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13 (2010)
Famous actors don't guarantee success.
This movie it supposed to be a thriller and a drama. They failed in both. You won't be thrilled no matter how many minutes you see the protagonist being pointed with the gun. No matter how much emphasis the director gives in this "Russian roulette". There is also no drama there. You won't feel sympathetic or pity for none of these actors despite the directors efforts. Not for the kid that accidentally gets into this, not for the criminal that's is forced to risk his life, not for the two brothers (the manager and the "player"). It's just a slow movie full of killings for gambling. The plot is so slow that at least half an hour of this movie is useless.
Forget the action, forget the thrill. Plain movie with nothing to show, meaningless. Famous actors are not enough.
The friend i was watching it with went to see videos on you-tube. I kept watching this believing something will happen. I was wrong.
The fact that we have a new and developed Russian just makes it worse. Who had that idea!? At least the traditional one would have probably made this movie a little better
P.S. The word "spin" was mentioned too many times in this movie that lost it's meaning.
Accepted (2006)
Predictable, unrealistic.
When the movie starts it has a funny tone but it quickly disappears. The kids create a fake college for their parents since they failed entering a real one. Then 300 other kids sing up in this college. The "creators" and the students act like it's a real college. And the rest of the movie is so predictable. I'm not going to spoil anything but think of the coherence: fake college with no license, parents, "enemy" college near them that wants the property. And in the background a love story of the protagonist.
Many Hollywood movies, mostly teenage movies, lack of realism. But this one had gone too far. Cheesy dialogs, repeated jokes and a highly unrealistic scenario is what this movie is all about.
The moral that's "necessary", through a wild and inspiring monologue, in every movie is so ridiculous that'll probably make any academic who watches this movie want to sue the writer.
Suitable for ages 12 to 16.
To kako - Stin epohi ton iroon (2009)
Best Greek movie of our time!
First of all CONGRATULATIONS for the fact that when they were in Ancient Greece the spoke ANCIENT Greek! How am i supposed to follow a film when Alexander the Great instead of speaking Ancient Greek speaks English? This movie contains many laughs, many laughs with catchy phrases in Ancient Greek, or in Modern Greek and a lot of splatter laughs. So this is what this movie is about, SPLATTER COMEDY! You are not supposed to be frightened. The direction is awesome, fast camera, zoom-in and zoom-out many times makes your eyes stuck into the screen. The visual effects are very real, Ancient Athens looked very real and i loved seeing the Parthenon on the background. The plot was a bit shallow but who cares? This movie is a splatter comedy/parody and it's a fantastic one. From the fight scenes in Ancient Greece where a fighter licked the sword to the point where Kleanthis smashed a head with his hand. Absolute must-see for a marvelous comedy with tons of blood and many zombies!!! p.s. Billy Zane thanks for speaking Ancient Greek, for a real Greek you should be proud! p.s. 2 No actor (including Zane) and no zombie (i also was a volunteer zombie) took ANY money for this film!
Alter Ego (2007)
There is no wonder why only Greeks commented this
This is because this is a film that has nothing to show us. Rouvas is good for a pop star (i'm not a pop music fan) but not for an actor. The plot is boring and has nothing new to give us, if it wasn't Rouvas this film wouldn't exist. After 40 minutes you start to get bored and the plot is so slow... Anyway, nothing special in this film, nothing new and nothing that will make you want to see it. But it's not a complete waste, if you are a fan of Rouvas you probably had already seen it. Not that bad though. A rock band (there is nothing "rock" in their music) touring, the love life of their front-man, and a band-mate dead from drugs it maybe a good scenario for some but the movie doesn't help it. Only for fans of Rouvas!
To kako (2005)
First Greek Splatter/Horror film
It's the first Greek attempt to make a splatter film. Just for that it deserves a credit and an overlook for it's low budget. But believe me this doesn't mean that this movie cannot be compared to Hollywood zombie movies because they couldn't afford tanks, mansions and 1000 zombies. This movie is exactly what a zombie movie has to be. The effects are awesome, and not only for the Greek standards. The zombies are so believable, just for an example a taxi driver happened to pass with his car in some of the "zombie's" takes and started running with his car. The directing is a bit strange but stunning, your eyes are stuck in the screen not to miss anything. The actors are amateurs but play their roles very well and were a bit creepy in some of the scenes when they began to act crazy! I give an 10 for a Greek movie and an 8 for a film not to be judged by it's country. You must see it, it's somehow different for any zombie you have seen so far and it won't disappoint you! I'm really looking forward for "To Kako 2".
p.s. The ending is just NOT a Hollywood one, but i don't want to spoil it, i loved it though!
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)
Ultimate gangster comedy!
This is the ultimate gangster comedy. It contains guns, gangs and blood but it also contains a marvelous direction and many funny quotes. First of all this movie can be seen for comedy or an action film. The actors don't play their roles ridiculously and they don't make you say that they were laughing through making of, it is a complete balance of a comedy and an action movie that you just want to see. Excellent soundtrack including rock, jazz and even folk (i am from Greece and i love "Zorbas" during a battle). Guy Ritchie makes a fantastic work directing so the cast does. It's not just a movie for laughs, it's a masterpiece of action/comedy and showing us that Guy Ritchie is not just the husband of Maddona. I suggest this to everyone who likes a good balanced English humor and action.
p.s. i loved the use of Cyprian words "shistos, pesevengi, gamouri"!!!