At Cinema : A good day to Die Hard . Not in anyway a Die Hard Movie . Virtually no plot or dialogue , however action scenes are ok although way over the top. 5/10.
On tv : Knight and Day. Bubblegum action thriller that is very easy to watch ( and it stars Cameron Diaz) . 7/10
Any film marketed as "from the producers of..." (in this case Pan's Labyrinth and The Orphanage) is likely to be lacking in the script and direction departments and this one's no exception. A missing child mystery which benefits from some bleak Canary Islands locations.
Smashed
Great indie film about an alcoholic. Mary Elizabeth Winstead should of been one of the main contenders for Best actress for her performance. Shame.
The Wolfman 7/10 ..the origional Lon Chainey one !
The Scars of Dracula 7/10 ..loved the plastic bats !
The Blues Brothers 9/10 ...favourite bit is the restaurant scene " how much for your daughter ! i want to buy your little girl ! how much for the women " ..very funny !
WW2 movie with a twist in that it was the Soviets who executed 22,000 Poles, left their bodies in mass graves and blamed the Nazis for it for 45 years after the war. The director's father was one of those killed.
Simon 'Con Air' West makes the best he can of some tired old components as Sly and his alpha-male crew do their thing. Like the first, this is entertaining enough to watch, but you can't help but wonder if it should be better. The dialogue is weak and Bruce Willis blatantly phones it in. Still, a few of the gags work and JCVD makes for an agreeably hammy villain. One line ("shoot something!") pretty much sums up the whole thing. 7/10
- really enjoyed the film as a whole, the MK-Slave aspect made me a tad uncomfortable, but it also allowed me to understand and sympathize with the main character.
Comments
The Iron Horse - John Ford/1924
La Città Delle Donne - Fellini/1980
Beautiful Boy - 6/10
The Artist - 6/10
Anna Karenina - 5/10
Battleship - 4/10
Broken City - 7/10
The Devil's Advocate - 7/10
Searching For Sugar Man - 8/10
John Carter - 5/10
The Darkest Hour - 3/10
Oz The Great & Powerful - 8/10
Regards...
RB...
Couple of genuinely funny moments, but all seemed a bit contrived.
I am a fan of the original films though.
6/10
Mama (2013) 5/10
Good little vampire film, which builds up the tension quite nicely. Not sure I'd watch it again but I did enjoy it.
So bad it was fabulous, especially if you adore old B/W British films like I do.
Really liked this too, thought the bloke from the Pet Shop Boys was excellent!
On tv : Knight and Day. Bubblegum action thriller that is very easy to watch ( and it stars Cameron Diaz) . 7/10
6/10
Any film marketed as "from the producers of..." (in this case Pan's Labyrinth and The Orphanage) is likely to be lacking in the script and direction departments and this one's no exception. A missing child mystery which benefits from some bleak Canary Islands locations.
Great indie film about an alcoholic. Mary Elizabeth Winstead should of been one of the main contenders for Best actress for her performance. Shame.
the second one is better..
Very funny.
The Scars of Dracula 7/10 ..loved the plastic bats !
The Blues Brothers 9/10 ...favourite bit is the restaurant scene " how much for your daughter ! i want to buy your little girl ! how much for the women " ..very funny !
8/10
WW2 movie with a twist in that it was the Soviets who executed 22,000 Poles, left their bodies in mass graves and blamed the Nazis for it for 45 years after the war. The director's father was one of those killed.
The vicious kind - 8/10 excellent all round.
Simon 'Con Air' West makes the best he can of some tired old components as Sly and his alpha-male crew do their thing. Like the first, this is entertaining enough to watch, but you can't help but wonder if it should be better. The dialogue is weak and Bruce Willis blatantly phones it in. Still, a few of the gags work and JCVD makes for an agreeably hammy villain. One line ("shoot something!") pretty much sums up the whole thing. 7/10
- really enjoyed the film as a whole, the MK-Slave aspect made me a tad uncomfortable, but it also allowed me to understand and sympathize with the main character.
Another fabulous oldie.