Подземен свят: Пробуждане / Underworld: Awakening - Underworld is perhaps the most curious franchise of them all. It's maligned by critics and generally adored by the audience (the ratings above 6.5 in IMDB haven't come from nowhere). So it doesn't matter which team you are, Underworld is back with its fourth (or actually third) instalment. And if you've enjoyed the previous three, you'll find much to rejoice here. Probably, you will... The effects are Übercool, the style gloomy and the atmosphere reminiscent of the Resident Evil flicks. And Kate is back in leather. The major problem, however, is that the lack of any emotions (yes, I know she's a vampire) displayed by her, and, on top of that, her wooden and stifled acting are a strong proof that she doesn't seem happy to be back. Worse though, is the script decision to make all humans villains and her brutal attitude towards them kills any chance for you to root for her. In addition, all mystery and mythology elements surrounding the other instalments are gone, which drains the magic out of the movie. Still, we have Stephen Rea as the villain, but let's face it, Bill Nighy he is not. (Alexandra) **
Мъпетите / The Muppets - So, the muppets are really back and most probably will not meet the love of the cynical Bulgarian audience. It's not that the movie is not good, on the contrary, it's rather fantastic, but a feature-length movie with puppets and, oh shockingly, with many songs will be considered as completely childish. And if you hated Enchanted, you'll hate this too. However, there is a major difference between the two Amy Adams-starring flicks - The Muppets comes dubbed in Bulgarian. This is not a problem regarding the dialogue in the movie, but when it comes to the singing parts, it's just bloody awful.
It's not only that the Bulgarian voice cast cannot sing, but a little more attention to the lyrics and the rhymes could have helped (as a colleague of mine said - it'd have been better to translate it via Google). If you ask me, if the songs were kept with subtitles - not only the film would have benefited but those voice cast would have been paid less. Cost savings are on everybody lips nowadays after all... Anyway, trying to focus on the merits of the film only - it's charming, cute, adorable and extremely funny. Kermit is okay, but Miss Piggy (and especially her scenes in Paris) is a show stealer. Many of the star cameos are also spot-on, while the fact that the actors are aware that they are in a movie also support the whole idea of non-seriousness and party. At the end, The Muppets comes with a strong pumping heart and, yes, you'd believe that these creatures are actually alive. But you should remove two stars if you watch the dub version (it's not that there is another (legal) one). (Forum Film) ****
Цахес / Tsahes (Bulgaria) - A+
Цирк Колумбия / Cirkus Columbia (Bosnia and Herzegovina) (Limited) - Art Fest
Previews this week:
Haywire - A curious but sterile action flick by Soderbergh ***
The ratings:
***** Perfect
**** Unmissable
*** Fine (just give it a try)
** So-so (for genre aficionados only)
* Stay away
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