Banlieu 13

B13 a.k.a. Banlieu 13
by Luc Besson

Banlieu 13 adalah suatu kawasan suburban di Paris yang terkenal penuh dengan kriminalitas dan agar dapat ditangani, didirikan dinding di sekelilingnya.
Seorang polisi, Damien, ditugaskan untuk 'masuk' dan 'menyamar' di sana, tetapi misi yang dijalaninya untuk mencari bom ternyata tidak seperti yang dipikirkan..

Dari segi pengembangan cerita memang tidak terlalu oke, tapi untuk action terutama adegan kejar-kejarannya (orang, bukan mobil lho) patut diacungi jempol.



BANLIEU 13: 3/5
CERITA: 2,5/5
GAMBAR: 3/5
ACTION: 3,5/5

Note (from imdb.com):
In 2010, the dangerous districts in the periphery of Paris are surrounded by walls, and the dwellers do not have school, hospital and even police in the area, which are ruled by drug lords. In the 13th District, Leito is a honest man that lives in a clean building and does not permit drug dealers nearby his neighborhood. When he destroys one million Euros in heroin of Taha Bemamud, the criminal abducts Leito's sister Lola and the corrupt police arrests Leito. Six months later, the tough and honest Capt. Damien Tomaso is assigned to find and deactivate a stolen bomb that might destroy the 13th District and the two million dwellers. Together with Leito, they have to face the gang of Taha and disclose a despicable secret behind the robbery of the bomb.

Renaissance

Renaissance
Paris 2054. Live forever or die trying.

Mengikuti semangat film Sin City, Renaissance adalah film animasi dengan teknik motion-capture & CGI dengan warna hampir seluruhnya hitam dan putih.

Karas, seorang kapten polisi, menyelidiki kasus penculikan seorang periset dari perusahaan medis Avalon.. dan pada akhirnya setelah motif penculikan terungkap, Karas-lah yang menjadi tumpuan bagi 'dunia' untuk memilih antara "life" atau "immortality"..

RENAISSANCE: 3/5
CERITA: 3,5/5
GAMBAR: 3/5

Note (from imdb.com):
Paris, 2042: a dark Rotoscope world of shadows and right angles. Ilona Tasuiev, a brilliant young scientist, is kidnapped, and her employer, Avalon, a major health and beauty corporation, wants her found. Karas, a jaded police captain, is assigned to find her, fast. He seeks help from her sister, Bislane, and they are soon uncovering identify theft, missing files, and hints that something back in 2006 may explain what's going on. Ilona's mentor, Avalon's vice president, a Japanese researcher, an underworld boss, and Bislane's drug connection all figure in the mix. So does an attraction between Karas and Bislane. What's behind the kidnapping? Who's the victim?