nielsson1979

John Woo made this action movie (cos that's what it is) the way he knows best: putting in a thin story line that contains his proved themes: brotherhood, betrayal, sacrifice.. and mixing it with over the top, styelized, slow motion action: gunheroes shooting of hundreds of bullets, and only get hit in the end, where (as in all his movies) always one of the two main heroes dies! This is a Bulletballet, this is a JOHN WOO movie people! Please don't judge this movie because of it's poor portrayal of reality! The whole WOII Pacific background is almost irrelevant. Furthermore, John Woo is not a character director. The acting in his movies is usually average, sometimes bad. It's the action that he knows how to show. He is an action moviemaker, i would say THE Action Moviemaker! Let's never forget that.

Muttertag, a TV show worth watching, if you enjoy watching Shimanski! This episode however, is far more darker than any episode ever before! It's not an episode to watch on its own, entirely, because it continues on the character written by Horst Vocks. I like Shimanski, because he is different from other detective characters - He is not particularly bright, but he's got a survival instinct, which takes him a long way - maybe in real life, he would be dead a long time - but in this TV series he stands up pretty well. For a show written and produced for TV, its a very decent show! Watch this and get tagged in by the character of Shimanski: a real tough guy, with a weakness for woman, a big heart and a roughness that can also lead to some very hilarious situations.