The Chorus: A teacher has been hired by a school that has ‘difficult’ children. Only when he comes in for the first day does he realise how difficult they can be. The film actually starts off with a French musician (the actor ‘Jacques Perrin‘, also in Cinema Paradiso) in the US being told that there […]
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Movie: The Lost Weekend (1945)
The Lost Weekend: A rather different kind of film. The main character in this film is an alcoholic, and, as might be obvious from the title, you are following him on a weekend. I thought this was a mostly very well done film, with the desperation coming through the character in certain situations, but, also the […]
Movie: The Life of David Gale (2003)
The Life of David Gale: This was a film a friend online recommended I should watch. It was an interesting film. It did however feel like something was missing. It’s an engaging mystery/crime/thriller, though if you’re like me, you’ll end up questioning parts of the film. I’m a Kevin Spacey fan, so I did like the film […]
Movie: Stand By Me (1986)
Stand By Me: I must be missing something fundamental in this film – I thought it was badly acted, or at least, badly directed for the actors, and not really very interesting either. The story is a bunch of friends go out on a trip to find the body of a boy who has gone […]
Movie: The Apartment (1960)
The Apartment: The premise of this film is a bit weird. The main character, C. C. Baxter is a young office worker, who is trying to rise the ranks in the company he works. This plan is on the back of the fact that a few of the upper executives use his city apartment as […]
Movie: No Country for Old Men (2007)
No Country for Old Men: I wasn’t sure what to expect out of this film, I am not a massive fan of the Coen brothers, though I do like some of their films. I did, however, mostly enjoy this film. The dialogue in parts was difficult for me to understand, and I had to switch […]
Movie: Watchmen (2009)
Watchmen: The first film I’ve seen in the cinema since The Dark Knight. And it was good. I do think that people who have not read the book might be rather confused with this film – if they’re expecting real superheroes and stuff, perhaps. Obviously, there is one real superhero, but even though he is […]
Movie: Cool Hand Luke (1967)
Cool Hand Luke: A film that showed the life of a small prison, with the main character being ‘Luke’ (played by Paul Newman). It’s a difficult film to describe – it’s one that basically just needs to be watched… I enjoyed it, and the ending was unexpected, for me. i give it 8/10
Movie: The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
The Adventures of Robin Hood: I assumed this would be a very serious kind of film, for some reason. I am glad it wasn’t. It reminded me very much of ‘Robin Hood: Men in Tights’. Of course, that film is a spoof of this one! Anyway, the action in this film was rather good, especially for […]
Movie: Family Guy Presents Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story (2005)
Family Guy Presents Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story: A rather silly film. I don’t watch the series, so there might have been a fair few inside jokes I did not get in this film. It was good fun, but, not anything truly special really. I give it 6/10