I love movies. Always loved movies, but I think now it is staring to border more on an obsession. So, not to bore you, but just to let you know this will be a movie blog, highlighting the DVDs I watch, cinema trips I do, and any kind of movie news you may like to know about. Not that my movie tastes are flawless, but hopefully it will help you see the good movies and avoid the bad ones.
Also, I will try to be brief, as let's be honest, who really wants to read these?!
First Blog: Sick List
There is nothing good about being sick - I get very very bored. However, the inability to move or do anything else other than sit/lie there means movies are the only real option. Here is my sick list of movies I watched over the last few days and rated in terms of whether they made me feel better (10) or sicker (1). Enjoy (oh and please do comment. I get so lonely!):
The Conversation - Tight, twisty, brilliant little plinky piano score, Gene Hackman(!!!), and kind of hypnotic. Brilliant examination of obsession. Sick Factor: 7
Die Hard - What can I say?! Greatest action film ever!!! If you haven't seen it and loved it, please stop reading now! Sick Factor: 11.5 - Yippee-kai-yay!
Amelie - I weep when I think of this film. Just stunning. Vivid colours. Beautiful story. Beyond quirky ideas and images. It's in French but I recommend you turn the subtitles off and get immersed! Sick Factor: 9.5
SWAT - A cast that should have had a better movie really. Solid escapism if a bit shallow on character development. Sick Factor: 6
The Pledge - Chris Nolan is one of my favourite Directors and this is one of his best. The back-tracking trick of Memento. Exemplary performances from all leads. Micheal Caine(!!!). Shocking twists and turns. Sick Factor: 8
Predator - Arnie fights and alien with big guns and stuff. Worth watching for the 3min sot that pulls out more one-liners than any other Arnie film combined. "I ain't got time to bleed" Sick Factor: 8
Good Night and Good Luck - Good. Clooney directs a superb cast. A nice little snapshot into the responsibility media should have during a significant historical event. Its also in black and white - which makes it arty. A little boring - which makes it arty. Sick Factor: 6
Stealth - Fighter planes doing fightery kind of stuff, paper thin plot, gung-ho American attitudes and annoyingly arrogant leads. But it does have fighter planes! Sick Factor: 4
And that's it. Hope this whets your appetite for more opinion.
Im seeing Kick Ass next week so will let you knoW about that.
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Cheers.
