocent people who unsuspectingly watch this cinematic disaster.
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