Primeval (2007)

A news team wants to create sensation with the story of the capture of a famous crocodile, but the local war-ish conflict puts new obstacles in their way.

"Primeval" is a horror thriller about the danger of monsters that do really exist: crocodiles, military dictators. The story is predictable, the characters' traits are just cloned from many other familiar similar subjects with very few exceptions, and the action is easy to anticipate at every step. It's all a little too derivative.

Director:  Michael Katleman    

With: Dominic Purcell, Orlando Jones, Brooke Langton, Jürgen Prochnow

Rating: 6/10

Enchanted (2007)

Giselle is punished by the evil queen and sent away from Andalusia, an animated world, to the real world, New York.

'Enchanted' is a Disney film that combines the magic of animation and the usual clichés with current reality, in a very original, ironic way, not shying away from laughing at itself and manage to find a very engaging and fulfilling middle ground, full of music and a joyous time.

Director:  Kevin Lima  

With: Amy Adams, Patrick Dempsey, James Marsden, Susan Sarandon, Timothy Spall, Idina Menzel, Julie Andrews

Rating: 9/10

Henjel gwa Geuretel/Hansel and Gretel (2007)

A young man has an accident deep in the forest, where he meets a mysterious girl who takes him to a dream house, where the rest of the family greets him, but he finds that there is no way back.

'Henjel gwa Geuretel' is a fantasy horror film with a focus on its fantasy aspect. The title is used with ironic intentions, because this film is not yet another adaptation of a story by the Brothers Grimm, but an original story about survival, revenge and rushed growing up without any positive role models. The final revelation of all the explanations is intended to be an unexpected twist, but the film up to that point is beautifully filmed, full of intriguing narrative lines, half-explained riddles and no boring moments.

Director:  Pil-sung Yim    

With: Jeong-myeong Cheon, Eun Won-jae, Shim Eun-kyung, Ji-hee Jin

Rating: 8/10

w Delta z (2007)

Un detectiv incepator colaboreaza cu unul veteran in incercarea de a prinde un criminal in serie ce isi alege victime ce merita pedepsire.

w Delta z este un thriller politist ce se vrea mai inteligent decat altele dar nu e. Se foloseste de referinte matematice ce ar trebui sa creeze un pic de ceata si mister dar logica folosirii lor nu e prea verificata in practic. E filmat cu o camera libera ce ar trebui sa ii dea un aer original si indie, dar nu reuseste decat sa enerveze privitorul. Filmul nu e rau dar multe aspecte ar putea fi imbunatatite sau scoase complet.

Regia:  Tom Shankland   

Cu: Stellan Skarsgård, Melissa George, Ashley Walters, Tom Hardy, Selma Blair, Sally Hawkins

Rating: 6/10

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