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My partner. But I don't think his mother would be too pleased with me. ;-)
Okay, fine, maybe I came on a bit too strong with the whole burning at the stake thing. But I say 50 lashings is still warranted for his cinematic ignorance. I mean, it's Hitch for crying out loud! :D
Till he met me, he'd only ever seen 1 Bond movie, never seen a Star Wars or a Godfather film.
I despair! ~X(
He's watched more films in the last 12 months than in his entire life! :D
A political thriller that has its heart in the great era of 70s movies. How brave to make a commercial comic book character into such a great post-modern polemic of how we are controlled today...my god, that is brave.
Spend the money, go watch it, its a tremendous intelligent, yes intelligent, film that has given me a bit of faith that hollywood can make entertaining, well scripted, beautifully acted films.
The only negative for me, is that when the comic book theme is added back into the movie, it brought the movie down for me - how weird? I know it sounds strange but it was so out of place for the tone of this movie.
Watch it you'll love it.
I think I'll join you - as i caught the mid credits sequence but missed the end credits sequence.
Fantastic film...roll on X-Men and The Raid 2.
:| Oh dear.
I love that movie, too, btw.
(There's a line about it in Dallas Buyers Club, and I remember thinking when watching it something along the lines of "I bet some of you kids didn't get that..." - And unfortunately I'm sure I was right. I imagine there are now a bunch of people who believe that somebody called Rock Hudson once starred in some movie called North By Northwest.)
Well done you.
The Strange Love Of Martha Ivers (1946) with Barbara Stanwyck, Van Heflin, Lizabeth Scott, and (in his film debut) Kirk Douglas. I had seen this before, long time ago, and barely remembered it, and it was well worth re-watching. Good old black and white film noir.
Bernie (2011) with Jack Black, Shirley MacLaine, and Matthew McConaughey, all great. Black was quite brilliant in fact. Based on a true story, amazingly enough. This is categorized as a comedy, and even if it's a black one, I still don't really see it as a comedy myself. I certainly never laughed once and thought the story was quite tragic and sad in the end. I did like it, though.
Both viewed in the last month or two.
I think you need a thorough talk with your partner about who Alfred Hitchcock is!
:))
I have not watched this film since Hatchet 2, but watching it now, it comes of as minimal compared to it's successor. Though the film is still no slouch when it comes to stylized gore, and all done the old fashioned way, no CGI. The key to a good slasher film is primarily down to it's final girl, and in this one, I didn't find Marybeth all that likeable. One minute she is holding it together, the next she is in hysterics.
Having said that, you lot are really making me want to see the new Captain America film. Will I understand it if I haven't seen the first one (I have seen Avengers, if that helps)?
Monday: Mud (2012) with Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Sam Shepard. Excellently cast, even the kids were really good. I had heard good things about this one, but had no idea what it was about (which is often a great way to watch movies). I liked it a lot, and so did the friend I was watching it with. =D>
Tuesday: Lonely Hearts (2006) with Jared Leto & Salma Hayek (the murderous couple) and John Travolta & James Gandolfini (investigating the case). Based on a true story. Well done and all, but for some reason I didn't like it as much as I would have wanted to. It certainly wasn't bad, but I don't know... Gotta watch it again some day.
Wednesday: Panic Room (2002) by David Fincher. With Jodie Foster, Forest Whitaker, Jared Leto, Kristen Stewart (aged 10-11). Much better than I remembered. I enjoyed this a lot more now than the first time around, go figure. (A minor, but interesting detail: the cornrows - just perfect for Junior. :P An inspired hairstyle choice, and I'm pleased that Fincher approved. I love it when actors come up with their own ideas and input, too - then it's up to the director to decide for or against.)
A somewhat obnoxious, unpleasent film from Mr Michael Bay. After hearing Mark Kermode's devastating review I was curious to watch it for myself - maybe against my better judgement. While I didn't hate it as much as he did I can completely understand his criticisms of the film.
For me the biggest flaws are that a). it tries to be ironic and thought provoking but keeps going back to cheap "Bay-isms" and b) despite being a dark comedy it just isn't funny as most of the humour is too vulgar and/or juvenile (didn't they already do the "getting comically tazered" routine in The Hangover?).
Mark Walberg was ok and the story itself is interesting but should have been directed by better, more respectful hands.
A poor effort yet again from the director everyone loves to hate.
4/10
Picking up where Hatchet left one, and things are about to get bloodier. This one must have more of the red stuff in 5 minutes than the first did from start to finish, and the first one wasn't exactly lacking in the ol' claret department.
Horror legend in her own right, Danielle Harris, takes over as Marybeth, further adding to this series roster of horror actors. And to top it off, we get bit more back story to the origins of Victor Crowley.
1. Hatchet 2 (2010)
2. Hatchet (2006)
I’m not a particularly big fan of Anderson’s in general. While I have yet to see a film of his I don’t find charming to some extent, sometimes their offbeat quirkiness seems rather calculated and I seldom feel the need to revisit them. Moonrise Kingdom would be a fine example. I distinctly remember having a good time at the cinema, but today I couldn’t really tell you anything about the film apart from the basic plot and some famous names appearing in it. I don’t feel particularly inclined to freshen up my memory either.
That said, The Grand Budapest Hotel is probably my favourite film of 2014 so far. The film is unquestionably fluffy, whimsical and somewhat aloof, which certainly goes for its many darker parts as well. It would be pushing it to suggest that the elements of satire, murder mystery, slapstick comedy, violence, romance, requiem, adventure, thriller, period drama and hints of political commentary really gel, but then again the film’s ambitions lie elsewhere. It does offer a rollercoaster of a tall tale for anyone inclined to be taken for a ride. The visuals are lush and highly stylized with different aspect ratios, self-conscious cuts between the lavish atrium of The Grand Budapest Hotel and the very obvious miniature model serving as its exterior and special effects paying tribute to the ones of the silent era. Though the quirky, repetitive score mostly stays in the background, it gradually adds a nearly hypnotic quality to the proceedings. And while a sense of sadness and dread slowly finds its feet among the absurdity and vagaries, it’s hard not to smile in the face of the coming disaster.
And while the cast is uniformly good, Ralph Fiennes stands out as a somewhat unexpectedly gifted comedic actor. Bond fans can look forward to see him going up against not only Mathieu Amalric but also Willem Dafoe’s memorable private detective, really a Bond film henchman seen through an Austin Powers tinted filter (poor cat, though). And until proven wrong, I will take the downhill chase near the end of the film as homage to On Her Majesty’s Secret Service.
Like the titular establishment, I’m not sure how The Grand Budapest Hotel will stand the test of time. Most definitely a good time at the cinema, though, and I’m fairly confident I will revisit at least this world of Anderson’s.
5/10
7.5/10
You will understand it fine, but it would be a huge advantage to see the first one first. There are characters from that film who resurface, and you will appreciate the interaction between Steve Rogers and those characters much more if you know the backstory.
Captain America -the winter soldier - What a brilliant movie it achieved being a great actionmovie, the attack on Nick Fury being absolutely terrifying, it has some political overtones with a shedload of critism aimed at the NSA and their tactics taken one step further into a fascist new world. If EON should start taking notes when it comes to making a rounded script that actually works.
Chris Evans has made captain America in three movies a complete and intense character that is lost in time but still stands for something whatever the costs. It annoys me that EON could not deliver such a rounded character with three Craig movies for Daniel, simply because the man deserves it. 10/10