Annie Hall: How do you describe this film? I’ve a bit of a love/hate relationship with Woody Allen’s films. In fact, I find him frustrating to watch on screen at times. I found him frustrating to watch on screen in this movie at times too. But, that didn’t stop me enjoying this movie immensely. His […]
Month: June 2009
Movie: It Happened One Night (1934)
It Happened One Night: A comedy. Very good. Not much else to add to this. Except that it’s simply excellent, and must be watched by all! The humour may be predictable at times, but, it’s simply a very well done film. I give it 10/10
Movie: Wages of Fear (1953)
Wages of Fear: This was an odd film – I found it painfully slow for the first half, and also incredibly slow during the latter half at times. The film is centred on a bunch of Europeans (or at the least, non South Americans) in a South American town trying to survive in a place […]
Movie: Yojimbo (1961)
Yojimbo: A film about a samurai who happens to come to a small town that has a feud going on between two criminals. Instead of moving on when suggested, he decides to stick around and play the criminal gangs off against each other. It’s a very good movie, and has a reasonable pace. I understand that […]
Movie: Prince Mononoke (1997)
Princess Mononoke: A Japanese animation of top quality again. Surreal, but, that kind of goes without saying. The story was very good, the characters likable, and the action interesting. Very much worth a watch. I watched it with English dubbing. I give it 9/10.