R, Der Rauber

R (2010)

A sad Danish prison movie about Rune who we don’t now anything about, fighting for his survival inside the bars.
I am fond of prison movies, and think this is good one. The acting is good, and the ambient sad soundtrack is suitable for this horrible movie. In some ways it is bit like “The Prophet”, I only wished this had some better ending.

My Rating: 8/10


Der Rauber / The Robber (2010)

So finally I got to see this Austrian movie about the marathon winning runner who also robs banks for the adrenalin of it.
The movie was great; very thrilling, very nice shot, moving and great acting.

My rating: 9/10

Best of 2010

I had a hard time trying to figure out my favorite albums of 2010. I cant say i'm thrilled with this year's records, but here are my list:

1.Gift Horse - Mountain of Youth
2.Lower Dens - Twin hand movements
3.Film School - Fission
4.iliketrains - He Who Saw the Deep
5.Enslaved - Axioma Ethica Odini
6.Scout Niblett- The Calcination of Scout Niblett
7.Kristin Hersh - Crooked
8.Junip - Fields
9.The soundcarriers - Celeste
10.Sufjan Stevens - All Delighted People ep

Here is a bunch of single songs I really liked:
Dreamend - Magnesium Light
Deerhunter - Desire Lines
Harmful - Fingertips
The Ponys - The Walk
Anni Rossi - Crushed Limbs
Grouplove - Gold Coast
iliketrains - These Feet of Clay
Latitia Sadier - Statues Can Bend
The Soft Pack - Answer to Yourself
Autolux - Audience No. 2
Dag För Dag - Hands And Knees

Song of the Month: Deerhunter - Desire Lines

Yes, I got totally hooked by this great, nice song.

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Machete, A Town Called Panic, How I Ended This Summer, The Social Network, Broderskap

Machete (2010)



This Robert Rodriguez movie is one of the coolest and toughest movies I’ve seen in a long time now. It reminds me a bit of Planet Terror, with the same rawness, blood, “old look”, sexy women and action. It is packed full of dry and silly humor, which made me laugh a lot.




My rating: 9,5/10

Other movies I have watched recently, but don’t feel like to write much about is:

A Town Called Panic (2009)
Belgian animation. Crazy story and humor. Some good laughs.
My Rating: 7/10

How I ended this summer (2010)
Russian. Minimalistic. Two charachters. Beautiful landscapes, very slow going.
My Rating: 7,5/10

The Social Network (2010)
Great entertainment.
My Rating: 7,5/10

Broderskap/Brotherhood (2009)
Great entertainment.
My Rating: 7,5/10

Ex-drummer, Alle Anderen, Armadillo, The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra

Ex-Drummer (2007)



With the atmosphere and rawness of Trainspotting, only more brutal and dirty, Ex-Drummer is about three maniacs asking a well-known writer to join their band as a drummer. None of the characters are likeable; each one is crazy in different ways.
What made the movie watchable is the cool rocky soundtrack, the different type of cinematography and a lot of crazy scenes. Nudity, blood, sick minds and rock music are the key words for this film.

My rating: 7/10


Alle Anderen (2009)

I was looking forward to finally see this German movie, but it became too boring for me. Great acting, but because of the lack of soundtrack and a proper story I quit watching this after an hour.


Armadillo (2010)



Finally I got to see this Danish documentary about a group of soldiers in Afghanistan. I saw it at Molde cinema. I think I would have enjoyed it more if it hadn’t been for the fact that I had intense pains in my right knee. With my long legs I couldn’t stretch out, and I kept thinking of the irritating pain during half of the movie, then I finally found a position it didn’t bother me too much.
Back to the movie: it felt really “uncensored” and real. I read that the filmmakers had hundreds of hours of tape, and the result is powerful, well edited and raw.

My rating: 8/10


The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra (2001)



This is one of the silliest movies I’ve ever seen. I laughed out loud a lot, but through the end I thought it was too much silly humor. I should have watched it in two portions. It’s kind of when I read the Hitch Hiker’s Guide To The Galaxy; I got tired of all the crazy humor after the second book.
I let imdb do the work for telling what this movie is about: “A dedicated scientist, aided by his clueless wife, rolls up his shirt sleeves and tries to save the world from a radioactive monster, curious space aliens, an evil scientist and a crabby skeleton in this send-up of the best of the B movies of the 1950's. “

The bad acting and the script are hilarious. There is a bunch of obvious goofs, and it is full of movie references. I think maybe I would have enjoyed it more, if I had seen a lot of those old B movies of the 1950s the references are from.

My rating: 7/10

Grouplove

Listen to this song on repeat several times. Ohm, so good. The song of the week!">

The Visitor, Winter's Bone

The Visitor (2007)



A very beautiful movie about a professor who returns home to his apartment in New York he hasn’t been for years. But the apartment is occupied by some strangers.
The story is great but sad, and the actor performance of Richard Jenkins is superb. Nominated for Oscar.

My rating: 8,5/10


Winter’s Bone (2010)



With an average rating of 8,1/10 at imdb, this movie is about the 17 year old Ree Dolly and her poor family. Her drug producing father is missing, and the local sheriff tells her that her father put up their house as collateral for his bail and unless he shows up for his trial in a week's time, they will lose it all. Now she starts on a long dark adventure trying to find him, but anywhere she goes the message is the same: stay out of it. She refuses to listen, even after her father’s brother Teardrop, tells her he is probably killed.
This dark sort of a fairytale reminds me a bit of The Road, only with more people in it. It’s the same grey atmosphere and similar sad, but suiting soundtrack. The acting is superb, the cinematography is great, and there are a lot of puzzles for the watcher. I wouldn’t be surprised if Winter’s Bone wins a lot of prizes.

My Rating: 8,5/10