The Amazing Spider-Man

“The Amazing Spider-Man”, although being a reboot, is primarily for those over 25 years, a cover of that Spider-Man directed by Sam Raimi in 2002, just a decade ago. It is just like to compare, the first "Batman" by Tim Burton, released in 1989, and "The Dark Knight" by Christopher Nolan, in 2008: almost 20 years between the two of them.

Real Steel

In the best films about boxing, the fighter who suffers and struggles is the one we see loosing after some time. In the best films of this subgenre there is a tasty conversation between the boxer and his manager down the hall, usually a conversation that happens in the background. Those films give their character an extra motivation to continue to become the champion they want or need to be. There are hits, money, sweat, violence and lots of excitement in this one.

Men in Black...and 3!

Men in Black is the absolute trash that turns into cult. This is not a critic, first of all because I personally like it a lot and, second, because such an ability deserves a Bravo!

This third and probably last part hits the theaters 15 years after the first one and 10 after the second part. This trilogy has all the ingredients of a successful trash/cult.

The Avengers

I do not read american comic-books, but I usually enjoy the super hero movies (yes, I even liked Green Lantern). This one tops them all.

Sure, you need to remember what kind of movie this is: it is not going to win any palm or bear or lion or oscar. It is a mean of entertainment, meant to entertain. With this in mind, this movie gets a 10 for goal achievement.

Kill Bill Vol. 1

"Kill Bill Vol. 1" is a story of revenge and death. The story follows the footsteps of The Bride (Uma Thurman) a woman overwhelmed but lethal. She is a member of a group of hired assassins that are as attractive as mortals. David Carradine is Bill, the head of the delinquent organization on paper but invisible in the first part, who becomes the backbone of the second part and who will be important. Bill killed, better yet, tried to kill The Bride but it is in a coma and after four years she is back for revenge.

Drive

I cannot help comparing this film to the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. This is especially because they use dark tones in the background, while the color white predominates in the costumes of the protagonist and the title is in contrast with the color pink. So you may say this is new in the world of cinema, but someone who has played one game in the series will find it somehow familiar, like a copy or, better, a film inspired by the game.

Valhalla Rising

Despite the ambiguity of its promotional image, this movie is not "300" with Vikings: it is a violent film shot in an extremely beautiful way and with a story full of metaphysics. Mythology, nature, death and silence blend magnificently in this film by Nicolas Winding Refn; a movie in which it is not easy to understand all the symbolism and whose main actor, Mads Mikkelsen, performs in a way that leaves you speechless.

Night Watch

Here is what the Empire thinks about this movie: and I agree!


It's Buffy meets The Matrix meets Blade! In Moscow! Russian madman / genius Timur Bekmambetov arrived on our screens with a bang thanks to this demented, dizzily dark twist on the action movie. It seems that the world is still peopled with witches, werewolves, vampires and the rest - but they are divided into Light and Dark Others, battling it out for supremacy, and the souls of new, emerging Others, on the streets of Russia's capital. Extraordinary visuals on a shoestring budget, bravura subtitle design (it matters) and a plot that just makes sense (unlike its "Chalk of Destiny" powered sequel), this is the most visually imaginative superhero movie of the last decade.

Director: Timur Bekmambetov

Writers: Timur Bekmambetov (screenplay), Laeta Kalogridis(screenplay)

Stars: Konstantin Khabenskiy, Vladimir Menshov and Mariya Poroshina