Rabbit Reviews

Coming to us from the director of Banlieue 13, and with support of Luc Besson, this movie did not manage to be good. First of all, the thing that irritated me the most is the utter usage of the plot of the Training Day movie. We have an experienced veteran and  young apprentice that still needs to learn the ropes of the trade. They are both taking drugs, and are unconventional in their ways. This is not the actors fault and both Travolta and Rhys Meyers did their jobs flawlessly, but the rest of the staff fucked up big. This is just an okay movie that will entertain you, and after you have seen it, you will soon forget it. So to summarize the flick, this is Training Day bad copy with terrorists. Still there are decent amounts of action, and jokes that make this movie worth watching, enjoy…

PS The same director is involved in production of the new version of Dune, finally the story will watered down, and there will be a lot of jumping and shooting, since this is the essence of the novel (NOT)

Director: Pierre Morel

Cast: John Travolta, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Kasia Smutniak, Amber Rose Revah, Eric Godon

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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1179034/

So we are starting a new category, Fantasy Films of the 80s, and of course we are starting with Flash Gordon. Flash oooohhhoooo, after you have seen the movie this will be clear. Anywhoo, I do not know why, but during the eighties, studios were fascinated by grand, bigger than life, movies with big sets, and state of the art special effects. I am guessing this is due to the success of the Star Wars, but who knows? During this time, they produced a bunch of this relaxing movies, that are very interesting and funny to watch. Flash Gordon is based on a comic, and there has been many movies since 1930, trying to capture the adventures of Flash on cinema. This one is the most successful one, with De Laurentis company backing it up with a lot of money. So an American football player is accidentally sent to a distant planet Mongo, where they will have to fight to save the rest of the humanity from the tyrant Ming that plans to destroy the Earth. Sam Jones(Flash Gordon) was nominated for a Golden Raspberry Award for worst actor in 1981, and its a pity that he did not receive it, but without his two-brain-cells acting this movie maybe would not be so great. As for the rest of the cast, we have Max von Sydow The Great playing Ming masterfully and bunch of pretty girls in various roles. So prepare yourself for the blast from the past: FLASH OOOOHHHOOOO.

PS You might wanna check out erotic parody Flesh Gordon from 1974 of the original flicks from thirties.

Director: Mike Hodges

Cast: Sam J. Jones, Melody Anderson, Max von Sydow, Ornella Muti, Timothy Dalton, Brian Blessed

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080745/

Enemy of the State is one of those movies that will be watched in the future as visionary work of our generation. Keep in mind that this movie came out in 1998, and today I believe that most of the devices and tracking systems seen in this flick are in action. Sort of 1984 vibe that we have, so if you like conspiracy theories this is a movie for you ( along with Conspiracy Theory [1997]). Lawyer, played by Will Smith, after meeting an old friend becomes a main target for the government. His only help will come from a mysterious man called Brill, and boy does he need help. Government will use every possible asset in this pursuit, and then we can finally see what is the extent of their reach. Excellent script and amazing performances by main characters( as well as supporting roles) really help you sink in the story, and twists and turns keep you interested for two hours. Enjoy.

Director: Tony Scott

Cast: Will Smith, Gene Hackman, Jon Voight, Lisa Bonet, Regina King, Jake Busey, Jason Lee

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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120660/

To the HVCs recommendation I checked out this movie and it turned out to be great. You just have to give it chance. and by that I mean that you endure the first fifteen minutes of pure classic teenage rebel crappness. After that it`s all good, or bad, it depends what do you expect and I hope that your expectations are to see one fucked up flick. With a very real feel, and realistic script(well I do not mean the dead girl, but the decisions of characters). Two teenagers after roaming through an abandoned mental asylum(what else would be teenagers be doing) find a girl that cannot die. I will leave the rest of the movie to you, and again this is a  pretty fucked up flick so if you will be upset, good. Enjoy.

Directors: Marcel Sarmiento, Gadi Harel

Cast: Shiloh Fernandez, Noah Segan, Michael Bowen, Eric Podnar, Nolan Gerard Funk

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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0896534/

When you see that some movie is directed by Coen brothers you know it is going to be good. This time they tried to make a noir film, and they succeeded. Cast is perfect as always and Frances McDormand is present as well as in any other their movie. Ed Crane is a simple man, he works as a barber and enjoys smoking cigarettes as much as he can. He does not care much about the world around him. His wife is cheating on him with his friend and he tries to use it to get some money, but as you guessed this will not turn out so good. If you are having movie night this should be your main movie it has something that will pull you in, and although it develops(if it develops at all) rather slowly it is deeply immersing… Enjoy.

Director: Joel Coen

Cast: Billy Bob Thornton, Frances McDormand, Michael Badalucco, James Gandolfini, Scarlett Johansson, Tony Shalhoub

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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0243133/