From Hell: I spent the first little while of this film wondering if I had seen it before, as some scenes rang a bell in my memory. I had seen it before. It shows how bad my memory is, if I can’t remember watching a film that I must’ve seen in the last 8 years […]
Film Log
Logs of movies I’ve watched.
Movie: Ran (1985)
Ran: A kind of remake of ‘King Lear’, but, in feudal Japan. The word ‘Ran’ in Japanese means ‘chaos’ or ‘revolt’. I think it’s amazing, the effort that has gone into this film. And the massive sets, and extras, etc. However, I found it incredibly tedious, and slow for most of the film. The battle […]
Movie: Sanjuro (1962)
Sanjuro: This film seemed very very similar to Yojimbo, which I enjoyed, so it’s a good thing. It has the same lead actor in it – Toshiro Mifune. It’s about a bunch of men in a clan, and a samurai, who decides to help them out, and save someone, for reasons that aren’t really made […]
Movie: Son of Rambow (2007)
Son of Rambow: A rather odd film. About a couple of boys who become friends out of some odd circumstances. The title is from the boys attempting to recreate their own version of a Rambo film. It was enjoyable, with some genuinely funny bits, but overall, I thought it was a bit empty. The strict […]
Movie: The 400 Blows (1959)
The 400 Blows: A French movie about a young boy (around 10 years old). Not the best well behaved boy in the world. There’s not much to explain in the way of a plot, for this movie, it’s just following the boy doing what he’s doing. Getting in trouble, etc. Just he gets into more […]
Movie: Barry Lyndon (1975)
Barry Lyndon: A Stanley Kubrick period drama – not my favourite genre of film, if I’m honest. However, this film was quite interesting – the story kept me engaged for the length of it – 3 hours, which must be a good thing! The story is about a ‘boy’, Redmond Barry, and how he got […]
Movie: La belle et la bête (1946)
La belle et la bête: I’m not too sure why this was IMDB top 250. It was enjoyable, but, not too special, in my opinion. Just a fairy tale story. I liked the effects in it, but it felt very average to me all the way through. It’s ‘The Beauty and the Beast’ when translated […]
Movie: Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
Arsenic and Old Lace: I’m now too tired to comment on this film, but will point out that I thought it was fantastically fun to watch. It’s very silly though, and Cary Grant’s facial expressions just amused me no end. Read the synopsis on imdb if you want to know about this film. 🙂 I […]
Movie: Unbreakable (2000)
Unbreakable: I can’t believe this film is 9 years old, and I haven’t got round to watching it before. I enjoyed this film, I didn’t really know very much about it, apart from that he was in a train accident, and came out unharmed. I can’t quite figure out how to describe this film for […]
Movie: La Strada (1954)
La Strada: A Federico Fellini film that I actually enjoyed again! I think it was possibly because it had the same actress from Night of Cabiria. I am not too sure why I enjoyed it. It was definitely more light hearted than some of his other films, and a little easier to understand, and there […]