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Ratatouille - (2007)
I'm not all that into cooking, but I absolutely adore rats. Does that put me at odds with the generally 'rat-hating' human race? They're beautiful animals, and defy their small size with an intelligence that surprises those who discover it. You can build an enduring friendship with a rat - but unfortunately they only live a few years. Anyway, I've been looking forward to
Ratatouille, ever since it appeared so high on the 2000s Countdown. It wasn't as funny as I thought it would be, considering it's Pixar, but the story and wonderful animation were top-notch. The rats were true to themselves and the human characters weren't neglected either. I enjoyed it, but it'd be rated higher by me if it had of been just that little bit more funny.
7/10
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Boyz n the Hood - (1991)
Powerful drama, from a time when black filmmakers had very little representation in mainstream cinema -
Boyz n the Hood feels a little sanitized by 21st Century standards, but this was necessarily so. Hardly anyone would have seen a true representation of the darker side of the South Central Los Angeles of 1991. John Singleton showed he had serious talent as a filmmaker, and the likes of Laurence Fishburne and Cuba Gooding Jr. had their breakout moments here. You know, when you're the good one, about to go to college, and mama's favourite in one of these films you're dead meat. There's no way you're going to survive. I really enjoyed catching up with this again after so many years.
7.5/10
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Climax - (2018)
It's still original, and it's still quite harrowing.
8/10
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Nice Girls Don't Explode - (1987)
I watched this by accident yesterday, thinking it was something else. It's quite an odd bird of a comedy, and aside from featuring the great Wallace Shawn, who lifts every silly scene he's in, it's not worth watching. A low budget independent feature that mistakes the eccentric and weird for being sure-fire funny. For the most part it's not.
3/10