nimrod_ger Reviews

From Beginning to End (2009)

NICE one!

[8/10 · 31 August 2010]

I'm not going to lengthy review this Film, there's just no need to. Let me just tell you what I thought of it. First of all, it was supposed to show you a romantic LOVE STORY, not a big drama, not science fiction, not a documentary... just a plain love story. Not a 'normal' love story though, not even in gay terms. It deals with two issues at once: Gay love and incest. But in a very gentle way, that's for sure. Seeing the boys grow up, being so fond of each other surely was nice to watch! As the boys grow older and become men, they also sexualize their relationship, which came (I have to admit that) a) too late, and b) too suddenly. One would think that adolescent boys start 'playing' a little earlier than these two did. Anyway, that was the only thing that really startled me for a moment. Other than that the film was a great watch, which surely had to do with the sheer beauty of the two main actors, especially Joao Gabriel Vasconcellos, who played the older adult brother 'Francisco'. The chemistry between the two guys is wonderful, and you want these two men to love each other forever.

I can highly recommend this film. If you want action, blood, drama, sex, drugs & Rock'n'Roll - then stay away from it. Otherwise... DO TRY!

Home (I) (2009)

A wake-up call

[10/10 · 25 July 2009]

OMG what a wonderful documentary. It not only has an important message, it also has the most beautiful pictures of our planet that I have EVER seen! The narration is spoken by Glenn Close, and what a wonderful choice she is: calm, but very intense. She makes sure that you will understand that there's not much time left to save our planet, and if we do not act NOW it might be too late. Watch this film and see how everything on our beautiful planet is interlinked. No species will survive on its own, and the homo sapiens is no exception whatsoever. It was us 'intelligent human beings' who created all of our current problems, and it only took us 50 years to do that. We can still save this planet, but it's high time to start doing that. Watch this movie, think, then ACT! I would like to thank everybody who took part in making this film! It's truly a wake-up call!