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Damsel (2024)
Finally a dragon that is four-legged and looks belivable
The movie is about a young woman named. Elodie that will get married but the kingdom has an unpleasant surprise for her. Elodie gets thrown in to a cave and meet a huge dragon. The womans gets sacrificed to the dragon.
The story in the movie is godo but its teh dragon that is the very coolest in my opinion. I like dragon movies but often the dragons are not that belivable. He dragons in "Game of thrones" looked good but these are wyerns and i have missted seeing a four legged dragon for many years.
The dragon in this movie is four-legged and its rather cool and a little scary looking. The dragons fire is really special. Its more like lava than ordinary fire and i like this.
The dragon even talks and the actor. Shohreh Aghdashloo does a good job voicing the dragon.
I wanna see more belivable dragons in the future and this movie show the way how they should look.
I rate the movie itself 7/10 but with the dragon i change it to 10/10. The FX team has done a great job with the dragon.
Godzilla (1998)
Until Avatar came out this movie was the best DVD/BLU-RAY to really test your home cinema system
The first time i saw this movie was on cinema in late september 1998. I had seen the commercials for the movie and even bought some movie magazine where the movie was featured.
I bought a big popcorn and soda and entered the movie theater. Our cinema had recently changed to a newer and better sound system and had good bass.
The movie starts and already in the intro with the atomic bomb going off i noticed that this movie had really great surround sound and bass. This was the loudest movie i,ve seen so far.
The first part of the movie when not much is happening is a little boring but we at least meet the characters. Some cool and some really annoying. Godzilla attacks some boats and in those scenes the sound is awesome. In talking scenes not so interresting.
Godzilla comes nearer and nearer New York and the action starts. Godzillas thundering footsteps really shaked the cinema seats and i had a big smile on my face.
The scientist meets Godzilla face to face and its a great scene. The music is so awesome in that scene and i had almost goosebumbs.
The military starts shooting at Godzilla and he starts running around New York for some time. Good sound effects with his roar and the thundering footsteps.
Then theres some talking and not much action from Godzilla. Later Godzilla does some action again and is chased into Hudson river. Godzilla gets hit by submarines and is probably dead.
The scientist finds that Godzilla has laid lots of eggs in Madison Square Garden and they hatch. The baby Godzillas looked a little like the Velociraptors from Jurassic Park but i was fine with that. Theres some funny scenes when the characters escape from the baby Zillas.
The military bomb Madison square garden and the characters gets out in time. Some time later Godzilla rises from debris around the place and find some of the dead babys.
Godzilla think the characters killed his offspring and begin to chase them. They eventually end up on brooklyn bridge and Godzilla is killed.
I actually felt sad for Godzilla when he died. The movie is over and a pop hih-hop song starts.
I left the cinema with a smile on my face. The movie was okay in my opinion.
I had earlier seen some of the Japanses orgiginal Godzilla movies and they were fine but the effects not always belivable.
Godzilla in this movie looked very belivable expect for the egg-laying thing. He sure couldnt have carried all of these eggs in him. It would be more belivable if the eggs were smaller or not so many.
The movie came out on DVD one year later and i bought it. I had bought a very expensive DVD player with 5;1 surround and it was cool. This player could also play Laserdiscs.
When i watched the movie on DVD, the sound was very great and had great bass just like in the cinema. This DVD had the best sound ever for many years and was perfect to show how a good home cinema system should sound like.
Then around 2010 the movie Avatar came out and now i think that one is the best DVD/BLU-RAY to show how good your home cinema system are. It hasnt that powerful bass as Godzilla but the sound is really great.
I still have this Godzilla movie but i now have it on BLU-RAY and the sound is still perfect. I still look at this Godzilla movie from time to time.
Dragon Fury 2 (2022)
Only worth watching for the dragons
This movie is a follow up to the first Dragon Fury movie that came out in 2021. The dragons from the first movie have mated like crazy and now there are many dragons flying around the hills.
The dragons looks better in this follow up and the fire-breathing effects are also cool even if some look a little fake from time to time. The dragons reminds a little of those from the TV series "Game of thrones" even if they arent as wellmade as those. So the dragons are okay but what about the story and the characters?
I have to say that sadly none of the characters in the movie are interresting or belivable. As a viewer i dont really care if they survive or not because they are so dumb and just annoying. There are alot of people talking in the scenes where the dragons arent seen and i almost fell asleep duiring one scene.
When the dragons attack the characters theres alot of false screaming and bad acting. Its obvious the drags are made in the computer and wasnt there when they made those scenes.
I cant really recommend this movie but if you see it, just skip the talking scenes and enjoy the dragon action.
Chupa (2023)
Family is everything. Very deep and nostalgic movie
Sat down with my three.grandchilds on Easter eve to watch this. The youngest is 7 while the oldest is 13. Because we live in Sweden we used the swedish voice over so the youngest didnt had to read the translation everytime. It worked fine even if some of the swedish voices wasnt very good.
First in this review i will go through what the movie is about and then say what i and the kids thought about it.
STORY LINE
The movie is about a kid, Alex, who visit his hertiage in Mexico. He´s being bullied in school in Kansas because hes not like the others. His father had recently died too so he´s in sorrow. His grandfather. Chava and.cousins. Memo and Luna all lives in Mexico and he visits them. Chava is by the way, an old wrestling champion but is now sligtly sick with Alzimers.
At the same time in Mexico, a scientist named Richard is after a fabled creature called Chupacabra. They suck blood from goats. They might however also have a cure for sickness in their blood and thats the. Reason the scientist wants to capture the creature. He almost catch a cub but its parents stop him but after a accident the cub is separated from its parents.
This has just recently happened when Alex comes to Mexico. Alex has however never heard of this creature but after a sick goat is found on Chavas farm, he learns about the legend.
After some time Alex finds out that the cub lives at Chavas farm and he shortly loves it. The cub is soon nicknamed Chupa. The scientist is still after the creature and finds out that Chava might have it.
The kids have to stop the scientist from capturing Chupa and Chupa also need to learn to fly.
As in all kids movies the bad guys gets what they deserve and the cub is with its family again in the end. It ended very good and the kids like the ending very much.
WHAT WE THOUGHT ABOUT IT
First of all, the titular cub Chupa is the cutest thing i,ve seen for a while. It kinda looks like a dog/koala with wings and of course with nice colour and beautiful eyes. It croons chitters and even howl and makes cute noises.
It sort of looks a little like Trico from the Playstation game "The Last Guardian" but much smaller of course. The kids loved Chupa and if it was aviable as a plych toy you,ll be sure they would buy it.
The youngest kid felt the adult chupacabras to be a little scary but after the reunion it was fine. They are supposed to look a little scary so it was fine.
The actors were good. Some were greater than others. The actor who played Chava was really great but the one who played Alex was also good. Memo so-so and Luna was fine.
The movie is alot about families but also being proud of who you are. I found it refresing that it hadnt a Political correctness and focused on the story instead.
For us who grow up during the 80´s and 90´s the movie is very nostalgic as well. We see Turtles, Game Boy, Freestyles, Old TV with vhs and much more. It was the things we grew up with. The movie also felt like those 80´90´s adventure movies but in a very good way.
I,ve noticed some cool nods to Steven Spielberg and his movies. The movie nods was for example to E. T (Quite obvious), Jurassic Park and even Hook at some point. The soundtrack also reminded about some of Spielbergs movie scores.
The movie was really emotional at times. For example a scene with Alex and Chupa together listening to a music Box. So simple scene but so emotional. Another emotional highlight scene is when Chupa fly for the first time. Tghat scene is rather dramatic too and you expect Chupa to fly, which he does, but its still very emotional. You kinda feel like a kid seeing magic again in that scene. Thise who have tears in their eyes watching the scene knows what i mean.
So what is something i didnt like with the movie? There were a couple of short things that i will mention.
The pacing felt slightly off in some parts but it was really no problem but kids might gets bored a few scenes.
The scene with the kids playing with fireworks and let go last second felt a little wrong for me as a adult. Never good to learn the kids that.
Also that one of the kids drove a car but wasnt great at it felt a little wrong at times.
Overall it was really awesome emotional and nostalgic movie for everyone to enjoy. Its just sad it didnt get a cinema release because the kids would absolutely go to the cinema and watch it.
Vikingulven (2022)
Has really great werewolf effrects and music.
First up is that i have longed for a good werewolf movie for some time. Some have looked good on the prospect but have failed. So it was a nice welcome to see some good stuff at last.
The effects on the werewolf are really great. All along from when its a cub to adult old one to the new one, its glorious and looks real. Many would probably soil their pants if meeting this thing up close and personal and thats how they should be. Might be its not big as the twilight wolves but it looks better and has bigger teeth and looks actually feral. The transformation scene is also good even its maybe a little short.
The movie shows some blood and violence but not so much you get sick from it. Among the things we see the werewolf have human guts in its mouth for a while. However its not a "bite and bark" movie all along but has some emotional stuff in there as well. One scene featuring the werewolf and a deaf sister is so emotional you almost may cry.
The music in the movie is really great as well. Already in the first track it sounds both exiting and emotional and it fits the movie perfectly.
Is there anything bad with it then you might ask?
Well not really bad but theres some stuff i want to mention that might not be perfect.
1 It takes some while before the werewolf action starts. This is ok for me because its worth the time. Some people my check their mobile while not much happening and maybe missing some not exiting but important stuff.
2 It loans from many werewolf movies. Not a bad thing exactly in my opinion. It still has new stuff spin around in it so ok.
3 Some people makes bad and strange decisions that doesnt make sense. Happens in most movies so not big deal maybe.
4 The ending is not totally clear. In my opinion i know how i think it ended but some may differ from what i think.
Masjävlar (2004)
Really great and emotional movie makes you both laugh and cry
This is a very great swedish movie. Its an emotional rollercoaster and it makes you both laugh some but cry more. The actors are in most cases, not very famous but thats ok because they carry the movie just perfect.
The main story is about Mia, who now lives in Stockholm and comes home to her family home in Dalarna for her.fathers 70th birthday. The parents give her an expensive spot where she can build her own house and visits often. That makes her two big sisters really jealous. Also she carries a child shes not sure she want to keep.
Later on we follow them to the big party in the village where many have some kind of trouble with themselfs or others. Of course it doesnt get better with alcohol in their bodies. Theres alot of drama with the characters and most of the time, very belivable too.
Theres some ankward moments but not very many so its good.
The ending is really good too with most of the problems somewhat resolved.
Jurassic World Dominion (2022)
Movie is even better the second time.
I first saw the movie on 9th June in Sweden (Where i live). The cinema was full packed with people enjoying it and me enjoyed it too. Some of the public even clapped at the end. The pacing felt a little off but nothing important. Some scenes in Malta reminded about "Mission Impossible" but still good. Only downside was that i needed too pee the last 20 minutes but i hold it in. I had bought a big bucket of popcorn and soda so thats why.
Then on 18th June me and a friend saw the movie again. This day i didnt had a big drink but a small and some chocolate. I liked the movie even beter now and there were some moments or things i noticed and had even fun at.
1 Beta was so cute and made funny sounds. Especially that "Ka ka" sound sounded kinda fun and cute.
2 The malta sequence was very cool with the allosaurus and the baby Baronyx and then that cool chase scene on bike and all that.
3 The therizinosaurus was really amazing. Herbevores can be lethal indeed and the noises it did was also kinda creepy.
4 The pyroraptor was really great made. At least we had some feathered dinosaur.
5 The giga was very cool as the biggest dinosaur. I liked the scene where it seems it breathes fire like a dragon.
6 the scene with the mosasaurus and whale meeting each other was very cool too.
I give the movie 8/10.
Freddy Got Fingered (2001)
I,m sorry Tom Green but your movie is not funny
Tom green become famous on MTV where he did the "Tom Green Show". Some stuff in the show was ok while others not funny. Then he starred in some movies including "Road Trip" and "Charlies Angels". These were rather ok movies.
But then the disaster struck. He made an own movie. Big mistake. I have humour but sadly the thing we see here is not what i call humour. The movie is so bizarre you just sit afterwards with open mouth and ask WHAT WAS THAT???!!!
There is (mostly) animal sex, some gross stuff and some more animal sex. No stuff for the young kids. The music in the movie is ok and make me rate the movie with 2 star instad of 1.
Turning Red (2022)
The Mei panda was kinda cute but thats about it
I,m a 49 years old male thats writing this review. The movie seems more aimed at teenage girls over anything but when i watched it with our 12-15 years old kids even them lost interrest after a while.
Younger kids may love the panda itself and its cute alright but so young kids may not know about pubertal life yet, especially not boys.
The 4 town was so obviously groups like. One Direction or such group, so why not just call them what they are well known as.
Sean Banan inuti Seanfrika (2012)
Nope Nope Nope just nope
This movie is labeled as an comedy. Well its just as much comedy as poo is food. Which means: None.
Poor Kikki was ridiculed in this movie toghether with Dr Alban and a few more Not Funny.
The movie is even rasistic at times towards foreign people. Not funny and in my opinion not even acceptable for kids to see.
The story line is so paper thin you think a little child wrote the thing.
I have no grudge againt Sean Banan as a person but this movie was just so bad that nothing can save it.
An American Werewolf in Paris (1997)
These werewolvs have no bite But Julie Delphy saves the movie (Kind of)
The first American Werewolf is terrific and quite scary (The one in London). I remmber when i saw that one as a kid and had some light nightmares. This follow up has almost no scares and the werewolves are not beliveable enough. They dont even looks like wolfs. Theres some light jokes in the movie but not funny enough.
What does saves this movie to become a bomb is the actor Julie Delphy. She looks very good and acts better than some of the other actors.
Becker - Kungen av Tingsryd (2017)
Was very surprised. Really good movie only one nitpick though
Saw this one in the cheap DVD´s in my nearest supermarket. Costed less than one dollar (In swedish money)
The movie was good and had both good story and actors. There were funny exiting and even sad scenes in the movie.
One nitpick though. Its filmed in Tingsryd and has no scenes from the famous supermarket Börjes or the adventure water land. Just like make a movie in Ullared and forget to have the store in the movie.
Mirakel (2020)
The best christmas calender (Julkalender) for many years
I often look at the yearly Christmas calender (Julkalender) every year. Some have been good while some really bad. 2020 years calender was the best one i,ve seen in a long time. It had everything. Comedy, exiting scenes and at times very emotional and still it wasnt cliched or anything.
There were a few episodes that wasnt 100 procent perfect but it soon become better.
The actors were belivable also.
Masked Singer Sverige (2021)
A rather cool program that makes you guess.
Well this program was rather cool. I tried to guess who was under the masks. Some of them i was right about while some others not. The persons under the masks did good songs and that.
Some masks reminded about furrys but that was nice because i like furries.
Under ditt parasoll (1968)
Not a good movie. You have been warned
This movie is a disaster and extremly bad. No fun scenes at all. The fight scenes at the bar is just bad. The music in the movie is just boring and bad.
The group wanted the movie to be seen by 7 years old but swedish censors aimed at 15 years instead. The director of the movie directed several Åsa Nisse movies and the comedy is just like that.
Jango on Tour (2011)
Avoid this movie (spoilers for those who want to know whats about)
The movie is about the persons Mårten , Greger, Niklas and a god damn ugly fox furry. They are going to make a movie. However Niklas jump off the project and begin play songs at different places.
The rest of them is trying to make a movie. Not sure what the movie they are making is about but anyway. The fox furry is drinking alot of beer and Red Bull.
Mårten gets chased by his own brother because he´s loaned money and never return it. Greger is looking like he doesnt want to be in this movie.
Niklas has no succes with the music but later find an attractive woman thats making love. Of course he gets infected in his organ.
The fox furry gets taken away by some crazy germans that molest him.
There are some more weird stuff that happens in the movie but not worth talking about.
This movie is just so bad you cant find anything good with it so please justn avoid it.