Papillon. Felt invested in this as I'd read and enjoyed the book yonks ago - in my teens I think - but couldn't remember the details. Can't believe it's taken me this long to see it. 8/10
The Quiller Memorandum- reasonably enjoyable, George Segal not a patch on our Harry Palmer though.
Moon- excellent, thoroughly enjoyed this, a bit unusual. Thumbs up.
I am watching Battle Royale now and I will already give it 10/10. It's just ace. They haven't even been given their backpacks yet and I remember how much I love it.
I would love to know from any Japanese forum members, or anyone who lived in Japan, how the film went down there?
Run-of-the-mill and derivative supernatural thriller/horror but some atmospheric locations are well presented by the cinematography.
Green For Danger (1946)
I don't watch a lot of old films but this drew me in mainly because of Alistair Sim. On the strength of this one I shall be watching more. Excellent mystery/thriller with a fine cast.
Val Kilmer and crew take a flight to Mars to check if NASA's terra-forming is going to plan. Cue lots of mishaps and skullduggery. This film wasn't well received at the time but I like it, the sfx are still decent and tho the plot sags heavily in the middle the final third is excellent. It also has a really good robot that goes batshit.
7/10
The Bounty (1984)
Anthony Hopkins absolutely imperious as Wiiliam Bligh, giving a acting masterclass to all involved. Mel Gibson is less convincing as Christian but it's a superb film, it looks stunning and really captures the period. Also has appearances from pre-megastardom Daniel Day Lewis and Liam Neeson. Vangelis' score is also magnificent.
Byzantium 9/10. A very good film starring Gemma Arteton and Saiorse Ronan as mother and daughter vampires.
Skilfully directed by Neil Jordan with a good storyline; British made of course thankfully. Better than a lot of the twaddle coming out of the States recently.
Kings Row is a classic. It should be shown more often on TV since it is hard to find on Region 2 DVD. By the way, the music score composed by Korngold is one of his finest creations.
Classic 50s Hammer Horrors !.. surprised and glad they havnt remade these classic films !
I agree, they couldn't possibly remake these classics, I have watched them frequently over the years and also have copies of the original TV Broadcasts. Of course, only the first two episodes of Quatermass Experiment exist, but Quatermass 2 and Quatermass and The Pit, every episode exists and can still be purchased in a box set from Amazon.
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7/10
Quirky and effective horror movie.
Mermaid (Rusalka) (2007) 7/10
Hangover 2 6 out of 10
Hangover 3 5 out of 10 was a bit different from the other 2
This is 40 - 3/10
Dead Man Down - 4/10
The Merchant of Venice - 6.5/10
Moon- excellent, thoroughly enjoyed this, a bit unusual. Thumbs up.
I would love to know from any Japanese forum members, or anyone who lived in Japan, how the film went down there?
Run-of-the-mill and derivative supernatural thriller/horror but some atmospheric locations are well presented by the cinematography.
Green For Danger (1946)
I don't watch a lot of old films but this drew me in mainly because of Alistair Sim. On the strength of this one I shall be watching more. Excellent mystery/thriller with a fine cast.
5/10
A filmed comedy gig. The audience go wild every time someone says mother****er.
7/10
Aftershock. Good brainless (and often tasteless) fun. Lots of Eli Roth haters voting it down on IMDB but I thought it was OK.
6/10
Behind The Candelabra (2013) 7.5/10
Val Kilmer and crew take a flight to Mars to check if NASA's terra-forming is going to plan. Cue lots of mishaps and skullduggery. This film wasn't well received at the time but I like it, the sfx are still decent and tho the plot sags heavily in the middle the final third is excellent. It also has a really good robot that goes batshit.
7/10
The Bounty (1984)
Anthony Hopkins absolutely imperious as Wiiliam Bligh, giving a acting masterclass to all involved. Mel Gibson is less convincing as Christian but it's a superb film, it looks stunning and really captures the period. Also has appearances from pre-megastardom Daniel Day Lewis and Liam Neeson. Vangelis' score is also magnificent.
9/10
A very good version of the Rillington Place murders, although not entirely accurate.
Skilfully directed by Neil Jordan with a good storyline; British made of course thankfully. Better than a lot of the twaddle coming out of the States recently.
Kings Row is a classic. It should be shown more often on TV since it is hard to find on Region 2 DVD. By the way, the music score composed by Korngold is one of his finest creations.
I agree, they couldn't possibly remake these classics, I have watched them frequently over the years and also have copies of the original TV Broadcasts. Of course, only the first two episodes of Quatermass Experiment exist, but Quatermass 2 and Quatermass and The Pit, every episode exists and can still be purchased in a box set from Amazon.