For a Few Dollars More: First things first, if Clint Eastwood is meant to be the man with no name, then why does he have a name? I’m not a western connoisseur, but, I enjoyed this movie. I also think that’s the first time I’ve ever written ‘connoisseur’, and I appear to have spelt it […]
Author: Sid
Movie: Persepolis (2007)
Persepolis: Owen lent me this movie. And I am so glad he did. It’s an absolutely amazing film.The story is of a girl growing up in Iran since the late 1970s, and her experiences. From when the Shah was deposed during the revolution, to when the new government came to power.There are some amazingly powerful […]
Movie: Family Man (2000)
Family Man: This film was a gift to me by a couch surfing couple that stayed at my house a month or so ago. If I’m honest, it’s not the kind of movie I’d probably have chosen to watch, but, I actually enjoyed it. It was soppy as heck in parts, but, still enjoyable. It’s […]
Movie: Species (1995)
Species: What can I say – a movie for boys who like girls. But still vaguely interesting. Kind of a horror/sci-fi. Interesting concept of alien lifeform making contact with Earth – reminds me of some old John Varley books I’ve read. The Ophiuci Line specifically – just the bit about how the aliens communicate. I don’t […]
Movie: Vertigo (1958)
Vertigo: I’m not sure how to describe this movie. The movie is a mystery one. The first half had very little dialogue for fairly long periods, which made it very slow for me, and kind of put me off a bit.The story is based around an ex detective in San Francisco who is scared of […]
Movies: Fantastic Four: The Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007), The Third Man (1949)
Fantastic Four: The Rise of the Silver Surfer: Well, this was a movie I have wanted to see for a while, but knew it had very poor reviews. I can see why now. Even with all the really good special effects, it could not be saved.How Doctor Doom got to Latveria was not explained. Why the […]
Movie(s): The Boys from Brazil (1978), Chinatown (1974)
The Boys from Brazil: Lots of German accents in this movie. The movie starts off with a Jewish kid investigating a neo-nazi group in Paraguay. It’s all going fairly slowly until he uncovers a plot that is being hatched by the group.This movie kept me in suspense for a long part of it, because (to […]
Movie(s): Outsourced (2006), Signs (2002), North by Northwest (1959), Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Outsourced: This is a film that I’ve been trying to get hold of for some time.Basically, an American company wants to outsource their call centre to India, and this is the story of the American guy tasked to go out there and improve things. It’s a comedy drama, and it’s simply very good. It’s mostly […]
Movie: Bugsy Malone (1976)
Bugsy Malone: Well, this was a fun movie – made for kids, with an all child cast, but it’s in the top 250, so it was on the list. I’m surprised I’ve never come across it before on TV as a child.Jodie Foster was recognisable quite easily – and she was the only actor/actress that […]
Movie: Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Silence of the Lambs: Apparently I’m one of the few people in the world that hasn’t seen this movie. I think I’ve done well, and not let the hype that surrounds this movie get to me, and I really enjoyed this.Some scenes, or parts of scenes I’ve seen previously, but not enough to know what […]