3:10 to Yuma: One thing amused me about this film – the lead parts were played by an Englishman (Christian Bale) and a NZ/Australian man (Russell Crowe) in an American wild west film. Christian Bale’s character is a rancher, who is rather poor, and is being pushed off his land. He comes across an opportunity to […]
Day: 2009/12/20
Movie: Equilibrium (2002)
Equilibrium: I have no idea why IÂ ever added this to my list of films to watch. Even the premise sounds really stupid. The premise is that in a world after a third world war, emotions are banned, as they cause war, murder, rape, etc. Christian Bale’s character is one who enforces this system. And halfway […]
Movie: Hard Boiled (1992)
Hard Boiled: A John Woo fim with no pretentions – and that’s what made it good. It’s an unrealistic action film, with a cop who is a real tough guy, and has brains too. I don’t mean that part is unrealistic – I just mean the story itself, and how it plays out is unrealistic. […]
Movie: Babel (2006)
Babel: IÂ found this film just felt a bit empty, and a bit pointless. I found ‘Crash’ far more interesting, and the interlocking stories were a lot more, well… interlocking. There are apparently 4 stories in this film. Supposedly linking together, but, hardly, in my opinion. The only good thing about this film was the depiction […]
Movie: Glory (1989)
Glory: This was a film about an all volunteer black regiment in the US Civil War. It says it is the first, but I’m confused by the other black regiment they meet in the course of the story. The film is based on the letters that Col. Robert Gould Shaw would send home to his […]
Movie: U-571 (2000)
U-571: This film had a big flaw, in that IÂ didn’t think the casting was very good. IÂ just didn’t see Matthew McConaughey as any good in the role he was in. Also, the story in general just seemed to pale in comparison to Das Boot. I don’t think it’s really worth watching, unless you’re some kind […]