Lima

The film initially looks like a thriller from the time of the oppressive Pétain regime in World War II France, but in the second half, with the continuous escape of the leading duo, it turns into a kind of adventure story, with no shortage of suspense and unexpected plot twists. And above all looms the performance of the extremely charismatic Simone Signoret and her unmissable big almond eyes.

Although we may never know the truth about the Kursk (and this documentary is no exception), remembering how things work in Russia is very necessary these days. On the one hand, Russia would like to be classified as a developed country in the eyes of the West; on the other hand, no one can overlook the systematic violation of human rights, the consolidation of the regime under the leadership of former KGB agent Putin and the absolutely elementary lack of respect for human life. To trade a few dozen young lives for the secrecy of some bogus military secret – how can that be even possible? No problem at all in Russia.

A charming adventure story from a sparingly filmmaking country like Norway, which captivates not so much with its simple tale of revenge as with its authenticity and locations, led by the chillingly beautiful Norwegian countryside, which makes even a viewer huddled under a blanket in the warmth of the family fireplace shiver. And kudos also to the casting people who found really perfect wild faces to represent the enemy tribe.

The typical boring shit that proliferated like mushrooms in the Normalization era. This is not to say that this attempt at comedy by Fuk is somehow politically "slick", it just suffers from the pain of the vast majority of films of the time: a lame and horribly boring script, in this case with a confusing jumble of unnecessary side-plots. God, what did I laugh at back them?

The typical boring shit that proliferated like mushrooms in the Normalization era. This is not to say that this attempt at comedy by Fuk is somehow politically "slick", it just suffers from the pain of the vast majority of films of the time: a lame and horribly boring script, in this case with a confusing jumble of unnecessary side-plots. God, what did I laugh at back them?

Steve Irwin is the perfect essence of craziness and sheer work enthusiasm. Watching him talk about animals with complete enthusiasm, or pick up all sorts of venomous vermin, and gesticulate or chant expressively, is a truly unique experience. Very entertaining and you learn something interesting.

Entertaining guilty-pleasure that, except for the boring opening twenty minutes, put an amused smile on my face that lasted until the closing credits. The prerequisite for enjoying something like this is not to compare it with similar genre films, not to analyze every plot flaw (and there are plenty), not to be annoyed by the overuse of bullet time effects and lousy actors, but rather to have fun with the awfulness of the project as a whole. Filmmaking-wise, of course, it's somewhere near the bottom, but it has a decent momentum and deserves that one star. I certainly wasn't bored most of the time.

A film that flows too leisurely, with hardly any plot or major twists, flattened in terms of story and especially emotions when compared to the book (thanks Lenička), which is quite surprising given that the screenplay was written by the author of the novel himself. But the actors are all excellent, from the kids to Farrell and especially Sissy Spacek (damn, why isn't such an excellent actress in more films?).

Such a promising, very promising subject, hiding great audience potential, and yet such a tragic result. In an interview, Svoboda indirectly compared his latest creation to 'Tarantino' (adding that the best stories are written by life itself, something we can all agree with). I think he should wake up some day. After a few days, all I can remember is a very confused plot, a tragic performance of the pseudo-celebrity of all tabloids Alice Veselá (that woman really can't act), Michal Dlouhy's wannabe tough talk with his annoying "fuck" in every other sentence, the dense occurrence of shags every ten minutes, and the artfully hidden life attitudes of a convinced communist. The wild years of Czech capitalism could make a good thriller bomb, here I got only a faintly audible fart.

The 3rd worst movie according to IMDb ratings. I was looking forward to some proper guilty-pleasure until I saw the name of the director. I've known that Claudio Fragasso is an unbelievable shit-factory since his previous massive crap After Death. Here I got a similar "quality" experience: very bad (as I hoped), but also very boring (as I expected from Fragasso, unfortunately). About the plot, I think this should be enough: the family of the main child protagonist goes on a trip to the city of Nilbog, which is located in the territory of a mysterious queen and her trolls. The queen turns her victims into plants and then into a kind of green slime, which her trolls (apparently child actors with incredibly bad costumes) eat with gusto. The clever boy finds out and, with the help of his grandfather's revelations, tries to protect his family and defeat the queen. The whole film is mostly green slime, which is vomited (sometimes the boy, the queen and by the end the trolls), enjoyed in a gourmet fashion (the trolls again), or drips from a body (and is subsequently consumed) during the metamorphosis of one of the victims. Another interesting scene is when the queen makes out with a tourist in a caravan. During their fit of passion, they are eating corn when they are suddenly showered with popcorn from somewhere on the ceiling (probably the artistic intention of the director or something). Yes, the previous may sound promising, but I warn everyone, it's so boringly presented that you're guaranteed not to be entertained. All the most interesting moments of the whole film could be edited into a five-minute trailer, otherwise it's boring, shoddy and amateurish. But as unbelievable as it sounds, I've seen worse crap.