StanleyKubrick2001 Reviews

Beatles (2014)

Don't let the title fool you, it's just another coming of age movie

[12 September 2014]

This movie only caters to one audiences, namely the ones that grew up in the 60s listening to The Beatles, the rest of us (beatles fans) are lulled into seeing the movie because of the title. The movie offers us very little in terms of entertainment or laughter, unless your a teenager and are just now discovering how big The Beatles where back in the day.

It's a coming of age flick that has a feel-good vibe and a Beatles backdrop, but thats it. Was expecting more from a movie that uses such a strong title, a title that is loaded with so much emotion and joy for so many of us.

Summary, go see it if you grew up with The Beatles in the 60s or if your curious on how huge The Beatles where in those days.

The rest of you, put on a Beatles play-list and stay at home.

Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie (2014)

This movie is one big cliché

[5 September 2014]

I expected so much more from James Rolfe and his crew. This "movie" ended up being much of nothing and a little of something. I would rather have watched a long episode of AVGN.

My biggest issue is the fact that the scripts is all messed up and the directing is all over the place. 99% of the scenes are not original, just rehashed gags from other movies, and stuffed with countless cliché's. With a budget of nearly 400K and two young writers i expected much more, at least in terms of originality

This movie is not even for the fans, let's get that straight. I doesn't resemble any AVNG episodes or anything James has done before.

In the end this movie is just someone's pet project, namely James Rolfes. I think the AVNG owes fans more, this movie was payed for by the fans, but i think we where short-changed.

Max Manus: Man of War (2008)

Foreign film of the year

[18 December 2008]

Although being a Norwagian WWII film, Max Manus has that international appeal because it's about something the whole world experienced.

Following Max and his saboteur friends is a real pleasure and a very realistic depiction of the occupation of Norway. It's the first time i have seen a Norwagian film of this "epic" quality and i hope we get more in the future.

If you have seen a lot of WWII movies don't think this will be just another one. This one gives you a take on the more hidden parts of the war and follows a small resistance group trying to save their small country from one of the biggest empires the world has seen.

So in conclusion i would recommend anyone interested in good foreign films or just good historical films in general.

The Dark Knight (2008)

The not so dark knight.

[3 August 2008]

After all the hype and anticipation surrounding this movie i finally went and saw it last night. I really enjoyed parts of the movie, and the script was very well written.

The performance from Heath Ledger was brilliant and made the movie for me. Bale and Eckhart's acting fall short in comparison. If you look at The dark knight as a pure action movie it's the best of its genre, hands down. But when people start comparing it to the greatest movies in cinematic history i don't follow. I don't get why everyone is calling so very dark? it's no darker then the last batman movie in any sense. It would have been dark if the people on the boats killed each other in the end, but that would have been morally wrong.

The dark knight has surpassed The godfather trilogy and several other greats like Shindlers list and Casablanca on the IMDb rating system by a mile. Doesn't this seem very odd to anyone else? It seems like I'm the only one (or one of a few) to criticize this seemingly wonderful masterpiece. The short answer to why this movie is so successful is because of the amens advertising campaigns and hysterical hype, also the tragic death of Heath Ledger. One could of course debate and argue other reasons, but to me its a top-notch action movie with a great storyline and no more, and that's very far from even being a contender for the greatest movie in cinematic history.