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, […]
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Film: Gangs of New York (2002)
Gangs of New York: I thought this was only a little over average, this film. Great acting, but, I just didn’t think the story was all that interesting. Lots of stuff about honour among criminals. Apparently it’s based on a nonfiction book called by the same name, written in 1928. I give it 6/10
Film: Tears of the Sun (2003)
Tears of the Sun: A film about troubles in Nigeria, and the US military trying to take some US citizens out of troubled areas. It concentrates on the rescue of one doctor, who will not let her patients be left to suffer against the rebels who would massacre them. It’s got some really brutal imagery […]
The Island (2005)
The Island: An action packed film – I had no idea what it was about, which helped. The film starts with a setting in a kind of utopian safe place. Everything seems very controlled, including emotions, and diet. It’s not clear to me what is going on, until almost halfway into the film. So I […]
Film: The Eagle Has Landed (1976)
The Eagle Has Landed: A film about German Paratroopers who were tasked with kidnapping Churchill, in an attempt for Germany to have a negotiated peace, not necessarily to win the war. A good thriller, keeps you wondering what’s going to happen next, and where the story will go. I never quite figured out the point […]
Behind Enemy Lines (2001)
Behind Enemy Lines: A fairly standard action fare. Owen Wilson plays a pilot who is shot down over enemy territory, and has to escape to a safe zone. It gets a bit too American, especially near the end – sickeningly so. But, parts of the film are quite good. The action is quite good too, […]
Film: Flightplan (2005)
Flightplan: I am biased – I tend to like films with Jodie Foster in, so even if this film was completely and utterly pants, I’d probably think it was good, purely because she was in it. However, after watching this film about two weeks ago, I’m still in two minds. The story was a bit […]
Film: Good Luck Chuck (2007)
Good Luck Chuck: Very silly, relatively formulaic romantic comedy. Girls think that a guy has a lucky charm, and that if they are with him, then the next person they meet, they’ll fall in love with, and marry. This guy is a fairly normal guy, works as a dentist, and has a friend who is […]
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: Punisher: War Zone (2008)
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 […]