Movie: Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith A suitable conclusion to a disappointing trilogy. Were it not a Star Wars film, it is unlikely it would even have been made. Dialogue varied from adequate to terrible; acting – while less wooden than in the other prequels – was still a long way …
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Movie: Kingdom of Heaven
Movie: Kingdom of Heaven Arriving at (not necessarily our first choice of cinema) at 9:25pm, we were faced with a dilemma: triple x 2, the interpreter, or Kingdom of Heaven. Sadly, the interpreter had already started. This still wasn’t an easy choice, which gives you some idea of the expectations I had for this film. …
Movie: Crash
Movie: Crash Ensemble cast, complex, intertwined racial drama set in Los Angeles. Not for the faint-hearted in terms of its content, but it appears in a furthering-the-plot way, rather than for the sake of appealing to a particular demographic. Moments of laughter, lots of emotionally involving scenes, and an overall message of hope that individuals …
Movie: Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
Movie: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy As unlikely to draw a laugh as the destruction of Earth is, one person in the cinema found it quite funny, which gives you an idea of the tone of the film. While not strictly true to the book, and leaning a bit on the romantic sub-plot to …
Movie: Hostage
Movie: Hostage If you’ve ever enjoyed a Bruce Willis action film, and you’re happy to watch a film that is rather violent, but a solid thriller, you’ll enjoy this one. Certainly not a romantic film, nor a comedy (although there was one scene where Bruce repeated the line of another character that had the whole …
Movie: Downfall
Movie: Downfall A film about Hitler that humanises him? Made by Germans? This was worth looking at for the sake of curiosity if nothing less. It’s not a short film, at around two and a half hours, and it’s certainly not an upbeat film: concentrating on Hitler’s last month or so, watching his descent from …
Movie: Enduring Love
Movie: Enduring Love Some thoughts on the movie: Sounds like it’s going to be a chick-flick, but it’s anything but. A story of obsession; some squeamish moments. It feels like a very well-made film, and yet the plot and character evolution seems to move oddly. Reminiscent of The Game in the sense of watching a …
Million Dollar Baby
Movie: Million Dollar Baby Deserved all the awards it received. An emotional ride; even if you’ve had the ending spoiled for you (as I had), it’s impossible not to be carried along with the relationships and the emotions that the characters go through. Do I agree with the moral decisions made in the film? No, …
Movie: Assault on Precinct 13
Movie: Assault on Precinct 13 It’s been ages since I last saw Ethan Hawke in a movie – I think the last time was watching “Training Day” back in 2001. He was better in that, than in this movie, but it’s still worth a flutter if you enjoy movies in the style of Die Hard …
Movie: The Life Aquatic
Movie: The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou It’s been a while since I’ve enjoyed a movie as much as this one. So funny, but always played straight. If you enjoyed anything by the film’s director Wes Anderson, or if you’re a fan of Bill Murray and Jeff Goldblum, this is a film worth your attention.