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Instinct (1999)
Makes one think
Yeh, I expected the movie to be a bit on the horror and action side after watching the preview, but that doesn't mean I was disappointed! Well, this movie gave me a break from a computer-generated nonsence of recent releases.Although I didn't agree with the ideas, it certanly made me think and even re-establish my views on some ideas. Anthony Hopkins is brilliant. He squeezes the best out of each scene. But I can't say the same about Cuba Gooding Jr. Honestly, I think that his character was a carbon copy of the one he played in "As good as it gets" : same tone of voice, same looks, same moves! This was rather disappointing. The plot was well-developed, although I didn't find anything original in it. Same old idea of living in perfect harmony with Mother Nature. Come on, this movie doesn't really contribute anything to a good old couch-philosophy. Alongside with some corny lines (humans are "takers", etc.) and a badly done ending, this movie does have its share of good moments, and keeps you in suspense until the very end. In short, it's a situation when not too strong a plot is being balanced by great acting.
Hak hap (1996)
One of the most stupid movies of the decade!!!
From the the very first 'til the very last scene it was unbelievably cheesy! Hello, is it some sort of Asian version of Batman & Robin? This movie is so packed with goofs that I lost count of them after only 15 minutes. All characters are flat, acting is on the elementary school level, costumes are out-dated. They also seem to have a problem with continuity of action. Basically, what these people did was that they took the plot from "Batman", costumes and fights from "Matrix", and bloody scenes from "Blade", mixed them up, and spiced them with stupid one-liners from the worst American cop movies (do they really think it is cool?). The best part of that movie is when Black Mask, Simon, is fighting the Commander. I'm not going to discuss every stupid mistake, you really have to watch it for yourself. Just pay attention to those glasses the Commander is wearing through the entire fight, even under the gas mask!!!!! My advice is to save your hard-earned cash and wait 'til this movie is out on VHS. And don't watch it alone or with your girlfriend! Good luck to you on this one and have fun. P.S. To those who run IMDB: I love your site, guys!!!!!!