kultfilm Reviews

Caché (2005)

Another bad Haneke movie

[1/10 · 28 May 2009]

"Cachè" has not only the most ridiculous suicide scene I have ever seen (the only scene that made me really laugh), it is also one of the worst movies ever made.

Haneke's movies are all deadly boring, he has no visual concept, does not know how to place music, his camera never moves, even the acting is worse (the German dub version is unwatchable).

Then out of a sudden he tries to shock his audience with bizarre killing scenes but this doesn't work anymore especially not here.

Maybe Michael Haneke tries to be an Austrian Ed Wood but while Wood's movies were so bad that they had their own charm Hanekes Movies stay cold and boring.

I'm still waiting for the day that even Haneke makes his first good movie. I'm optimistic: It could be possible in 20 years.

Vampire City (2009)

Good cast, great movie

[10/10 · 13 March 2009]

I really liked the cast of "Vampire City": My favorite was Sofia Soul as Pia - when she smiles the sun shines in your heart. She is an Austrian Julia Roberts.

The German actress Franziska Doppel is such a beauty, Biggie Waite, well-known from Drahdiwaberl and Mulatschak TV was a great Vampire Queen and the actor who played Morlock, Chris Gassler could be an Austrian Robert De Niro. He was so cool, that guy really scared me.

Wolf Morrison was a fine Dracula but as Van Helsing he did too much comedy. The Vampire Girls were sweet, too. I liked the young girl who played Princess - a great talent. The waiter at the beginning was very funny, the wild Vampire, too. The scenes with the Wrestlers were pretty cool, their leader Humungus is a great actor.

The crazy scenes with the Brain of Arnold Schwarzenegger knocked me off my feet - that's Wolf Morrison's weird sense of humor. He really has an eye for talented actors and actresses, he knows how to tell a story with action and humor and he knows how to make Low Budget even look bigger.

I also enjoyed the music scenes very much. Imagine a mixture between "Plan 9 from Outer Space", "From Dusk Till Dawn" and "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" - that's "Vampire City". A very good Independent Movie with a pretty good cast.

Wild Rebel (2008)

The True Spirit of Independent Cinema

[10/10 · 24 February 2009]

"Wild Rebel" is a fine piece of true Independent Art. It is not even half an hour long but in this little time there is a lot of action. This in not one of these typical boring Austrian Movies where nothing ever happens. "Rebel" has a great story, nice action, little funny moments and a great cast.

Wolf Morrison as Jeff Stark gives a wonderful character performance of a guy who tries to be as tough as he can but deep inside he is a very sensitive person. His portrait of a rebel reminds us very much at legendary cinema rebels like James Dean and Marlon Brando.

He has a girlfriend, Jessica, but he has also an affair with an elder woman, Mona, the wife of his enemy, Police Officer Mackie and starts a little romance with Tina, the girlfriend of his best friend.

Thomas Landl, wasted in so many bad TV series, gives a great character study as disillusioned Police Officer. His daughter died on a drug overdose years ago and it keeps him alive to fight against the crime in this city. Deep inside he likes Jeff because he knows he can lead him to the drug gangsters.

The worst actress is the person who plays his wife Mona. How did she get that job? The guy who played Rico, the bad guy, Herbie Smith is funny to watch. He tries to be a typical B-picture bad guy and he does a good job.

The young actor who plays Jeffs best friend David looks a bit colorless.

But the rest of the female supporting roles are very fine: the girl who plays Jessica, Jeff's girlfriend, has a great scene when she goes downstairs to Rico's place to tell him Jeff's hiding place. The camera shows her face and how she walks downstairs. An unforgettable scene and a very talented young actress.

Martina Ebm, a very young actress who plays Tina, David's girlfriend, gives a fine performance. She shows so much power and energy in almost every scene. Not a girl, not yet a woman, sensual, sensitive and charismatic. She is the best actress in this movie.

Jeff has to pay for his wild lifestyle. After he steals the drug money from Rico he's on the run. Mackie tries to help him but Rico's has already sent out a Killer.

Shot with a very less budget, Wolf Morrison, who also wrote, produced and directed, shows the true spirit of Independent Cinema. Nice work!