The French Connection: A film I had vaguely heard of, but, didn’t really know what it was about. Well, it’s about a big drug dealer from France making shipments to New York, and some detectives seem to stumble upon it by chance. Though, I don’t think they really know what was really going on themselves, […]
Film Log
Logs of movies I’ve watched.
Movie: The African Queen (1951)
The African Queen: I watched this on Wednesday night, so I’ve already forgotten some parts of this movie! The beginning almost put me off this film completely – it starts off with African natives ‘singing’ in a church, and it just sounds like a droning. Luckily, it was only at the beginning of the film! […]
Movie: August Rush (2007)
August Rush: I expected this film to be a little soppy, due to the synopsis, it did not disappoint. It was indeed rather soppy in parts! Another of my favourite actors is in this – Robin Williams, and IÂ was waiting to see what kind of character he would play – the image in my head […]
Movie: Taken (2008)
Taken: A pure action flick, with a kind of favourite actor. Liam Neeson was excellent in this. Initially as a kind of sad/lonely kind of guy, and, then, as a man on a mission, and boy, is he relentless. 🙂 This is a very violent film, and some of the other main actresses (the daughter, […]
Movie: In the Heat of the Night (1967)
In the Heat of the Night: This film conflicts with me a bit. It’s basically about an out of town black cop, versus a white town’s police, at least in the first instance. After initially being taken in for questioning about a murder (purely for being black). The police chief in the town that Sidney […]
Movie: The Philadelphia Story (1940)
The Philadelphia Story: A romantic comedy about people living the high life. It has one of my favourite actors in – James Stewart, and he’s great, as always. Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn were also very good in this film. The film starts with a scene in which Cary Grant’s character is leaving Katharine Hepburn, […]
Movie: All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
All Quiet on the Western Front: A world war 1 film from the perspective of German soldiers. It’s based on a German novel. IÂ found this film really quite interesting. With the naivety, or perhaps simply brainwashing that the boys had at school, followed by the realisation of what war really was. Especially good was the […]
Movie: Umberto D (1952)
Umberto D: Firstly, I’m confused. I watched this either early on this week, or last week, and can vaguely remember writing a log entry down for this film, but, having a quick look at my journal, IÂ can’t see one for it. This film is about a pensioner, who is in debt, and at risk of […]
Movie: Sunrise (1927)
Sunrise: A romance movie. That’s about all IÂ can say really. The sets in this film were probably the best bits. The acting, as with most silent movies, wasn’t the best. Lots of extra emotion which just makes me cringe. As the synopsis basically gives the film away, there is no suspense in this film at […]
Movie: Patton (1970)
Patton: When I initially skimmed the synopsis to this film, IÂ did not realise it was a film based on reality. Much like Ed Wood. But, this was more because my history is rubbish, and also because the synopsis mentioned something reincarnation – which made me assume it was going to be a film about a […]