D.Moore

Connery's weakest Bond film = three and a half stars, rounded up. The biggest problem with Diamonds Are Forever is the script. It is uninteresting and confusing story-wise, especially the entire second third of the film. Fortunately, there is no shortage of interesting skirmishes and various "tricks". The three best moments are definitely the fight in the elevator (a truly imaginative scene), the great coffin scene and the car chase (the one in the moon buggy and the Las Vegas one at night). The ending of the film doesn't offend either, but somehow it doesn't have the proper Bond-esque grace. John Barry's song and music are of a traditionally high standard, and Bond has a number of pretty ladies at his disposal here. Like I said, three and a half, no more.

So these three little buggers just pissed off the wrong rabbit! They definitely shouldn't have touched his butterflies! The protagonist is (especially when he gives vent to his Rambo tendencies) irresistibly big, but my favorite is still the tiny grey animal with a dull expression, who is always chomping on something. And a bird that looks like it's from Pixar... was a delight, too. P.S. Watch to the end of the credits!

I haven’t reviewed Cliffhanger? One of Sly's best films with perfectly shot climbing and action scenes, divine music and a slimy villain? Okay, okay... five stars, then. If you want to see a similar film, however, definitely reach for Eastwood's The Eiger Sanction rather than the more recent Vertical Limit.

I love Kathryn Bigelow's films, but The Hurt Locker disappointed me. The main character bothered me terribly (I just don't like these pompous supermen very much), but otherwise I had almost no reservations. The cinematography, the direction, the constant tension in the air, the final idea... Basically, the unknown actors (to me) act well, but it still wouldn't have hurt to have familiar names (!!!Ralph Fiennes!!!) warm up on screen for more than five minutes. Best scenes: A “long-distance" shootout in the desert, a bomb in a child, a shower, the end. Three and a bit.

One of the best Czech war films. Of course, there's not much to choose from, but Oasis definitely deserves to be better known. It's not as gripping as The Assassination or Riders of the Sky, it's not as cinematically playful as Dark Blue World or Tobruk, and it's not as monumental as films from Otakar Vávra... BUT: It impressively (of course, thanks to the sensational actors, led by Radoslav Brzobohatý and Rudolf Hrušínský) shows what people are capable of in tense situations, it analyses the psychology of desperate thirsty soldiers to the last thread of their brains, and the results of all this are served to us quite mercilessly and somehow even indifferently in the style of "Viewer, deal with it." I'm truly satisfied. The only flaw is that the Germans speak Czech.

Michael Caine and Max von Sydow's dialogues are sensational (as is Sydow's scene at the end). The whole film is a sporting variation on the legendary The Great Escape, Stallone's character even resembles Steve McQueen in some ways, but I didn't mind that at all. I'm not a big football fan (and maybe that's why I liked the film so much, if I ignored the mistakes), but Victory is one of my favorite WWII escape-themed films. I round up three and a half stars for the best soundtrack Bill Conti ever composed.

On the whole an enjoyable and unpretentious rom-com with good actors, jokes and an idea that would like to be original but doesn't quite succeed. Uma Thurman is gorgeous, Jeffrey Dean Morgan is a likeable boor, and Colin Firth is, well, Colin Firth. The film is pure average, which is no shame.

Damn, five stars is not enough! I wonder if I've ever seen a more original and idea-packed short! The Oscar is well deserved, I managed to watch the film four times in a row, which killed an hour of my free time, but that didn't matter at all. I've noticed lots and lots of new details each time, and I'm convinced there are plenty more to come. I recommend it to everyone.

Moore's first Bond deserves about 3.5 stars. It has a great beginning (I love the scene with the "black" funeral), but then it gets a bit long-winded. The McCartney song is really one of the best, but outside of that the film lacks proper music. Plus, I wasn't charmed by any of the dumb Bond girls. Why should you see Live and Let Die? Apart from the fact that Moore takes the reins from Connery quite professionally, this Bond film is mainly a long (but certainly not boring) scene that starts on a crocodile farm and continues with a chase on motor boats, then a practical demonstration that even a double-decker bus can be skidded, then a slightly unconventional flying lesson and a pretty decent ending, which is spoiled by an awkward "inflatable disposal of the main villain. P.S. I kind of missed Q, although I know that Live and Let Die isn't the only Bond film he hasn't appeared in. But the fact that he was talked about didn't make up for a visit to his crazy department this time.

I don't know the Italian original, but if it's better, I can't imagine how. Everybody's Fine is a film that must grab everyone's heart. Not just people who have parent/child issues. De Niro gives a great performance, his "old man" is exactly what you expect - smiling, suspicious, often disappointed and now and then dog-eyed, yet still searching for the meaning of everything that is happening around him. I give it four stars and a bit of a fifth because I was incredibly moved by the whole thing... And I don't just mean the "Why did you lie to me?" scene from the table talk. I would never have imagined what the sight of ordinary telephone wires can do to a person. Actually, sorry, I mean their PVC packaging. Are you looking for a drama that will make you laugh, think and move you, and after which you will leave the movie theater satisfied with a smile on your lips? Here you go.