Expired. Surprisingly good and enjoyable black comedy. In particular, very well-acted by the 2 leads Jason Patric and Samantha Morton - 7.25/10
Morton was brilliant as always (she must be one of our most underrated actors); Garr and Patric good, but Patric's character such an a*hole, almost made watching unbearable. 7/10
Magnolia - Following the introduction I thought it was going to be really good, but it ultimately proved to be mostly a waste of three hours of my time.
Filmed concert of the comedy legend. Pryor was the full superstar by now ('83), and the material lacks a little edge here and there (as does Pryor himself maybe). But it's still great stuff, and as a comedian/performer he's as dazzling as ever. Today's smug middle class no-marks barely register next to him. 8/10
The American Friend
Wim Wenders take on Patricia Highsmith's Ripley character. Dennis Hopper and Bruno Ganz both do fine work, and it's all artfully obscure of course. But it's also rather laboured and only partially rewarding. Middling stuff from Wenders. 6.5/10
I'm not a fan of the original but I admit that it did scare me when I was a kid (I secretly watched it when my family went out for the night). The 2013 remake has better effects and far better acting but I still didn't like it. I can't put my finger on why though. The production was top-notch but maybe I'm just not into these type of films anymore.
Filmed concert of the comedy legend. Pryor was the full superstar by now ('83), and the material lacks a little edge here and there (as does Pryor himself maybe). But it's still great stuff, and as a comedian/performer he's as dazzling as ever. Today's smug middle class no-marks barely register next to him. 8/10
The American Friend
Wim Wenders take on Patricia Highsmith's Ripley character. Dennis Hopper and Bruno Ganz both do fine work, and it's all artfully obscure of course. But it's also rather laboured and only partially rewarding. Middling stuff from Wenders. 6.5/10
Richard Pryor is the godfather of all stand-up comedians IMO.
He's the only comedian who could do a gig without any material or a script & talk about stuff that was personal & true & make it funny in the extreme.
Pacino is just awesome as Phil, the best performance I've seen from him in many years. Helen Mirren is also great. I really enjoyed this, much more than I thought I would. I defy anyone not to be creeped out to the max by Phil's house :eek:
7/10
Jack Reacher
By-the-numbers action flick with Tiny Tom flexing his pecks and kicking ass in the name of justice and the American way. He is brought out of self-imposed exile to solve the case of a sniper who goes beserk one afternoon. Cue car chases, much macho posturing, cheesy one liners, bar fights the lot. Wasn't too bad as it goes, just we've seen it all before.
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Morton was brilliant as always (she must be one of our most underrated actors); Garr and Patric good, but Patric's character such an a*hole, almost made watching unbearable. 7/10
More fun than Olympus Has Fallen
Excellent film. 9/10.
Watched Heavenly Creatures for first time (not sure why I've missed before). Standout performances from Lynskey and Winslet. 10/10.
Filmed concert of the comedy legend. Pryor was the full superstar by now ('83), and the material lacks a little edge here and there (as does Pryor himself maybe). But it's still great stuff, and as a comedian/performer he's as dazzling as ever. Today's smug middle class no-marks barely register next to him. 8/10
The American Friend
Wim Wenders take on Patricia Highsmith's Ripley character. Dennis Hopper and Bruno Ganz both do fine work, and it's all artfully obscure of course. But it's also rather laboured and only partially rewarding. Middling stuff from Wenders. 6.5/10
I'm not a fan of the original but I admit that it did scare me when I was a kid (I secretly watched it when my family went out for the night). The 2013 remake has better effects and far better acting but I still didn't like it. I can't put my finger on why though. The production was top-notch but maybe I'm just not into these type of films anymore.
Lore (2012) 8/10
Enjoyed both enormously and would give them both 9/10
They both have terrific music in them.:)
7/10
Great way to wile away 2 hours of your life.
Richard Pryor is the godfather of all stand-up comedians IMO.
He's the only comedian who could do a gig without any material or a script & talk about stuff that was personal & true & make it funny in the extreme.
Pretended to be a cute indie flick, but it was a cheap, demeaning load of codswallop.
3/10 (and only 'cos I rate Kristen Wiig, despite the TERRIBLE films she keeps appearing in)
one of the worst movies i've seen this year.
they forgot to put the funny in.
Memento - Interesting, unusual, kept my attention. Not sure if I'll ever re-watch it, though.
Jeremiah Johnson - Well made, but I wasn't particularly interested in it. Another one to sell on.
Omg that film is amazing! Definitely 9/10 easy!
Pacino is just awesome as Phil, the best performance I've seen from him in many years. Helen Mirren is also great. I really enjoyed this, much more than I thought I would. I defy anyone not to be creeped out to the max by Phil's house :eek:
7/10
Jack Reacher
By-the-numbers action flick with Tiny Tom flexing his pecks and kicking ass in the name of justice and the American way. He is brought out of self-imposed exile to solve the case of a sniper who goes beserk one afternoon. Cue car chases, much macho posturing, cheesy one liners, bar fights the lot. Wasn't too bad as it goes, just we've seen it all before.
6/10