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 […]
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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: 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: 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: 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: 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: The Seventh Seal (1957)
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 […]
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: 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: Hellboy 2: The Golden Army (2008)
Hellboy 2: The Golden Army: A good sequel – though it was sad not to see the agent from the last movie in this one – he was quite good. The scenes were good, the acting was good, and I thought the storyline was fairly good too. Plenty of action in this one again. I […]