Showing posts with label Sport. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sport. Show all posts
Friday, December 25, 2015
Point Break is not all bad
5 second plot: A new FBI recruit with an adventurous past goes undercover to solve a series of crimes that seem to be connected to an extreme sports challenge.
5 second review: The extreme sports are awesome. The nature is breathtaking. Some characters aren't bad. But Keanu is irreplaceable (who would have thought). The story is bull-shit. They should have made an original story instead of trying to make a new Point Break.
IMDb score: 5,3/10
Our score: 6/10
Thursday, December 25, 2014
Unbroken gets it right
5 second plot: This is the true story of Louis Zamperini, an Olympic runner and WWII survivor. But just barely. First his plane crashes in the ocean. Then he spends 47 days in a raft. To be rescued by a Japanese patrol boat and shipped off to a prisoner of war camp. Where he is beaten and humiliated until the end of the war.
5 second review: If this hadn't been a true story, it would have been far fetched. Angelina Jolie did a great job. Sometimes she gets a bit overly enthusiastic but then again: she is making a movie about a world class hero. The actors are off the charts amazing. You can see they had to go very deep. And you can also see that they really wanted to get it right, to honor the real men they portray.
IMDb score: 7,2/10
Our score: 8/10
Friday, November 14, 2014
Foxcatcher is not very entertaining
5 second plot: This is the true story of two brothers who won a gold medal in wrestling in the 1984 Olympics. Although they are top athletes they don't live a luxurious life. That all changes when they team up with John du Pont, one of the richest guys in the country. Who is very interested in wrestling. But he's kind of a nutcase with serious mommy issues.
5 second review: Maybe it wasn't such a good idea to make this movie with famous actors. Because we know how Channing Tatum and Steve Carell look like very well. And it was hard for me to get used to their weird looking faces and body language in this movie. But there's some awesome acting going on here, that's for sure. However, I'm not a big fan of these dreadfully boring and painfully sad movies.
IMDb score: 7,5/10
Our score: 4/10
Friday, September 20, 2013
Generation Iron does not bring its best game
5 second plot: This is a documentary about bodybuilding. We get a chance to see behind the scenes while the best of the best prepare to become Mr. Olympia.
5 second review: If you're a fan of the sport it will be cool to see all these huge popular guys and their different training methods. The subject is really cool, but the movie isn't. It's really poorly made. Even the background music is just totally ridiculous. It doesn't look legendary at all. And it should.
IMDb score: 7,2/10
Our score: 4/10
Labels:
04/10,
2013,
Documentary,
Drama,
Sport
Friday, September 9, 2011
Warrior is not normal
5 second plot: Two brothers enter a mixed martial arts contest where the world's best fighters will compete. They both had a very tough childhood with an abusive alcoholic father. The youngest one, Tommy, is like a raging bull in the ring. The oldest one, Brendan, is a school teacher in real life. He needs the price money, or his family will lose their house.
5 second review: This movie is so good, it's not normal. The fights will get your heart pumping, the emotions will get your heart bleeding. Everyone involved is amazing. And Tom Hardy even tops those amazing performances. You can almost feel his anger. This is a straight A.
IMDb score: 8,3/10
Our score: 10/10
Wednesday, December 15, 2004
Million Dollar Baby is deep
5 second plot: Maggie wants to become a championship boxer. And she wants old timer Frankie to train her. He is reluctant at first, but she practically stalks him into doing it. And she sure does have the talent.
5 second review: I don't really like boxing movies very much. But the boxing in this one is pretty great. The dialogue between the old timers is really funny. But don't get too comfortable, because there is some serious drama in here. I knew there had to be a dramatic reason for that Oscar.
IMDb score: 8,1/10
Our score: 6/10
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