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The Legend of Zorro review

Posted : 5 years, 9 months ago on 25 June 2018 06:49 (A review of The Legend of Zorro)

This movie is a complete joke.

First of all, most characters are underdeveloped and cartoonish. We have the annoying and chaplinesque 6 years old kid, who likes to talk about the opression of peasants like a maniac political activist. When "mini Marx" is not yelling big worlds, he kicks trained soldiers in the butt, and escapes every "dangerous" situation like it was nothing. Hard to take the henchman seriously when a kid can outsmart them!
Lets talk about the villains. We have all the evil europeans (THE EVIL FRENCHMAN)! Guess what? They want to destroy America (for reasons you know...). Banderas overacts every scene. It is like watching a silent era movie... C. Zeta-Jones and Banderas has no chemistry at all.

Second the flick is riddled with historical error. This movie is set in 1850!
They talk about The Confederate States of America! What? Did the writer skipped some of their history classes? Most likely, because the Confederate States of America will form later (and I mean more than a decade later)! The flags ('Bear' flag), uniforms, the voting system (they did not use privacy booths), the weapons ("Henry" rifles really?), the damned railroad (should not exist at all yet), and the Pinkertons (they were a private detective agency at that time, not goverment), Slovenia (It was part of Austria-Hungary, and was NOT a country) just to name a "few"... It's almost like they deliberately did all these errors, but sadly we know they are just completely incompetent.

Watch the first for light entertainment, skip this one...


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The Open Boat (Thrift Editions) review

Posted : 6 years, 1 month ago on 25 February 2018 05:07 (A review of The Open Boat (Thrift Editions))

"They would twist their bodies for a moment and groan, and sleep the dead sleep once more, ..." You can read this book for free here:

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Hitman (2016)

Posted : 7 years, 8 months ago on 16 July 2016 01:17 (A review of Hitman - The Complete First Season)

Pros:ย 

-Big, rather fun maps

-Upgraded disguise system (like in the old games)
-The atmosphere of "pre-absolution" Hitman games

-Soundtrack/sound design



Cons:
-Elusive targets
-Contracts (missions) released periodically
-Cut content you can buy later as DLC!!!
-Always-online requirement!!!
-Game breaking bugs!!!

-Lame AI


Overall: Not worth the money...



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The Twilight Saga: Eclipse review

Posted : 8 years ago on 23 March 2016 08:05 (A review of The Twilight Saga: Eclipse)

I might offend some people, but I will be honest. This movie is pathetic. I feel sorry for folks, saying this is their favorite story or movie. Brainless teen love triangle. I guess this is a winner recipe in these times...


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Her Story review

Posted : 8 years, 9 months ago on 26 June 2015 07:06 (A review of Her Story)

A very intresting and refreshing title. The game is very simple. The player needs to put the story of Hannah together, using small video clip fragments made during 7 police interview sessions in 1994. While watching these clips slowly Hannah's life, relationships, toughts unfold and you find out what happened on that certain day. I think it is worth taking notes and paying attention, because everything is never as it seems... An interesting indie title, not for everybody tough. Some people called it boring on Youtube, but I guess it does require a decent attention span and logical thinking, so many lacking these days. If you are into the detective genre I think it is worth a try.


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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt review

Posted : 8 years, 10 months ago on 23 May 2015 06:42 (A review of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt)

Absolutely one the best RPG games ever created. Incredibly immense world with rich characters. The voice acting alone would worth a review. There was not one, boring generic voice acting part in the game so far (25+hours and far away from the end...). The conversations and quest are well written. The atmosphere of each place you visit is distinctive. The content is mature in every way. I have not felt bored once doing all the main, side and witcher quests. The amount of work they put into the game is truly worth every gamers attention. 10/10 from me even tough the fighting system could use some improvement, but all the good things make me forget the few problems.


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Olive Oil review

Posted : 9 years, 2 months ago on 16 January 2015 09:12 (A review of Olive Oil)

Homer called olive oil "liquid gold".
It has been a symbol; used in religious rituals; medicines; as fuel for oil lamps; soap making and skin applications, and last but not least as food.
It's beneficial contributions to civilization and the culinary arts is undeniable.


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The Babadook review

Posted : 9 years, 4 months ago on 29 November 2014 03:00 (A review of The Babadook)

May contain Spoiler!!!!
Great acting, and an overall very good movie! Highly recommended if you are interested in the depiction of mental illness. I don't want to go into a detailed review, but this was one of those movies which was made with love and care for the details. It reminded me a little bit to Jacob's Ladder and Black Swan. This means you should expect a psychological horror film, and not the typical horror/supernatural themed movie. I hope to see more from people made this movie!


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La fame e l'abbondanza. Storia dell'alimentazione in Europa review

Posted : 9 years, 4 months ago on 14 November 2014 06:24 (A review of La fame e l'abbondanza. Storia dell'alimentazione in Europa)

Great book, but not enough focus on the more eastern parts of Europe. That said the book is easy to read, and contains a lot of usefull information about the relations between food, culture and society. I read it to one of my history seminaries, and quiet enjoyed it.


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