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The Thing (1982)
The Most Underrated Horror Movie Ever
The One Line Summary above says it all. Never before a horror film was so much ahead of his time as this one. The special effects shown were so natural, so bloody, so disgusting....it must've been a severe shock for the average 1982 audience. Apart from the (even now) extreme effects, The Thing offers thrill at its best: an interesting bunch of characters bound together in a strange location (you can almost feel the loneliness of the snowcapped landscape) and a slowly increasing suspense culminating to an inevitable ending.
Heat (1995)
The definite crime story!
I've recently seen "Heat" for the third time, and I loved it like I did when I saw it the first time. Even my fiancee liked it, and she normally hates Action moves. Most of the other comments have already mentioned the fantastic cast, led by De Niro and Pacino (who bring out the best of their supporting actors and actresses), the realistic action sequences, the unforgettable music and the touching story. There is a small detail I would like to add: The length. It is not one minute too long. In contrary, I could've watched an hour or so more, it is one of the few movies where I was quite sad when it was over and done. We all complain about flat characters in the movies. Then one man dares to change it and is criticized for. Michael Mann showed no fear to develop his characters and this does need certain time!! There are only two bad things about "Heat": First, it ends! Second, how could any movie in this category try to top it? I rate it 10 out of 10.
Notting Hill (1999)
Too much Hollywood
It squints for "Four Weddings And A Funeral", but in fact it is a "Pretty Woman"-flick with swapped roles. The story (beautiful actress falls in love with a clumsy but smart english bookseller) is merely unbelievable - e.g. in the scene where Julia kisses Hugh right out of the blue. This does not necessarily disqualify the movie, if it's made well. But only in a few scenes it reaches the quality of humor that "Four Weddings" had. And were Hugh's friends all of the "weird english"? Speaking of Hugh Grant brings me to the weakest part of the movie: himself. While Julia Roberts at least does her best to look nice, Hugh is a wooden carbon-copy of his greatest roles. Thank god the supporting cast is very good, but, as I said, it gets not enough space to show it.
Jackie Brown (1997)
Just boring.
There is nothing more to say, I'm sorry for Quentin. This one is about 100 minutes too long. If you want to see how to make a movie after an Elmore Leonard story - go see "Out Of Sight". Not even the excellent cast and some very interesting stylish manners can save "Jackie Brown" from simple boredom.
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
Better than expected
Well, I've heard a lot about Episode 1. In fact, so much, that I've almost given in to the mostly negative critics and did not watch the movie. Now I'm glad that I did watch it. OK, there are some things that SHOULD have been better: - There was not enough time to develop the characters. - Darth Maul was reduced from a real Jedi-counterpart to a simple villain - In details the movie was too childish Nonetheless, Episode 1 has so much that helped me forget these "mistakes" during the movie: It has a superb cast, an excellent music score, really stunning special effects and an exciting story full of action. All in all Episode 1 surely fits not perfect into the Star Wars universe. But you should see it as the first part of a trilogy (as the original Star Wars was, with all its insufficiencies) - and as this, it serves not only well but is a very good start. I do look forward for the next episode, where George Lucas hopefully will erase all the insufficient details.
The Boondock Saints (1999)
Outrageous bloodshed
For my own part, I wasn't as optimistic before watching this movie as my friends were. But after half an hour I was as excited as the rest of the crowd. The story of two Irish brothers who start to free Boston from human waste (e.g. Russian gangsters, Italian pimps and contract killers) is surprisingly well written. Camera and editing is superb. But most of all "The Boondock Saints" lives from its characters. "Young Indiana Jones" Sean Patrick Flanery and Norman Reedus as Irish brothers are overwhelming and Willem Dafoe delivers his best performance since "Platoon". Although the movie is quite violent (I have not seen shootouts and bloodshed like this since "Hard-Boiled"), it does not lack a certain humanity, which makes it different from "Natural Born Killers". The audience was overwhelmed and gave minute-long applauding and cheering. Troy Duffy, give us more !!!
Beowulf (1999)
Better than any sleeping pill I've ever known
I've seen this movie during a festival here in munich with a huge crowd of real fantasy fans. At about the middle of the movie one part of the audience was sleeping and the other part was booeing. Boring dialogues, badly choreographed fighting sequences, a terribly dumb story and even worse special effects. Well, at least the actors hadn't much to do, except for looking concerned or (in case they were female) showing their breasts in the right light. Even Götz Otto, who was among the audience admitted afterwards that ge could understand the disappointment of the viewers. Be warned, folks, of the cheapest fantasy movie ever........