kohle-69615 Reviews

Paradox (2017)

Better than expected

[8/10 · 13 September 2018]

Movie about a Hong Kong cop who tries to find his by an organ trafficking gang kidnapped daughter in Thailand. The father had to fight not only against the gang but also against the corrupt government in Pattaya (Thailand). Government and gang work together.

There are many good exaggerated action scenes - this is an action thriller from Hong Kong!

The actors especially the father perform fine. Cinematography is very well also.

Although there's a lot of action the basic mood is hard boiled, dark and sad. Don't expect a happy ending!

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)

Boring movie for do-gooders

[2/10 · 7 March 2018]

Movie about a woman who wants to find the murderer of her daughter. In order to put pressure on the police she installs three billboards accusing the police's inactivity.

I visited the theatre with high expectations because the film and the actors got many awards. I was quite disappointed.

The plot is idiotic: A whodunnit without solution.

Things I don't like in the film: Too many boring dialogs. The behavior of the actors is hard to understand, e.g. is it really so easy for a policeman to throw a man through the window? White people are mean and unsympathetic. They get abusive and are swearing. Black people are empathetic and prudent. There's a white catholic priest. Naturally he is insulted as pederast. I don't like pop songs in movies. A movie is not a discotheque or radio program or video clip. I don't like kitschy scenes with litle children and teddy bears.

Only point is the good cinematography of the movie.

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing is a boring movie for do-gooders.

Foreboding (2017)

Body snatchers in Japan

[6/10 · 23 February 2018]

Movie about aliens who plan to conquer mankind and world.

These aliens are not bloodthirsty invaders. They unobtrusively intrude the mind of humans und force their will on them.

I think they invested not much money into the film. There are no special tricks or effects. Nevertheless the director was able to create a gloomy and threatening atmosphere.

The selection of the actors suits good to their roles.

There's some decent score in order to increase the feeling of threatening.

The movie ist not a landmark in alien horror but a b-picture worth seeing.

The Nile Hilton Incident (2017)

Excellent cop movie

[9/10 · 16 October 2017]

Movie about a corrupt cop who tries to solve a murder to a songstress in Cairo (Egypt) and gets deeper and deeper into the crooked administration of the government.

This is one of the best cop films of recent times.

It's really great to have a seldom seen location for crime. I think many are fed up with New York, L. A., San Francisco, Chicago ... .

The acting of the disillusioned cop is very good.

The film score is unobtrusive and doesn't push to the fore.

Cinematography is awesome. There are cool drives through nightly Cairo.

The movie is at the same level like other great films about corruption e.g. Chinatown or Bad Lieutenant (Abel Ferrara).

It (I) (2017)

Disappointed expectations

[4/10 · 11 October 2017]

Movie about the fight of a group of teenagers against a scary killer clown.

Because of the big success of the film I visited the theater with high expectations but I was disappointed.

Biggest problem are the scenes with the horror clown. They are much too long with many effects and lose so their horror. It's more like an endless ride through a tunnel of horror on a funfair - exhausting but not really scary. In scenes of 'normal' conversation to a child without special effects the acting of the clown is excellent. Here the clown is much more threatening.

The acting of the teenagers is mediocrely. It's sometimes overacted and sometimes it seems they are standing around and have forgotten their text.

Another issue are the parents of the children. There's a fat mom who wants to be kissed by her son and a disgusting father with filthy mind to his daughter. It's difficult to figure out whether a horror clown is more threatening than these parents.

There's also sentimental sob-stuff e.g. when a boy revives the girl by a kiss.

The camera work is appealing and the mood of the horror environment is good.

The message of the movie is that if losers stick together they can win.

I think the movie is about 30 minutes too long.

Ghost in the Mountains (2017)

Warning: Boring

[1/10 · 12 February 2017]

Just seen on Berlinale.

Extremely boring movie about a man who after years is returning back to his home village and gets murdered.

Most of the time you can see nothing else than the actors smoking cigarettes.

The movie is very slow paced.

Only point are the pictures of the mountains and the nature. I think the director wanted to put some esoterism into the plot. But this isn't enough for a good movie.

Many visitors were leaving the room before movie's end.

Save the money and buy some bottles of beer.