The Maltese Falcon: A real classic. Humphrey Bogart really is amazing in this film. He is a private detective, hired by a woman to find her sister. You find out rather early on things aren’t exactly how they might seem with her. The suspense for me was wondering how early on did Sam Spade (Humphrey Bogart) […]
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Movie: Run Lola Run (1998)
Run Lola Run: At the start of this film, I just wanted the conversation with the boyfriend to be over. He was just too thick – the kind of character that I would normally expect in a horror film, not this kind of film. It’s Lola’s fault that this happened, because she had her scooter […]
Movie: All About Eve (1950)
All About Eve: As the title might imply, this movie is about a character called Eve. The movie starts with an award ceremony where she is receiving the highest award (which I forget the title of), and goes back to a few months (I think) when Eve came into the story, as a very polite, […]
Movie: Billy Elliot (2000)
Billy Elliot: This movie was another gift given to me by a couchsurfing couple. I’ve seen it in the stores a lot, as well as seen adverts for the play in London, and wondered whether I would like it. I have to say, I’m not a fan of ballet – I don’t dislike it, but then […]
Movie: The Seventh Seal (1957)
The Seventh Seal: I wasn’t sure what to expect from this film. I didn’t enjoy it as much as I thought I might, considering the subject matter – that of a Holy crusader knight questioning the existence of God. I found this movie very slow going, even though it was only 92 minutes long. There […]
Movie: Escape from New York (1981)
Escape from New York: A post apocalyptic John Carpenter movie. Crime has shot up in the United States and for some reason, they’ve decided to make Manhattan Island a prison. Once you go in, you don’t get out. Kurt Russell is about to become the newest inmate, until a plane crash lands in New York […]
Movie: Cinema Paradiso (1988) – Directors Cut
Cinema Paradiso: Wow, what a film. It’s a story that focuses on one man who recalls his life from childhood through to teenage years, and, what I assume is him in his late forties. First, some flaws with the film. I thought that the acting of the young mother a couple of times seemed a bit […]
Movie: Flyboys (2006)
Flyboys: This was an educational film for me. I had absolutely no idea that American men were going to France to fly fighter planes before the US was officially involved in the first World War.The film was inspired by a true story. I assume it wasn’t very strict to the original story, but the film […]
Movie: Requiem for a Dream (2000)
Requiem for a Dream: A very tragic movie. In one of the extras, it was claimed it was not really a drug movie, but, I’m not quite sure how he came to that conclusion.The story was very odd. I still don’t fully understand it, I watched it on Tuesday night. It had some rather good […]
Movie: Modern Times (1936)
Modern Times: This is the first Charlie Chaplin film I can recall watching as an adult. I wasn’t sure if I should be expecting slapstick comedy – not with a movie that’s in the IMDB top 250. I was surprised. And it was excellent.Charlie Chaplin is a factory worker who has a nervous breakdown, and […]