Punisher: War Zone: Just a mindless violent film. Potential was there for it to be better, but, really, it was just violence through and through. Fairly fun to watch. It’s about an ex special forces police guy who has his family killed by the Mafia, but, he survives. He turns into ‘The Punisher’ and lives […]
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Film: Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
Slumdog Millionaire: Well, this film got a lot of fanfare when it was released. I’m not 100% sure why, after watching it. It’s good, sure, but, that good? The film follows the life of the main character ‘Jamal’, his brother, and the love interest – from childhood, into adulthood. Along the way, there is lots […]
Film: The Proposition (2005)
The Proposition: I’m not sure why this was on my list. It’s a kind of wild west film, but, set in Australia. It’s possible someone I was talking to on IRC recommended it to me. It’s been too long on the list, so it’s difficult to remember! Anyway, it’s a bit slow moving at times, […]
Film: The Bank Job (2008)
The Bank Job: I thought this film was very engaging – it’s about a real bank robbery (Baker Street Robbery) that happened in London in 1970, which apparently made the press at the time for a few days, and then was hushed up. According to wikipedia, that’s not strictly true – The Times did report […]
Film: Changeling (2008)
Changeling: I watched this on recommendation from a friend. It’s about a single mother, who has a son. One day, she goes to work, and comes back home, and he’s not there. There’s a bit of a spoiler here, but, not much – apparently, in reality, she gave her son a dime, to go watch […]
Film: The Assassin (1993) (Point of No Return)
The Assassin/Point of No Return: A film about a woman who is taken by the US government to be trained as a killer. That really is about all you need to know about this film. She initially hates the system, because she’s a spoilt brat, but can kind of fight, then she ends up becoming […]
Film: Hostage (2005)
Hostage: I have to give this film credit – it wasn’t quite what I expected from the relatively lame synopsis. I thought it was just going to be any old action flick, with shit blowing up, and Bruce Willis being an arse kicker. He was, but, not in the way you might have expected. There […]
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: 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 […]