When a border dispute arises between the U.S. and Canada, the Super Troopers are tasked with establishing a Highway Patrol station in the disputed area.

The guys are back at it again, but now the fight is again Canadians. The movie kepes its tone and is still funny as hell, basicallyy picking up some years after the first movie. Solid sequel, six popcorns and it goes into the Movie Vault as well. Can’t wait for the third movie, which started to film this summer.

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Five Vermont state troopers, avid pranksters with a knack for screwing up, try to save their jobs and out-do the local police department by solving a crime.

Remember when movies used to be funny, raunchy and people were less offended? Well, this is one of the funniest comedies I’ve seen while in high school. Of course the humour is rough and unpolished, and it’s definitely not a masterpiece, but it will keep you glued to the screen for an hour and a half and make you roll on the floor laughing.

While the five main actors (Thorny, Mac, Foster, Rabbit, Farva) are not famous actors, I’ve seen them from time to time in other movies, but they always will remain the same manly Thorny, idiotic Mac, in love Foster, new guy Rabbit, and the moron Farva.

The chiefs of both “teams”, Brian Cox on one side, and Daniel von Bargen on the other side, are absolutely fantastic and they bring that mix of seriousness, while being just as silly as their team members. I also loved seeing Lynda Carter (the original Wonder Woman).

This was a great re-watch, and it’s a movie I’ll always enjoy watching. Seven popcorns, it goes into the Movie Vault, and I’m definitely going to re-watch it with some friends soon.

Only you, Farva, can make a black man blush.

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Returning home from Istanbul on the Orient Express, renowned Belgian detective Hercule Poirot is called upon to solve the murder of an American businessman aboard the train. The suspects are numerous and the clues confusing.

Classic movie starring a myriad of great actors: Albert Finney, Lauren Bacall, Ingrid Bergman, Jean-Piere Cassel, Sean Connery, Anthony Perkins, Michael York, Vanessa Redgrave, all under the guiding of director Sidney Lumet. A great movie that withstands the test of time and is still an entertaining and intriguing watch, even now, more than 50 years after release. Six popcorns and it goes into the Movie Vault.

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A kind doctor volunteers to tutor a deaf-mute woman, but scandal starts to swirl when his pupil is raped and falls pregnant.

Directed by the great Jean Negulesco and putting together two great actors: Jane Wyman and Lew Ayres, this is a beautiful and emotional story of trauma, kindness, in what’s considered to be the first movie to openly tackle the delicate subject of rape. Seven popcorns and it goes into the Movie Vault.

There’s only one shame, failing a human being who needs you.

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An absent-minded professor discovers “flubber,” a rubber-like super-bouncy substance.

While trying to be a remake of The Absent Minded Professor, it falls off very fast. He’s not absent-minded, he’s got Alzheimer, forgetting simple stuff that no person should forget under normal absent-minded circumstances. The movie is predictable, even if you haven’t seen the original, and the only thing that makes it watchable is the stellar performance of Robin Williams, just as always, but even him, nor the flubber can make this movie fly. The overly-attached annoying robot Weebo is absolutely awful, the decision of making the Flubber sentient was a huge mistake and the villain reveals his intentions from the first minute he appears on the screen. I know it’s supposed to be a kids movie, but it’s too bad for kids and too silly for grownups. However, it still gets three popcorns because Robin Williams is absolutely delicious in his performance, but not even he could save this disaster. I think this is the moment when Hollywood started to go downhill with all the remakes.

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When Professor Brainard experiments further on Flubber derivatives, he gets in trouble and only his students can help.

A good sequel to The Absent Minded Professor, continues the story with the same energy and jokes. And while it’s not as iconic as the first movie, it’s a good enough continuation. Five popcorns and it lands into the Movie Vault. Just as its predecessor, I’ve seen the colorized version of this movie, and it’s also great.

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A college professor invents an anti-gravity substance which a corrupt businessman wants for himself.

The movie that started the “Medfield College” universe, the same place where the previous movies took place, this time with Fred MacMurray in the role of Fred MacMurray in a classical comedy, which was remade in the 90s, with Robin Williams. While this was filmed in black and white, it was one of the first Disney films to be colorized, version which I’ve watched. Great little comedy, six popcorns and it goes into the Movie Vault.

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Dexter Riley and his friends accidentally discover a new chemical mixed with a cereal seems to give anyone temporary superhuman strength.

Six years after the first movie, Kurt Russell reprises his role as Dexter Riley, now a fully grown man playing a college in a movie that killed the series, most likely because Russell wanted to distance himself from kids’ movies and into serious stuff (which turned out pretty nice for him), but also because the movie is pretty dull. It’s funny here and there and has some nice jokes every now and then, but it’s also goofy and corny to the point of ridiculous. Two popcorns because it’s raining outside and makes this for a better watch, but if it wasn’t a part of a trilogy, I wouldn’t watch it.

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A chemistry student invents a spray that makes its wearer invisible. A crook finds out about it, and plans to steal it for himself.

Second movie where Kurt Russell, now a teenager, plays Dexter Riley in another sci-fi lighthearted comedy, this time making himself invisible. Four popcorns and a strong sequel to The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1969).

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At Medfield College, an accident with a donated computer gives Dexter Riley the ability to remember any knowledge learned instantly and perfectly.

One of the movies set in Medfield College (where the original Flubber movies are set too), this puts up a teenage Kurt Russell into a nice fun retro-futuristic comedy. Mixing cyberpunk culture with artificial intelligence and bionics, it’s a nice little flick. Of course it’s dated, it’s made before we even set up foot on the Moon, but it’s still a nice retrospective of what people in the 60s thought the future could be like. Four popcorns.

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In 1991, a melting glacier revealed the body of a man. At first, people assumed he was a hiker. But then scientists discovered that he’d been dead for over five thousand years. This is his story, the story of the stone age mummy known as Ötzi…

The Ötztal Alps, more than 5300 years ago. A Neolithic clan has settled near a creek. It is their leader Kelab’s responsibility to be the keeper of the group’s holy shrine Tineka. While Kelab is hunting, the settlement is attacked.

You know the saying “a tale as old as time”? Well, this is that tale.

The movie is a very interesting one. It’s brutal, raw, deeply realistic, just like us Europeans know how to make. It’s a beautiful insight into a world that existed five thousand years ago. This is not John Wick, it’s the story of a man who’s set for revenge and who has nothing else to lose. Beautifully made, written, filmed and acted, it opens a gateway into the past and it captures your attention for an hour and a half, while being a cinematic and visual treat. Six popcorns and goes into the Movie Vault.

Your soul became free.

PS: And if you don’t know about Ötzi, make sure to check the Wikipedia page.

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The Popes are a family who haven’t been able to use their real identity for years. In the late sixties, the parents set a weapons lab afire in an effort to hinder the government’s Vietnam war campaign. Ever since then, the Popes have been on the run with the authorities never far behind. Their survival is threatened when their eldest son falls in love with a girl, and announces his wish to live his life on his own terms.

Good coming-of-age movie, putting a teenager from a family that’s running away from the authorities in a classic teenager situation. The story unfolds nicely, each character has its well-defined role and is played very well. It all makes sense once you realize that this movie is directed by the great Sidney Lumet (Serpico, 12 Angry Men, Dog Day Afternoon, Murder on the Orient Express), and the end result is absolutely marvellous. Probably one of his best movies, and definitely one of the best performances from Judd Hirsch, the scene where he gets drunk and breaks out is absolutely masterful. Five popcorns for this masterpiece and it goes into the Movie Vault.

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