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The Bouncer (aka Lukas) 4/5

 

Van Damme plays....a Bouncer named Lukas. I got this blu ray as a gift and thought it would the usual straight to video clunker but this is a dubbed film, shot in Brussels that's surprisingly.....very good. There's not a lot of action but it's super lean at 86 minutes and very much a character piece. There's two fantastic long takes and a very atmospheric soundtrack. I was reminded of Drive on numerous occasions which is always a good thing. 

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Continuing my Mike Leigh strand:

 

Vera Drake (2004)

The film starts off with Vera generally helping out, visiting various homes cleaning and making sure people are okay. So when she visits the home of a young woman and performs an abortion in a similarly good-natured and disarming way it comes as something of a quiet shock. This is contrasted with the experience of an upper-middle class young woman's experience of having an abortion after being raped. Eventually Vera's secret comes out and has repercussions for her family. I remember hearing when this came out how much effort went into making this as authentic a slice of 1950 everyday life as possible, and it is very impressive. My parents got married not long after when this was set and would talk about the period. Watching this it was obvious just how close this came to that world described, from the dancehall to how home life was. Mind you this didn't have the feeling of life going on beyond the story like the other Leigh films I've seen, it felt almost self-contained. However, it did have the layers and complex interweaving of characters that make Leigh's films so engrossing. Whilst this didn't grab me as much as other more contemporary Mike Leigh films have, this is still a drama with real impact. No-one brings the hammer blow of consequences to a family quite like Mike Leigh, in this case Christmas 1950.

 

4.5/5

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Time for another quick-fire round. My reviews won't be too in-depth (because i'm drunk), just at re-cap since last time:

 

American Psycho

I remember this feeling really graphic at the time. But now its farcical. And yes i know thats the point. Short too at just over 90 mins. Bale is exemplary. 

2/5

 

Brewster's Millions

Like The Blues Brothers from the last round-up, this was a childhood favourite of mine, and the good news is, its still as wondrous today. Wouldn't it be great if all the actual millionaires and billionaires were as kind and humble as Montgomery? Oh well.

4/5 for nostaglia only

 

Free Fire

After Kill List i decided to re-visit Ben Wheatley's other works. And they are not good. Gotta be honest.

2/5

 

The Mask of Zorro

Pure cheese, but thoroughly entertaining. The director Martin Campbell did two decent Bonds, then this, and then seemingly fell off the face of the Earth. 

3/5 

 

Batman (1989)

I've not seen this since release. The rooftop/dark alleyway sequences are the best Gotham (and even the Bat, who i hate) has ever looked. Burton's gothic architecture works so well. Love Keaton. Then Nicholson shows up and its just the worst kind of hammy acting imaginable. I couldn't bear it so had to turn it off after an hour.

2/5 some things are better left in your hazey memory

 

Palm Springs

There's a thread about this film already, and i enjoyed it for the most part, but got bored by the end. If i had to live the same day over and over i'd do it with a beer can in my hand just like the protagonist. 

3/5

 

The Old Guard

Complete and utter shite! Netflix is and always be the worst thing to happen to movies. They are constantly throwing money at so-called talented directors and letting them run wild. The studio system is there for a reason - to keep everyones ego in check. Its not this film specifically. But that Michael Bay travesty evoked the same emotions. A massive, steaming pile of excrament made entirely of Netflix dollar bills. Please let it stop!

0/5

 

Why Don't You Just Die!

Now this is more like it. I watched it based on a recommendation from the 'Rate the last movie you watched' thread, and i was not disappointed. It just goes to show that money does not equal success. Because this Russian low-budget affair is utterly captivating, exciting, shocking and most importantly it felt fresh and original. There is not a shot or second of film wasted in its lean 90 mins running time. Never a dull moment. Just watch it, trust me.

4/5

 

First Love

I've always admired Takeshi Miike since Audition and Ichi The Killer. But he's so prolific with his output its hard to play catch up. The last one i really loved was Blade of The Immortal (highly recommend). Anyway, this films synopsis sells it short. Yes its about two young losers who find each other, but mainly its a twisty-turny back-stabbing Yakuza tale full of all the showdowns and violence you'd expect. An absolute riot and a must watch for some escapism.

4/5

 

Hell or High Water

Modern day westerns when they are written by Taylor Sheridan are always good. I'm a huge fan of his work (check out the TV show Yellowstone). This film upon second viewing is good but not great. The plot reveal towards the end is nice. And the non-firearm showdown is well played. Ben Foster has matured with age. It kinda reminded me of a Coen brothers movie this time around (the "one last time" Sheriff, the odd-ball side characters). 

3/5

 

 

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5 hours ago, Waggo said:

The Empire Strikes Back 5/5.

 

Was not going to turn down the chance to watch my favourite movie of all time on the big screen.

Done the same a few weeks back. 6/5

 

And over the next few days I'll be going to see:

 

Pulp Fiction tomorrow. 

 

Goodfellas Sunday. 

 

The Matrix Monday. 

 

Batman Begins Tuesday. 

 

Corona cinema is best cinema.

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On 05/08/2020 at 20:23, Art Vandelay said:

 

Caddyshack is a bit bawdy, but there's nothing I remember being particularly bad about it. The main love interest has quite a bit of agency and it's all harmless enough. I can't guarantee you'll like it, but it's in a different league to Police Academy which I always thought was shite.

 

 

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7 hours ago, Raoull duke said:

Done the same a few weeks back. 6/5

 

And over the next few days I'll be going to see:

 

Pulp Fiction tomorrow. 

 

Goodfellas Sunday. 

 

The Matrix Monday. 

 

Batman Begins Tuesday. 

 

Corona cinema is best cinema.

 

With a lot of major studios starting to now focus on streaming platforms in this post Covid world, I think old films is what the cinemas are going have to pivot too in order to survive. Now put Aliens on the big screen!

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Upgrade

 

People were raving about this when it first came out, now that it's on Netflix I decided to check it out. Wow. Just wow. Initially I was ready to give a 4/5 but the last half an hour really cemented it as a 5. I really hope this isn't the last we see of this world and character.

 

5/5

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1 hour ago, Gambit said:

Upgrade

 

People were raving about this when it first came out, now that it's on Netflix I decided to check it out. Wow. Just wow. Initially I was ready to give a 4/5 but the last half an hour really cemented it as a 5. I really hope this isn't the last we see of this world and character.

 

5/5

I rewatched it last night, enjoyed it more the second time around. There's an Upgrade TV show in the works.

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Having polished off the rather excellent "Wild and Crazy Guys", about the wave of American comedians moving from SNL to movie stardom (thoroughly recommended BTW), I thought that I really must revisit a couple of old Steve Martin classics.  First up...

 

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982)

Martin stars as Rigby Reardon in this pastiche of 1940s film noir.  The twist is that stars from those movies (Bogart, Lancaster, Bergman et al) are spliced in so that it appears that Martin is interacting with them.  Reardon is given a case by Juliet Forrest (a smokin' hot Rachel Ward) to investigate the disappearance of her father and along the way, enlists the help of the aforementioned classic stars to crack the case.

 

As an idea, the film is executed superbly.  Only the clear difference in camera technology highlights when you are looking at original 1940s film and the newly filmed stuff.  Martin gives it the full private dick performance and Ward is... OK in the traditional femme fatale role.  The flaw is that this is supposed to be a comedy, except one half of the conversation literally doesn't exist any more. When Martin is doing physical interaction with the old stars, it works, but the verbals don't. Martin has no-one to play off and the conversations are stilted, which is a problem when Martin's comedy often comes at you very obliquely. Only when he is talking to real actors (Ward, Carl Reiner, Reni Santoni) do you actually get laugh out loud moments.  And, hate to say it, but Ward is miscast - she doesn't have that air of danger from a true femme fatale, she's not great at comedy and playing an film noir dame with an English accent...

 

As a technical piece of work, it is absolutely top notch.  As a loving homage to 40s film noir, it succeeds.  As a comedy... not so much.

 

3/5

 

Oh, and the Blu-Ray contains the theatrical trailer, which is probably one of the worst trailers I have ever seen in that it absolutely fails to sell the film - in my opinion, even going as far as to put the potential viewer off.

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Noah -  3/5 - Not Aranofsky's best but its still enjoyable. Some beautiful visuals and decent acting all round (apart from that teenage boy i see in a ton of shit). I love that rock monster with the sad face. 

 

LA Confidential - 5/5 - One of the best films of the 90s and one of my favourites of all time. I really cant fault it. (Well maybe one thing, how did Kim Basinger win best supporting actress over Juliette Moore in Boogie Nights baffles me. Also it should have won far more Oscars but was up against Titanic, i think it had 7 nominations)

 

Red Heat - 4/5 - "Cocainum"

 

 

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Poltergeist (1982)

Why did the Spielberg cross the Tobe? 

To get to the Other Side! 

 

It's been probably 20 years since I watched this and it still holds up as a fun, spooky thrill ride full of bizarre effects and curious details. 4/5

 

List of things :

 

Mum and Dad are Reaganite stoners who must have had their first kid in their teens. 

 

There's no attempt to give any logic or reason to the hauntings, it seems like Spielberg and Hooper just sat down and came up with a big list of stuff that sounded like spooky fun and stuck it in the movie. 

 

There's some great comedy in here with some of the family scenes; they have that classic Spielberg touch of everyone talking over the top of each other and the kids getting the best lines. 

 

The special effects are still special. 

 

There's a wonderful scene partway through that's spoken entirely in whispers. 

 

I think I'll check out the sequels as well. I remember having nightmares about the creatures in the second one. 

 

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Babyteeth (2020)


It stars Eliza Scanlen (Sharp Objects, Little Women) as Milla a extremely ill teenager who meets and falls in love with a local drug dealer.
It also features Ben Mendelsohn (Animal Kingdom, Rogue One), one of my favourite actors, as the father and Essie Davis (The Babadook) as the Mother.

Directed by Shannon Murphy for her first full length feature, she has made shorts, TV episodes including Killing Eve. Shot so beautifully, editing is so sharp and structured perfectly for an emotional rollcaster of a story. I was so invested in the story of Milla and Moses (which was another standout performance from Toby Wallace).

 

The music choices and diegetic sound (which is very front and centre during the first half) was incredible. So many new artists I've never heard of, I've now got into due to this soundtrack.
Really emotional journey which stayed with my well after the viewing, which always says something to me to the quality of the film.

Can't wait to see Shannon Murphy's next feature, after she does more TV, she will be involved in the TV adaptation of The Power, by Sister Pictures, who made Chernobyl and Giri-Haji.

 

Will be astonished if this isn't in my top ten films of the year. Loved it.

4.5/5

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Jurassic Park

Saw it at the cinema on Friday and it's still astonishing. The effects in places are showing their age at times, but the weight of the dinosaurs is still exceptional and it has so many incredible set pieces. It's one of my favourite films and being able to see it with my 15-year old daughter was priceless. I'll never forget how she jumped when the T-Rex started roaring. The score is incredible too.

6/5

 

Jaws

Got the 4K version of this and it's another piece of brilliance from Spielberg. It looks fantastic in 4K and my only disappointment is that they continue to drown out Bitch in the famous pay-off line. Worth the entry for Shaw's Indianapolis monologue. I'm joking, every single thing about Jaws is amazing. It's aged like a fine wine with only the haircuts betraying it. That (is it a reverse zoom) shot when Brody is sitting on the beach is still incredible to see.

5/5

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