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zondag 12 oktober 2025

Ranking the Franchise - Robert Langdon

Based on the famous Robert Langdon book series, by author Dan Brown, director Ron Howard has turned three of the books in the series into movies. By the time I’m rewatching these movies, Dan Brown has just released his sixth book in this series. The books were kind of randomly turned into movies, starting with book 2, then book 1 and the last was book 4.
 
3. Inferno (2016)
This film, based on the fourth book in the series, was released six years after its last Robert Langdon film. It was clearly my least favorite of the three films and the one I remember the least about. Even though it’s the most recent film in the series. Mainly because it’s feels a lot like the other ones and unoriginal. Check our my full review HERE.
 
2. Angels & Demons (2009)
I really enjoyed the mystery here, more than its sequel. The film opens with a bang and I loved the setting. There is a lot of explaining and the runtime is fairly long, but I did enjoy this film. HERE is my full review.  
 
1. The Da Vinci Code (2006)
This is clearly my favorite. I actually first saw it in theaters and was obsessed with it for a long time. I have rewatched it many times since then, but it had been a while since I last watched it. But it still holds up. This is the only really good adaptation of one of the Robert Langdon books. It’s also very true to its source material. The performances in this movie are  very strong overall, which is not the case for the other two films. The characters in “The Da Vinci Code” are more memorable. Read my full review HERE.

woensdag 27 oktober 2021

00s Movie Review - Amélie

Director:
Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Genre: Drama/ Comedy/ Romance
Runtime: 122 minutes
Year: 2001
Starring: Audrey Tautou, Mathieu Kassovitz, Serge Merlin, Urbain Cancelier, Lorella Cravotta, Rufus, Jamel Debbouze, Clotilde Mollet, Claire Maurier, Isabelle Nanty, Dominique Pinon, Artus de Penguern, Yolande Moreau, Michel Robin, Maurice Bénichou

Description: Amelie (Audrey Tautou) is an innocent and naive girl in Paris with her own sense of justice. She decides to help those around her and, along the way, discovers love.

Review: “Amélie” is THE movie for optimistic, happy dreamers. And this film is a threat for us all. Director Jean-Pierre Jeunet paints with his camera, juggles with the story and does an amazing job with the montage. The lively enthusiasm takes Amélie into a world filled with funny, quirky and sweet people and happenings.
Amélie Poulain is a girl who takes the term “random acts of kindness” very seriously. She still sincerely believes in the goodness of people, happiness and love. Actress Audrey Tautou plays her with a playful innocence. The perfect fairytale girl.
The way Audrey Tautou is a typical French girl, “Amélie” is a archetypical French film. The movie represents everything the French love and the rest of the world sees as typical for France. A sunny Paris, tiny alleys of Montmartre, the young and sparkly Amélie and her quest for happiness and love. It all sounds cheesy and bitter sweet, but it all looks so good.
Jean-Pierre Jeunet pictured Paris as the personal, ideal fairytale we want it to be. “Amélie” is a happy, positive film that will put a smile on anybody’s face. And that’s the strength of the film. It’s certainly a movie I always turn to, to make me feel better. One of my favorites.

Rating: 5/ 5