wetterbericht Reviews

Next (2007)

Entertaining, yet predictable popcorn-movie

[8/10 · 6 November 2007]

I enjoyed watching this movie completely, I mostly liked the way the story was put together and how the movie interacted with its music, but there were some points I wondered about, that keep me from giving it a 10/10 rating: First of all, what was the deal with the terrorists? I mean, their aim could at least been portrayed in a short sequence - at least to justify the use of an atomic bomb.

Also, this scene on the bed, that reoccurred in the end: it shouted "key-scene! key-scene!" all over the place. The fact, that this guy can look 2 minutes into the future is rubbed into your face for the whole duration of the movie, so it is pretty obvious that this scene would be the point that occurs twice at least... I think, it could have been done in a more subtle way...

Well, anyway - I enjoyed watching it. Not a "must see" but a "see"

2001: A Space Travesty (2000)

What the hell leads someone to do something like that?

[1/10 · 3 November 2007]

Having watched this cheesy piece of pure nonsense made me want to comment on it: The best way to enjoy this movie is to remove your brain. If you don't do so, you'll either wish you'd have done it before or switch the film off after 15 minutes. The best one can expect from this movie are old, washed-out puns from the "Naked Gun" - everything else is just plain silly humour, tasteless "fart-jokes" and cheap boob-thrills. I wonder what makes any director or actor want to take part in something like this - what is the target-group for this kind of cinema? The homages to any science-fiction movie are so subtle, that no one would mention them or they are so embarrassing stupid, that you wouldn't mention them without being ashamed of remembering: Sad, sad 87 minutes for every Leslie Nielsen enthusiast. If I could, I would rate this movie with 0 stars, but unfortunately - as I found out - I have to give it at least one.