Some things never change. During the Crusades, in the Middle Ages, the Christians and Muslims fought about the holy city of Jerusalem. Kingdom of Heaven is located between the second and third Crusade. To make the situation more interesting, a hero (Orlando Bloom) is created. Balian of Ibelin travels to Jerusalem during the crusades of… Continue reading Kingdom of Heaven
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The Departed
In South Boston, the state police force is fighting Irish-American organized crime. Young undercover cop Billy Costigan (Leonardo DiCaprio) is assigned to infiltrate the mob syndicate run by gangland chief Frank Costello. While Billy quickly gains Costello’s confidence, Colin Sullivan (Matt Damon), a hardened young criminal who has infiltrated the police department as an informer… Continue reading The Departed
James Bond: Casino Royale
James Bond is back. Daniel Craig is the new 007. Literally. In Casino Royale you get to know how James Bond became 007. Bond movies have always been created to be seen in the cinema. Also in Casino Royale, there are lots of special effects within great action scenes that suck you into the movie… Continue reading James Bond: Casino Royale
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Sacha Baron Cohen, alias ALI G, alias Borat, has made a new movie, or a “movie film” as Borat calls it. This time the character Borat leaves his home country for a trip to America in order to “Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan”. After an enormous media campaign and a good experience with Sacha… Continue reading Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Zwartboek (Black Book)
Finally a Dutch movie on World War 2 where with a little nuance in the German characters. This movie by Paul Verhoeven is not about fighting the Dutch fighting the Germans. That’s only the context in which a story is situated about people in a war situation. Carice van Houten and Sebastian Koch play a… Continue reading Zwartboek (Black Book)
La meglio gioventu
Have you got some time to see a movie? If you don’t, make some! You’ve got to see this six hours during masterpiece. La megio gioventu tells the story of the changing of Italy from a messy and wild country in the sixties, till the modern civilization it is now. It’s a story of love,… Continue reading La meglio gioventu