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Post by HerraHirwi on Jan 1, 2008 20:50:58 GMT 2
Actor Markku Peltola died last week I just read on YLE that Markku Peltola died. A pity. I remember him from the movie Mies vailla menneisyyttä (Main role), Vares and Kauas pilvet karkaavat. Sad thing, he was a good actor and only 51 years old. Peltola makes an unforgettable role also in Jadesoturi, the Finnish -Chinese movie mixing wuxia-film with elements from Finnish folklore. It's sad that this good actor passed away so soon. R.I.P.
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Post by CrazyMary on Apr 4, 2008 13:50:29 GMT 2
I just saw 'Pahat pojat' ('Bad Boys'). Apparently its based on a true story of four brothers whose mother has died, and whose mentally ill, overly-religious father they struggle with. To cope, they turn to robbery - petrol stations, post offices and banks. I thought the film started slowly, but it builds up the story of the friendship and loyalty between the brothers, and the strict rules they live by. It has some wonderful scenes; a shot above a safe being blown open, a mad dash through the forest, and a symbolic scene in the rain, where the rain begins to fall up. I'll be honest, its not particularly a deep film but it is enjoyable, well-paced and developed, and with some solid acting. Not to mention the scenes of men working out with no shirts, and two hours of Finnish! I was amused to hear The Rasmus' song 'In the Shadows' play over the end credits. Suddenly the bank-robbing film clip for this song makes sense!
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Post by ps on Jul 9, 2008 14:03:55 GMT 2
Yeah, Pahat pojat is a well done film. But I'd say it's not very finnish. It's a bit Hollywoodish. Maybe because of Peter Franzen. He is a good actor, but sometimes he looks like typical Hollywood superhero. ;D
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Post by evelina on Jul 9, 2008 22:48:53 GMT 2
i have seen 'Rock 'n Roll Never Dies' thought it was a bit long, but pretty cool and.. Suden Vuosi, if i remember well. unfortunately, i saw this without subtitles, but i think i got the point
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Post by vahtera on Aug 19, 2008 18:09:31 GMT 2
Yeah, Pahat pojat is a well done film. But I'd say it's not very Finnish. It's a bit Hollywoodish. Maybe because of Peter Franzen. He is a good actor, but sometimes he looks like typical Hollywood superhero. ;D IMO Pahat Pojat and connection between Hollywood stuff is not about Peter Franzen. It's all about the producer Markus Selin. I think every movie He had produced is more and more about Hollywood style story telling. And it becomes more and more about Hollywood because in Finland We (Why We? I'm also doing some sound for movies and TV) got more money to entertainment business.
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Post by Jarkko on Aug 21, 2008 13:47:53 GMT 2
I just saw 'Pahat pojat' ('Bad Boys'). Everything around that film makes me sick. Everything about those guys makes me sick. Those wankers were in and by the media turned into some kind of new age folk heroes with a tragic childhood etc. They are nothing but criminals. There are numerous people with difficult backgrounds and still they don't start stealing, robbing or just vandalising like they did. And now they are some sort of fucking heroes. Just sick. j.
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Post by Nordis on Aug 22, 2008 8:18:03 GMT 2
I just saw 'Pahat pojat' ('Bad Boys'). Everything around that film makes me sick. Everything about those guys makes me sick. Those wankers were in and by the media turned into some kind of new age folk heroes with a tragic childhood etc. They are nothing but criminals. There are numerous people with difficult backgrounds and still they don't start stealing, robbing or just vandalising like they did. And now they are some sort of fucking heroes. Just sick. j. So true. Their father should have aimed better when hitting them with the sickle I wonder where those guys are nowadays, are they in jail or are they even alive anymore?
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Post by Humppaporo on Oct 20, 2008 15:36:11 GMT 2
Elinan surma I am very very surprised. For our class we had to find a suitable story (about 4000 words) about something to our own likings. Of course it had to be in Finnish and of course not too stupid. So after thinking a while i thought that the story of Klaus Kurki and Elina might be suitable. Well it is, i only cannot find an abstract of the right length (everything is far too long, and not enough to the point yet). I read somewhere that in 1938 a movie was made about this subject. I felt a little pity that i definately could never watch that, would have been nice. While searching on i suddenly noticed a youtube link... someone actually put the whole thing on youtube!! (12 parts). Of course it has all the flaws (and cuteness) of an old movie, but still i am so delighted to find this. Just amazing if you think about how old it is, and how hard it must have been to digitize. For those interested: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSWIA0TwWz4&feature=related (this is part one, the rest you can find yourself)
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Post by wolferin on Nov 30, 2008 0:14:28 GMT 2
I saw Suden vuosi and Äidestä parhain with English subs. I liked both of them. Äidestä parhain is very moving story. In the both films the actors were performing very naturally and close to real life, this was one the things I liked most.
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Post by k2ngu on Nov 30, 2008 19:56:53 GMT 2
I just saw "Paha maa". Before that I have seen "Valkoinen kaupunki" and "Seitsemän veljestä." "Paha maa" was interesting, how one little thing led to another, more horrific thing and how everything was related. Really a good movie, worth a watch.
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Post by marduk on Apr 3, 2009 22:08:36 GMT 2
The onlt Finnish movies I've seen were "Talvisota", about Winter War and "Tuntematon Sotilas", based on the Vaino Linna's book. Good ones.
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Post by Humppaporo on Apr 4, 2009 10:11:14 GMT 2
Last movie i saw was ' Rukajärven tie' by Olli Saarela. The story is based on a book of Antti Tuuri. Rukajårven tie is a finnish war movie that plays in the jatkosota - the war against the Russians just after the winter war. Lieutenant Eero Perkola has to search for Russian defense positions near the Russian border. His fiancée Kaarina works as a 'Lotta' (the Women's Auxilary Corps). The two meet again coincidently during the war operations. Then their ways part again. The Lotta's are attacked by the Russians and everyone, besides Kaarina, gets killed. When Eero gets to know the terrible news of the death of all Lottas (no-one know that Kaarina survived... well, more or less) he looses control about his platoon in a way and in the end takes maybe too big risks... but his future is gone and he does not care much about his life anymore... www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7B1f7Tv7ZYin this fragment one of the soldiers sings because one of them was killed (in the house they are eating actually) - the house was booby trapped. Oh, i also found the trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzW8hEmcrgY&feature=relatedNormally i don't like war movies, but this one i do like, because it is not so much about war, it is more about humans, desperation, cruelty, courage, loyalty and friendship. Extremely courageous how this small platoon travels by bike through the forests.
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