tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88259130998281149212025-12-11T16:49:50.945+02:00Liviuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17523874506108539797noreply@blogger.comBlogger245110tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825913099828114921.post-18224031584440133362024-12-07T16:50:00.059+02:002024-12-08T22:28:52.200+02:00[Post published by Liviu, on&nbsp;<a href="https://l.blog.iacob.name/">Liviu's [Personal] Blog</a>]<br /> <br /> Nota bene: for other movie reviews, <a href="https://l.blog.iacob.name/p/blog-page.html">click for the dedicated page with movie reviews</a>.<br /> <br /> <br /> <h3>Megalopolis (2024)</h3>[<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megalopolis_(film)">en.wikipedia</a>; <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10128846/">IMDB</a>]<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="0" data-original-width="0" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f3/Megalopolis_%28film%29_poster.jpg"/></a></div> <br /> <br /> Entertaining.<br /> <br /> Mind blowing.<br /> <br /> Francis Ford Coppola should have delivered <i>Megalopolis</i> a long time ago, maybe in the late 1990s or early 2000s, since the world has changed dramatically since then and one cannot simply market & sell such a movie today... which explains the poor box office results.<br /> <br /> In order to pull such a movie, one needs to be (i) a genius, (ii) crazy...?<br /> <br /> <br /> A fable, indeed.<br /> A really good fable.<br /> <br /> Lots of philosophy and references occurring at a really fast pace...<br /> <br /> Given that even I couldn’t catch/understand them all, what about the layman? <br /> <br /> Well, the layman is completely lost (i.e. does not have the time to understand and digest that fast pace of philosophy and references) when watching the movie, which explains in part the many bad reviews.<br /> <br /> <br /> <i>Megalopolis</i> (2024) performs & delivers a brilliant critique of present day America against Ancient Rome - technically, both share so many similarities (up to the point of being almost identical) with respect to politics, social structure, overall organization, establishment, sexual manifestation both in public and in private etc.<br /> <br /> <br /> Really good with respect to everything: cinematography, sound, soundtrack, special effects, editing, actors’ performances etc.<br /> <br /> The cinema experience is a must.<br /> TV just cannot deliver what the cinema delivers with respect to this movie.<br /> <br /> It really deserves some Academy Awards nominations... but probably won’t get anything at all...<br /> <br /> <br /> So, why so many bad reviews?<br /> Well, because of<ol><li>Too much philosophy and too many references, which the layman (i) cannot understand and (ii) does not have the time to understand and digest given the fast pace at which they occur.</li> <li>The brilliant critique of present day America against Ancient Rome with respect to sexual manifestation both in public and in private... I suspect this upsets everyone, both sides, pro- and con- everything displayed, therefore both sides feel they are under attack, so they switch off their brains and blame the movie for attacking them and supporting the other side :))</li></ol> <br /> <br /> <h4>Conclusions</h4><br /> Great movie.<br /> A really good fable.<br /> I totally enjoyed it.<br /> Time & Money well spent.<br /> <br /> Lots of philosophy and references occurring at a really fast pace... which the layman (i) cannot understand and (ii) does not have the time to understand and digest given the fast pace at which they occur... <br /> <br /> Also, <i>Megalopolis</i> (2024) performs & delivers a brilliant critique of present day America against Ancient Rome - technically, both share so many similarities (up to the point of being almost identical) with respect to politics, social structure, overall organization, establishment, sexual manifestation both in public and in private etc.<br /> <br /> Francis Ford Coppola should have delivered <i>Megalopolis</i> (2024) a long time ago, maybe in the late 1990s or early 2000s, since the world has changed dramatically since then and one cannot simply market & sell such a movie today... <br /> <br /> ...which explains the bad reviews...<br /> <br /> ...which explains the poor box office results.<br /> <br /> Liviuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17523874506108539797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825913099828114921.post-4926888216479242712024-11-30T17:04:00.004+02:002024-11-30T17:15:28.467+02:00[Post published by Liviu, on&nbsp;<a href="https://l.blog.iacob.name/">Liviu's [Personal] Blog</a>]<br /> <br /> Nota bene: pentru alte reviews de filme, <a href="https://l.blog.iacob.name/p/blog-page.html">vezi pagina dedicata de reviews de filme</a>.<br /> <br /> ... <br /> <br /> Recent aveam pe lista doar 2 filme romanesti: <a href="https://l.blog.iacob.name/2024/11/review-de-film-moartea-in-vacanta-2024.html"><i>Moartea in vacanta</i> (2024) [Liviu: review]</a> si... <br /> <br /> <br /> <h3>Candidatul perfect (2024)</h3>[<a href="https://vivalavidra.com/">site oficial</a>; <a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_%C3%AEn_cinematografie">ro.wikipedia</a>; <a href="https://www.cinemagia.ro/filme/candidatul-perfect-3315071/">cinemagia</a>; <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33056959/">IMDB</a>]<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://vivalavidra.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/cp-pupitru-v5.webp" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" height="400" data-original-height="1223" data-original-width="900" src="https://vivalavidra.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/cp-pupitru-v5.webp"/></a></div> <br /> <br /> Film (comedie) romanesc bun, realizat bine. <br /> <br /> Am ras - glume destepte la foc continuu.<br /> <br /> Mi-a placut, merita vazut, merita banii.<br /> <br /> <br /> <h4>Scenariu & Poveste & Glume</h4> <br /> Scenariu & Poveste - bune, consistente, coerente etc. <br /> <br /> Povestea tine, are logica.<br /> <br /> Cateodata se face trecerea cam abrupt intre anumite idei / scene, dar e ok, mentine un ritm rapid.<br /> <br /> Glume destepte la foc continuu - as zice ca mai multe decat la <a href="https://l.blog.iacob.name/2024/11/review-de-film-moartea-in-vacanta-2024.html"><i>Moartea in vacanta</i> (2024) [Liviu: review]</a>.<br /> <br /> Situatii simpatice destule - as zica ca mai putine decat la <a href="https://l.blog.iacob.name/2024/11/review-de-film-moartea-in-vacanta-2024.html"><i>Moartea in vacanta</i> (2024) [Liviu: review]</a>.<br /> <br /> Scenariul e bun, mai original (inoveaza mai mult), mai fresh, mai ambitios (isi asuma niste riscuri, face niste pariuri) etc. decat la <a href="https://l.blog.iacob.name/2024/11/review-de-film-moartea-in-vacanta-2024.html"><i>Moartea in vacanta</i> (2024) [Liviu: review]</a>.<br /> <br /> <br /> <h4>Filmare / Cinematografie & Editare</h4> <br /> Filmat aproape bine, aproape nivel mediu Hollywood.<br /> <br /> Obiectia mea e ca s-a filmat preponderent in studio / platou etc. cu cadre inguste, cu personajele inghesuite in locuri mici etc., adica s-a filmat in stil TV... <br /> <br /> Mi-ar fi placut sa fi filmat mai mult in aer liber, cu decor adevarat, cadre largi etc. - adica daca e tot cu alegeri & politica inseamna ca trebuie sa avem niste mase de oameni prosti & multi care sa amplifice mesajul comic al candidatilor... - exista ceva, a iesit bine, dar parca prea putin... <br /> <br /> As zice ca cinematografia e ceva mai slaba decat la <a href="https://l.blog.iacob.name/2024/11/review-de-film-moartea-in-vacanta-2024.html"><i>Moartea in vacanta</i> (2024) [Liviu: review]</a>.<br /> <br /> <br /> Editare foarte buna!<br /> <br /> Au taiat la sange tot ce ar fi putut fi plictisitor!<br /> <br /> Cele 100 de minute curg intr-un ritm foarte bun de la inceput pana la final, fara timpi morti, fara sa traga de timp etc.<br /> <br /> La fel ca la <a href="https://l.blog.iacob.name/2024/11/review-de-film-moartea-in-vacanta-2024.html"><i>Moartea in vacanta</i> (2024) [Liviu: review]</a> apreciez foarte mult ca au avut curajul sa taie orice ar fi fost de umplutura - au pastrat exact ce e relevant, exact ce merita vazut. Astfel, reusesc foarte bine sa mentina un ritm foarte bun! Felicitari!<br /> <br /> Cum am scris mai sus la “Scenariu”, cateodata se face trecerea cam abrupt intre anumite idei / scene, dar e ok, mentine un ritm rapid - prefer un ritm rapid decat sa traga de timp, deci sunt multumit! Bravo!<br /> <br /> <br /> <h4>Sunet & Soundtrack</h4> <br /> Sunet bun.<br /> Cred ca au si Foley sounds, dar parca nu retin nimic care sa ma fi impresionat.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKUcDyFltysZ66MK1SkMcwNqxJlX32itj">Soundtrack oficial complet [YouTube]</a> - soundtrack foarte bun - in film exista doar bucati din melodii, evident, puse la momentul potrivit etc., deci nu discutam melodiile complete din lista (gen, stil, mesaj, videoclip oficial etc.)<br /> <br /> Vocile actorilor se aud mult mai bine decat la <a href="https://l.blog.iacob.name/2024/11/review-de-film-moartea-in-vacanta-2024.html"><i>Moartea in vacanta</i> (2024) [Liviu: review]</a> - mult mai putin strident, aproape mereu bine.<br /> <br /> <br /> <h4>Jocul Actorilor </h4> <br /> Toti actorii joaca bine. Bravo lor!<br /> <br /> Totusi se simte acolo niste ego, se simt niste rivalitati & dorinte de a iesi putin mai in fata… se simte un stil mai aproape de teatru decat de film… si se simt niste note false pe alocuri...<br /> <br /> <br /> <h4>Locatii & Decor</h4> <br /> Cum am scris mai sus la “Filmare / Cinematografie”, obiectia mea e ca s-a filmat in stil TV, i.e. preponderent in studio / platou etc. cu cadre inguste, cu personajele inghesuite in locuri mici etc.<br /> <br /> Mi-ar fi placut sa fi filmat mai mult in aer liber, cu decor adevarat, cadre largi etc., poate si cu niste mase de oameni prosti & multi care sa amplifice mesajul comic al candidatilor... <br /> <br /> <br /> <h4>Cinema vs. TV</h4> <br /> Merita vazut la Cinema pentru sentimentul de ecran mare etc.<br /> <br /> Altfel, poate fi vazut pe ecran mic (TV, streaming services) foarte bine.<br /> <br /> <br /> <h4>Film vs. Trailer </h4> <br /> Filmul e in ton cu trailerul, i.e. trailerul e sincer si vinde exact ce va fi livrat.<br /> <br /> <br /> <h4>Comparatie cu <i>Moartea in vacanta</i> (2024) si <i>Teambuilding</i> (2022)</h4> <br /> La fel ca la <a href="https://l.blog.iacob.name/2024/11/review-de-film-moartea-in-vacanta-2024.html"><i>Moartea in vacanta</i> (2024) [Liviu: review]</a>, avem calitate buna tot filmul, ritm bun tot filmul etc.<br /> <br /> <i>Candidatul perfect</i> (2024) si <a href="https://l.blog.iacob.name/2024/11/review-de-film-moartea-in-vacanta-2024.html"><i>Moartea in vacanta</i> (2024) [Liviu: review]</a> sunt la fel de bune, sunt la egalitate - mi se par mai bune decat <a href="https://l.blog.iacob.name/2023/01/review-de-film-teambuilding-2022.html"><i>Teambuilding</i> (2022) [Liviu: review]</a>.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <h4>Concluzii</h4> <br /> Film (comedie) romanesc bun, realizat bine.<br /> <br /> Am ras - glume destepte la foc continuu.<br /> <br /> Mi-a placut, merita vazut, merita banii.<br />Liviuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17523874506108539797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825913099828114921.post-61046140553517077432024-11-20T22:08:00.035+02:002024-11-30T17:08:36.896+02:00[Post published by Liviu, on&nbsp;<a href="https://l.blog.iacob.name/">Liviu's [Personal] Blog</a>]<br /> <br /> Nota bene: pentru alte reviews de filme, <a href="https://l.blog.iacob.name/p/blog-page.html">vezi pagina dedicata de reviews de filme</a>.<br /> <br /> ... <br /> <br /> Cate filme romanesti am mai vazut eu de la <a href="https://l.blog.iacob.name/2023/01/review-de-film-teambuilding-2022.html"><i>Teambuilding</i> (2022) [Liviu: review]</a> incoace?<br /> <br /> Pai, din trailer nu m-a atras nimic foarte tare pana recent cand am pus pe lista direct 2 filme romanesti: <a href="https://l.blog.iacob.name/2024/11/review-de-film-candidatul-perfect-2024.html"><i>Candidatul perfect</i> (2024) [Liviu: review]</a> si...<br /> <br /> <br /> <h3>Moartea in vacanta (2024)</h3>[<a href="https://bravofilms.ro/filme/moartea-in-vacanta/">site oficial</a>; <a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_%C3%AEn_cinematografie">ro.wikipedia</a>; <a href="https://www.cinemagia.ro/filme/moartea-in-vacanta-3312881/">cinemagia</a>; <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33201732/">IMDB</a>]<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BZTY0YzNjNGYtMDkxMy00MjJmLThiMDUtZGYwZTJhM2U3NGI2XkEyXkFqcGc@._V1_.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" height="400" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1382" src="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BZTY0YzNjNGYtMDkxMy00MjJmLThiMDUtZGYwZTJhM2U3NGI2XkEyXkFqcGc@._V1_.jpg"/></a></div> <br /> <br /> Film (comedie) romanesc bun, realizat bine.<br /> <br /> Am ras - glume & situatii simpatice la foc continuu. <br /> <br /> Mi-a placut, merita vazut, merita banii. <br /> <br /> <br /> <h4>Scenariu & Poveste & Glume</h4> <br /> Scenariu & Poveste - bune, consistente, coerente etc.<br /> <br /> Povestea tine, are logica.<br /> <br /> Glume & Situatii simpatice la foc continuu - mi se pare normal, intrucat (i) cei 5 scenaristi ori fac stand-up, ori au mai scris impreuna comedii romanesti recente (cu succes la public, dar pe care eu le-am sarit) si (ii) in rolul principal avem creatori de continut de entertainment (YouTube si/sau stand-up)... so, show me what you’ve got!<br /> <br /> Unii vor spune ca unele glume sau situatii sunt clasice si/sau arhicunoscute si/sau clisee, dar macar le interpreteaza bine si le livreaza bine la momentul potrivit... deci le iese bine!<br /> <br /> <br /> <h4>Filmare & Editare</h4> <br /> Filmat bine, nivel mediu Hollywood.<br /> <br /> Editare foarte-foarte buna!<br /> <br /> Au taiat la sange tot ce ar fi putut fi plictisitor!<br /> <br /> Cele 89 de minute curg intr-un ritm foarte bun de la inceput pana la final, fara timpi morti, fara sa traga de timp etc.<br /> <br /> Apreciez foarte mult ca au avut curajul sa taie orice ar fi fost de umplutura - au pastrat exact ce e relevant, exact ce merita vazut. Astfel, reusesc foarte bine sa mentina un ritm foarte bun! Felicitari!<br /> <br /> <br /> <h4>Sunet & Soundtrack</h4> <br /> Sunet bun.<br /> Cred ca au si Foley sounds, dar parca nu retin nimic care sa ma fi impresionat.<br /> <br /> Soundtrack foarte bun, mai ales pentru un film romanesc!<br /> <br /> Singura obiectie ar fi ca vocile actorilor se aud de multe ori strident - asta e o meteahna veche a filmelor romanesti... <br /> <br /> <br /> <h4>Jocul Actorilor </h4> <br /> Toti actorii joaca bine. Bravo lor! <br /> <br /> YouTube si/sau scena de stand-up sunt mai tari decat orice scoala de teatru & film, eh?! :)<br /> <br /> <br /> <h4>Locatii & Decor</h4> <br /> Imi place ca s-au preocupat sa gaseasca locatii sa filmeze - Romania si Grecia - decorul & locatiile se tot schimba.<br /> <br /> Btw, apare la credits cineva care a cautat locatii in Grecia, au colaborat cu Municipality of Poros etc.<br /> <br /> <br /> <h4>Cinema vs. TV</h4> <br /> Merita vazut la Cinema pentru sentimentul de ecran mare etc.<br /> <br /> Altfel, poate fi vazut pe ecran mic (TV, streaming services) foarte bine.<br /> <br /> <br /> <h4>Film vs. Trailer </h4> <br /> Filmul e mai bun decat trailerul :)) <br /> <br /> Mda, nu stiu cum au reusit sa faca un trailer care pare usor haotic, iar filmul sa fie consistent, coerent, cu poveste logica, cu glume & situatii simpatice la foc continuu etc.<br /> <br /> <br /> <h4>Comparatie cu <i>Candidatul perfect</i> (2024) si <i>Teambuilding</i> (2022)</h4> <br /> Daca pe <a href="https://l.blog.iacob.name/2023/01/review-de-film-teambuilding-2022.html"><i>Teambuilding</i> (2022) [Liviu: review]</a> l-am impartit in 3 parti si am spus ca Partea 1 e foarte buna, dar apoi calitatea scade constant... well, aici la <i>Moartea in vacanta</i> (2024) calitatea se mentine de la inceput pana la final. Bravo!<br /> <br /> <i>Moartea in vacanta</i> (2024) mi se pare mai bun decat <i>Teambuilding</i> (2022).<br /> <br /> Update: <a href="https://l.blog.iacob.name/2024/11/review-de-film-candidatul-perfect-2024.html"><i>Candidatul perfect</i> (2024) [Liviu: review]</a> si <i>Moartea in vacanta</i> (2024) sunt la fel de bune (calitate buna tot filmul, ritm bun tot filmul etc.), sunt la egalitate.<br /> <br /> <br /> <h4>Concluzii</h4> <br /> Film (comedie) romanesc bun, realizat bine.<br /> <br /> Am ras - glume & situatii simpatice la foc continuu.<br /> <br /> Mi-a placut, merita vazut, merita banii.<br /> <br /> Liviuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17523874506108539797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825913099828114921.post-83751234861691672112024-10-19T18:03:00.024+03:002024-12-07T16:46:22.382+02:00[Post published by Liviu, on&nbsp;<a href="https://l.blog.iacob.name/">Liviu's [Personal] Blog</a>]<br /> <br /> Nota bene: for other movie reviews, <a href="https://l.blog.iacob.name/p/blog-page.html">click for the dedicated page with movie reviews</a>.<br /> <br /> <br /> <h3>The Silent Hour (2024)</h3>[<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Silent_Hour">en.wikipedia</a>; <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt22874848/">IMDB</a>]<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/79/The_Silent_Hour_film_poster.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" height="400" data-original-height="378" data-original-width="255" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/79/The_Silent_Hour_film_poster.jpg"/></a></div> <br /> <br /> Entertaining overall, although some (or many?) viewers may not fully appreciate it.<br /> <br /> <br /> The sound & soundtrack are really good, really creative - they create the perfect atmosphere.<br /> <br /> The cinematography gets really good & creative at times.<br /> <br /> ...and when the best of both cinematography and sound & soundtrack from this movie meet on the big screen - and they do meet quite many times! - magic happens!<br /> <br /> <br /> Indeed, the storyline may be simple, straightforward, linear, predictable... with several twists just as predictable... but it gets the job done - it is a good simple story with some really good & creative cinematography and sound & soundtrack at times...<br /> <br /> Really good acting.<br /> <br /> The cinema experience is a must.<br /> TV just cannot deliver what the cinema delivers with respect to this movie.<br /> <br /> <br /> It’s a thriller, not your standard action movie, ok?!<br /> It does have good action from time to time, just enough to keep one focused on the story.<br /> <br /> <br /> If it had starred some A-list (or at least famous) actors, if it had had a greater marketing & advertising budget to promote it... it would’ve been a hit!<br /> <br /> Indeed, one can just feel they’ve been on a low budget, but they pulled some incredible magic with that low budget!<br /> <br /> Good job! and Congratulations to everyone involved in the movie!<br /> <br /> <br /> <h4>Conclusions</h4><br /> I really enjoyed The Silent Hour (2024). I wish more viewers would enjoy such a movie.<br /> <br /> I’d say The Silent Hour (2024) shall be regarded as a classic and/or as a reference over time; many more other movies would inspire from and/or develop on top of the framework & pattern that it had just established / delivered.<br /> <br /> I hope it receives some Academy Award nominations! It definitely deserves some!<br /> <br /> Liviuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17523874506108539797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825913099828114921.post-48473769186298756782024-09-01T18:30:00.050+03:002024-09-01T18:55:28.758+03:00[Post published by Liviu, on&nbsp;<a href="http://l.blog.iacob.name/">Liviu's [Personal] Blog</a>]<br /> <br /> <br /> Am fost Sambata, 31 August 2024, la: <h3>BIAS 2024</h3> [<a href="https://www.otopeniairshow.ro/ro/" target="_blank">site oficial</a>; <a href="https://hotnews.ro/programul-de-sambata-al-bias-2024-evenimentul-la-aeroportul-baneasa-1779997" target="_blank">program BIAS 2024 la hotnews.ro</a>] <br /> <br /> Nota bene: sper ca acest review sa nu fie <i>biased</i> :)) - ce gluma en-ro high level! :D<br /> <br /> <br /> Am ajuns tarziu, cred ca pe la 16:00?<br /> <br /> Ma asteptam sa prind doar ceva show clasic cu avioane mici, mai vechi, cu elice etc.<br /> <br /> Am avut noroc ca am prins spectacol cu F16 - pe la 17:00? comentatorul oficial a anuntat ca sunt F16 si erau! Deci, ori au facut bis, ori le-au amanat ora de spectacol! (teoretic, F16 erau la 13:00)<br /> <br /> Am mai prins cred ca inca vreo 2 demonstratii diferite cu avioane cu reactie (retin ca 1 avion din Franta a zburat singur, plus parca a mai fost ceva dar nu retin ce & cum).<br /> <br /> Am vazut si ceva elicoptere pe cer.<br /> <br /> In rest, da, am prins show clasic cu avioane mici, mai vechi, cu elice etc.<br /> <br /> <br /> Planul meu era sa ma uit la aparatele de zbor expuse la sol, ceea ce am si facut atunci cand nu era spectacol pe cer.<br /> <br /> Am vazut unele din primele avioane - reconstituite - inventate de Traian Vuia, Aurel Vlaicu, Henri Coanda.<br /> <br /> Am vazut la exterior 1 avion F16 Falcon!<br /> Era si un fel de platforma daca vroiai sa te urci sa te uiti pe geam sau sa-ti faci poza cu avionul... - stateau oamenii la coada, pentru copii!<br /> <br /> Am vazut la exterior sistemul Patriot: masina cu rachete, radar, cabina de comanda - din poze pare mult mai mare! :D... dar in realitate e neasteptat de mic!<br /> ...deci la cat e de mic poti sa-l ascunzi oriunde as zice, cred ca ocupa vreo 6 locuri de parcare in orice parcare subterana... sau daca esti putin mai bogat si iti faci parcare subterana mai mare la subsolul vilei, atunci poti ascunde un Patriot la subsolul vilei, ca sa moara dusmanii de oftica! :))<br /> <br /> Am vazut la exterior multe elicoptere & avioane etc. sau m-am uitat pe geam la interior.<br /> Stateau oameni cu copii la coada, sa ii urce in cabina, sa faca o poza - le inteleg dorinta, dar erau cozi lungi, cred ca in primul rand copiii au invatat sa aiba rabdare daca vor ceva foarte tare... <br /> <br /> Mai era ceva expus cu decontaminare nucleara: masti, imbracaminte, robotei etc.<br /> <br /> <br /> Ma asteptam ca Armata sa-si promoveze <i>_planul de recrutare_</i> mai cu energie - mai in stil american! - dar ei aveau doar niste standuri intr-un hangar, cam anemic... erau pliante etc., dar ma asteptam la mai multe energie avand in vedere ca au nevoie de recruti, right?!<br /> <br /> <br /> <h4>Concluzii</h4><br /> Per total, <i>BIAS 2024</i> a fost o experienta placuta - o spun <i>unbiased</i> (ro: obiectiv, impartial)! :)<br /> Am vazut mai mult decat credeam & speram, sunt multumit.<br /> <br /> Ii apreciez pe cei cu copii care au avut rabdare sa stea la cozi ca sa intre in aparate.<br /> <br /> Sper ca pe viitor Armata sa-si promoveze <i>_planul de recrutare_</i> mai cu energie - armata e optionala, au nevoie de recruti, so <i>raise your game</i>! Liviuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17523874506108539797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825913099828114921.post-4160312318192387052024-03-26T17:04:00.005+02:002024-08-26T17:29:43.836+03:00[Post published by Liviu, on&nbsp;<a href="https://l.blog.iacob.name/">Liviu's [Personal] Blog</a>]<br /> <br /> Nota bene: for other movie reviews, <a href="https://l.blog.iacob.name/p/blog-page.html">click for the dedicated page with movie reviews</a>.<br /> <br /> <br /> <h3>Poor Things (2023)</h3>[<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poor_Things_(film)">en.wikipedia</a>; <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14230458/">IMDB</a>]<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f3/Poor_Things_poster.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" height="400" data-original-height="378" data-original-width="255" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f3/Poor_Things_poster.jpg"/></a></div> <br /> <br /> Weird.<br /> Strange.<br /> Crazy - I mean really crazy, not metaphorically crazy - I really mean crazy as in crazy for real, ok?!<br /> <br /> Entertaining... for those who can taste such a movie.<br /> <br /> Very European given the rather large amounts of philosophy and smart dialogue.<br /> <br /> Very European given the rather large amounts of nudity, explicit sexuality & sex scenes etc. <br /> I’m still wondering how they agreed to finance all that in Hollywood?! :)) I can understand Europe, which has been doing it for a long time now... but Hollywood?! Are they changing mindsets or experimenting with new approaches to film making?! <br /> <br /> Weird & Strange & Crazy soundtrack - made my ears hurt at times.<br /> <br /> Weird & Strange & Crazy scenery / set decorations, visual/special effects, makeup & hair styling, costumes... <br /> <br /> Really good acting.<br /> I can understand Emma Stone winning the Academy Award for Best Actress, as well as Mark Ruffalo getting nominated for Best Supporting Actor [<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_accolades_received_by_Poor_Things_%28film%29" target="_blank">en.wikipedia</a>].<br /> Nota bene: I have had objections and shall always have objections against <i>La La Land (2016)</i> [<a href="https://l.blog.iacob.name/p/blog-page.html#LaLaLand2016" target="_blank">Liviu review</a>] and Emma Stone for the Academy Awards they have undeservedly won back then... but now Emma Stone truly deserves her Academy Award!<br /> <br /> I agree with the awards & nominations <i>Poor Things</i> has received so far, including the Academy Awards [<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_accolades_received_by_Poor_Things_%28film%29" target="_blank">en.wikipedia</a>].<br /> <br /> <br /> <h4>Conclusions</h4><br /> <i>Poor Things (2023)</i> is... Weird... Strange... really Crazy, not metaphorically Crazy... with respect to everything... - all those involved either are true professionals with a wild imagination, or have been high the whole time! :) Either way, they got it right! <br /> Liviuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17523874506108539797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825913099828114921.post-85155518704021265812023-10-24T20:39:00.020+03:002024-08-24T21:14:23.815+03:00[Post published by Liviu, on&nbsp;<a href="https://l.blog.iacob.name/">Liviu's [Personal] Blog</a>]<br /> <br /> Nota bene: for other movie reviews, <a href="https://l.blog.iacob.name/p/blog-page.html">click for the dedicated page with movie reviews</a>.<br /> <br /> <br /> <h3>Reality (2023)</h3>[<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt24068064/">IMDB</a>; <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reality_(2023_film)">en.wikipedia</a>]<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/ac/Reality_poster.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" height="400" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="259" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/ac/Reality_poster.jpg"/></a></div> <br /> <br /> Cool. <br /> Great.<br /> I really liked the acting & cinematography & video editing.<br /> <br /> Definitely to watch at the cinema.<br /> TV shall truncate the spirit & mood & message of the movie... <br /> TV is a rather bad option in this particular case.<br /> <br /> I expect few people to understand the story & message. <br /> <br /> <br /> Sadly, the government and its institutions (e.g. law enforcement, intelligence, voting system etc.) can become incompetent or biased or hijacked by the bad guys or any combination of the above... so they deliberately ignore the whistleblowers... so when some whistleblower gets frustrated because they cannot fix the broken system and leaks classified documents to the media they suddenly get investigated for treason and sentenced to jail... <br /> <br /> ...makes sense if you think about it, right?!... <br /> <br /> I mean it makes sense for the institutions which desperately want to cover up their failures...<br /> <br /> <br /> Well, now you know why so many smart people turn their back to the government and its institutions, which in turn weakens the state even more, which leads to even more incompetence or bias or hijacking etc. <br /> It's hard to start the spiral, yet even harder to reverse it... <br /> <br /> ...but hey!, we do get better politicians with each election, so we should have faith it shall all turn out well in the long run :)), right? :))<br /> <br /> Well, if you can understand my sarcasm... then you can understand what it's all about!<br /> <br /> <br /> <h4>Conclusions</h4><br /> A great watch. <br /> Time & Money well spent.<br /> I just hope the free world lasts for 2 more generations! <br /> Liviuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17523874506108539797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825913099828114921.post-25365704303139941912023-10-23T20:20:00.004+03:002024-08-24T20:31:41.666+03:00[Post published by Liviu, on&nbsp;<a href="https://l.blog.iacob.name/">Liviu's [Personal] Blog</a>]<br /> <br /> Nota bene: for other movie reviews, <a href="https://l.blog.iacob.name/p/blog-page.html">click for the dedicated page with movie reviews</a>.<br /> <br /> <br /> <h3>Dumb Money (2023)</h3>[<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13957560/">IMDB</a>; <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumb_Money">en.wikipedia</a>]<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a2/Dumb_money_poster.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" height="400" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="259" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a2/Dumb_money_poster.png"/></a></div> <br /> <br /> I like that they've put a lot of soul into it, I could feel it. <br /> <br /> Look, this movie is all about the story, the mood, the acting... - all good, they certainly got that right given their angle/approach! <br /> <br /> I know, I know the story gets anti-capitalist & anti establishment at times, but that's part of the deal with such a movie, so I'll make an exception and take that deal just this time in order to consume everything else I like about this movie :) <br /> <br /> Nota bene: I do have quite a lot of objections regarding the story, but if I were to deliver my opinion in full and/or start indexing everything wrong with the story, then this would turn into a 30 minutes read, so I only say this: I do have quite a lot of objections regarding the story, but I have to swallow it in order to consume everything else I like about this movie :) <br /> <br /> Funny at times.<br /> <br /> <br /> Good acting.<br /> <br /> Paul Dano is close to excellent. I noticed him a long time ago in <i>There Will Be Blood</i> (2007) [<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/There_Will_Be_Blood" target="_blank">en.wikipedia</a>] - excellent. <br /> <br /> All the other actors deliver a really-really good performance. All of them! Congratulations to everyone! <br /> <br /> <br /> Special effects? - none. <br /> <br /> Soundtrack? - just a tiny bit, they only deliver the bare minimum to create the right mood. <br /> <br /> Cinematography & Video editing? - average.<br /> <br /> Overall, I consider it Entertaining. <br /> <br /> Sadly, not so many people can understand & taste such a movie, since they either consider it not entertaining or they reject such a story. <br /> <br /> <br /> <h4>Conclusions</h4><br /> I feel it's been worth my time & money. I recommend it. <br /> Liviuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17523874506108539797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825913099828114921.post-56090775180213924682023-08-30T18:55:00.011+03:002024-08-24T19:20:44.534+03:00[Post published by Liviu, on&nbsp;<a href="https://l.blog.iacob.name/">Liviu's [Personal] Blog</a>]<br /> <br /> Nota bene: for other movie reviews, <a href="https://l.blog.iacob.name/p/blog-page.html">click for the dedicated page with movie reviews</a>.<br /> <br /> <br /> <h3>Barbie (2023)</h3>[<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1517268/">IMDB</a>; <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbie_(film)">en.wikipedia</a>]<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/0b/Barbie_2023_poster.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" height="400" data-original-height="323" data-original-width="220" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/0b/Barbie_2023_poster.jpg"/></a></div> <br /> <br /> Crazily stupid.<br /> Stupidly crazy.<br /> <br /> Shutting down my brain (in order to watch it) feels good, maybe I should do it more often?! :)<br /> <br /> Ok, fine, it's not that stupid... it does have some supposedly smart lines / take home messages from now and then... but not that many and they do reveal as superficial if you carefully dissect them. <br /> <br /> Sorry, but their approach against capitalism and patriarchy and everything else supposedly wrong with the world we live in... is sort of wrong by itself... but, hey! that’s good marketing for the movie, sells the product, keeps the industry going... :) so it's ok, can we please have some more?! :) <br /> <br /> Entertaining overall.<br /> <br /> No romance?! Nothing?! Oh, come on!<br /> You have Barbie, you have Ken... and... nothing?! <br /> Are they brother and sister or something?... or is Ken in the friend zone or something?! <br /> That chemistry between Barbie and Ken, that relationship leads to romance either way you take it! <br /> This is not a movie for kids, but for grown ups... right? <br /> <br /> Instead of love we get friend zone from Barbie's side and envy & frustration from Ken's side...<br /> ...which is toxic both ways...<br /> ...but surely explains how & why the storyline develops once they reach the real world...<br /> <br /> The original plot - i.e. the mother playing with the Barbie doll and projecting her anxiety & frustrations (regarding being a woman & mother, and cellulitis, and suicide thoughts etc.) on the Barbie doll - leads Barbie & Ken to the real world, which then leads to nothing really... but it's the very toxic relationship between Barbie & Ken which actually builds a real story!<br /> <br /> What’s the excuse for the lack of romance?! <br /> They are plastic dolls which have no genitals?!<br /> Oh, come on! Go to a DIY store and make some genitals: just buy a drill and a wooden stick (preferably Pinocchio style if you know what I mean!) <br /> <br /> If Barbie had offered Ken love & sex they wouldn’t end up in that mess in the first place.<br /> If Ken weren’t an incompetent & worthless & idiot blonde doll they wouldn’t end up in that mess in the first place... <br /> For the record, the fake plastic sand that Ken walks on on the fake plastic beach is worth more than Ken himself!, in fact that fake plastic sand is worth more than all of Kens combined! :)) <br /> <br /> Good acting overall. <br /> <br /> I really liked Michael Cera as Allan and Kate McKinnon as Barbie - these 2 I enjoyed the most! I wish they had more screen time!<br /> <br /> You can safely watch it on TV.<br /> <br /> I expected better songs & soundtrack given it’s a musical, right?<br /> <br /> However, it's a better musical than Ryan Gosling's <i>La La Land</i> (2016) [<a href="https://l.blog.iacob.name/p/blog-page.html#LaLaLand2016" target="_blank">Liviu review</a>], which I didn't like at the time and still consider it really bad. So, if that one earned so many nominations and Academy Awards, then this one surely deserves more :))<br /> <br /> It will get some Academy Awards nominations nevertheless... and probably some Awards?!<br /> Later edit: got some nominations, only won the Best Original Song - fair.<br /> <br /> <br /> Spoiler 1: in the end, Barbie becomes human and moves to the real world... (1) to embrace & enjoy her vagina (she has an appointment to a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gynaecology" target="_blank">gynaecologist</a> at the very end, ok?!)... and then (2) probably also fully embraces the cellulitis and suicide thoughts she has already got a taste of... and then (3) probably turns on the TV / radio / Internet... that would be new! :) and disappointing?! :))<br /> Oh, well, then Barnie can say “Hello, real world!... Bye, real world!... I really wanna go back to Barbie land!!! :(( Can I go back to Barbie land now, please?!”<br /> <br /> <br /> Spoiler 2: that mother & daughter & father relationship is weird... Given the way the mother behaves at first I could swear she’s a single mom also having to deal with her daughter’s adolescence... but then the husband/father pops in as an immature & castrated idiot trying to learn Spanish?! I suspect they’ve rewritten that relationship so many times that they’ve lost track of it!<br /> <br /> <br /> Final thought: I’m not sure whether this movie shall get little girls interested in Barbie dolls, but it shall surely get little boys interested in Stereotypical Barbie! :)) <br /> <br /> <br /> <h4>Conclusions</h4><br /> I liked it.<br /> Entertaining, that's for sure... although it displays/exhibits a very superficial message. <br /> Liviuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17523874506108539797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825913099828114921.post-193173016056026262023-08-28T17:41:00.016+03:002024-08-24T17:56:57.273+03:00[Post published by Liviu, on&nbsp;<a href="https://l.blog.iacob.name/">Liviu's [Personal] Blog</a>]<br /> <br /> Nota bene: for other movie reviews, <a href="https://l.blog.iacob.name/p/blog-page.html">click for the dedicated page with movie reviews</a>.<br /> <br /> <br /> <h3>Oppenheimer (2023)</h3>[<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15398776/">IMDB</a>; <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oppenheimer_(film)">en.wikipedia</a>]<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/4a/Oppenheimer_%28film%29.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" height="400" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="259" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/4a/Oppenheimer_%28film%29.jpg"/></a></div> <br /> It’s an... epic biographical thriller drama film... not an action movie, ok? :D<br /> <br /> Great script and great movie directing... <br /> It slowly and thoroughly develops the story and patiently builds the tension... through minor plots and twists... and by playing with the narrative threads... and by focusing on changes in characters’ feelings... and by letting the passing of time itself have its own impact on the characters... <br /> <br /> I’ve been misled by the trailer to think there would be more focus on the science part or the atomic bomb part... <br /> Truth is there’s very little focus on the science part or the atomic bomb... <br /> <br /> Admittedly, the movie feels more like (and is :D) a soap opera :D with respect to its approach to characters’ love life & work life and politics in general... an excellent & expensive soap opera if you ask me, but a soap opera nevertheless! :D<br /> <br /> Science in general and the atomic bomb in particular only serve as plots & twists to keep this beautiful & excellent & expensive soap opera going and basically sell/market it to moviegoers... <br /> <br /> Entertaining for 3 hours straight.<br /> Never drags.<br /> <br /> Really good cinematography.<br /> <br /> Interesting soundtrack & sounds - there's not much music to it, but rather an intense & deep & low noise, sort of an uncomfortable continuous noise at times... which makes perfect sense!<br /> <br /> Great acting.<br /> Lots of actors, some famous, some not famous - yet, all of them deliver a perfect performance! Congratulations to all of them!<br /> <br /> There's just a bit of explicit sexual content perfectly timed, just to make the point and keep the story going.<br /> They could have inserted more, but I guess they tried to avoid hurting their rating or something.<br /> <br /> The cinema experience is a must.<br /> TV and/or streaming would ruin the movie experience. <br /> IMAX?! What for?! I don't see the point to it with respect to this movie. <br /> <br /> <i>Oppenheimer</i> is gonna earn a lot of Academy Awards nominations, that’s for sure... <br /> Later edit: it has, it deserves them. <br /> <br /> <br /> <h4>Conclusions</h4><br /> Time & Money well spent.<br /> <br /> I just wish the trailer would have been more honest:<br /> (i) Truth is there’s very little focus on the science part or the atomic bomb... <br /> (ii) Science in general and the atomic bomb in particular only serve as plots & twists to keep this beautiful & excellent & expensive soap opera going and basically sell/market it to moviegoers... <br />Liviuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17523874506108539797noreply@blogger.com0