STREAM | PHOTOFUL

stream of uncounsciousness

Archive for the ‘review’ tag

Monster

without comments

monster

monster

*** out of 5,a terrible story, a good performance

Director:
Patty Jenkins
Read the rest of this entry »

Written by Marcello

August 10th, 2008 at 10:27 am

Posted in 3 stars, movies & TV

Tagged with , , ,

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

without comments

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

** out of 5, ok, I grew up with I. Jones, I can’t deny that, that’s the reason why I went to see the movie, but it wasn’t that funny, there was quotes from the other movies that seemed like a way to reassure that it wasn’t a copy of IJ but that the real one for which you paid the ticket.

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)

Director:
Steven Spielberg
Writers (WGA):
David Koepp (screenplay)
George Lucas (story) …
Genre:
Action | Adventure
Plot:
Famed archaeologist/adventurer Dr. Henry “Indiana” Jones is called back into action when he becomes entangled in a Soviet plot to uncover the secret behind mysterious artifacts known as the Crystal Skulls.
Cast
Harrison Ford … Indiana Jones
Cate Blanchett … Irina Spalko
Karen Allen … Marion Ravenwood
Shia LaBeouf … Mutt Williams
Ray Winstone … ‘Mac’ George McHale
John Hurt … Professor ‘Ox’ Oxley
Jim Broadbent … Dean Charles Stanforth
Igor Jijikine … Dovchenko
Dimitri Diatchenko … Russian Suit #1
Ilia Volokh … Russian Suit #2 (as Ilia Volok)
Emmanuel Todorov … Russian Soldier #1
Pavel Lychnikoff … Russian Soldier #2 (as Pasha D. Lychnikoff)
Andrew Divoff … Russian Soldier #3
Venya Manzyuk … Russian Soldier #4 (as Veniamin Manzyuk)
Alan Dale … General Ross

Written by Marcello

May 30th, 2008 at 6:01 pm

Posted in 2 stars, movies & TV

Tagged with , ,

Giorni e nuvole

without comments

*** out of 5, a terrible snapshot of an italian drama.

Giorni e nuvole (2007)
Director:
Silvio Soldini Read the rest of this entry »

Written by Marcello

May 4th, 2008 at 10:13 pm

Posted in 3 stars, movies & TV

Tagged with , , ,

Leatherheads

without comments


Leatherheads (2008)

** out of 5, a coen style movie without the sense of humour of the coen, just the colors of the image and one actor (i.e. G.C.), one star only for the music of Randy Newman

Director:
George Clooney Read the rest of this entry »

Written by Marcello

April 27th, 2008 at 10:22 am

The Invasion

without comments

The Invasion (2007)

the invasion

* out of 5, a good start, a rushing end, a terrible sense of nausea

Director:
Oliver Hirschbiegel
Writers (WGA):
Dave Kajganich (screenplay)
Jack Finney (novel) Read the rest of this entry »

Written by Marcello

April 27th, 2008 at 10:13 am

Posted in 1 star, movies & TV

Tagged with , , ,

The Kite Runner

without comments

The Kite Runner (2007)

Director:
Marc Forster
Writers (WGA):
David Benioff (screenplay)
Khaled Hosseini (novel) Read the rest of this entry »

Written by Marcello

April 20th, 2008 at 8:48 am

Posted in 4 stars, movies & TV

Tagged with , , ,

Lars and the Real Girl

without comments

Lars and the Real Girl (2007)

Director:
Craig Gillespie
Writer (WGA):
Nancy Oliver (written by)
Genre:
Comedy / Drama
Read the rest of this entry »

Written by Marcello

April 17th, 2008 at 10:32 pm

Posted in 3 stars, movies & TV

Tagged with , , , ,

Tutta la vita davanti

without comments

tutta la vita davanti

Tutta la vita davanti (2008)

Director:
Paolo Virzì
Genre:
Comedy
Read the rest of this entry »

Written by Marcello

April 12th, 2008 at 9:10 am

Posted in 2 stars, movies & TV

Tagged with , , ,

I’m Not There

without comments

I’m Not There

I’m Not There(2007)
Director:
Todd Haynes
Genre:
Biography / Drama / Music more
Plot Outline:
Ruminations on the life of Bob Dylan, where six characters embody a different aspect of the musician’s life and work.

**** out of 5, both if you like to know more about BD or if you want to see an amazing multime and crossed interpretation of great actors.

Written by Marcello

February 24th, 2008 at 10:43 am

Posted in 4 stars, movies & TV

Tagged with , , ,

There will be blood

without comments

There will be blood

There will be blood(2007)
Director:
Paul Thomas Anderson
Genre:
Drama / Thriller more
Plot Outline:
A story about family, greed, religion, and oil, centered around a turn-of-the-century prospector in the early days of the business.ù

*** out of 5, a four star interpretation of Daniel Day-Lewis plus a three star story, three and a half, that makes 3.

Written by Marcello

February 21st, 2008 at 9:53 am

Posted in 3 stars, movies & TV

Tagged with ,