Lima

If it weren't for the desperately uncharismatic and horribly overacting main villain, I'd give it another star, because the final result is not as tragic as could be expected from Seagal. What followed in his case is a different story.

Lambert, you should have left after the third movie, and I don’t mean only the Highlander franchise. Does such a charismatic actor really need something like this? Well, some people feel good in B-movie waters, they just don’t mind if it stinks a little.

Christopher Lambert needed to pay the rent one year in advance again. If I knew what would come of it, I'd pay it for him out of my own pocket.

To kill such an interesting premise is an art in itself. Who’s responsible for it? Robert Longo? Note that he hasn't made anything since. I'm not surprised, but still, watch out for him in the future.

That's all I'll give it, even though my lustful eyes feasted on the ravishing Kylie. I could simply put on a clip with her and I wouldn’t have to watch this botched and boring Van Damme flick.

The guitar in Seagal's hands was probably meant to suggest to the viewer either that Seagal has something extra, or it was an artistic intention to make the viewer identify more with the main character. Of course, even if Seagal played guitar while blowing into a saxophone and drumming with his feet, it probably wouldn't help him.

A very good disaster film for its day, shown several times on the then ČTV (hey, how about a repeat?). The final choice between "red and blue" is unforgettable, it was my childhood nightmare :)

The animation is breathtaking, the story is brilliantly conceived, touching and funny, the screenwriter deserves praise. Toy Story, Monsters inc. and now this, better and better. If this keeps up, I'm almost scared to think what else we'll get from Pixar. You'll see for yourself, but I can't help but share a few moments. During the scene when the little girl Dorla, the terror of aquarium fish, goes to get Nemo, the motif from Psycho is clearly audible and I couldn't help smiling at the great idea. I also loved the seagulls, who, although they only flash by for a few seconds, make you burst out laughing with their comic performance. And catching a school of fish, a matter of everyday life, will strike you as an extremely horrible thing, and I thought of Spielberg's Amistad and the blacks crammed in the hold. I know, kind of a weird analogy, but it felt that way, and Pixar has a great way of putting it.

An American recruitment film, decently put together, with a surprisingly believable Wilson in an unusual role for him, but with an incredibly shitty ending that veers into unintended self-parody. The American audience may have cheered, stomped and clapped at the final scene in the cinema, but I was almost ashamed of its makers. The only positive I could see in this film is that it at least a little bit, albeit very distortedly, brings to light a great stain of European history, i.e. the Bosnian military conflict, which otherwise, with some exceptions, still escapes the interest of filmmakers.

A pretty pleasant surprise. It may be a B-movie, but it doesn't pretend to be anything profound, it's got pace and momentum and most importantly, Jet Li pulls no punches and evokes the old Bruce-Lee days in the final battle against a group of trainees. He even tries to act within his capabilities. Tcheky Karyo is a charismatic villain as he should be, and Bridget Fonda plays it like a dream. If Luc Besson's production workshop only churned out these kind of lighthearted films, I wouldn't have the slightest objection.