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 […]
Book: The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid – Bill Bryson
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid: First things first. This book gave me an odd feeling of nostalgia. Even though I wasn’t alive in the 1950s. IÂ want a time machine, so IÂ can see if all that Bill Bryson wrote is true. It probably is, in which case, I want to go there – […]
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 […]
Movie: The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
The Day the Earth Stood Still: I have to say. I assumed this film would be incredibly cheesy, and difficult to watch – it being an old sci-fi, and black and white. However, I thought this film was incredibly well done. Fairly realistic – I’m not going to comment on the space ship flying, that […]
Movie: Ed Wood (1994)
Ed Wood: Wow, what a surreal film. One that I did not realise was based on reality until my friend told me. No, I didn’t know about Bela Lugosi, or Ed Wood himself. Even at the end, when they put the text up saying what the people were doing next, I thought was all made […]
Book: Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files Vol 1
Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files Vol 1: I kinda bought this book just because I was bored, but, also curious about Judge Dredd. All I know about Judge Dredd is from the film with Stallone in it. Which I didn’t think was /that/ bad. I don’t know what it is, but, I seem to like […]
Movie: The Hustler (1961)
The Hustler: Paul Newman has an almost permanent cheeky smile for a large portion of this film, and exudes a kind of childish glee when he’s playing pool. Kind of like he has a high from playing pool. And the arrogance… oh, the arrogance! I didn’t quite follow the point of parts of the film, […]
Book: The Sandman
The Sandman: I finished this series a few weeks ago, but, kept forgetting to log what I’ve read. As I can’t figure out what I have already logged on Live Journal, I’m just using this entry as a general entry for all the ones that I’ve read. Basically, fantastic story, really engaging. Bit of a […]