You'll Never Get Rich (1941) - 7/10
Last Movie You Watched? (Part 7)
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The Boondock Saints.
I'd heard a bit about this film to decided to watch it. I liked it a lot. It was fun, if you can call that much violence 'fun'. I think I'd like to have seen maybe an extended version, as there were bits that seem jammed in that maybe could have done with further details and it felt like there was a few scenes that had been edited out.
8/10 - will watch the sequel at the weekend,
I'd heard a bit about this film to decided to watch it. I liked it a lot. It was fun, if you can call that much violence 'fun'. I think I'd like to have seen maybe an extended version, as there were bits that seem jammed in that maybe could have done with further details and it felt like there was a few scenes that had been edited out.
8/10 - will watch the sequel at the weekend,
Superbob - 7/10. A comic look at a superhero on his day off, dealing with everyday problems of life. A British superhero movie (sort of, it's more of a romcom really) it misses the mark sometimes but it has a lot of charm and the casting is perfect with great, understated performances all round. Some of the comedy is a little heavy handed, particularly with the satirical points it tries to make, but it picks it's targets well and the whole scenario it sets up seems quite believable were there ever to actually be a real superhero
Topaz
This Hitchcock spy thriller is set at the time of the Cuban missile crisis. The first act is set in Washington and New York and has all the tension and suspense you'd expect from Hitchcock as we see a Russian defecting to the US. The 2nd act is also very good as the French spy goes to Cuba to find out more about Topaz and we see probably the best scene when his Cuban girlfriend dies. The final act drags a bit and in truth fizzles out.
The film has no big names and is a bit too long but Hitchcock fans should enjoy it enough even if they've heard negative things about it. 6/10
This Hitchcock spy thriller is set at the time of the Cuban missile crisis. The first act is set in Washington and New York and has all the tension and suspense you'd expect from Hitchcock as we see a Russian defecting to the US. The 2nd act is also very good as the French spy goes to Cuba to find out more about Topaz and we see probably the best scene when his Cuban girlfriend dies. The final act drags a bit and in truth fizzles out.
The film has no big names and is a bit too long but Hitchcock fans should enjoy it enough even if they've heard negative things about it. 6/10
Watched a few really brilliant films the last few days
Ant man - brilliant movie, much better than I expected! Easily one of the best superhero movies I've seen and his power is awesome.
No escape - a terrifying & tense ride of a movie, had the OH screaming at the TV and he's not one to get hooked into a movie like that.
Book of Life - one of the best kids movies I've seen in a while. It isn't Disney or Pixar but it's amazing. Full of colour and visually stunning graphics.
Dope - funny, intelligent, thought - provoking, hood and an awesome (real) hip hop soundtrack. With some of the best names in music and forest Whitaker behind it.
Ant man - brilliant movie, much better than I expected! Easily one of the best superhero movies I've seen and his power is awesome.
No escape - a terrifying & tense ride of a movie, had the OH screaming at the TV and he's not one to get hooked into a movie like that.
Book of Life - one of the best kids movies I've seen in a while. It isn't Disney or Pixar but it's amazing. Full of colour and visually stunning graphics.
Dope - funny, intelligent, thought - provoking, hood and an awesome (real) hip hop soundtrack. With some of the best names in music and forest Whitaker behind it.
The Liberation of L B Jones. Film from 1970, concerning racial tension and ultimately murder, in a southern US town. Powerful stuff. 9/10
The Spy Next Door. ..7/10
Good family cheese..nuff said. .and Jackie Chan was adorable and cool with mild martial arts..was a bit of fun..another to add to my guilty pleasure list...meh prepared for a mickey taking. .lol!
Good family cheese..nuff said. .and Jackie Chan was adorable and cool with mild martial arts..was a bit of fun..another to add to my guilty pleasure list...meh prepared for a mickey taking. .lol!
Cannibal Holocaust - May be the first found footage film ever. It's well made and some of the effects are amazing but it's still a nasty piece of work. Apparently they filmed with real cannibals. 4/10
Men Behind The Sun - Chinese/Hong Kong film about the war atrocities commited on prisoners by the Japanese during WWII. Telling the story of the horrors of war is fine but more than once the film-makers crossed the lines of taste and decency. They filmed an actual autopsy with a childs dead body. 1/10
Poltergeist - Supernatural 80s horror film. Turns into Ghostbusters in the end so the film loses its edge in the final act. 6/10
The Thing - John Carpenter's remake. Special effects still hold up, the rest of the film not so much. 5/10
Spectre - The most bloated Bond film since Thunderball. Still enjoyable though. 7/10
The Longest Ride - Another Nicholas Sparks adaptation. Watchable but too long. 6/10
Men Behind The Sun - Chinese/Hong Kong film about the war atrocities commited on prisoners by the Japanese during WWII. Telling the story of the horrors of war is fine but more than once the film-makers crossed the lines of taste and decency. They filmed an actual autopsy with a childs dead body. 1/10
Poltergeist - Supernatural 80s horror film. Turns into Ghostbusters in the end so the film loses its edge in the final act. 6/10
The Thing - John Carpenter's remake. Special effects still hold up, the rest of the film not so much. 5/10
Spectre - The most bloated Bond film since Thunderball. Still enjoyable though. 7/10
The Longest Ride - Another Nicholas Sparks adaptation. Watchable but too long. 6/10
Eastern Promises
Fabulous, fascinating London/Russian mob crime drama with a cracking cast. One of David Cronenberg's very best films that easily betters his previous crime drama, the somewhat overrated A History of Violence. 9/10
Bram Stoker's Dracula
More like Bram Stoker's turning in his grave. Mostly risible old tosh from a director who should've known better. The romance never clicks, the theatrical FX never transcend their conceit, and the less said about Keanu Reeves the better. Lord knows what audiences saw in this back in the day. 4/10
Fantastic Four
Thunderously dull superheroics, deserving of its reputation. You get the impression the studio had written this off before a single frame had been shot. Even the most deluded fanboy would have trouble getting anything from this sorry mess. 3/10
Fabulous, fascinating London/Russian mob crime drama with a cracking cast. One of David Cronenberg's very best films that easily betters his previous crime drama, the somewhat overrated A History of Violence. 9/10
Bram Stoker's Dracula
More like Bram Stoker's turning in his grave. Mostly risible old tosh from a director who should've known better. The romance never clicks, the theatrical FX never transcend their conceit, and the less said about Keanu Reeves the better. Lord knows what audiences saw in this back in the day. 4/10
Fantastic Four
Thunderously dull superheroics, deserving of its reputation. You get the impression the studio had written this off before a single frame had been shot. Even the most deluded fanboy would have trouble getting anything from this sorry mess. 3/10
Originally Posted by necromancer20:
“Poltergeist - Supernatural 80s horror film. Turns into Ghostbusters in the end so the film loses its edge in the final act. 6/10
The Thing - John Carpenter's remake. Special effects still hold up, the rest of the film not so much. 5/10”
“Poltergeist - Supernatural 80s horror film. Turns into Ghostbusters in the end so the film loses its edge in the final act. 6/10
The Thing - John Carpenter's remake. Special effects still hold up, the rest of the film not so much. 5/10”
Just... no. They're classics that deserve every ounce of praise they get.
Originally Posted by Johnny Clay:
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Bram Stoker's Dracula
More like Bram Stoker's turning in his grave. Mostly risible old tosh from a director who should've known better. The romance never clicks, the theatrical FX never transcend their conceit, and the less said about Keanu Reeves the better. Lord knows what audiences saw in this back in the day. 4/10”
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Bram Stoker's Dracula
More like Bram Stoker's turning in his grave. Mostly risible old tosh from a director who should've known better. The romance never clicks, the theatrical FX never transcend their conceit, and the less said about Keanu Reeves the better. Lord knows what audiences saw in this back in the day. 4/10”
More like the best Dracula movie ever. It's far superior to Stoker's dull source material. Coppola manages to make the story operatic. Sure Keanu Reeves sucks but that's countered by the genius of Gary Oldman as Dracula. How you forget to mention Oldman is unbelievable.
Originally Posted by Enlighten_ment:
“Just... no. They're classics that deserve every ounce of praise they get.
More like the best Dracula movie ever. It's far superior to Stoker's dull source material. Coppola manages to make the story operatic. Sure Keanu Reeves sucks but that's countered by the genius of Gary Oldman as Dracula. How you forget to mention Oldman is unbelievable.”
“Just... no. They're classics that deserve every ounce of praise they get.
More like the best Dracula movie ever. It's far superior to Stoker's dull source material. Coppola manages to make the story operatic. Sure Keanu Reeves sucks but that's countered by the genius of Gary Oldman as Dracula. How you forget to mention Oldman is unbelievable.”
Well, that's us told, isn't it. Oldman was pure ham, btw.
Originally Posted by Johnny Clay:
“Well, that's us told, isn't it. Oldman was pure ham, btw.”
“Well, that's us told, isn't it. Oldman was pure ham, btw.”
Nope, Oldman was brilliant. He brought depth to a character who's usually been very boring.
Christmas with The Kranks. 1/10 (the one for visuals only).
Painful to watch. Not only is every character utterly unlikeable one way or another (apart from Marty, who turns out to be Santa Claus himself, little ironic considering the lead role in this movie) but the whole thing is so 'middle class conformity ish'.
But the worse thing about this film is Blair!! Is she the 2nd coming of Christ himself or something? Wtf? I mean does a whole community drop EVERYTHING on Christmas Eve to make the perfect party for 23 year old girl and her Peruvien lover?? I do sort of understand 'the kranks' suspending their plans for seemingly their only child who's coming to visit. But would parents really lose all rational and completely lose the plot for a giant tin of spam and risk death for a plastic snowman? Everything has to be perfect for Blair, Blair is Blair, and only perfection for Blair (and her handsome Peruvian lover) will do!!
Erik Per Sullivan was alright in his role, as was Marty, but that's about it!!
The only thing that could make this film enjoyable for me is if it was turned into a slasher movie, and Marty (Santa) turned out to be a psychotic maniac killer dressed in a santa suit murdering the Kranks, Blair and the rest of them!
Painful to watch. Not only is every character utterly unlikeable one way or another (apart from Marty, who turns out to be Santa Claus himself, little ironic considering the lead role in this movie) but the whole thing is so 'middle class conformity ish'.
But the worse thing about this film is Blair!! Is she the 2nd coming of Christ himself or something? Wtf? I mean does a whole community drop EVERYTHING on Christmas Eve to make the perfect party for 23 year old girl and her Peruvien lover?? I do sort of understand 'the kranks' suspending their plans for seemingly their only child who's coming to visit. But would parents really lose all rational and completely lose the plot for a giant tin of spam and risk death for a plastic snowman? Everything has to be perfect for Blair, Blair is Blair, and only perfection for Blair (and her handsome Peruvian lover) will do!!
Erik Per Sullivan was alright in his role, as was Marty, but that's about it!!
The only thing that could make this film enjoyable for me is if it was turned into a slasher movie, and Marty (Santa) turned out to be a psychotic maniac killer dressed in a santa suit murdering the Kranks, Blair and the rest of them!
Originally Posted by HaloJoe:
“Christmas with The Kranks. 1/10 (the one for visuals only).”
“Christmas with The Kranks. 1/10 (the one for visuals only).”
I was looking forward to watching this tonight because for some reason, I had fond memories of it. This time, I found it boring. The story idea is good but none of their confrontations with the neighbours is entertaining.
Wooden Crosses (Les Croix de Bois) 1932. 9/10.
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http://elistfilmreviews.blogspot.co....sses-1932.html
Raw Deal (1986) Blu Ray 7/10
Terminator Genyis (2015) 3/10 terrible addition to the franchise worst of the 5.
Terminator Genyis (2015) 3/10 terrible addition to the franchise worst of the 5.
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