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Eye (2008), The
After an eye transplant, a woman starts seeing strange and unsettling things
Wittenberg
02-02-2013
Sits a bit too comfortably in contemporary horror
Some okay moments and ideas can't hide the fact that we are getting getting used to this new japanese style horror thing.Seeking a friend for the end of the world
With a few days remaining before a world apocalypse, two people go on a roadtrip to pursue their last wishes.
Wittenberg
03-02-2013
The end of the world should have been nicer
Good to see people preparing for the end of the world in a reasonably calm and peaceful fashion for once. Starts of great, but then sort of loses it's pace and is neither witty or dramatic enough to really keep interest. I couldn't really attach to either of the main characters or their supposed relationship.Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The
Hobbit is asked to join midgets and a wizard on a journey to regain access to a castle taken by a fire dragon.
Wittenberg
13-02-2013
Awesomeness, but did not leave me in awe
It's a beautiful grandiose piece of work. But somehow I was looking at it more than I was experiencing it. And why are these whining hobbits the chosen one? And why didn't Gandalf summon those giant birds earlier, to get them there immediately? WHYYY.Terminator, The
In the future, killer robotmachines rule, and send a terminator cyborg back to the presents prevent prevent the human rebellion leader from ever being born.
robocop
13-02-2013
Not bad for such a wuzz
It lacks soul like i have. In the end, it is human decision making that settles things.Catwoman88
01-02-2013
Could have been better meow
This movie needed more latex I could have privided, as well as more meow. Anywway this review is a bit on the long side for testing purposes.
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Safety Not Guaranteed
Three reporters go on a trip to seek out the story behind an man advertising time travel. Just how whack can he be?
Wittenberg
17-02-2013
a bit cold
Characters and atmosphere are a bit cold and unsympathetic, in an otherwise amusing and nicely found road/drama/love-movie (with a dash of sci-fi).Dredd
Comicbook judge-jury-executioner takes rookie into builidng full a drug addicted badguys (and a badwoman)
Wittenberg
18-02-2013
Fine heavy duty action
Movies that occur in a single place can feel somewhat cheap. But I quite enjoyed this moody, dark, heavy action flick with some beautiful slo-mo scenes and sounds.Wreck-It Ralph
Computergame figure is tired of being the badguy, and sets out to do good in other computer arcade games.
Wittenberg
18-02-2013
Warm pixels
A unique blast full of color, wonderfully diverse and funny characters, imaginative locations, a rich story line and heartfelt characters. Quite an achievement to have pixels steal your heart this way.Chronicle
Found footage of teenagers developing superpowers
Wittenberg
19-02-2013
Unique approach to what superpowers would be like
Real people with some superpowers are more exciting than superpeople with massive superpowers. Nice effects too.Flight
An amazing, live-saving crash landing done by an alcohol drug addict pilot. How do you plead?
Wittenberg
19-02-2013
Denzel we'd forgive you!
Stellar acting and crash scene. More than enough to keep you hooked to what is otherwise 'just' an alcohol drama.Catwoman88
13-02-2013
Meow!
Kitty like milk
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Amazing Spider-Man, The
Man gets spiderpowers and saves the world from lizardman
Wittenberg
21-02-2013
Pretty whatever for someone amazing
Making wisecrack remarks while flying through the air during a live threatening battle - kind or ruined things for me. Lizardman not scary either.Horrible bosses
Three friends take a stand against their horrible bosses
Wittenberg
22-02-2013
Some good laughs
It doesn't get hilarious but is a very funny movie nonetheless.Contagion
A viral oubreak
Wittenberg
24-02-2013
Succesfully dark
Has a realtime, stressed feeling throughout which makes it upsetting and eerie.Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
Man - who is also a burning skeleton motor cyclist - must rescue boy who... ah whatever
Wittenberg
24-02-2013
Burning boredom
If looking at a burning skeleton hero obliterating devil scum is still boring and liveless... something must be wrong.Beaver, The
Depressed man finds therapy by talking to himself using a beaver handpuppet
Wittenberg
25-02-2013
Can I say 'great' about this much depression?
Even the premise of this movie gets you depressed, but it was a fine piece of work - courtesy of the actors in this.Ted
A boy's teddybear comes to live and they become best friends.... which becomes problematic when he is an adult
Wittenberg
25-02-2013
Should have been even funnier
The whole idea is so outstandingly funny that I couldn't help feeling somewhat disappointed. But it IS funny.Robot & Frank
Grumpy old Frank is given a robot to look after him. What to do with it?
Wittenberg
23-03-2013
Nice machine
Timid but witty comedy.Stealth
Three pilots in super modern jets must deal wih a fourth, unmanned sleathy jet.
Wittenberg
07-04-2013
Saved by coolness
Just when I thought I wouldn't be able to make it through the jetfighter-movie cliches and flawed characters and plot, this movie is saved partially by some decent action scenes and cool moments.Sessions, The
Disabled man gets sex therapy
Wittenberg
22-04-2013
Comfortable uncomforable sex
With mixed feelings of embarrassment and compassion you are allowed to observe these wonderfully open, honest en tender sessions. These actors deliver an amazingly fragile performance and the movie keeps everything light with a good sense of humor as well.Oblivion
Engineer is looking after droids doing their last business on earthbefore mankind heads for titan. But is it like that?
Wittenberg
19-05-2013
pretty sci-fi mindmangler
Extremely beautiful and a pleasant SF mindbender. Some ideas we have seen before, and it maybe a bit sterile, but it blends very well.Dark skies
Family is being visited by aliens
Wittenberg
19-05-2013
Greys don't have much to say
Some good scares and performances. But this movie is so loyal to the alien-visitors handbook that is struggling to fill up the time, resulting in loads of pointless scenes and an anticlimax.Zero Dark Thirty
The hunt for UBL
Wittenberg
19-05-2013
ladies and gentlemen, she got him
Stylish and engrossing hunt for Usama.. which is quite an achievement since it apparently involved so much waiting and utter lack of progress. The movie ends with a nail biting assault on the man.Matrix, The
Man wakes up to find that reality on earth is something quite different and dreadfull. Also: he is the one to do something about it.
Wittenberg
19-05-2013
Cannot believe how cool this is
Fantastic and brilliantly executed blend of science fiction, mindbending, martial arts, philosophy, violent action and special effects, with a deep and mind provoking story to glue it all together.testmovie
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Catwoman88
20-05-2013
final floattest, can't be one integer
2.5 for merobocop
20-05-2013
It will also float this
Floating with 9.5
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Life of Pi
After a shipwreck, boy is stuck on a lifeboat with wild animals as he sails into a trippy journey
Wittenberg
24-05-2013
wonderful journey
Intriguing mix of hardship and fantasy storytelling. Unique, brave and utterly beautiful.Prometheus
Team sets out on a spacejourney to a investigate a distant location indicated by ancient cave drawings
Wittenberg
27-05-2013
Beautiful failure
Shattering beauty in an exciting alien universe - badly damaged by an unlikely crew doing unlikely things in a scenario full of WTF-moments.Paranorman
Not only does this kid see ghost, he is now trying to get rid of zombies and a witchcurse too.
Wittenberg
28-05-2013
Horror for kids, made with love and style
Unique stylish claylooks, a wonderful atmosphere, great effects and big heart.Stepbrothers
Two senile and failed men must coexist in one house when they become stepbrothers
Wittenberg
01-06-2013
Embarrasingly funny
Part of me thinks it could have been funnier given the two lead actors, but it is sill good fun.Act of Valor
Seal team hunts down a terrorist across the world
Wittenberg
01-06-2013
Wicked action saved the mission
One the one hand, we have very peculiar acting, misplaced slo-mo shots and indigestible patriotism and voiceovers. On the other, we have exquisite action scenes and a Call of Duty-style story telling that works very well.Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Something with large and loud robots helping some kid and earth
Wittenberg
15-06-2013
Unbearably loud
That's it. I have grown old. Some years ago, I would still have fallen for the stellar CGI and non-stop heavy duty action. But as off now, I can no longer stand this hysteric, over-the-top, screaming insane action and was struggling not to switch this off.Sunshine
On a spacemission to reignate the sun, one ordeal leads to another when they decide to make a small change in the missionplan
Wittenberg
15-06-2013
Beauty and class can outshine anything
This amount of loopholes and illogical elements in the plot would have crippled most movies. But Sunshine is so beautiful, classy and exciting that it outshines them easily. I also love the self aware, scientific-ethical attitude of the crew.Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
Did you know that after killing the witch, Hansel and Gretel became witch hunters?
Wittenberg
15-06-2013
Tries everything except being scary or exciting
Oh I don't know. They tried their best and it shows. But the witches are just there from the beginning, there is no tension built-up. These loud, semi-artistic fights for people with MTV brains are getting on my nerves too. Mixes too many styles and atmospheres.Cars 2
McQueen and Mater get caught up up in a spionage and racing adventure.
Wittenberg
27-07-2013
Let's put in everything, kids gotta like something
Looking at this through the eyes of my children, I felt exhausted and embarrassed by the loud, hectic and rushed screenplay, overcomplicated story, and Mater shooting miniguns. But there must be something wrong with my eyes because they still seemed to enjoy it.World War Z
Zombies
Wittenberg
27-07-2013
Triple A mediocrity
For a movie about zombies investing the world, people seeking shelter in save havens with high walls, and a hero finding a cure just in time, this one is very good.Side effects
After prescribing one betablocker too many, things go bad for both the psyhiatrist and the patient.
Wittenberg
04-08-2013
Far-fetched plots also have side effects
Good, but as the story becomes more and more unbelievable, your involvement in this movie wears off.Pacific Rim
To combat giant monsters from the sea, mankind built equally giant robots. Really GIANT.
Wittenberg
04-08-2013
Also a ferocious battle between great CGI and a great movie
Even a spectacle of this caliber, with such magnificent visuals, still would need a better story and characters to leave a lasting impression and score higher. But the dumb 'n fun factor sort of works here.Halo 4: forward unto dawn
Cadets getting trained for combat in the halo universe
Wittenberg
11-08-2013
Mission failed: please try again
What happened? They got great looking props, effects, a spot-on color palette, an exciting Halo playground, and even the warthog. Yet all they came up with are close-ups of whining and insubordinate teenagers, and a minimal story that's still going nowhere.Total Recall (2012)
Man inserts cool secret agent memories in his brain
Wittenberg
16-08-2013
A very decent sci-fi action thriller.
If you manage to NOT see this as a reboot, it's a fine sci-fi action flick with some great designs.Darkest Hour, The
Teenagers must make it through an alien invasion in moscow
Wittenberg
27-08-2013
A floating light can only be so scary
The abandoned streets of Moscow looked great. But the jumpy characters, the goofy people they meet along the way, and the unscary lights just don't have what it takes.Silent Hill Revelation
Girl must save her father, who is trapped in a place full of demons
Wittenberg
08-09-2013
Not as scary as it looks
This contains some very moody scenery and genuinely nightmarish footage. But the girl's plan is basically walking from one demon challenge to the next, and the rest of the story is either boring or incomprehensible.Good Day to Die Hard, A
McClane helps out his son, who appearantly is involved in some CIA operation in Russia
Wittenberg
15-09-2013
Boring high-octane action. Huh?
Contains some decent old-skool car chases and explosions, but none of it really becomes exciting. The story starts of clumsy and distant, then becomes bland and uninteresting. Definitely misses the Die Hard vibe.Cabin in the Woods
Stereotype teens go into a stereotype cabin in the woods..... but something non-stereotype is lurking
Wittenberg
22-09-2013
Good idea with not much else going for it
Sure it gets points for originality. But this one idea is all they had, leaving us with a unscary movie we can only like because it's original.Avengers, The
Team of superhero's must save earth from an evil god with evil plans
Wittenberg
26-09-2013
Too super
A good-looking fun ride which radiates positive energy. But gees, with so many superpowers combined, a truly exciting confrontation with evil is out of the equation. It's also too plain silly to be really exciting.Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
In a mission to save a planet from a hostile takover, two jedi stumble across a boy with great promise.
Wittenberg
26-09-2013
Majestic saga lost in space
It had everything you could possibly wish for: spaceships, droids, lightsabers, jedi's, aliens and saga. It has a phenomenal pod race. But because of multiple factors, it is a somewhat dull experience.Looper
Assassin kills victims that are being sent from the future... until they sent his futureself
Wittenberg
28-09-2013
Mean and original
Apart from a slowish middle section, it's a wicked, smart and playfull timetravel movie.Immortals
Gods select mortal man to act against the havoc of King Hyperio
Wittenberg
02-10-2013
Too nasty
It looks fantastic and was made well. But the brutality and sheer nastiness in the movie left a bad taste in my mouth. I am still having nightmares about Brazen Bulls.Europa Report
Found footage of a lost spacemission to the moon Europa, attempting to find life below it's icy surface
Wittenberg
05-10-2013
An adventure like this ought to be more exciting
Looks good and overall a good watch. But it didn't get quite as emotional, scary, claustrophobic or engrossing as I had hoped. I think the slightly detached actors are the main problem.Snow White and the Huntsman, The
Vicious queen takes over the land in a quest for eternal beauty, and hunts down the princess who has the power to top her
Wittenberg
08-10-2013
Pleasant surprise
Expecting this to be a loud and dumb 'modern take' on the fairytale, I was pleasantly surprised. The pacing is right, it never goes over the top, it looks great and the actors deliver, especially Theron!L'année dernière à Marienbad (1961)
Man meets woman, woman meets man, or perhaps they didn't
hente
10-10-2013
Time and place are no longer certain
As we are constantly cheating our memories, actual life becomes a guessing game in this stylish movie. Ultimately, all movies are addressing space and time. This one adds to the mystery like a photo of a photographer. Over-aged? How can time be dismissed as being too old? Call it matured...Jacob's Ladder (1990)
In search for reality
hente
10-10-2013
An unsettling study on the layers of reality
One of those movies where you wish you could intervene and wake up the main character from his dream-in-a-dream-in-a-dream-in-a-nightmare.Last Stand, The
Sherrif spents his last working days in a quite bordertown near Mexico, until an escaped criminal plans his escape route straight to it.
Wittenberg
12-10-2013
Solid
A somewhat uncomfortable mix of blood spills and goofy humor degrade this otherwise solid and gun fun action movie.Movies found: 1030 | max movies per page: 50 | Showing: 1 - 50
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