vichtor Reviews

Les Misérables (2012)

Exceptional experience

[7/10 · 16 January 2013]

Despite stellar cast I was not impressed. It will be quite difficult to surpass the performances seen and heard in "Les Misérables in Concert: The 25th Anniversary". I was disappointed by the performances only a little. Nonetheless the story was richer and much more seamless so I have finally understood the story to perfection. Huge praise goes to Samantha Barks; gorgeous and incredibly talented with a voice and looks of an angel. I expected the Thenadier character to be more shining compared to other Sacha Cohen Baron's characters. Many musicals encompass a range of emotions, but none run the whole gamut with quite the same power as Les Miserables

Ring of the Nibelungs (2004 TV Movie)

The graceful ballad

[10/10 · 9 December 2004]

Uli Edel did a damn fine job on resurrecting the Volsung Saga. I think that "Das Nibelungenlied" is not as much of a fairy tail as LOTR what gives this ballad a bit more of the realistic drama-feeling. No offence, but this is not the usual happy-ending US-Style flick that most of the audience is used to. Maybe that is the reason for this quite low avg. rating.

I really couldn't imagine anyone better suited for the role of cold queen of the cold Island. Kristan(n)a Loken prove to be as cold as beautiful, also a great actress in a role with much more script than she had in T3. Arnold knew back than that "she'll be back!" and she indeed is in this truly wonderful movie.