All good movies but only sunset blvd, the big sleep and maybe key largo come close to double indemnity.
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All good movies but only sunset blvd, the big sleep and maybe key largo come close to double indemnity.
Just saw The Hobbit and thought it was very good. I enjoyed it as much as LOTR Part 1 and better than LOTR parts 2 and 3. Martin Freeman is very funny.
Lotr part I was the worst. I can't even rewatch that one. Second was the best
Flight
Ebert loved it and I usually agree with him but not this time. First off, the music sucks. Not the songs themselves but how they were used in the film. Unimaginative classic rock staples...boring. Anyway, the film started off really well but then it just dragged on and on. I'm not a person who needs action but it was melodramatic and the people I watched it with were cheering for Denzel the whole time, which I found offputting.
6.5/10
Ebert loved it and I usually agree with him but not this time. First off, the music sucks. Not the songs themselves but how they were used in the film. Unimaginative classic rock staples...boring. Anyway, the film started off really well but then it just dragged on and on. I'm not a person who needs action but it was melodramatic and the people I watched it with were cheering for Denzel the whole time, which I found offputting.
6.5/10
And it is horrible and unnatural as it makes it obvious that they are just parroting a script.
What do you mean by cheering?
Rooting for.
Ah okay, I wasn't sure if you meant they literally cheered. That would drive me mental. I've seen that before in some cinemas in the US where people will cheer or shout out loud at some shit that's going on in the film, that doesn't happen here so I found it really weird.
Sometimes people do that in action movies and stuff. It's weird. But the worst part is when people clap at the end of a good movie. I always stand up and shout about how the actors can't actually hear the clapping but then everyone looks at me like I'm the weird one.
Oh yeah? Well, uh, YOUR FACE is weird!
feck you and your fellow Americans with your lack of social inhibitions!
That means something else where I live.
Flight
The first half was very well done IMO, they could not close out the movie properly though. The supposed parallel story line of another woman turned out to be pointless and added additional 20 minutes to the movie that made it a touch too long. The scenes in the plane were also probably the best done yet.
I have not been able to tolerate Denzel in his last 10 movies or so but he consumed this role really well, shades of his usual OTT moments still creeped in but they were bearable.
6.5/10
The first half was very well done IMO, they could not close out the movie properly though. The supposed parallel story line of another woman turned out to be pointless and added additional 20 minutes to the movie that made it a touch too long. The scenes in the plane were also probably the best done yet.
I have not been able to tolerate Denzel in his last 10 movies or so but he consumed this role really well, shades of his usual OTT moments still creeped in but they were bearable.
6.5/10
spoiler about movie
That was was one the threads movie played with. It was largely geared up towards enabling the viewers to cheer for Denzel's character even though they probably should be hoping for someone like him to be caught by the system.
I agree, I think it's marvellous and so entertaining. It effortlessly combines light and playful (as with the first sales pitch and the little man inside me speech) with darker thrills (Keys dropping in on Walter late at night, or Walter taking out the daughter). The writing by Wilder and Chandler is exceptional, the way the character of Phyllis is slowly unveiled during the film is masterful. As for the dialogue, it's not so much the speed but the fluidity of the language that's so impressive.
I don't think that the film has aged badly. On the contrary, that the Coens have been mining the film for years, is testament to it's enduring freshness.
second part was least favourite for me
And me. I enjoyed it, but loved first and third.
Haven't seen many of these movies but The Maltese Falcon and Strangers on a Train are definitely better. MacMurray has nothing on Bogart.
Flash Gordon.
A crappy film in all respects, the acting is rubbish and the script is questionable, the CGI is non-existent, but I love it, I can and have watched it over and over again.
The best part is the sound track by Queen.
6/10 for me, but I suspect barely a 2 or 3 from others.
A crappy film in all respects, the acting is rubbish and the script is questionable, the CGI is non-existent, but I love it, I can and have watched it over and over again.
The best part is the sound track by Queen.
6/10 for me, but I suspect barely a 2 or 3 from others.
Any point continuing Cabin in the Woods?
No, it's awful.
Thanks, it looks it
Killing Them Softly - A good recession-era, anti-gangster film. It was very reminiscent of Dominik's earlier film Chopper with it's quiet intensity, brooding psychopathic characters and sudden burts of violence. The setting is a depressed small town in America around 2008 (ironic snippets of the 2008 Presidential campaign and global Recession were often seen or heard in the background), it's essentially a cynical and satirical take on the US, capitalism and the chaos of the mob world. It also had a terrific cast and whilst it was no tour de force, it kept me absorbed and interested for the entire running length.
Searching for Sugar Man - Fantastic docu. It's up there with Gimme Shelter as one of the greatest music documentaries I've seen. No one paid any mind to the enigmatic "Latin Bob Dylan" Rodriguez in America at the time and his two albums faded to obscurity, but he actually ended up becoming a star in South Africa, unbeknownst to himself. Engaging and with great music.
Bag of Bones.
A decent enough ghost story, Pierce Brosnan plays a writer and when his wife is killed, he goes to there country house, soon he starts to get ghostly visions and dreams.
Pierce Brosnan was excellent, has was the young girl playing Kyra.
Story behind it, is a Steven King novel about wanting revenge, well worth a watch.
6/10
A decent enough ghost story, Pierce Brosnan plays a writer and when his wife is killed, he goes to there country house, soon he starts to get ghostly visions and dreams.
Pierce Brosnan was excellent, has was the young girl playing Kyra.
Story behind it, is a Steven King novel about wanting revenge, well worth a watch.
6/10
Yes I agree. IMO he went way OTT with the word. Maybe that was the point? Was he trying to say we shouldn't be ashamed to say it? Or maybe he was just giving a big FU to Spike Lee?
Dorian Gray: I thought it wasn't bad like most of the reviews said it is. Haven't read the novel though.
Skyfall
I am a massive Bond fan and I was looking forward to this immensely and I was not disappointed.
It is not Craigs best Bond, for me that goes to Casino Royale but this comes a very very close second.
Loved seeing the old DB5 and playing the old style Bond music.
I thought the story was excellent, plenty of suspense and some nice humour in there.
I can see the new Q being very entertaining, also the way they threw in Moneypenny right at the end was not expected.
The villain (Silva) acts like a traditional Bond villain, cleaver and one step ahead all the time.
One of my best films of the year.
8.5/10
I am a massive Bond fan and I was looking forward to this immensely and I was not disappointed.
It is not Craigs best Bond, for me that goes to Casino Royale but this comes a very very close second.
Loved seeing the old DB5 and playing the old style Bond music.
I thought the story was excellent, plenty of suspense and some nice humour in there.
I can see the new Q being very entertaining, also the way they threw in Moneypenny right at the end was not expected.
The villain (Silva) acts like a traditional Bond villain, cleaver and one step ahead all the time.
One of my best films of the year.
8.5/10
Brick - Loved it, a detective story set in a high school done in a sort of noir style. Quite different to anything I've watched recently.
9/10
9/10
Good news Pauly...a new Texas Chainsaw 3D is released next week.
I turned this off after 30 minutes, I started watching it earlier because I found a good stream but I couldn't be arsed with it. Then again, I've never really liked James Bond films and I'm not sure why.
Cloud Atlas I thought this had the potential to be stunningly good or an utter disaster but it was neither. The 5 intertwining times/storylines are woven together pretty well and all in all it is an entertaining and quite pleasant way to while away a couple of hours. Quite what was the point of the story I'm not that sure but I'm am sure that you could find elephant sized plot holes if you wanted to be I quite enjoyed it. 7.5/10
I will watch it, but they are not my fav films.
City of God (2002)
It was raw, refreshing and quite captivating. Portrayal of the Brazilian Favelas of the 60's and 70's was very well done. There were enough subplots, backstories and character development throughout (Lil Ze, Rocket and others) to keep me interested and to keep the plot going strong.
Apparently based on a true story - and the amount of kids that were involved in the crimes, drugs and thuggery was quite staggering.
If you're sick of the cliched Hollywood stories and want something that challenges and evokes your mind a little more, this is definitely worth your time
8/10
It was raw, refreshing and quite captivating. Portrayal of the Brazilian Favelas of the 60's and 70's was very well done. There were enough subplots, backstories and character development throughout (Lil Ze, Rocket and others) to keep me interested and to keep the plot going strong.
Apparently based on a true story - and the amount of kids that were involved in the crimes, drugs and thuggery was quite staggering.
If you're sick of the cliched Hollywood stories and want something that challenges and evokes your mind a little more, this is definitely worth your time
8/10
The Hobbit - 9/10
The Descendants - 7/10 - very nice little story. Wasn't bothered about watching initially but am glad I did.
Hugo - 5/10 - for a kids movie it's pretty boring. It looks nice but the story did nothing for me at all.
Warhorse - 7/10 - again I was not overly pushed about watching but again I ended up really enjoying the movie.
The Descendants - 7/10 - very nice little story. Wasn't bothered about watching initially but am glad I did.
Hugo - 5/10 - for a kids movie it's pretty boring. It looks nice but the story did nothing for me at all.
Warhorse - 7/10 - again I was not overly pushed about watching but again I ended up really enjoying the movie.
I enjoyed Arrietty. Sure it was fairly toned down compared to their other stuff, but that didn't make it any less enjoyable.
Yup. It was sweet alright.
The Last Seduction - A quite brilliant neo-noir. I don't know why but it reminded me a bit of Glengarry Glen Ross with it's amoralness and jazziness. Linda Fiorentino was amazing and just ridiculously sexy.