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the illusionist (2006)
pleasantly surprised by this given the negative reviews further up. not as good as the prestige but a cute little story in its own right; nicely directed & shot with a mysterious air and token surprise ending pitch black (2000) if you're randomly crash-landing a team of badly-acted misfits on a planet full of flesh-eating aliens that only come out at night, then surely it makes sense to NOT do it on a planet with two suns that has one night of darkness every 22 years! but nope, as luck would have it that night is mere hours away and all the monsters are ready & waiting, despite having not eaten or even seen the outside world in 22 years. in essence it's kind of a poor man's aliens, but with too much stupid to even enjoy on a popcorn level. it's even badly shot (daylight is ridiculously over-saturated and the shakycam is nauseating in places) the thin red line (1998) really enjoyed this up until the point where they take the japanese camp; magnificently shot and convincingly acted. seemed to lose momentum after that though and got a little too caught up in flashbacks and 'poetic' philosophical ramblings, without really developing the characters (witt & tall were the only ones i ended up caring for). not sure i'd have the patience to give it a second viewing the beaver (2011) if you can get past mel gibson donning a glove puppet, putting on a ray winstone impression and demanding everyone address him as 'the beaver' then this is actually quite a touching study on mental illness and its effects on family. my only problem was that the subplot with the older son didn't really have much connection to the main story, but on the whole good angel heart (1987) unsure how i managed to go so long without even knowing about this, let alone seeing it. loved it.. dark, disturbing & mysterious, totally my kind of movie. that said, the 'reveal' with de niro's character at the end could have been a lot more subtle and allowed the viewer to piece together the clues to his identity themselves.. which would have probably elevated it to a 10/10 in my book blitz (2011) very standard 'gritty' british police/murderer thriller with jason statham playing dirty harry. it was barely okay. fun in places but a bit naff in others. not sure i'd recommend it last, and definitely least: your highness (2011) seriously, anyone in two minds about seeing this cos it looks like a fun pineapple express type stoner comedy, don't. it's an amateurishly cobbled together humourless mess of wanking and sex references aimed squarely at schoolboys. there is literally nothing good about it (save for a few boobs maybe? if, like me, you were tempted by that shot of a scantily clad natalie portman in the trailer, just watch the trailer again. that's the only time you see her like that) regarding Your Highness, Angel Heart and The Thin Red Line - disagree regarding Illusionist (boo) and Pitch Black. I have a total weakness for cheesy sci fi horror action stuff though. Then again, haven't seen Pitch Black in years...
I've always subscribed to the theory that the island is the Empyrium, though not in the strictly Christian sense.
The purgatory theories, the flash-sideways, the afterlife fall in line nicely following the original premise. The whole movie was let down by the child's eyes at the end. Having said that, it was a great movie, I would recommend to anyone lol ;D
Watched
Insomnia (2004) (or was it 2002) yesterday. Was not as good as I hoped, but still good. Somehow it felt on the one hand incomplete/undeveloped while on the other there was a lot of unncessary stuff. The detective (Al Pacino) character did not convince me. The insomnia itself was well presented but felt almost completely superfluous to me since the character was screwed up in the first place. Robin Williams was ace. although Chris Nolan's weakest movie. The original NOrwegian film is also better (especially the ending).
Three days of the condor
Redford was a terrible choice for that character and the character itself was terribly introduced. I hated him for the sheer stupidity and idiocy with the girl. It got better after they had sex. Ultimately felt like one of those movies where you had to analyse the book in school and then watched the movie with the teacher and said ah, this is that scene and oh, interesting how the director did this. I really did not get into it nor did I like it in the end. found something off about 3 Days of the Condor, its decent enough but the pacing is not great. But I'm a big Faye Dunaway fan and whilst this isnt her best role, she's still good in this.
Holy shit, what a crazy god damn ride. Insanely cool vision, 80s style Grindhouse, super brutal over the top gore, pretty consistent pace. Although it starts off as just a violent action flick, it delves into really surreal territory with the introduction of The Plague (wtf?). The lighting is generally very harsh but provides that 80s comic book feel, almost like something you might see in Heavy Metal. Also kind of a throw back to movies like The Toxic Avenger, in that it's a city overrun with corruption that gets saved by an unlikely hero.
The violence is definitely not for the weak of stomach, it's very brutal and gory, and the movie does not shy away from absolutely despicable things like setting a school bus full of children on fire. You probably know it's an instant cult classic already, but it's very easy to see why. Absolutely insane movie. Yeah I really enjoyed hobo with a shotgun too. It was just what I expected and didn't let me down, unlike, for example, Machete. Rutger Hauer does a good job of grounding the movie by playing it straight while the rest of the movie goes crazy.
Thor is ultra crap. Cheap CGI that makes 50s puppets look realistic in comparison. No character development to sṕeak of even though the whole movie is supposed to be about it. Clich� story. Whole movie had no more substance than a 15 second trailer. Avoid!
I don't know what this is, I don't know what language is being spoken, I don't know what country it's from, but I want to see it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZdqTo9svrg&feature=player_embedded The Troll Hunter
Very cool, well done in a Troll Witch Project style, comedy funny in places, made all the better by how completely straight and dead pan it's played, especially the main character. Okay there's some plot holes and the trolls could have been scarier, but does exactly what it says on the tin. Oh, I did find the constant rain a bit depressing though, too much like the UK lol. Hanna
I expected a completely different story and was pleasantly surprised. Stylish exciting action thriller drama (minor) psycho movie with awesome music from the chemical brothers. Will watch again! Tony Scott in good movie shocker. Does exactly what I didnt expect it to do, not too long, not too dumb and quite exciting and suspenseful.
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