Nova Zembla (2011)

Excellent, Without a doubt!!

Entertaining from beginning to end, it maintains the spirit of the franchise while establishing it's own seal with a fun cast

The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

it is strange to define it. it is a homage to pioneers of geographic adventure, a history lesson, an inspired trip at the true essence of adventure, not ignoring the portrait of noble heroism ,but giving a realistic story . sure, using the precise expectations about artistic virtues, it is far to be a great movie. but it is a decent one. and this fact remains a significant good point. or,maybe, a reasonable portrait of brave men and theirs fight against nature.

I've just watched this film at home. On my own in my home cinema. Lights out, 50" screen, DTS 5.1 at 65 Db and in the moment. I knew about the story and I wanted to know how director Oerlemans would tell this story. But I was afraid I was going to be disappointed.Well, I was not. Totally not. I was there the whole movie...Knowing they had 'only' €7.000.000 to spend, this movie looks very good. I would easily compare the look and the quality of this movie to most Hollywood films, for which they spend more than $100.000.000.The special effects look good. The ship looks very real. You can feel the cold they are in. The sound effects and the sound design are very good. The score is beautiful. The acting was good. The picture is very sharp. And I would believe that every shot was filmed there on the spot. Sure there were some miner mistakes. Sure the little fox/wolf didn't look real enough. But that's not reason to make it seem this movie is worthless.I think this is a very good dutch movie that deserves more than 6 stars. Director Reinout Oerlemans: Thank you and good job.

A terrible movie. The first Dutch 3D movie is a big disaster. It's overrated, the movie is to slow and the storyline to thin. The actors are below average especially Doutzen Kroes. She's not a actress, just a beautiful model. The beginning of the movie is hopeful but after 20 minutes it's over. The 3D effects are not that good. You must use these kind of effects in movie with a spectacular storyline. This movie is to boring and there is not one moment where you can say "wow". I know it's very difficult the tell something about the rich history of Holland but I'm not sure if that is what the director wanted. He just wanted to make the first Dutch 3D movie, that's it. Overall......stay at home and maybe you consider a DVD rent in a couple of months.

I think the main problem here is the directing. The director does not have a lot of experience or talent, and it shows in the movie. The 'making of' segments of this movie, and accounts from the actors, paint a picture of a director who pretty much goes berserk the entire time, and has a directing style that consists mainly of yelling and screaming. The result is that all creative input from a talented cast is killed off right away. It is kind of similar to dominant, loud, and demanding parents, which inevitably produce shy and beaten down kids. Bringing out the best in your actors requires a certain amount of trust. If you ever had a boss who is not in control, and hence wants to control each and every second of your life, you know what the result is. The movie quickly becomes a drag, and I had several instances where I just wanted to walk out. I stayed because of Doutzen Kroes...the question is only: what the heck was she doing in that movie ?