Into the Wild: I did not realise this film was based on a true story right until the end. But, during parts of it, I wondered if this was based on a true story, and if so, either I missed that at the beginning of the film, or, they didn’t mention it. This is the story of […]
Film Log
Logs of movies I’ve watched.
Movie: Flight of the Phoenix (2004)
Flight of the Phoenix: One from my ‘pure entertainment’ list. It was… entertaining. I did not realise this was a remake of a 1965 film of the same name. I thought the idea was good. The humour in the film was good, the desert scenery was good, the special effects good. But the story seemed […]
Movie: Raging Bull (1980)
Raging Bull: I did not realise this was based on a true story, of a man who is still alive even now. The performances of the characters in the film were excellent, but, I didn’t enjoy the story as much as I expected I might. It was still worth watching. Jake La Motta is the real […]
Movie: Das Boot (1981)
Das Boot: I thought this was a great film. The portrayal of life under the sea, in a submarine was excellent – the lack of space, being practically blind, food going bad, etc. That the characters grew beards over time was an amusing touch.Obviously some of these things are valid for most boats.I was concerned […]
Movie: Purple Rain (1984)
Purple Rain: I haven’t got a whole lot to say about this film. I thought I’d watch it, see if it helped me like Prince’s music better. I’m not so sure it did. I personally thought the movie had rather poor acting, and a really crap storyline. The scenes with the music were better, but, […]
Movie: Metropolis (1927)
Metropolis: I think this is the oldest movie I’ve seen in the IMDB top 250 so far. It’s a sci-fi story set in a world where the rich have a great city, while the workers who keep the city running live underground. According to the introduction to the film, around a quarter of the original […]
Movie: The Maltese Falcon (1941)
The Maltese Falcon: A real classic. Humphrey Bogart really is amazing in this film. He is a private detective, hired by a woman to find her sister. You find out rather early on things aren’t exactly how they might seem with her. The suspense for me was wondering how early on did Sam Spade (Humphrey Bogart) […]
Movie: Run Lola Run (1998)
Run Lola Run: At the start of this film, I just wanted the conversation with the boyfriend to be over. He was just too thick – the kind of character that I would normally expect in a horror film, not this kind of film. It’s Lola’s fault that this happened, because she had her scooter […]
Movie: All About Eve (1950)
All About Eve: As the title might imply, this movie is about a character called Eve. The movie starts with an award ceremony where she is receiving the highest award (which I forget the title of), and goes back to a few months (I think) when Eve came into the story, as a very polite, […]
Movie: Billy Elliot (2000)
Billy Elliot: This movie was another gift given to me by a couchsurfing couple. I’ve seen it in the stores a lot, as well as seen adverts for the play in London, and wondered whether I would like it. I have to say, I’m not a fan of ballet – I don’t dislike it, but then […]