Requiem for a Dream: A very tragic movie. In one of the extras, it was claimed it was not really a drug movie, but, I’m not quite sure how he came to that conclusion.The story was very odd. I still don’t fully understand it, I watched it on Tuesday night. It had some rather good […]
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Movie: Modern Times (1936)
Modern Times: This is the first Charlie Chaplin film I can recall watching as an adult. I wasn’t sure if I should be expecting slapstick comedy – not with a movie that’s in the IMDB top 250. I was surprised. And it was excellent.Charlie Chaplin is a factory worker who has a nervous breakdown, and […]
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 […]
Movie: Spirited Away (2001)
Spirited Away – Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi: I wasn’t sure if I’d like this film, after reading the short synopsis available on Lovefilm, but, that was all pointless as I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. The story is of a young girl who is unhappy about moving to a new home with her parents, and […]
Movie: M (1931)
M: A film about a child murderer in Berlin, who terrorises the city, and causes the police to look anywhere and everywhere in an attempt to find a clue to the murderers identity. This causes a knock on effect for criminals who are targeted more, and even the general population, where any contact with a […]
Movie: Vertigo (1958)
Vertigo: I’m not sure how to describe this movie. The movie is a mystery one. The first half had very little dialogue for fairly long periods, which made it very slow for me, and kind of put me off a bit.The story is based around an ex detective in San Francisco who is scared of […]
Movie(s): Outsourced (2006), Signs (2002), North by Northwest (1959), Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Outsourced: This is a film that I’ve been trying to get hold of for some time.Basically, an American company wants to outsource their call centre to India, and this is the story of the American guy tasked to go out there and improve things. It’s a comedy drama, and it’s simply very good. It’s mostly […]
Movie: Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Silence of the Lambs: Apparently I’m one of the few people in the world that hasn’t seen this movie. I think I’ve done well, and not let the hype that surrounds this movie get to me, and I really enjoyed this.Some scenes, or parts of scenes I’ve seen previously, but not enough to know what […]
Movie(s): Double Indemnity (1944), and, Hellboy (2004)
Double Indemnity: An IMDB top 250 movie, this was enjoyable to watch. The character development was rather rapid at the beginning – it did feel like the insurance salesman was a bit of a sap and just fell a bit too easily for the woman. The investigator character ‘Keyes’ was excellent – and the way […]