we_are_puppets Reviews

Goal II: Living the Dream (2007)

One Giant product placement scheme? i think so

[6/10 · 13 February 2007]

First off, i was a HUGE fan of the last film it was definitely one of my favourite movies. So, i made sure i saw this sequel quickly after seeing the trailers i think my hopes may have been raised slightly too high. I will start with the better parts of the film. Perhaps the best point is that it gave us more of the things that made the old Goal so brilliant, more stunning Goals, more superb acting by Kuno Becker and more interesting story lines that differed from your typical football drama.

But despite its strong points i felt they tried to have too many story lines at the same time, which meant a sufficient lack of detail in the most important ones. But perhaps the largest flaw of all, was the large amount of product placement included in particular David Beckham. He has ruined this film for me, just watch and you'll see

Pan's Labyrinth (2006)

Surperb

[9/10 · 15 December 2006]

What can be said about this movie? nothing, except that its very very good.

I saw this movie two weeks after its release and was stunned. The acting was terrific, particularly from Ivana Baquero (Oflia) and Sergi López (Capitán Vidal) Also, Maribel Verdú (mercedes) deserves a mention. With its apparent small budget, i heard 5 million? this films special effects are very well done no matter how few they're are. The artistic angle of which this movie was created, is amazing, however it cannot be summed up in a review. The movie cannot be matched into a class it is a strong mixture of fantasy/horror/drama and perhaps a bit of action. I have a strong feeling that this movie will not be seen by the millions that would love it, because of the subtitles.