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Schindler's List (1993)
One of the most important films ever made.
I watched Schindler's List for the first time a couple of nights ago. I can't really put into words how great it was.
At first I thought wow that's amazing and horrifying. I'm so glad I have now seen it and never want to watch it again...
But it's still playing in my brain and I actually can see myself watching it again now quite easily. Not that it would be easy to watch, it could never be that. I cried and cried and was shaking with anger and fear and pure horror at it (especially scenes like the liquidation of the Krakow ghetto). But I can see myself wanting to see it because of just how brilliantly made it is.
The performances were fantastic and not just the two leads of Liam Neeson as Schindler (I hadn't realised he was such a flawed protagonist and had built him into this thing of perfection in my head because without seeing the film and knowing the story i couldn't realise that to do what he did you needed to be sneaky as hell and have that edge to you) and Ralph Fiennes as the truly wicked and evil Amon Goeth. I keep on forgetting, and did so in the film too, that it was Ben Kingsley playing Schindler's "clever accountant". He was so good in the role that he disappeared into it.
The score was brilliant too and also stayed hidden and didn't get in the way if the part it was playing in the film as a whole. (I loved reading this in the trivia of the film "When Steven Spielberg first showed John Williams a cut of the film, Williams was so moved he had to take a walk outside for several minutes to collect himself. Upon his return, Williams told Spielberg he deserved a better composer. Spielberg replied, "I know, but they're all dead."")
It can't not get a 10/10 from me. I will watch it again, and be utterly heartbroken again.
Populaire (2012)
Rocky with Typing.
This is a very entertaining film that gives you big laughs, lovable characters and true feelings of emotions positive and negative.
Let me explain (badly no doubt) my Rocky comment
From a comment in a game of tennis between the 2 main men in the film onwards tho i noticed that it was Rocky. OK a romantic comedy where the boxing ring has been replaced with desks and rather then punching each other the prize fighters are slopping it out to see who can type the most characters per minute. I noticed elements of the first 3 Rocky's and i am in no way saying this is not a bad thing, it was almost like they were paying homage to it in someways.
Like all Good subtitled films within the first 5 minutes i didn't even realise i was reading.
The Dead (2010)
A beautiful film that will scare the hell out of you.
I have just this minute got back home from Frightfest, where i was lucky enough to see the world premier of this, and i had to come on here and review it. It was by far the best film I saw today and I really enjoyed all the films i saw and would recommend all of them.
I have ticked the contains spoiler box, but i do not feel that reading this will give away anything important or spoil your enjoyment of the film at all. But if you do not want to risk it don't read any more.
This film is so beautiful, it was filmed/based in Burkina Faso in west Africa. The camera work and scenery are stunning and in fact breath taking at times. Although this beauty must have come at a cost because it looks as unforgiving as it is stunning. The directors and actors that did a Q&A after the film told so horror stories about making the film.
The acting is also incredible, especially from the 2 lead males Rob Freeman and Prince David Osei.
I think i will stop there as i really don't want to say any more. What i will finish by saying though is...
If you have not seen this movie you are the lucky ones. Because i have seen how good it is i know how badly i want to watch it again already. I can truly say that i believe those who have seen it today will be even more excited and impatiently awaiting it's general release (hoping that it gets one) then the people who have not yet seen it.
I Got the Hook Up (1998)
As bad as it could be.
I used to be very much into this "type" of film when i was younger. Friday was and is one of my all time favourites and at the time i watched this i used to watch it regularly. "I got the hook up" has lots of the same cast, very nearly playing the same roles, but it is so bad. I rented this full of hope when in my teens and even then i thought it was absolute rubbish. Still to this day one of the worse films i have seen.
Sometimes really bad films are so bad that they become enjoyable. This does not manage to do that. It just makes you want it to end.
I can usually find something good to say about a film but all i can think of for this is that it isn't very long.
The dialogue is very bad, the acting is bad, the idea is bad. The soundtrack was bad. Sorry to be so negative. Please don't watch this film.
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
I hope this film will change and inspire you.
Wow, I know that's a silly word to start a review with but really, wow! I watched this film for the first time ever last week and I am still thinking about it. So powerful and moving. So beautiful and poetic. So gritty and real. So difficult to review... but I'll try.
It's set in a bad time when most white people believed that black people were inferior beings. It demonstrates this beautifully without making it rule the film. It also shows how one man believed in fairness and equality on all levels, and how he managed to change the way others thought about this too, even if he couldn't change the minds of the jury.
Gregory Peck is fantastic as Atticus. He is a true hero in my opinion, and as a 27 year old man who has just become a father for the first time he is a role model. It is very easy to almost go along with things you don't agree with in life just so as not to go against the majority. In work and other places we all come across people who opinions and values differ from our own and it is so easy to not agree with them, but to not disagree either. This film should teach you that standing up for what is right can never be wrong.
This film has so many strong points and almost no weak ones. I occasionally noticed the young actors mouthing the lines so as to keep up/not get lost, but they did a brilliant job despite this and it did not take away from the film. My favourite scenes were when Scout calms down and almost disarms an angry mob by talking to an individual. This seems to embarrass the whole group who then leave. The other is when the whole upper tier of the court room stand and the reverend says to Scout "Stand up. Your father's passing". This scene is so powerful and moving, without being overdone and cheesy, which would have been so easy.
There is an early appearance from Robert Duvall who's only in the film for a short while but his character is mentioned from the start.
If you haven't already, please watch this film. It is a true great and deserves to be even higher up the top 250.
Lucky Number Slevin (2006)
A clever, cool film with some really funny moments.
I very much enjoyed this fun film. The characters are good and the actors playing them did well.
I'm a big fan of Morgan Freeman and I think he is great as the boss, but I was even more impressed with Ben Kingsley's performance as the Rabbi. Josh Harnett's character "Slevin" really amused me with his ability to say the wrong thing and rub people up the wrong way. His sarcastic manner really helped me to build up a fondness for a character that you don't get much back story with until later on in the film. Bruce Willis also does a good job and the character really suits him.
Slanley Tucci plays the role of the cop Brikowski well, and I think he is always good in roles where you're not supposed to like him.
I really enjoyed "Sloe and Elvis", a very funny double act. It bugged me for a while because I knew I had seen the actor who played Sloe somewhere but couldn't work it out. He was Bubba in Forrest Gump (thanks IMDb) and plays someone just as clever in this film.
I know some people that have said this film is predictable. I did not find this and wish I was clever enough to have found it so. I don't think the writer or director were trying to push any boundaries or trying to make an ultra cool Tarantino type film. I think they were just making a good watchable movie, and that's what it is. There are lots of people that will love this film and I can understand why it has such a high rating (7.8 while I'm writing this) and why lots of people would have given it 10/10.
This is a funny, easy to enjoy film. Just let it happen and don't try to work it out in the first five minutes. Not an amazing or incredible film, but well worth watching.