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Southland Tales (2006)
Richard Kelly meets Federico Fellini
Now, this film is DEFINITELY not for everyone. An over-fragmented plot, a cast of Fellinian characters, musical and dancing acts along with action sequences, extremely strong language, marxistic and anarchical references, time ridges and the rebirth of Jesus. All in the same film.
Despite all these, it was a GOD D*MN GOOD film, one of those that stay with you on your path towards life. You will like it or hate it, but please do not try to except Donnie Darko.
I gave it an 8/10. Could be done differently but i respect the way Richard Kelly did it and I'm glad that David Lynch didn't :). My suggestion is to try seeing it ALONE, with a pair of wireless earphones so you're not disturbed while watching.
Quantum of Solace (2008)
Good but not as good as the previous one
I really wanted to like this but it seems I had high expectations derived from the previous one.
The good: The new brutal Bond is still present, good pacing, excellent shot locations, excellent action scenes, believable storyline (have they seen Zeitgeist Addendum?), no fancy gadgets etc
Unfortunately... here come the bad: Seeing it from a distance, its like they've put a series of action sequences so there's no real "pause" in the film where the characters can become emotional or closer to each other. The leading girl is always distant, the "easy" girl falls and disappears way too easily and all peripheral characters have no real significance. Bond does not "bond" with anyone, neither anyone else tries to bond with ... Bond (LOL)
Looking forward to the next one.
To koritsi kai t' alogo (1973)
Two lovers, a Horse and a painter in the hippy Greek country side of the 70s
The general story is that, Anna Fonsou in on vacation in a by-the-sea-house with her much older husband? (Yannis Argyris). He is a painter having lost his inspiration.
His son (Christo Spyropoulos), traveling with some hippies, comes for a visit, and after a while has a stormy affair with Anna Fonsou. There are several love scenes (on the vineyards, on the beach etc). Especially, there are two scenes by the beach where they are naked riding a horse.
Yannis Argiris sees them with the horse and strangely regains his lost inspiration. He starts painting again, keeping his paintings hidden. When Anna discovers that the paintings depict her, her lover and the horse, se decides to leave him.
Then Yannis Argitis picks up his hunting shot-gun and things turn out bad.
Shot during the summer, mostly outdoors, depicts a hippy and groovy kind of Greece from the 70s.
The film has even a soundtrack (the main song, which you can hear throughout the entire film is sung by Elpida Karali)
Cidade de Deus (2002)
Mind blowing!
- The good news:
Remarkable! You call tell that "City of God" is a unique film right from the titles chicken chase. An extremely well-shot, very realistic view of the other side of the world, a must see in every way,
- The (few) bad news:
Its so clearly and flawlessly shot (utilizing multiple camera angles, difficult view shots) that its hard to believe that its not Hollywood-produced. Fernando Meirelles - who later shot the "Constant Gardener" - had either tremendous ingenuity or a tremendous budget.
- Conclusion:
See it and it will be with you forever (9/10).