Cinderalla: Just a quick one. An enjoyable twist on the classic fairy tale. Was pretty good, but I couldn’t also help but think it could have been better. Cate Blanchett’s performance was good, but, also felt a bit strained and (yes, I know it’s a fairy tale), but somehow unrealistic. If it wasn’t for that, […]
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Film: The Hurt Locker (2008)
The Hurt Locker: I can see why this film has had such good reviews and so many awards. It’s just a very well made film. It seemed to me to have a kind of documentary style about it. I also liked the dynamic of the main characters, the fear and the fearlessness too. I don’t […]
Film: Never Back Down (2008)
Never Back Down: A kinda stupid film trying to be a modern Karate Kid and failing badly. I give it 1/10.
Film: Where the Wild Things Are (2009)
Where the Wild Things Are: I think I mostly disliked this film because I had completely different expectations – I thought it was an animated feature, and I also thought it was meant to be a happy film. However, it was not quite like that at all. The film is about a boy’s imagination basically. […]
Film: Che Part 1 & Part 2 (2008/2009)
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 […]
Film: The Wrestler (2008)
The Wrestler: This was a mostly depressing film about the life of a wrestler who was a pretty famous character, but is now way past his prime, and leads a very lonely life. It’s quite a tough film to watch – from the violence in the wrestling itself, to the life he has outside of […]
Film: The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)
The Ox-Bow Incident: This film starts fairly early on with the news that a local farmer has been murdered and his cattle stolen. The local town are up in arms and are wanting revenge straight away – however, the sheriff is currently a few days away, so a posse is formed – possibly illegally. They […]
Film: The Kingdom (2007)
The Kingdom: This film could’ve been good, if it wasn’t just so very American friendly and hadn’t made the Arabs look so incredibly inept. As it is, it just seemed like a movie that showed only US FBI agents knew how to investigate a bomb, and the Arabs were bumbling fools, and evil. Other than […]
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: Felon (2008)
Felon: A film about a guy who is in a maximum security prison after killing an intruder in his home. It seemed quite slow at first, but was very well done, I think. I give it 8/10