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Il divo (2008)
Viewed through American 'lens'
The cinematography is/was excellent. I have to admit that this movie, because of my lack of familiarity with the subject was a hard thing to watch. It's like a thick heavy piece of dark multi-grain bread. You know it has a lot of substance but it's hard to enjoy.
I'm one of those people at the movie rental places that the clerk is always telling, "you know....this is subtitled." As if I'm going to drop it on the counter- realizing, suddenly (oh my God) that this is A FOREIGN FILM- and, realizing my mistake, thanks to that warning, run back down the aisle to grab a copy of "Police Academy 12".
But, that's not me. I really do enjoy foreign cinema- most of it is incredibly rich and fulfilling. I just want to give everyone a little 'heads-up' without revealing any 'spoilers', that this baby is thick, it's dark, and like the aforementioned bread, nutritious but not very enjoyable to digest.
The Planet (2006)
I could NOT sit through this
I pride myself in being able to sit through everything. I think "if I've paid the rental fee, then I'm going to at least watch it". I have found the exception to this rule- The Planet. I don't know what the exchange rate is, but reading through the other comments I can only guess that £8000 must be around $150. I'll date myself but this movie reminds me of the old Steve Reeves movies of the 50's. He was a bodybuilder turned actor. He was in these really awful Italian, dubbed movies that starred Reeves as Hercules or some other muscle bound hero. As a kid watching them you couldn't quite articulate why these movies stunk- you just knew they did. Mike Mitchell IS the new Steve Reeves. That's it.. that's what this really was- a new telling of an old Italian "Spaghetti Sand and Sandals" movie. And, I kid you not- where was Reeves born? Glasgow, Montana. This movie isn't so bad that it's kind of fun to watch- it's just plain bad.