Some Netflix film tips for the weekend! And there is something for everyone, since I picked a movie for all the different genres.
Action: Daylight (1996)
Disaster in a New York tunnel as explosions collapse both ends of it. One hero (Sylvester Stallone) tries to help the people inside find their way to safety.
Drama: Scent of a Woman (1992)
Prep school student Charlie Simms (Chris O’Donnell) needing money agrees to ‘babysit’ the blind Frank Slade (Al Pacino), but the job is not at all what he anticipated.
Comedy: Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (2020)
When aspiring musicians Lars (Will Ferrell) and Sigrit (Rachel McAdams) are given the opportunity to represent their country at the world’s biggest song competition, they finally have a chance to prove that any dream worth having is a dream worth fighting for.
Animation: Curious George (2006)
The man in the Yellow Hat (Will Ferrell) is and oddball museum employee who looks after his pet monkey (Frank Welker), an inquisitive and wonderful creature whose enthusiasm often gets the best of him.
Romance: The Notebook (2004)
The poor yet passionate Noah Calhoun (Ryan Gosling) falls in love with the rich Allie (Rachel McAdams), giving her a sense of freedom, but they are soon separated because of their social differences.
Horror: Troll Hunter (2010)
A group of students investigates a series of mysterious bear killings, but learn that there are much more dangerous things going on. They start to follow a mysterious hunder, learning that he is actually a troll hunter.
Science Fiction: Total Recall (1990)
When Quaid (Arnold Schwarzenegger) goes for virtual vacation memories of the planet Mars, an unexpected and harrowing series of events forces him to go to the planet for real. Or is he?
Crime: The Hateful Eight (2015)
In the dead of a Wyoming winter, a bounty hunter (Kurt Russell) and his prisoner (Jennifer Jason Leigh) find shelter in a cabin currently inhabited by a collection of nefarious characters.
Thriller: Miss Sloane (2016)
In the high-staked world of political power-brokers, Elizabeth Sloane (Jessica Chastain) is the most sought after and formidable lobbyist in D.C. But when taking on the most powerful opponent of her career, she finds winning may come at too high a price.
Documentary: Athlete A (2020)
Follow the Indianapolis Star reporters that broke the story about USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar’s abuse and hear from gymnasts like Maggie Nichols.
Family: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
Charlie Bucket (Freddie Highmore) wins a tour through the most magnificent chocolate factory in the world, led by the world’s most unusual candy maker: Willy Wonka (Johnny Depp)
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vrijdag 10 juli 2020
10s Movie Review - Troll Hunter
Director: André Øvredal
Genre: Adventure/ Fantasy/ Horror/ Thriller/ Drama
Runtime: 103 minutes
Year: 2010
Starring: Otto Jespersen, Robert Stoltenberg, Knut Nærum, Glen Erland Tosterud, Johanna Mørk, Tomas Alf Larssen, Urmilla Berg-Domaas, Hans Morten Hansen
Description: A group of students investigates a series of mysterious bear killings, but learn that there are much more dangerous things going on. They start to follow a mysterious hunter (Otto Jespersen), learning that he is actually a troll hunter.
Review: For a year, a team of researchers studied this material to see if it was real or not. The conclusion was that it was real. This film is a so-called mockumentary, to make it look like a documentary consisting of found-footage, but it’s 100 % fiction.
In the first twenty minutes, “Troll Hunter” seems to explore the now familiar path of the fake documentary. A group of students goes out with a camera and accidentally ends up in a dangerous area. Shocking, dark images in the woods, panicking, and then suddenly a gigantic three-headed troll appears from behind the trees. It’s not very scary, but witty. Especially when we learn more about troll hunting and the wat the Norwegian government tries to keep the creatures secret from society.
The students go out with an employee of the TSC (the Trill Security Service) who tells them the ins and outs of his profession. As bait, he uses the blood of a Christian (trolls hate Christians) or a bear clip with a brick of charcoal (irresistible to trolls). “Troll Hunter” is full of those hilarious details that are casually used to make the world of troll management alive.
The film is mainly meant to mock or makes us laugh, but becomes more intense towards the end and has some memorable moments. The scene in the cave was actually really intense and scary, as is the car chase scene with a giant trill in the rear-view-mirror.
Apart from those two moments, “Troll Hunter” is seldom scary, but it’s more about the humorous approach. Films like “The Blair Witch Project” of “Paranormal Activity”made their story more eerie by making the viewer doubt whether he was looking at real footage. “Troll Hunter” uses that idea to make it more absurd. It results in an original and witty mockumentary.
Rating: 3,5/ 5
Genre: Adventure/ Fantasy/ Horror/ Thriller/ Drama
Runtime: 103 minutes
Year: 2010
Starring: Otto Jespersen, Robert Stoltenberg, Knut Nærum, Glen Erland Tosterud, Johanna Mørk, Tomas Alf Larssen, Urmilla Berg-Domaas, Hans Morten Hansen
Description: A group of students investigates a series of mysterious bear killings, but learn that there are much more dangerous things going on. They start to follow a mysterious hunter (Otto Jespersen), learning that he is actually a troll hunter.
Review: For a year, a team of researchers studied this material to see if it was real or not. The conclusion was that it was real. This film is a so-called mockumentary, to make it look like a documentary consisting of found-footage, but it’s 100 % fiction.
In the first twenty minutes, “Troll Hunter” seems to explore the now familiar path of the fake documentary. A group of students goes out with a camera and accidentally ends up in a dangerous area. Shocking, dark images in the woods, panicking, and then suddenly a gigantic three-headed troll appears from behind the trees. It’s not very scary, but witty. Especially when we learn more about troll hunting and the wat the Norwegian government tries to keep the creatures secret from society.
The students go out with an employee of the TSC (the Trill Security Service) who tells them the ins and outs of his profession. As bait, he uses the blood of a Christian (trolls hate Christians) or a bear clip with a brick of charcoal (irresistible to trolls). “Troll Hunter” is full of those hilarious details that are casually used to make the world of troll management alive.
The film is mainly meant to mock or makes us laugh, but becomes more intense towards the end and has some memorable moments. The scene in the cave was actually really intense and scary, as is the car chase scene with a giant trill in the rear-view-mirror.
Apart from those two moments, “Troll Hunter” is seldom scary, but it’s more about the humorous approach. Films like “The Blair Witch Project” of “Paranormal Activity”made their story more eerie by making the viewer doubt whether he was looking at real footage. “Troll Hunter” uses that idea to make it more absurd. It results in an original and witty mockumentary.
Rating: 3,5/ 5
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