Reviews
Sacra Corona (2001)
Lets hope this is the bottom line...
After watching The Conquer (Honfoglalás) about the foundation of Hungary, I thought thats the worse costume movie I ever seen. I took into account that it was a low budget film, and some parts I enjoyed but still it was bad. After this, I wasn't optimistic about Sacra Corona at all. Well, I wasn't disappointed at least. Where to start...acting is weak, battle scenes are..well..laughy :) I know, no money to make them spectacular. But even without money you can teach the actors how to hold a sword. Even without money some could learn how to use the camera in battles....ahm..i could continue it for ages. I just pity that in our 1200 years old European history there is many many heroic moments, worthy of a decent film, and I wont ever see one :( This ? Forget it.
Attila (2001)
This is just bad
Ive read some of the comments above, almost everything is said, but being a Hungarian - one of the few nations who keep Atilla in high respect - a nation descendant of the Huns, this period of our history always interested me. First the spelling. I dont have a problem with Attila, thats how the world uses it, he was Atilla or Etele among the Hungarians, Etli for Germans...does not matter, it derives from the Turk-Hungarian word ata-father. What is the main problem in this film is the portrayal of the Huns. Just to point out the most annoying and untrue stuff. Huns attacking on foot ? Huns charging mindlessly with swords ? Cmon guys, we researched their exact warfare, strategy and tactics by now, and this is NOT that
The Mummy Returns (2001)
Worst crap I've ever seen
This was 100% the movie we call here "hollywood ****" Not even the first one was good enough, but this is simple bored us to death. Frankly, we fell asleep with my friends. As being a 3D graphic artist myself, all respect to those who made that part, cause it is perfect. But that is all. Graphics and the possibility to see Egyptian culture in living. But this is way too few to make a movie good enough. Storyline is dull. Heck, even they had mocked themselves with the sentences like" And they will destroy the whole world? -Yes, how you know that? -Usual story" Don't watch it...buy a beer instead from that money
Honfoglalás (1996)
I had high hopes of this movie, but it's a disappointment
Maybe it's not so bad after all,but I expected so much... I think the non-Hungarian viewers will like it better, because after all it's not a bad movie, music is cool, costumes are too, and they can get known the origin and ancient history of Magyars (Hungarians).Story is also very good, because its pure history :) To make a long story short, it was a total disappointment ,not only for me,but for everyone I was spoken to. Why? Answer is simple I think. Too few battle scenes made it a little bit boring. And when finally a battle occurs what can we see? The attacking enemy horde consists of 3-4 !! horsemen...And choreography is far worse than for example in Braveheart or V. Henry.Yah,the main weakness is the choreography of all the battles I think. But the acting is good. But the biggest problem in our opinion, that in our imaginations our ancestors are not the same as in the movie. They were hotheaded,reckless,bellicose warriors, and whole Europe was seized by fear cause of their Excellent horse-archer skills. And the movie doesn't shows this. We can see only a bunch of miserable fugitive, who ask for the inhabitants: - Please let me live here in the Carpathian basin.
No matter however what have I said, because of the subject, this is the movie that all Hungarian (living here or anywhere in the world) MUST view at least once.
80 huszár (1978)
Simply the best.
What can I say. This movie is the best I have seen about the Hungarian revolution in 1848-49. So beautiful, so tragic, and so historically true. I can suggest it to anyone. A movie,being shot in the most exquisite regions of the Carpathians. The story is very thrilling and eventful.Actors are very good.This is a story about courage,patriotism(even if it costs to one's life),endurance,self-sacrifice,revolution against tyranny,the love of freedom. Believe me, if you have the opportunity, view it! And the greatest idea in it: when the last scene is over,there is a 3-4 minute blank black screen...a little time for thinking. And it is necessary.