Martin Moszkowicz , Doris Doerrie - Deutscher Filmpreis 2016 at Messe Berlin - Arrivals at Messe Berlin - Berlin, Germany - Friday 27th May 2016
Martin Moszkowicz , Doris Doerrie - Deutscher Filmpreis 2016 at Messe Berlin - Arrivals at Messe Berlin - Berlin, Germany - Friday 27th May 2016
Doris Doerrie , Martin Moszkowicz - Bayerischer Filmpreis awards 2016 at Prinzregententheater - Arrivals at Prinzregententheater - Munich, Germany - Friday 15th January 2016
Martin Moszkowicz - German premiere of James Bond 007 Spectre at CineStar movie theatre at Sony Center on Potsdamer Platz. Berlin - Berlin, Germany - Wednesday 28th October 2015
Martin Moszkowicz - James Bond Spectre Premiere in Berlin - Berlin, Germany - Wednesday 28th October 2015
Like an ancient Roman version of 2012, this disaster epic is a pure guilty pleasure, sparking plenty of laughter along with the massive effects-based carnage. It also helps that the screen is packed with muscle men in skimpy skirts. The actors dive in with gusto, adding plenty of personality to the ridiculous dialogue, while director Paul W.S. Anderson shamelessly ramps up the action mayhem.
It begins in AD 79 Britain, where Roman Senator Corvus (Kiefer Sutherland) is on the rampage, slaughtering the entire Celtic community of young Milo (Kit Harington), who is taken to Londinium to become a gladiator. When he rises to fame, he's transferred to Pompeii, where he immediately catches the eye of young noblewoman Cassia (Emily Browning), much to the scowly disapproval of her politically active parents (Carrie-Anne Moss and Jared Harris). An outsider among the local slaves, Milo is befriended by tough guy fellow gladiator Atticus (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje). And when Corvus comes to town to claim Cassia as his bride, Milo decides to take a dangerous stand for both revenge and the girl. Meanwhile, Mount Vesuvius is rumbling, getting ready to unleash plenty of movie-style havoc.
It's impossible to watch this without thinking of the cheesy, similarly styled TV series Rome or Spartacus, with their corny melodramas, excessive violence and bare flesh. Even though this is on a much bigger scale with seriously enormous 3D special effects, it's just as cheesy. And equally entertaining as well. Harington is terrific as the hunky hero, building much stronger chemistry with the honourable Akinnuoye-Agbaje than the distressed Browning. And seasoned veterans like Harris, Moss and Sutherland clearly have a great time chomping madly on the scenery as Pompeii burns.
Continue reading: Pompeii Review
Doris Doerrie and Martin Moszkowicz - German 2013 Film Ball at the Hotel Bayerischer Hof in Munich Munich Germany Saturday 19th January 2013