Review of Osama (2004) by Jeremy L — 30 Apr 2005

[b]Die Nibelungen[/b]. Technically what RT has is not what I watched. That's the almost five hour version. Luckily I watched the two films in the original length which only added up to mere three and a half hours. And boy, did the fast-forward function ever come in handy. Fritz Lang's epic vision of the world of kings and dwarves and dragons is a grand achievement of it's time, and it's great that we today are able to admire it as such. But in any case, it's just a visual fairytale. Nice entertainment, in the same way like the lord of the ring movies, only with ballsier characters and better acting. There are some very interesting bits, like the scene where our hero attacs and murders a perfectly harmless and sad-looking dragon(neat huge mechanical type of thing), or the scene where he is threatening to slay the family of the woman he loves (although has never met) and kidnap her assumably to have her as a some kind of sex-slave, and how it is exactly deeds like this that make him a highly-regarded champion. It's a very enjoyable saga and I can warmly recommend it to anyone.

[b]Osama [/b]was a real mindfuck. The survival story of a young afgani girl. Not only touching because it's real, but because it's skillfully made as well. Scary to watch so explicitly what insanities humanity's capable of. I noticed there has been some criticism towards the dialogue and acting and I must strongly disagree on that part. I think both of those were noticably above average.

[b]No Man's Land[/b] by Danis Tanovic is a sunny war satire. A weak point is the two english actors, the reporter and the UN official, who are not being realistic enough when they are in a position where they should be realistic.