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H5N1: Le jour de la pandémie (2009)
Amazing! Really captured the feel of the good old zombie films from the late 70s and 80s.
You'd be surprised how good this film looks - it really looks like 1970s 16mm film which is perfect for this genre.
It is nicely done, minimalistic and to the point. It features some nice special FX as well.
If you're into short films, zombies, gore etc. I recommend seeking this one out.
The score is quite good as well. It features a theme that really captures the essence of the good old days where George A. Romero wasn't busy making horrible movies.
It's very cool. Gave it a 10 because I'm a zombie fanatic:)
Dance of the Dead (2008)
Way better than you would expect!
I've long been into the habit of watching every single zombie-horror flick that I can find and, of course, wouldn't wanna miss this one.
I would rather watch this film than anything George A. Romero has made the last couple of decades which has been nothing short of horrific - in the bad way.
I must say that it was way better than I expected! It actually captured some of that 80-90's horror feel that I thought died a while back. The only thing keeping it from feeling like watching Child's Play or any other horror classic was the teen aspect, which, although working quite OK, isn't really my thing - but that's my opinion.
The acting was definitely believable also! What a surprise!
ps. To the people complaining about being "tricked" into seeing this by voters who may be personally biased. What's the harm? It's a cheap way to do a little promotion and hype when you don't have a Bruckheimer budged backing your production. You also complain about being tricked into watching mainstream crap with million-dollar campaigns?
Open Window (2006)
Write a book...
If you're interested in studying the technique of shot/reverse shot in dialogue, check out this title; 90% of the film is dialogue between 2 people sitting and just talking.
The story has absolutely no direction. There is no motivation in any of the characters beyond just coping with an experience, there is no antagonism anywhere to be found except for internal antagonism. The plots are in no way related to each other and the "film" is filled with non-scenes that have absolutely no excuse for being in the film.
This film is so horrific it is not even funny. My advice to the director and screenwriter: Stay away from film. Film is obviously an alien art form to you. Write a book.
Lord of the Flies (1990)
Unsatisfying.
I sat down to watch this film with an open mind after having heard a lot of positive comments on it.
I loved the idea of degeneration of the youth and the idea of using fear to control the crowd; however, the execution was far from satisfactory.
The film was extremely episodic and paced like a freight train headed up hill - locomoted by an RC car (on flat batteries).
An ever graver issue was the fact that the protagonists were passive, victimized, and did nothing but cry about what was happening - Well, DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT! It proved quite tiresome and disillusioning when you found yourself rooting for the bad guys for lack of better choice.
A good idea, ill treated.
Lord of War (2005)
No excuses for not seeing Lord of War!
I am simply speechless.
You have to see this because it is an important film; I would place it in the honorable category as Munic and Syriana - intelligent, truthful, and delivering their important message with a throbbing heart.
Nic Cage did a wonderful job, must be his best film in years (although it's always a joy to watch him on the big screen)
Andrew Niccol has achieved the extraordinary with this film, both in directing and in writing; he has wonderfully portrayed the enduring irony of the world: money vs. humanity.
You owe it to yourself and to the world to see this film.
Lost (2004)
Someone with a good idea but no story to tell.
I watched the whole first season through and often found myself having sat through a whole episode that actually did not move the main story forward. The series keeps developing new material while dragging the main plot out, painfully. It's like watching a 500 hour movie with 50+ subplots - 12 love stories, 17 reconciliation plots, 21 flash back subplots, while the main plot has no direction whatsoever.
I'm sorry, I don't mean to come across as flaming this series, I'm just at a complete loss regarding its success.
Someone has to agree that the income of the series is prioritized way above the actual story it's dragging through?
I think this is a sad example of a decay of the television industry; it used to be about telling a story, now it's all in the cash. (it is no coincidence that Spielberg and Hanks has created series WITH AN END - they are authorities and have a story to tell)