My baby's got a secret
Roger Brown has secrets. He uses his position as a corporate headhunter to gain intel on prospective hires. And the intel he seeks is about art - do they have precious artwork? If he finds out that they do, he steals and fences to fuel his luxurious lifestyle. Then Clas Greve enters the picture. And the next two hours is one big Norwegian thrill ride. Scandinavians (Danes, Swedes, Norwegians) can make some really great films. Such as Let the Right One In, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo trilogy, The Trollhunter, and others I've seen in the past couple of years. Hodejegerne is very intelligent, yet not too cerebral to be inaccessible to the average movie goer. But, sadly, a Hollywod remake is in the works which as most remakes do, will pale by comparison to the original.
With more plot twists that a pretzel, Hodejegerne thrilled me and gets 4 out of 5 Poblanos!
Director: Morten Tyldum
Writer: Lars Gudmestad,
Ulf Ryberg
Starring: Aksel Hennie, Synnøve Macody Lund and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Game of Thrones)
Rotten Tomatoes: 92%
Metacritic: 72 out of 100
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Monday, May 28, 2012
Grave Encounters (2011)
Things that go 'bump' in the night
The crew of the reality show Grave Encounters, a show about paranormal activity, film an episode in an abandoned insane asylum. Letting themselves be locked in for the night, their plan is to film all night and leave at sunrise. But while locked in, they get way more than they bargained for. Yet another 'found footage' film. This one is not too bad. The filmmakers manage to craft an interesting story with some genuine thrills. This one is very reminiscent of The Blair Witch Project.
Grave Encounters gets 3 out of 5 Poblanos!
Director: The Vicious Brothers
Writer: The Vicious Brothers
Starring: Sean Rogerson, Juan Riedinger and Ashleigh Gryzko
Rotten Tomatoes: 50%
Metacritic:33 out of 100
The crew of the reality show Grave Encounters, a show about paranormal activity, film an episode in an abandoned insane asylum. Letting themselves be locked in for the night, their plan is to film all night and leave at sunrise. But while locked in, they get way more than they bargained for. Yet another 'found footage' film. This one is not too bad. The filmmakers manage to craft an interesting story with some genuine thrills. This one is very reminiscent of The Blair Witch Project.
Grave Encounters gets 3 out of 5 Poblanos!
Director: The Vicious Brothers
Writer: The Vicious Brothers
Starring: Sean Rogerson, Juan Riedinger and Ashleigh Gryzko
Rotten Tomatoes: 50%
Metacritic:33 out of 100
Saturday, December 10, 2011
The Trollhunter (2011)
The title says it all
A group of university students is tracking a suspicious character. He doesn't want to be followed, but they keep tracking him. They find out that he is a guy that hunts trolls. Thus the title. It is a 'found footage documentary' in the vein of The Blair Witch Project, or Cloverfield. This Norwegian film is very fun to watch and very entertaining. The gorgeous Norwegian scenery alone is worth the watch. Another great release into the US market by Magnolia Pictures. Destined to be a cult classic. Troll!!!
The Trollhunter gets 4 out of 5 Poblanos!
Director: André Øvredal
Writer: André Øvredal, Håvard S. Johansen
Starring: Otto Jespersen, Glenn Erland Tosterud, Johanna Mørck, Tomas Alf Larsen, and Hans Morten Hansen
Rotten Tomatoes: 82%
Metacritic: 61 out of 100
A group of university students is tracking a suspicious character. He doesn't want to be followed, but they keep tracking him. They find out that he is a guy that hunts trolls. Thus the title. It is a 'found footage documentary' in the vein of The Blair Witch Project, or Cloverfield. This Norwegian film is very fun to watch and very entertaining. The gorgeous Norwegian scenery alone is worth the watch. Another great release into the US market by Magnolia Pictures. Destined to be a cult classic. Troll!!!
The Trollhunter gets 4 out of 5 Poblanos!
Director: André Øvredal
Writer: André Øvredal, Håvard S. Johansen
Starring: Otto Jespersen, Glenn Erland Tosterud, Johanna Mørck, Tomas Alf Larsen, and Hans Morten Hansen
Rotten Tomatoes: 82%
Metacritic: 61 out of 100
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