Che Part 1 & Part 2: This was a slow going biography of Che Guevara, of days before and during the Cuban revolution in part one, and then the failed Bolivian revolution in part two. The two films had quite different imagery, Cuba seemed to be better organised, while Bolivia just didn’t quite get to […]
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Film: Mongol (2007)
Mongol: This film is about the rise to power of Genghis Khan. I know very little of the history of Genghis Khan, except that he was meant to be a ruthless leader who took over a large part of the world. The film starts with Temudjin/Temujin as a child and his not particularly peaceful childhood. […]
Film: The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford: This seems to be a very odd film – it goes in the category of people’s fascination for criminals, which I’ll never really understand. It was very slow, and the Robert Ford character was very difficult to understand. I give it 4/10
Film: Wyatt Earp (1994)
Wyatt Earp: An epic saga about a real life ‘wild west hero’, Wyatt Earp. An interesting story, kept me interested most of the way through, and it was a very long film. However, I didn’t completely follow what was happening in Tombstone. I give it 7/10
Film: Cinderella Man (2005)
Cinderella Man: A film that I didn’t know a whole deal about before I started watching – I didn’t even know it was based on a true story. Anyway, the film is about a boxer, James Braddock, who had a good life, and then lost it all in the Great Depression, and was in poverty, […]
Film: The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
The Pursuit of Happyness: Yes, I know it’s spelt wrong. It seems to be spelt that way on IMDB and on Lovefilm, so I’m going with it, as it was probably done on purpose – considering the spelling of happiness was mentioned in the film itself… Anyway – a good movie, I think. It kept […]
Film: Assembly (2007)
Assembly: I’m not sure for what reason another war movie has made it onto my ‘normal’ list, but, I’m glad this one did – even though I didn’t fully understand what happened in the middle. As the synopsis says – this film is based on reality (as much as you can believe, anyway) of a […]