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Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)
Terrible plot great action
I am so disappointed by this latest franchise. Great action is not enough when the plot is weak.
J. J. Abrams keeps disappointing me since the last last episode of Lost.
His productions start grandiose. Eventually the story loses its momentum. To counterbalance action is used to fill the vacuum. Thus I find myself as a great Sci-Fi fan confused.
I love, though, how his movies start. However a movie with just a good start is a movie with a weak plot.
As a summary J.J. Abrams knows how to make a good beginning is, and i am sure he will soon develop good endings too.
Yahsi Bati (2009)
Big disappointment
Spending large amounts of money is not enough for a good movie. But in a country like Turkey where capital is really rare Cem Yilmaz was lucky. He is a great comedian, and has proved himself as a great entertainer. Thus it was not difficult for him to secure the investment for this big project. That's why we were filled with expectations more than the usual. At the end it was a big disappointment; the script was not strong. The story was weak and so were the jokes. I am sure the next movie of Cem Yilmaz will be full of lessons learned from this movie. We, the Turkish audience, are expecting the next big hit from him. Our expectations are justified when we think about his talent.
National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985)
What a Germany scene
The Germany scene is fantastic. It is really one of the best scenes in comedy movies. It is the common scene actually; the hero suddenly is invited to the stage by the dancers to join them for a folk dance. Of course he does not know how the dance the folk dance. But here the fun starts. The dance develops into a fight. See please the choreography. How Chevy Chase starts dancing and getting in tune with the others and then how everything goes out of control. This is real film history.
The other scenes are also great of course. Overall the movie is great entertainment to be watched by family.
Even just for the Germany scene I would give ten stars.
Robin Hood (2010)
Big disappointment
Wonderful and rationalized version of Robin Hood with bad music and awful cameras and above average art direction....
Ridley Scott tries to follow in the footsteps of the last Batman movies, and trying to repeat their success formula: RATIONALIZATION of an irrational story. Remember; suddenly Batman is not that unreal anymore, even his weapons and his talents seem to make reason. And here we have the same formula applied to Robin Hood. In this movie we are explained the reasons why Robin has suddenly so many followers, we are provided with a rational explanation of his proximity to the folk and the authority. And the story of Magna Carta incorporated to the legend of Robin Hood strengthens this rationalization even more. So far so good...
However I was disappointed because of the following reasons: 1. The positioning of the cameras and art direction was a total disaster. The camera angels and the speed of the cuts would have fit a high-tech 21 Century action story, but not a 12th Century movie with heavy swords and tired horses and of course exhausted men.
2. Whereas the costumes were fantastic the music was constantly reminding me that this was just a movie. What a contrast to the fantastic costumes, and fabulous locations/ decors.
In a historical action movie these two factors are enough for me to call the movie a big disappointment.