In Cold Blood: A book conversion of the true story written by Truman Capote of two criminals who killed a whole family in rural Kansas. I found the first 30 minutes of this film extremely dull to watch – I fell asleep in that time. I am glad that I perservered however. Also, as much as […]
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Movie: Gone with the Wind (1939)
Gone with the Wind: An epic movie that everyone else appears to have watched. I thought it really was very good, and the main character, Scarlett was fantastically played by Vivien Leigh. Except one point, where she screams. The emotions in this film were all over the place, if you don’t shed a tear near […]
Movie: The General (1927)
The General: Oddly, Lovefilm reckon this film is a 1926 movie, while IMDB reckons it’s 1927. I’ll go with the IMDB year, as that’s what I’ve used in the past when the dates differ on the two sites. This is the only Buster Keaton film I can recall watching as an adult. In fact, I […]
Movie: Notorious (1946)
Notorious: Another great Hitchcock film. This is one part of the IMDB top 250 that I’m learning to love – I never really knew Hitchcock before – I mean, I’d heard of his name, and that he was a mystery/thriller/crime person of some sort (wasn’t sure if he was a writer or a director)! Now […]
Movie: Frankenstein (1931)
Frankenstein: I think almost everyone knows what this film is about, or, at least, the premise of it. Man creates being, being turns into monster, monster scares the villagers, and they destroy it. I am in two minds about this film. On the one hand, I thought some parts of this film were excellent, yet, […]
Movie: The Kid (1921)
The Kid: An early Charlie Chaplin film, where he is the Tramp character. I still find it amazing how many films Charlie Chaplin made, and that he was the director, writer, star, composer for so many of them too. This is an enjoyable film, with an absolutely fantastic performance by The Kid himself. If you […]
Movie: Mystic River (2003)
Mystic River: I thought this was a good film, but, confusing in parts. I didn’t follow some parts of it straight away, as the speech was at different volume levels, so I was constantly battling with the volume control – the loud bits were way too loud, and the quiet bits were way too quiet. […]
Movie: Sleuth (1972)
Sleuth: I’m not going to say much about this film, apart from that it was very very good. I think anything I say about this film might give away the plot too much. It really is very good, and I suggest you watch it if you get a chance. It’s a mystery thriller film. I […]
Movie: Halloween (1978)
Halloween: A horror film with rather a lot of hype behind it. I thought it was okay – but, nothing special. Yes, wow, no special effects, etc – but, it’s still just a boring old horror movie, with parts that are far too predictable. I give it 5/10
Movie: The Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
The Bride of Frankenstein: I haven’t seen the earlier Frankenstein movie yet – it was a mistake on my part that I didn’t put a lower priority on this film on my lovefilm subscription..Anyway, I thought the introduction to this film was done a little oddly – I couldn’t tell whether the acting was purposely […]