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Forum: Movie Reviews 08-04-15
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Amy (2015)
Posted By Jasper Monk
Amy (2015)

In 2011 Amy Winehouse walked on stage in Belgrade, but was too drunk to sing a note. One month later she was dead from alcohol poisoning and music had lost one of its most original voices. Whether...
Forum: Movie Reviews 07-13-15
Replies: 12
Leviathan
Posted By Jasper Monk
Leviathan

Oscar-nominated film which highlights the problem of corruption in Putin's Russia. Although the story is ostensibly about the struggle of one man trying to prevent the destruction of his house, the...
Forum: Movie Reviews 06-30-15
Replies: 2
Ida
Posted By Jasper Monk
Ida

Anna is an orphan and about to take her vows to become a nun. Before she does this she is sent away to meet her last surviving relative - a hard drinking, smoking, promiscuous aunt - to find out...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 05-26-14
Replies: 81,535
Rate The Last Movie You Saw
Posted By Jasper Monk
The Trip to Italy (2014). As a UK viewer I got an...

The Trip to Italy (2014). As a UK viewer I got an opportunity to see this in its feature form. Its actual format is a six episode TV series, following on from 2010's The Trip. The rest of the world...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 05-26-14
Replies: 81,535
Rate The Last Movie You Saw
Posted By Jasper Monk
Yes, this is a very good film. If you haven't...

Yes, this is a very good film. If you haven't already done so I can strongly recommend you give Festen (The celebration) your consideration. It's a dogme classic, which might be a little off-putting...
Forum: Movie Reviews 05-24-14
Replies: 7
Godzilla (2014)
Posted By Jasper Monk
Re: Godzilla (2014)

Saw Godzilla a few days ago. I'm not really an action movie person, so my views need to be taken in that context, but I didn't find the film to be anything special. I suppose most people going to...
Forum: Movie Reviews 05-24-14
Replies: 6
Frozen
Posted By Jasper Monk
Couldn't agree more. Great twist which playfully...

Couldn't agree more. Great twist which playfully pokes fun at the predictable 'love' storylines of previous Disney films (most obviously Cinderella). I saw Frozen at the cinema just before Christmas...
Forum: Movie Reviews 05-24-14
Replies: 1
The Two Faces of January (Viggo Mortensen)
Posted By Jasper Monk
The Two Faces of January (Viggo Mortensen)

Set in Greece and Crete 1962, The Two Faces of January is a solid understated thriller with first class performances. A wealthy couple, Chester and Collette (Viggo Mortensen and Kirsten Dunst)...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 05-18-14
Replies: 35,254
Movie You're Watching Tonight
Posted By Jasper Monk
Re: Movie You're Watching Tonight

I'm finishing off Three Colours Red (1994)

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Forum: Movie Reviews 05-15-14
Replies: 3
Frank (Michael Fassbender)
Posted By Jasper Monk
Frank (Michael Fassbender)

This is a hard one to pin down. Frank is an absurdist comedy-drama with an undercurrent of tragedy. A young keyboard player joins an eccentric band led by the mysterious Frank who wears a huge ...
Forum: Movie Reviews 05-08-14
Replies: 3
Blue Ruin
Posted By Jasper Monk
Blue Ruin

Writer-director-cinematographer Jeremy Saulnier has cooked up a terrific noir with 'Blue Ruin'. Reminiscent of early Coens (think Blood Simple) with a dark sense of humour and some nifty camera...
Forum: Movie Reviews 04-28-14
Replies: 1
Tracks
Posted By Jasper Monk
Tracks

Based on the true story of Robyn Davidson, a young woman who trekked solo across the Australian desert in the 1970s with virtually no experience, Tracks admirably portrays this puzzling loner...
Forum: Movie Reviews 04-27-14
Replies: 0
Divergent
Posted By Jasper Monk
Divergent

Divergent is set in a dystopian future where people are separated into social classes according to their personality types. But what if you don't quite fit in? Teenagers will appreciate the theme...
Forum: Movie Reviews 04-20-14
Replies: 17
Locke (Tom Hardy)
Posted By Jasper Monk
Locke (Tom Hardy)

This morality play is a brilliant, gripping drama about one man's attempt to keep his head and 'do the right thing'. Never has a 90 minute motorway drive via Luton been so eventful. But while the...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 04-19-14
Replies: 25
Are Good TV Shows better than Movies?
Posted By Jasper Monk
This is a great question. I think the last decade...

This is a great question. I think the last decade has seen TV shift into a higher gear with an abundance of top quality writing and production values. Shows like Breaking Bad and True Detective have...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 04-19-14
Replies: 81,535
Rate The Last Movie You Saw
Posted By Jasper Monk
Re: Rate The Last Movie You Saw

Kill List (2011 dir. Ben Wheatley) 5/10. Great build up spoiled by a ridiculous ending.

Noah (2014 dir. Darren Aronofsky) 3/10. Just ridiculous.
Forum: Movie Reviews 04-19-14
Replies: 9
Review-The Holiday
Posted By Jasper Monk
I have to confess that The Holiday is one of my...

I have to confess that The Holiday is one of my guilty secrets. Although I think it could have done with some sharper editing, I still believe that this is a superb romantic comedy and Nancy Meyers...
Forum: Movie Reviews 04-19-14
Replies: 18
Noah - The Movie
Posted By Jasper Monk
Re: Noah - The Movie

I saw Noah a few days ago. I was looking forward to seeing this, largely because I'm partial to Aronofsky and I was curious to see how this biblical story would be handled. As always, I avoided...
Forum: Movie Reviews 03-15-14
Replies: 14
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Posted By Jasper Monk
Totally agree. Saw this last night and really...

Totally agree. Saw this last night and really enjoyed it. Wes Anderson fans will lap it up, but this also reaches out to a wider audience with its playful sense of humour and gorgeous production...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 03-01-14
Replies: 32
The Top 10 Scariest Films Ever Made
Posted By Jasper Monk
Re: The Top 10 Scariest Films Ever Made

I'm not really a horror fan, but the scariest film I've seen in years is The Orphanage (El Orphanato). It has an insidious creepiness that all truly great horror films have. I think the trend today...
Forum: Movie Reviews 02-22-14
Replies: 1
The Invisible Woman
Posted By Jasper Monk
We are probably thinking along the same lines...

We are probably thinking along the same lines with this one. 'Drab' is a great word to use. here's my review:

A dour, repressive movie about Charles Dickens and his relationship with his...
Forum: Movie Reviews 02-22-14
Replies: 2
The Monuments Men
Posted By Jasper Monk
Re: The Monuments Men

I saw The Monuments Men today and felt it should have been a better film. It wasn't terrible, but I was expecting a bit more from Clooney. I've got no problem with 'World War Lite' but did you not...
Forum: Movie Reviews 02-22-14
Replies: 8
Nebraska
Posted By Jasper Monk
Nebraska

Just got a chance to see Nebraska at my local cinema as I missed it the first time around. Bruce Dern's nomination for Best Actor is well deserved (even though it's unlikely he'll win it). Here's my...
Forum: Movie Reviews 02-18-14
Replies: 23
American Hustle
Posted By Jasper Monk
Re: American Hustle

Jennifer Lawrence (great actress though she is) didn't cut it for me, but purely on the grounds of youth. She just looked way too young for the role.
Replies: 78
How you watch so many movies?
Posted By Jasper Monk
The thought of viewing films on a mobile phone or...

The thought of viewing films on a mobile phone or on a laptop depresses me. Never 'torrented'. I go to the cinema about twice a week. I also have a Lovefilm subscription so DVDs are regularly being...

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