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Showing posts with label Croatia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Croatia. Show all posts

Monday, March 24, 2014

The Priest's Children (2013) Croatia

Sometime it worth risking everything for the sake of the future.



Comedy | Drama

Original title:
Svećenikova Djeca (Croatian)


Review:
     A story that set in a small Croatian island. It is a comedy, but also a serious issue that the country is facing right now. So thanks to the filmmakers to foray this matter into a nice comical style movie. Yes, the presentation was unique, displayed everything in a sophisticated manner. It was based on a stage play and was in controversy for the portrayal of serious issue in such a shade and characters.

     The story commences with a young priest Don Fabijan who tell his tale to another priest. So the flashback begins where he was working in an island church. In that small town, the death rates are rising at an alarming rate, but birth rates are completely nil. Then he decides to make the balanced ratio with the help of a couple of other trustees. What follows is the confusions among people over the sudden changes in life order of the community.

     I got very interested when I heard about the movie for the first time. The title itself was tempting, after reading its synopsis I became desperate to see it. So kept my expectations as much possible low. In another angle I was hoping it not to be alike 'Nacho Libre' with a slightly altered character of Jack Black. Thank god it was a different than others of the similar kind.

     Recently I explored into some of the Croatian and its neighbouring region movies and I am happy for those including this fine comedy. I give you a green flag signal to go for it, but you should not expect anything extraordinary from this simple comedy.



Similar movies:
Nacho Libre, Here Comes the Boom, Mall Cop, Beverly Hills Ninja, Big Stan


Suitable for:
Tween, Teen, Adult, All


Final verdict:
Ignore, Bad, Average, Good, Excellent

The Priest's Children (2013) on IMDb


  • Tween: From age between 7 to 12
  • Teen: From age between 13 to 19
  • Adult: From age above 20
  • Ignore: Not worth watching
  • Bad: Not good but watchable
  • Average: 50-50, choice is always yours
  • Good: great certainly not masterpiece
  • Excellent: A must see, Masterpiece

Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Circles (2013) Serbia | Croatia

Based on the real event of 1993 ethnic war in Serbia.



Drama

Original title:
Krugovi (Croatian)


Review:
     This is the movie, like, just waiting for me and I used the opportunity very well to enjoy it all the way. Serbian submission for the 86th Academy Awards in the category of best foreign language movie. I feel this movie deserves to be on the short list, unfortunately it was not.

     Superb story telling. It was sliced into multiple pieces according to the characters. Whole story happens behind the incident that takes place at the very beginning of the movie. So the characters who are involved in it takes the different form of emotions to the next 12 years where the most of the movie happens.

     As usual like any movie the opening incident was preserved for the end portion to explain. It was not the first time, but it worked fine with the movie. The movie characters were amazing, each of them had their own affairs to deal it. But how all these people are connected to one another is the crucial segment of the story narration.

     This movie was actually based on the real event about a Serbian soldier that occurred in the year 1993 during the ethnic war between two religious people. It was very well filmed, capturing the facts in realistic structure including the places. I don't know what made the Oscar people to discard it. It was one of the best movie of the year 2013 but was not noticed largely.



Similar movies:
That Evening Sun, An Unfinished Life, Gran Torino, Everybody's Fine, Rain Man


Suitable for:
Tween, Teen, Adult, All


Final verdict:
Ignore, Bad, Average, Good, Excellent

Circles (2013) on IMDb


  • Tween: From age between 7 to 12
  • Teen: From age between 13 to 19
  • Adult: From age above 20
  • Ignore: Not worth watching
  • Bad: Not good but watchable
  • Average: 50-50, choice is always yours
  • Good: great certainly not masterpiece
  • Excellent: A must see, Masterpiece

Thursday, July 4, 2013

Sonja and the Bull (2012) Croatia

Comedy | Romance

Review:
This is my first Croatian movie, after seeing very first scene of the movie I thought I gonna enjoy the movie thoroughly. Actually the romance was good, so much fun but overall as a movie it was just decent one. Good characters though, both male and female lead, and the movie shot in the beautiful locations.

The story was about Sonja, a veggie who is a fierce activist against the bull fighting. Her interview on a television news changes her life then after when a young man comes after looking for her. A song he sung for her was so funny though I did not understand a single word.

The first half was nice and then fall a little bit off the track and then there after nothing to do with what the title offered but better than a worse. This is not a movie to pick when you are seeking to explore World movies. Due to dull second half I had to say it is not much worthy!


Similar movies:
The accidental husband, How to lose a guy in 10 days, What happens in Vegas 


Suitable for:
Tweens, Teen, Adults, All


Final verdict:
Ignore, Bad, Average, Good, Excellent


  • Tweens: From age between 7 to 12
  • Teens: From age between 13 to 19
  • Adults: From age above 20
  • Ignore: Not worth watching
  • Bad: Not good but watchable
  • Average: 50-50, choice is always yours
  • Good: great certainly not masterpiece
  • Excellent: A must see, Masterpiece