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Really, really fun film. The 2 hours flew by, Tom Holland is awesome as Peter Parker, but Michael Keaton totally stole the show - what a fantastic actor, can't wait to see him in 'American Assassin' in a couple of months. The action scenes were damn good, and there was plenty of humour in the more quiet scenes - the sidekick Ned was a total riot. Downey Jr was also really cool to see appear in a few scenes. I can't wait to see more of Holland's Spiderman in future fims.
An exhilarating but flawed film that gets Nolan back on track after two duds in a row. On a primal level, the film is a beast. It rattles its way on to the screen and doesn't let up til the very end.
The peculiar choice to tell the story in a non-linear fashion drags the film down a notch or two unfortunately, with several time jumps being quite clumsy and jarring.
That being said, its a really immersive and visceral experience for the most part, with some stunningly well shot aerial battle sequences. I saw it in 70mm and will be seeing it on digital to compare the two when the film is out next week.
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre film that is unfairly hardly ever talked about. Even the next film is talked about more, as a bad film, but still.
As I remembered, this one is indeed faithful the tone of the original film (I get the impression that the director, Jeff Burr, wanted to make a proper sequel, but set some years later), though I think the original ending works better. Not only that, but it out-right ignores the previous film, Leatherface even walks with a leg brace, as a result of his injury at the climax of the first film.
Leatherface having a daughter is an idea that begs to be continued in a sequel. Pity that never happened. Just think, in 2017, the Sawyer bloodline might still be alive and kicking.
Chainsaw Rev-ometer:
1. Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
2. Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III (1990)
2. Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)
I have Baron Blood (Arrow Video) but as yet haven't got around to Lisa and The Devil; so many Arrow Videos to get, so little cash! And I'm on a bit of a Japanese cinema kick at the moment.
I did think seeing the trailer to TCSM2 that it looked a little campy, and have to admit that did put me off a bit.
Duds? I don't believe Nolan has ever made a "dud." The only one of his films I haven't seen, other than Dunkirk, is "Following" but the other have been great and well received. His last two movies were The Dark Knight Rises (2012) and Interstellar (2014) and those were far from duds.
I too have yet to see a dud from Nolan. He's just been a bit overindulgent of late, and it's good to read that he may be back on his game. His brother didn't write this one, did he? That may have something to do with it.
I really enjoyed 'Interstellar,' that seems to be one of the few fans are the most divisive about.
As for his other films, I've enjoyed every one of them and Interstellar is in my top three Nolan films, just after Inception.
Interstellar is a bit emotional (wish he'd dialled back on that a bit) but it really gets you thinking.
The only films of his I've yet to see are 'Dunkirk' and 'Following.'
I have a small number of releases from Arrow video, but I still kick myself for not trying harder to get hold of a copy of Savage Streets (Linda Blair doing a Charles Bronson impression, sounds like my kind of film). I have no clue as to the sales of the DVD, but it felt like shops sold out rapidly.
It's probably best you avoid TCM2. Watch part III, it at least tried to be a faithful sequel.
Beautiful film, one of the few in the film noir genre that leave the typical city setting and trade it for snow and desolation. A touching movie, starring Robert Ryan and Ida Lupino.
I'm aware of what the films are, otherwise I wouldn't have made the comment in the first place.
Matter of opinion I guess. For me, TDKR falls apart after Bane drops Batsy over his knee and Interstellar quickly devolved into pretentious hokey once they head into space.
So yeah, for me, they're both creative duds.
Either way, Dunkirk leaves them in the sand.
Very good film. Love the snow setting.
One I need to check out too. I love noirs, and love it all the more when the genre is given a twist (and setting isn't one that overtly comes to mind).
I saw Bay of Blood for the first time pretty recently. I think (like Argento's early giallos) it definitely falls under the category of films that were influential to the first slashers, but does not actually belong to the genre. There is, as you mentioned, that 20-25 minute segment in the middle that plays out very much like a proto-Friday the 13th with four teenagers smoking reefers and having sex by a lake, then getting butchered in colorful ways, but the rest of the film is an overly convoluted family plot of scheming and murder that really doesn't go along with the slasher formula. A very influential film on the genre though, yes. (And that ending!)
Yes, and it is referred to as a giallo in the blurb on the back,
This 1945 horror anthology film with, amongst others, a delicious Michael Regrave and Roland Culver, takes a little while to build momentum but once there, it takes off like a jet. The Ventriloquist sequence is itself a classic of cinema history. Not a movie everyone will enjoy in 2017, but certainly recommended to fans of 40s horror.
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This is a great film & a welcome third act in the rebooted trilogy. Director Matt Reeves does for apes what Nolan did for comic book films here - namely he transcends the genre & creates a grounded universe with sympathetic characters we can relate to and root for, while delivering a compelling message. What’s incredible is that these are, for the most part, motion capture characters but they exhibit tremendous ‘humanity’ (ironically), for lack of a better word. That is a testament to the seamless technology, but also the wonderful direction and acting. Once again, the film revolves around the central reluctant hero, Ceasar, played brilliantly by Andy Serkis. He and his fellow apes had escaped to a sanctuary in the jungle at the end of the last film, where they are attempting to co-exist with humans. Unfortunately they are tracked by a ruthless lunatic Colonel (Woody Harrelson, in a particularly chilling turn), head of a renegade paramilitary group. When Ceasar encounters tragic & consequential personal loss, he is overcome by grief and must now choose between turning the other cheek (which was his earlier preferred position) or an eye for an eye. Was Koba, his fellow lab ape and antagonist in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes right after all? Is violence and total victory the only path? This moral dilemma haunts Ceasar as he contemplates next steps and serves as one of the film’s core messages. He is accompanied by his trusted friends Maurice (the wise, peace loving orangutan), Rocket (the chimpanzee who was his former rival in the first film) & Luca (the huge genetically modified ape). They are joined on their quest by a speechless little girl Nova (Amiah Miller, who does so much here without saying a word) and a lonely lab simian known as Bad Ape, who provides a lot of the comic relief.
This is a film which resonates. It’s an allegory on our mistrusting, suspicious, ‘us against them’ war mongering world. This is not traditional popcorn entertainment - its messages are serious and told in a compelling manner. What's amazing is that the film is narrated primarily from the perspective of the apes, who are the central characters here (the humans hardly have much to say) and yet the drama is credible, heart stirringly emotional and coherent. The score by Michael Giacchino is a work of genius, with some truly wonderful cues and melodies which complement the proceedings. This joins the LoTR, Bourne & Bat trilogies as one of the best I’ve seen. I recently learned that Matt Reeves will be directing the next solo Batman film & I’m very encouraged, on the basis of his work here. Recommended.