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I'm satisfied and I'm glad that five years after Red 2 Bruce Willis made again a decent movie from my favorite genre, revenge. Story-wise it doesn't bring anything new to the table, but it's a ride from start to finish, decently acted, pleasantly gory, with one solid gore scene and an intense home invasion where the emotions soar to 160 degrees. I had a great time. Eli Roth, Bruce Willis and old-school revenge, I like this triple combo. 80%.

Quite a decent historical-war film from South Korea, starring Lee Jeong-jae. The technical aspect is decent but nothing extraordinary, the storyline is quite interesting but not very engaging for my taste, and the film unfortunately drags in places. There isn't that much action and the only spectacular scene is at the end, and is definitely one of the best of the film. It's both raw and decently gritty. Nothing great, but ok to watch. 60%.

A pretty decent German comedy with nice actors who want take revenge on a bank because it ripped them off. Til Schweiger is great, the humour didn't quite work for me, after all the Germans are behind compared to France, but I wasn't bored. An unpretentious feel-good movie. 60%.

Deadpool directed by the guy who killed a dog in John Wick is back, and it's the ultimate smash, earning the title of best film of the year so far (only Mission Impossible 6, Sicario and Jurassic World have a chance to beat it). Avengers: Infinity War was admittedly more fateful and darker after the second viewing, but I was slightly bored in the first half, since there aren't that many jokes and action in the space of two and a half hours. In contrast, Deadpool 2 is an uncompromising ride like a motherfucker from start to finish, where black, sarcastic, racist humor alternates with sickeningly brutal action that made my balls shrivel. Josh Brolin as Cable gets another medal (I hope this guy will only get cast as a villain), the pop culture references are all over the place like in Ready Player One, the action is more brutal than any exploitation film, the humour is funnier than any comedy, and the pace is faster than a TGV train. I myself don't know what other movie would have so many genre ingredients combined and that to me makes it a true film nerd orgasm (I was blown away by the similarly minded Kingsman last time). People who appreciate story over humour, action and violence won't be so happy. The handshake scene is one of the best Marvel has ever had. The whole theater applauded. PS: Domino is a Lucky Pussy! 11/10.

A low-key revenge romp in the style of The Punisher! A young boy loses his mother, a prostitute, bumped off by the local Yakuza gang. Once he grows up he decides to take revenge and go over dead bodies. The story may be nothing original, but formally the film ticks all the boxes. For a B-movie, the film is technically good, the acting is decent (the lead has charisma) and the action is great, both the fights and the shootouts – there is no shortage of severed limbs or heads. It's Hard R-rated, so there's a lot of sex and naked women, lots of violence and there's also a lot of drug use, so those who like films like this will definitely have fun. For me it's decent. 75%.

It's nice to say that France is back! Revenge is another enjoyable addition to my all time favourite subgenre rape and revenge (I Spit on Your Grave is still unsurpassed, though). The film impresses especially with its excellent cinematography and beautiful visuals. The desert, the beautiful Matilda Anna Ingrid Lutz, who runs around the entire film in cut-off shorts covered in blood with a stick in her stomach and a sniper rifle in her hand, decent bad guys, nasty gore, a lot of unconventional retro disco music and a few standout scenes. The only problem is actually the not very explicit rape scene and the small body-count. Intellectuals and geeks may not get past the immortality of the main character and the almost minimal story, but everyone else will have a great time with this juicy sexy ride from France. 80%

Quite possibly the best film based on a manga that is not only watchable, but offers more than solid action scenes. The Ajin are demi-humans and have the ability to revive themselves every time they are killed, making them nearly immortal. There are only a few of them in the world, and the government is after them so that they can research them. The story focuses on one Ajin who becomes a fugitive. The only thing that bothered me a bit about the movie was the digital ghost that each Ajin can summon, but thankfully that didn't get as much space. It's got a decent pace, surprisingly solid technical execution for the Japanese, and the action scenes are very colorful, bloody and gritty, in short, my style. Decent film and Takeru Sato from Rurouni Kenshin was great. 75%

Pretty decent utopian sci-fi crime film with a decent Clive Owen and Amanda Seyfried. Andrew Niccol apparently wanted to follow up his success with In Time with a similarly interesting theme, but didn’t quite make it this time. The premise is certainly interesting and there are some solid sequences (there’s no shortage of blood and nudity, plus points for that) and the conclusion could have been more intense. It's good for a watch. Definitely a better effort from Netflix. 60%

The anticipated new release from Ryuhei Kitamura, whom I quite like (Midnight Meat Train and No One Lives are solid bloody genre films), but his new release Downrange was unfortunately the weakest for me. A group of friends get stranded in a car in the middle of nowhere because of a flat tire, and soon find a ruthless sniper lurking to execute them all. The premise is quite original, but I found it kind of bland. The group of friends hides behind the car for almost the whole film, the dialogues are useless, the characters are unlikeable and whiny. I didn't really enjoy this film, and even though it's quite bloody, the sniper gets boring after a while. The nail on the coffin is the very last scene, that will make you grab your head. It's average, but I expected much more. Total wasted potential. 55%.

Unexpected enthusiasm and a spectacular conclusion to ten years of building the Universe. It couldn't have gone better. Everything works here. Superb visuals rather than CGI mess, the best villain Marvel has ever had, thanks to the great Josh Brolin, plus his unpleasant cronies, the Black Order, where Ebony Maw in particular excels. There’s less humour, but it mostly worked (Drax was the most entertaining), and I really liked the entrance of each hero into the action (whether it's Captain America or Thor, who absolutely blew me away with his arrival in Wakanda), and the gradual introduction and meeting of the heroes is very enjoyable especially for fans. I'm also very intrigued by the alien planets (especially with the dwarves where Tyrion appeared), I would love to see a Marvel movie from that planet. The bleak finale is slightly annoying as we have to wait a year for an explanation, but there's nothing we can do about that tribute. Solid entertainment that didn't spear me with me goosebumps or emotions. 100%.