Fritt Vilt II

Fritt Vilt II (2008)

Or as we call it, the return of the Långegutten (tall scary Norwegian man) and of course Elin... ooh we meant Jannicke.
We have been obsessed by the first movie forever. We even has got our nicks from the first one. Elin is Jannicke, tashe cool slightly crazy awesome chick who kills the långegutten twice and revived him once in between. Emelie played Ingunn in the first movie. She looked like Lord Voldermort’s Norwegian daughter, but strangely enough she was way hotter dead than alive. Helene played Ingunn's boyfriend Mikal, an idiot. We have some more in the group, but since Jannicke (Elin) was the only one who survived us going to jump straight to the second movie where Elin reprise her crazy role . . . but more vicious.

The movie starts with Emelie’s new character called Camilla, a nurse with an scary afro. She is examinating an old lady who we believe Helene will fall in love with. Everything seems to be okay with the old lady. We get to find out that the hospital is closing down. Camilla has a scary boyfriend who apparently looks a bit like Emelie’s dad in his young days. Ole as he's called has been called out to check out a abandon car who turns out to be the one that the gang from the first movie came in. He checks it out then head back to the village. On the way there he almost run down a still standing, but not movable Jannicke with an Ice pick. Through very awesomely shoot scenes and pictures she collapses there on the road.
She wakes up at the hospital, telling the cops what happened and so on. The police get to the mountain where it all happened. They find all the dead bodies and bring them back to the morgue at the hospital to defrost. We get to see a very half naked but still gorgeous Ingunn who is drenched in blood.
Camilla who feels sorry for Jannicke brings her down to the morgue so she can say goodbye. This is when she brings the Långegutten back to life accidently buy punching him in the heart in her rage. I mean beating up dead, but not so dead, långeguttar isn't that good. Especially not if it's a horror movie.
Stuff happens people die... the ending is spectacular.

We don't know what more to say... 9/10 this movie is wwwaaayyyy close to make our "movie I’ll kill for" which is just pretty weird since that's what the movie is about.... Killing people... right?
The way the movie is shoot is just WOW, like for an example. They use mirrors, reflections and the light to play tricks on us. They especially use the disappear in the dark' things.
Both Jannicke (Ingrid Bolsø Berdal) and Camilla (Marthe Snorresdotter Rovik) has awesome comical, but not meant to be comical, timing. The soundtrack is pretty much as good as the first movie. The ending credits song in the first movie was like the best ever... this was a close run.

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- All my friends are dead... well we will be dead; when Helene finds out we watched the movie without her... ELin and Emelie... Dead...

Bloody Mallory (2002)

After founding out her husband was a demon, and slayed him their blood mixed together. Mallory (Olivia Bonamy) is now a secret service agent specialized on paranormal happenings and beings. When the pope, who is trying to make a new witch hunt, gets kidnapped by a mysterious group of people Mallory gets the job to find him.
With her two friends, Vena Cava an transvestite specialized in explosives and Talking Tina a pre-teen telepath with the ability of possesing others. Together they start a journey who will change the world... maybe.

When I (Elin) first read about this movie I was very sceptical. It sounded alot like a cross between Underworld and Buffy.
And my guesses wasen't that far from, it's like a french version of them but worse. The acting is good, the effects are great but still the movie is not that good. The story is okey but it's something that just don't klick with me.
They walk through ghouls, vampires, succubus, demons and what ever other creature you can imagine... I usually likes this kind of stuff but this was just okey.

I'll give the movie a 4/10, it's worth a watch if you don't have anything better to do... but don't buy it, don't rent it, don't put any kind of money on it.
Although I loved Mallorys outfit and her hair.

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-Elin, off to dinner.

Zack and Miri Make a Porno

Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008)

Zack and Miri have known each other since first grade. They share an apartment with unpaid bills coming out of their ears. After going to their high school reunion Zack and Miri comes up with the perfect solution to their money problems. They should make a porn film.
So they set out finding a cast and a place to shoot the movie. Things go wrong and they end up shooting the movie at the coffee store where Zack works.
Through out the process of making the movie Zack and Miri find out that maybe they are not just friend after all…

Being a big fan of Kevin Smith I had high expectations for this. I would say it’s not the same as Mallrats or any of his other movies, its good but not his best. As all his movies this is a funny comedy with odd twists and dirty jokes.

Elizabeth banks (Miri) and Seth Rogen (Zack) and both fun and really in their roles. Great acting all around (except for the porno scenes which are not supposed to be good) and I would definitely recommend it to other Kevin Smith fans.

I would give this a 7/10.

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- Emelie, the human popsicle.

The Woods

The Woods (2006)

In 1965, after provoking a fire in a forest, the rebel teenager Heather Fasulo is sent to the boarding school Falburn Academy in the middle of the woods by her estranged mother Alice Fasulo and her neglected father Joe Fasulo. The dean Ms. Traverse accepts Heather in spite of the bad financial condition of her father. The displaced Heather becomes close friend of the weird Marcy Turner, while they are maltreated by the abusive mate Samantha Wise. During the nights, Heather has nightmares and listens to voices from the woods, and along the days she believes that the school is a coven of witches. When some students, including Marcy, simply vanish, Heather believes she will be the next one…

This movie has some serious b-effects but it also has something special. Something that draws you in and won’t let go until you finish. It’s definitely a movie I would recommend people to watch.
The acting was really quite good, but it does have some major names in it so that shouldn’t be a surprise. Patricia Clarkson for one, she plays the part of Ms. Traverse, a nice surprise since I always thought she was a great actress.
Agnes Bruckner did a pretty good job on playing Heather and she really made the character easy to feel for.

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I would give this movie a 6/10, could have been better but it was fun to watch.

- Emelie, off to lunch.

Speak

Speak (2004)

Kristen Stewart plays Melinda, a young girl who just started freshmen year at high school. Before the summer she had everything she wanted. Good friends, a life and just living it like a teenager should. But sometime during the summer something changed.
We get to follow Melindas journey from flashbacks to find out what exactly did happen. In school no one wants to talk to her since she called the cops to a party. But no one stops to think about why she made the call, no one even cared. After that she was all alone and no one to understand her. She starts to express herself in other ways. Through art mostly.
Well I'm not gonna spoil why and what happen to put Mel in that kind of place but I can say this much, it's not so nice.
But it doesn't help when Melindas ex best friend starts dating the root to everything bad in her life. And she can't seem to escape it.

Since a friend (CJ) recently saw the movie and wondered if I had seen it she wanted me to write the review. So here it is.
As you might have guessed I first saw the movie for Kristen (obviously) and I wasen't dissapointed.
The acting preformances is really good. Elizabeth Perkins who plays Melindas mother also develops in the movie, even though she's not a main character. She goes from being the irritating mom to be understandable and responsible when she finds out what have happen.
I'll give this movie a 8/10, definatley worth to watch.

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-Elin, sketching.

Fucking Åmål (Show Me Love)

Fucking Åmål (1998)

Is about Elin (Alexandra Dahlström), a hot young girl in Sweden (No not our Elin, but they do have some similarities). Well Agnes is a dorky 16 year old girl who likes to write love messages to Elin, but Elin never seems to get them.

Now to the official review.
Agnes (Rebecka Liljeborg), loves Elin. Elin loves herself until she starts to notice Agnes who NEVER stalk her. During Agens very successful 16th birthday party she gets a kiss from Elin (though it's a dare between Elin and her sister Jessica). But the night ends in success since Elin wants to apologize and borrow the toilet at Agnes house. They plan to run away to Stockholm so that Agnes can get a girlfriend, but end up snogging in the backseat of a car. The driver thinks he's on 'Candid Camera' and throws them out.
As you might know or have figured out. This is a love story. With complications. But what love story isn't?

We had much fun watching this movie. Especially since Elin (ours) knew all the monologues and lines in the movie. So Emelie never had to think before she listened.
Elin has not seen this movie before, ABSOLUTLEY NOT. She has not read the script, she has not acted out the whole movie with her gay friend Henrik. She has NOT dreamt she was Agnes but called Elin so that Elin and Elin could date and make little Elins.
This is starting to get crazy.
We easily give this movie a 10/10, since it's nostalgic, genius and pure ecstasy.
The acting is not soup opera acting which most Swedish movies tend to be. Awesomely funny and genius lines. Especially from Elin (both). Ooooh and the soundtrack is WOW...

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We also deeply recomend Lukas Moodysson other movies. Among them Lilja-4ever.
-YAY cos Elin in Gay. And Emelie is lost cos her kiosk is done.

Der Rote Baron/ The red baron

Der Rote Baron/ The red baron (2008)

Baron Manfred von Richthofen (Matthias Schweighöfer) is the most feared and celebrated pilot of the German air force in World War I. To him and his companions, air combats are events of sporty nature, technical challenge and honorable acting, ignoring the terrible extent of war. But after falling in love with the nurse Käte (Lena Headey), Manfred realizes he is only used for propaganda means. Caught between his disgust for the war, and the responsibility for his fighter wing, von Richthofen sets out to fly again.

This is not the kind of movies I (Emelie) usually watch but I gave it a shot for 2 reasons, Lena Heady and the fact that the cover looked so stunning (not the one here, I saw a different one in sweden which looked so much better).
The movie is based on a true story and I have to say I was not disappointed. First off its beautifully filmed, the air scenes are stunning, and the acting is really great. Lena Heady (even with her fake German accent) plays her role to perfection and the last scene with her is amazing.
This is a war/romance/drama movie and it is 2 hours long (but feels a lot shorter).
I would definitely recommend it.

I give it a 7/10

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- Emelie, done, now back to watching Bones…

Iron Jawed Angels

Iron Jawed Angels (2004)

Alice Paul (Hilary Swank) and Lucy Burns (Frances O'Connor) has just arrived from England where they where involved in the sufforgate movement. Now they want to help bring USA into equal rights for women. They get involved in a movement called 'National American Women Suffrage Association'. After a while they soon realize they have a different view and way to get to their goal. So while there new group fight both the other women movements they also fight against the law and the government. They go to many things. Public humiliation, no help from cops when they get attacked.

They are sent to Occoquan Workhouse for 60-day terms where they suffer poor conditions. During this time, Paul and other women undergo a hunger strike during which prison authorities force feed them milk and raw eggs through a tube. News of their treatment leaks to the media through the husband of one of the imprisoned women who had been able to lobby for a visit (the suffragists are depicted as otherwise unable to see visitors or lawyers). This last event finally leads to there victory.

As you might have understood this movie is based on a true story about how the women got the right to vote in the USA.
My first thought when I started to watch this movie was that it was an easy mood, awesome sound track and very good acting. Although the comedy soon turns to anger and frustration. I am so glad I didn't live back then. The women where suppresed and all they where good for was to cook and take care of the kids.
Yes I am a feminist, though not so radical, but I still get angry when I see women who get treeted like they are worth less than someone else. We have all have the right for equal rights and get our voice heard.
The acting was just marvalous and even though the cast was WOW I didn't have any great expectations on the acting since the Director (Katja Von Garnier) usually have good actors who act under there ability. But not in this movie.

The force feeding scenes just made my stomack go into phantom cramps and I could almost feel the tube down my troath (have had it once with anaesthesia and that was bad... just imagine that without and with restrains and no way to so anything about it.).
I'll give this movie a 8/10.... And even though the movie was over two hours long I didn't feel it. I just sat there, amazed in both good and bad ways... and the soundtrack... WOW just marvelous.

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- Elin, drinking water. Wow... can't let go.