nevermore Reviews

Slipstream (1989)

This is not Star Wars...

[3 June 2001]

... but it is really funny to see Mark Hamill act in a way as he would finally accept being Vader's son... ;o) He even speaks honorably about his great father who taught him about flying and fighting! And he looks real good with this blonde hair and beard and the black leathercoat (*was* it black? or do I just remember Matrix too much :o) ?)

No, this isn't Star Wars, but it's not that bad. Really.

The Count of Monte Cristo (1979)

This is probably the best Monte-Cristo Movie ever made!

[10/10 · 29 July 2000]

This six-part mini-series is absolutely close at Dumas' Book on the storyline. The scenery and costumes are quite perfect, not exaggerated. Jaques Weber did an excellent job as Comte, he gave him the perfect mixture of the coolness of the Comte and the Pain of Dantés, and though he is playing the character a little theatrical sometimes, he gave him the depth he is needing. Above all, the way he changes personality when he plays the Abbé Busoni or Lord Wilmore is really great. He uses just a few little things like changing the way to speak, glasses or wigs, but he seems to be a completely different person. And the other cast is filled with big european names also, they all were great! No comparison with this new version with Gérard Depardieu which was so highly praised and presented such a wrong story with bad actors!

The Count of Monte Cristo (1998)

Absolutely bad!

[1/10 · 29 July 2000]

The story was simply wrong, the actors were bad... I hated this Movie! Depardieu could do better, just have a look at his version of Cyrano...! Try the older version of 1979 with Jaques Weber instead!