Underworld: Awakening by Måns Mårlind and Bjorn Stein

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Underworld: Awakening by Måns Mårlind and Bjorn Stein

Humans have discovered the existence of vampires and lycans and are trying to exterminate them. Selene is captured by humans and wakes up 12 years later in a scientific complex. The world she knew has changed but she still hope to find Michael....

Take the same ingredients and start again !

This new movie is clearly to watch for entertainment purpose. And entertain you, it does it well. The special effects are successfull, Kate Beckinsale is great in her role as bad-ass vampire znd the music manages the atmosphere well, with a lot of sound-explosions. The scenario is nice though light, but it is shared by a lot of sequels in general.

The Bourne Identity

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The Bourne Identity

Sleepy Hollow by Tim Burton

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Sleepy Hollow by Tim Burton

1799, inspector Ichabod Crane has a rational mind and scientific methods. He is send to the village of Sleepy Hollow where bodies of the rich bourgeois Peter Van Garrett, his son and the widow Winship were found beheaded. Crane faces on his arrival the elders of the town who tell him that the responsible for these crimes is a headless horseman dead during the war of Independence.

Heads will roll !

Sleepy Hollow is based on the novel by Washington Irving, exit at the end of the 19th century. This is another great performance from Johnny Depp who I found convincing. The story was interesting, but unfortunately predictable. However, this is offset by a well-placed music and especially beautiful costumes. We believe it ! We can still see Burton's great mastering of the fantastic movies. 

Beowulf

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Beowulf

why I loved it !

Because it's a tale of epic proportions, it's a story more about the weaknesses of man than just a fight between a monster hunter and some deformed creatures. The motion capture used in the movie is breathtaking at the point where when I saw the movie trailer I tough for sure that the movie was live action. The intro scene and the orchestral chorus accompanying it is memorable and the sound or more of a screech emitted by Grendel was just terrifying when you heard it in the movie theater. A truly good entertaining movie.

Mama by Andrés Muschietti

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Mama by Andrés Muschietti

Five years ago, Victoria and Lily mysteriously disappeared after a family tragedy. Since then, their Uncle Lucas and his girlfriend Annabel are looking for them. When the girls are found in a dilapidated shack, they go live with the couple. Annabel tries to give the girls a normal life. But she becomes convinced that the girls are followed by a presence....

Mama....

Despite the support of Del Toro, Mama is finally a fairly conventional horror movie. It is suitable for all those who love stories a little strange without trying at all costs to be afraid. Because frankly, Mama will certainly let enthusiasts of horror movies marble. The movie turns more towards a kind of black poetry and advances quietly between Annabel and Mama. Motherhood is at the center again. Jessica Chastain is also in a very good acting and the two little girls are very promising. A nice movie, so. 

28 Days Later...

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28 Days Later...

why I loved it !

One of the most frightening horror movie I've seen. Danny Boyle had this great idea about changing the zombies's behaviour. In a classic zombie movie the zombies would be slow and only dangerous in large numbers; here you've got very fast zombies capable of running, climbing and even spitting the virus at you. That small yet big change makes even the only zombie on the screen looks scarier than ever.

Kara no Kyokai (The Garden of Sinners) by Ufotable

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Kara no Kyokai by Ufotable

A series of mysterious suicides occurs in an abandonned building in Tokyo. These are young girls who had no history and apparently no reason to commit suicide. While police has no leads, Shiki and Aozaki think of a supernatural explanation and begin to investigate.

A great series of anime

This is not exactly a movie, but I think this anime deserves such a reward. Kara no Kyokai, The Garden of Sinners, is a series of seven Japanese animation films. They are based on the manga of Kinoko Nasu, the famous creator of the Type-Moon studio. If the first movie may seem a bit messy, this defect is offset by the fluidity of the action and the beauty of the line.