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Entertaining but not Amélie

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Amélie (2001)

Elizabethtown (2005)

This movie was recommended to me because I'm a huge fan of Amélie. And so I was expecting a sweet and funny romantic comedy. Unfortunately, Elizabethtown couldn't live up to these high expectations. Nevertheless, it is an entertaining movie with a hilarious road-trip at the end, but overall there are too many scenes that just drag along. If you like Orlando Bloom and Kirsten Dunst you might get a kick out of it, for me, I will stick with Amélie for the times I need a dose of sweet romance :).

Posted Monday, February 18, 2008 5:43 AM by pratchettfan | with 0 comments

Black Sheep

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Dead Alive (1992)

Black Sheep (2006)

A ruthless farmer genetically engineers a new race of sheep to revolutionize farming. However, when environmental activists steal one of the by-products and accidentally set it loose, the sheep suddenly develop a liking for blood and humans start transforming into super-sheep. And Henry, a former farm boy with a sheep-phobia, is the only one who can try to stop them...

This is probably the best splatter movie I've seen since Braindead, which incidentally was also shot in New Zealand. In addition to the cool and low-key special effects the movie is full of hilarious scenes and funny lines. Especially the dialogs between Henry and Experience, the environmental activists, are laugh out loud funny.

Posted Tuesday, February 05, 2008 2:41 AM by pratchettfan | with 0 comments

Stephen King's Desperation

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Stephen King's Desperation (2006)

Desperation is one of King's more disturbing and claustrophobic novels, dealing with a small town in the middle of nowhere which is visited by an ancient evil.

Mike Garrs masterfully manages to transfer the story line onto the screen, keeping very close to the original. Of course, he had the help of a very professional cast with Ron Perlman as a perfect Collie Entrangian (he was just like I imagined him).

However, a word of warning is necessary: This movie is not for the faint of heart nor for people with arachnophobia.

Posted Sunday, February 03, 2008 6:33 AM by pratchettfan | with 0 comments

This movie used to be a Christmas institution

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Santa Claus: The Movie (1985)

The Santa Clause (1994)

When I was a child we had several traditions for Christmas Eve (the day the presents are unpacked in Switzerland). First, we went to church at 5pm. Second, we ate canapé for dinner while watching Santa Claus. As I remember it, it was the perfect family Christmas movie with a nice happy end and of course, lots of presents. Unfortunately, television stations replaced this movie with The Santa Clause, which I admit is very funny and cool as well, but still it just ain’t the same ;).

Posted Friday, February 01, 2008 12:31 PM by pratchettfan | with 0 comments