La Haine: I found this film a bit difficult to watch at first – not because it was gruesome, but simply because the subtitles were white, on an often very light background, making it a problem to read. It also seemed rather slow moving, with perhaps far too much time on character development, which made […]
Film Log
Logs of movies I’ve watched.
Movie: Howl’s Moving Castle (2004)
Howl’s Moving Castle: A film by the same director as ‘Spirited Away’ – this film is newer than Spirited Away. What a weird film! I did not totally understood this story, I am sure. I however still enjoyed it. I have questions in why certain things were happening, etc. But, perhaps they are not meant […]
Movie: I, Robot (2004)
I, Robot: When I was younger, I remember reading some of Isaac Asimov’s robot stories, and enjoyed reading them, though I can remember very little about them now. It’s a mystery movie – and I was misled a few times as to what was going on in, and who was responsible. I give it 7/10. […]
Movie: Oldboy (2003)
Oldboy: I think I’ve been desensitized – I was warned that this was quite a violent movie, and rather gruesome in parts. It really is a very odd film – a man is locked up for 15 years, and has no idea why. He is then released, and is out for vengeance on whoever it […]
Movie: Nosferatu (1922)
Nosferatu: I was looking forward to this movie, so, perhaps my expectations were high. It’s probably the oldest movie I’ve watched. I was sorely disappointed. I found it difficult to make sense of the film, and the music was horrendous. I watched the ‘Eureka Entertainment’ restoration version, which I’ve since learned has a really crap […]
Movie: Troy (2004)
Troy: I don’t think this film really needs much of an introduction! This was about the siege of Troy by the Greeks (though, apparently they were not called Greeks at the time of the Trojan war). Anyway, I thought it was a great movie. The action scenes were rather confusing at times, but, I thought […]
Movie: Rebecca (1940)
Rebecca: A Hitchcock mystery – the first film he made in Hollywood in fact. The film starts in Monte Carlo where the main characters of the film meet. Apart from the mystery parts of the film, I thought the young woman from an ordinary background marrying into a very rich family was well portrayed – […]
Movie: City Lights (1931)
City Lights: I’m still impressed with how Charlie Chaplin wrote, directed, starred, and composed the music for this film (and for many others that he made). I didn’t enjoy this movie as much as Modern times – it’s a different kind of humour though, it is not as much out and out slapstick humour as […]
Movie: Space Cowboys (2000)
Space Cowboys: A film about a team of US Air Force pilots who were training to be the first men in space. The main part of the film is about them, when they’re older, and planning a trip to space to fix something. The character playing the younger Clint Eastwood was excellent – with similar […]
Movie: Singin’ in the Rain (1952)
Singin’ in the Rain: This appears to be a film that most people have seen – I somehow missed out, and have only seen the scene with the song in it. I thought it was enjoyable, but, some of the songs seemed to just go on for a little too long, in particular the Broadway […]