The Seventh Seal: I wasn’t sure what to expect from this film. I didn’t enjoy it as much as I thought I might, considering the subject matter – that of a Holy crusader knight questioning the existence of God. I found this movie very slow going, even though it was only 92 minutes long. There […]
Film Log
Logs of movies I’ve watched.
Movie: Escape from New York (1981)
Escape from New York: A post apocalyptic John Carpenter movie. Crime has shot up in the United States and for some reason, they’ve decided to make Manhattan Island a prison. Once you go in, you don’t get out. Kurt Russell is about to become the newest inmate, until a plane crash lands in New York […]
Movie: Cinema Paradiso (1988) – Directors Cut
Cinema Paradiso: Wow, what a film. It’s a story that focuses on one man who recalls his life from childhood through to teenage years, and, what I assume is him in his late forties. First, some flaws with the film. I thought that the acting of the young mother a couple of times seemed a bit […]
Movie: Flyboys (2006)
Flyboys: This was an educational film for me. I had absolutely no idea that American men were going to France to fly fighter planes before the US was officially involved in the first World War.The film was inspired by a true story. I assume it wasn’t very strict to the original story, but the film […]
Movie: Requiem for a Dream (2000)
Requiem for a Dream: A very tragic movie. In one of the extras, it was claimed it was not really a drug movie, but, I’m not quite sure how he came to that conclusion.The story was very odd. I still don’t fully understand it, I watched it on Tuesday night. It had some rather good […]
Movie: Modern Times (1936)
Modern Times: This is the first Charlie Chaplin film I can recall watching as an adult. I wasn’t sure if I should be expecting slapstick comedy – not with a movie that’s in the IMDB top 250. I was surprised. And it was excellent.Charlie Chaplin is a factory worker who has a nervous breakdown, and […]
Movie: Infernal Affairs (2002)
Infernal Affairs: This is the Hong Kong movie that The Departed was based upon. It is very similar, as it is pretty much exactly the same plot. The Hollywood version did feel a little more polished, though Infernal Affairs was excellent in its own right. If you’re a fan of The Departed, it’s definitely worth […]
Movie: To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
To Kill a Mockingbird: I have read the book, but can hardly remember it – only the main plot, not many of the details. The film brought some of these details back. I do remember that I thought the book was excellent. The film too, was very good. I think it brought across the main characters really […]
Movie: Spirited Away (2001)
Spirited Away – Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi: I wasn’t sure if I’d like this film, after reading the short synopsis available on Lovefilm, but, that was all pointless as I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. The story is of a young girl who is unhappy about moving to a new home with her parents, and […]
Movie: Code Name: The Cleaner (2007)
Code Name: The Cleaner: A comedy film that is inspired by the Bourne trilogy. The movie starts with the lead character waking up in a bed with a dead FBI agent, and a wound to the head. The film then follows the character trying to figure out what kind of situation he is in. It’s […]