jlbdarkstar Reviews

Clash of the Titans (1981)

great film for a wrong adaptation

[6/10 · 24 August 2005]

I'm a little bit disappointed by this adaptation. The Greek mythology is too rich, to adapt it with wrong important details (example: the legend of Pegasus or the final battle between Perseus and the Titan). Why can they make a film with a big budget and they transform this great mythology. Next time, will we have "Perseus against Godzilla", "Loch Ness Monster versus Poseidon"?

By the way, the film is reference of animation (frame by frame), a film-cult of heroes, the victory of good against evil. And, during a big release, opposite to what we can imagine, men's identify themself to the heroe Perseus, like women watch it like a cliché of "princess'story".

• And sorry for my English.... ;-) -

Los abajo firmantes (2003)

A great militant movie about the war in Iraq, with great actors

[10/10 · 21 July 2004]

Joaquin Oristrell with his actors and his actresses know how they have to talk about the Spanish government's decision to go in Iraq with the George W. Bush' s troops.

This is a very intelligent point of view (from the Spanish artists), a debate between the actors themself, with real arguments, with humor, with feelings.

I recommend it to know and to understand what Spanish artists and Spanish people can think about the Mr Aznar's decisions.

Sorry for my English (I'm french....;-), but I want to say how this type of film is important.