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The first Jackie Chan movie I ever saw (the second was Police Story). I must say that I was over the moon and I remember to this day how I used to play at being Jackie and watching it over and over again on that old VHS. I was absolutely obsessed with it. Everything was perfect - the cars, the jokes, the plot, the jokes, just everything was perfect. Jackie is simply so cool and tough that he meant everything to me.

They screwed a slightly different, inoffensive story that is entertaining and makes you laugh. The wisecracks and dialogs are as amusing as last time, plus Scrat is put to much greater use and more interestingly and at the end he is unbeatable. A respectable little brother to part one which definitely is nothing to be ashamed of.

Years ago, our class traveled to Prague to visit a trade fair. As an item of cultural refreshment, our teacher suggested that we go to take a look at the new super-duper IMAX mega-movie-theater, so we could take home some exciting experiences. I eagerly looked at the program to see what was playing. The choice was either Santa vs. the Snowman 3D or Alien Adventure 3D. Now you probably guessed what we went to see. I must say that I was fairly open minded and tried to enjoy all those 3D tricks, but that didn’t change anything about the fact that it looked like a tour through a poorly made computer game and that it gave me a headache in the end. Plus, I prefer 2D. I enjoyed Spider-Man 2 and Batman on the big screen much more.

Definitely the gloomiest Asterix. The atmosphere of doom and destruction may be too real at times, especially when I consider that this is really a kid’s movie. The humor (which is one of the best things about the movie) is mainly thanks to Getafix, who suffers from amnesia after being hit by Obelix's menhir. If I remember correctly The Big Fight was actually my first Asterix movie (as for the comic books, “Asterix and the Golden Sickle" was excellent).

I just couldn't wait for Harry to kill that demented, braindead idiot, because I haven't seen such a stupid “killer" like this in a long time. I hope the real Zodiac Killer that inspired Dirty Harry had at least a little intelligence. Clint Eastwood carries the whole film; great wisecracks alternate with action sequences that were outstanding for that era. The music is surprisingly good and perfectly complements the atmosphere of the movie. A classic.

Mr. White, Mr. Blond, Mr. Blue, Mr. Orange, Mr. Brown, and Mr. Pink are supposed to rob a jewelry store. Something goes wrong, or rather someone betrays them. Mr. Orange gets it in the stomach, and Mr. White tries to take him to a safe, pre-arranged meeting place: the warehouse. Mr. White is wondering what to do next when Mr. Pink comes in. They are wondering what the hell happened... This is roughly the beginning of Tarantino’s first excellent film, which, together with Pulp Fiction, is among the pearls of world cinema. Top acting performances, excellent screenplay, great directing, cult lines, and, above all, plausibility, make the Reservoir Dogs an unforgettable cinematic experience.

Sometimes it pays to just sit in front of the TV and watch what's on. In the beginning it’s a bit of a nontraditional romantic drama which slowly unfolds throughout the film, with "Mr. Big" John Williams playing along. Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman give great, natural performances and Ron Howard does a good job as usual. A pleasant surprise.

Wow, Paul Walker shows his real colors and from now I will take greater notice of Wayne Kramer. It’s not often you see things like this. Plus, Karel Roden’s performance here puts him in first place of all my favorite Czech actors. Keep up the good work, Karel. As I was saying, the directing is excellent, reminding me at times of Tony Scott and his Domino. Great actors, an almost perfect screenplay (the very end went a little wrong), twists, shootouts... superb. I look forward to your next project, Wayne. :-)

The excellent Johnny Depp in a slightly above average adaptation of King’s short novella Secret Window, Secret Garden. Everything goes perfectly until Koepp begins to play around and totally revamps the whole ending of the movie. I still don’t know why he did it. Because in his novella, King replaced cliché with a surprising outcome and so the punchline is completely elsewhere. Too bad, it was a good attempt.

What on earth have they done to xXx? I knew what I was getting myself in to, but in places it wasn’t even funny, but drives you to tears. Even though, it’s true to say that you probably haven’t see such craziness for a long time. It reminds me of some futuristic game of chess - on the one side there are the “good" black pieces, and on the other, the “bad" white pieces. “The fight for peace in our beloved America." ;-)