Infernal Affairs: This is the Hong Kong movie that The Departed was based upon. It is very similar, as it is pretty much exactly the same plot. The Hollywood version did feel a little more polished, though Infernal Affairs was excellent in its own right. If you’re a fan of The Departed, it’s definitely worth […]
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Movie: To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
To Kill a Mockingbird: I have read the book, but can hardly remember it – only the main plot, not many of the details. The film brought some of these details back. I do remember that I thought the book was excellent. The film too, was very good. I think it brought across the main characters really […]
Movie: Spirited Away (2001)
Spirited Away – Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi: I wasn’t sure if I’d like this film, after reading the short synopsis available on Lovefilm, but, that was all pointless as I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. The story is of a young girl who is unhappy about moving to a new home with her parents, and […]
Movie: Code Name: The Cleaner (2007)
Code Name: The Cleaner: A comedy film that is inspired by the Bourne trilogy. The movie starts with the lead character waking up in a bed with a dead FBI agent, and a wound to the head. The film then follows the character trying to figure out what kind of situation he is in. It’s […]
Movie: Hellboy 2: The Golden Army (2008)
Hellboy 2: The Golden Army: A good sequel – though it was sad not to see the agent from the last movie in this one – he was quite good. The scenes were good, the acting was good, and I thought the storyline was fairly good too. Plenty of action in this one again. I […]
Movie: National Treasure (2004)
National Treasure: A movie from my ‘hi-def’ list, so it’s not on the IMDB top 250 or anything. It has 6.8/10 as an average on there as I write this. Well, an odd one. I’ve always wanted to watch it, but there’s been something niggling at me about this movie that’s put me off ever buying […]
Movie: Kung Fu Panda (2008)
Kung Fu Panda: A fun film, and, not just for kids! Definitely in the same class as Shrek.Story is of a Panda who is an unlikely saviour. It actually kind of reminds me of Kung Fu Hustle a bit, with the ending.I’m too tired to review this – just would recommend you watch it. It’s […]
Movie: Rocky (1976)
Rocky: This is the story of Rocky Balboa, a ‘bum’ as he’s described in the film, whose life is going nowhere, until, out of the blue, he is chosen as a contender for the world heavyweight champion.I think Stallone was very good in this movie, his character wasn’t really very smart, and the character himself knew […]
Movie: Thirteen Ghosts (2001)
Thirteen Ghosts: One word: Rubbish. And, no, it was not an IMDB top 250, it was a random choice from my ‘hi-def’ list, I don’t really recall adding it, it must’ve been added in the early days of my lovefilm subscription. Fancy special effects, but stupidly crap movie. It used lots of cliches, and stupid […]
Movie: M (1931)
M: A film about a child murderer in Berlin, who terrorises the city, and causes the police to look anywhere and everywhere in an attempt to find a clue to the murderers identity. This causes a knock on effect for criminals who are targeted more, and even the general population, where any contact with a […]