13

13

(2011)

A naive young man assumes a dead man's identity and finds himself embroiled in an underground world of power, violence, and chance where men gamble behind closed doors on the lives of other men.

Well shiiitt.....
Two crappy movies in a row. Seems I'm going for a record if I keep this up.

The reason I wanted to see this, was mainly because of Statham. I was hoping for a regular popcorn flick to enjoy. I found out that it's far from the truth. Jason Statham, along with 50 cent and Mickey Rourke just kinda pop in and out. The main story evolves around Sam Riley, who looks like a struggling heroin addict in this movie.

The story itself might've been great (I heard the original was decent), but this was horrible, just horrible. Huge plot with the story and character development. Even at the end of the movie you won't know shit about the characters. They're like shitty mystery novels. The main character is the ony one, who's a bit better, but far from Good.

I'm not sure, what to say about 13. My expectations were completely off. The idea of random shooting and gambling is kinda my cup of forte, but they didn't know how to play it out. And the ending was the worst. Just random nonsense. It had more absurd endings than LOTR, Return of the King, special edition.

Just don't watch it. You want Statham go for Transporter or Crank, or for Snatch for a film with good actors and a good storyline as well. because 13 isn't worth your time, even if you like the A-list actors it features.

11-11-11

11-11-11

(2011)

After the death of his wife and child, an author travels to Barcelona to see his estranged brother and dying father, where he learns that his life is plagued by events that occur on 11/11/11.

Well hello there, I am finally back again and hopefully for good. It has been a really long time since I wrote her, but might as well give it go again.
It was 3 weeks for me with out a movie. Which is the longest I have gone in the past 4-5 years. A record - good or bad, can't tell yet.

I'm not quite sure, why I picked 11-11-11. Maybe because it was short (1:33) or because of my love for numbers. Anyway.. This movie, it suck donkey balls. Big time. It was so bad, that I actually considered stopping early. But I pulled through and I still think it sucks.
One of the main problems were the huge plot holes you could sense through out the movie. Shit just didn't add up. When they finally got to their "Oh my Fucking GOD, I didn't see THAT coming" part, it left an even bigger hole then before.
Another thing I was annoyed about was the editing. They tried to find a cool, different way of showing it, but it fell short.. a lot. It just made things look messy. Weird jumps and the "special effects". Let's just say I could do a better job in my basement. (I don't even have a basement)
Finally we get to the acting part. Jesus fuck, was it supposed to be that bad or they were all as confused about the movie as I was. Their faces didn't have any emotion at all. Seems like a crappy job by the director who already fucked with the Saw movies. Just perfect...
Something good about the movie?? Let's just say that, if you never watch it, you're pretty good.

All and all a great movie, if you like your food prechewed and fed to you trough your ass. Imagine that for now.
Until next time, you reader (ME)!!