Chyp's Movee Mousings

I loved Mr. Turner and it was also one of the first films I reviewed on this site. Anyways, oddly enough I've never checked out more of his works, though I've been close to seeing Naked a few times as well as rewatching Mr. Turner.

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I've not seen Mr Turner yet but as you liked it I'd deffo try another Leigh if I were you MM

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Ah .... but .... you see ....
(a) this is not a reviews thread, it's a thoughts/ramblings/waffle thread as has already been pointed out by myself prior to your even posting, it just happens to be located in the 'reviews' section
(b) I checked and you never applied for a worldwide patent (and this would come under copyright anyway)
(c) (a) and (b) are enough reasons
(d) case dismissed

I'll ask for it to be changed anyway though

Don't worry, Chyp. JD's just joshing with you.

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Yeah, got that by the smiley at the end of his post
Just couldn't be arsed putting one on mine

I LOVE the change

Damn, now I wish I hadn't said anything because your new title is so much better than mine now.

I saw Versus, must be over 10 years ago when I was on a Japanese film thing, Takashi Miike, Kitano, etc I've got the DVD so could be in line for a rewatch.

Not seen Another Year yet Chyp, although I think I've pretty much seen all,of his other films. He's a film maker that touches me, sometimes profoundly. I admire him a lot.

Tbh I'm not sure whether I should encourage you to rewatch Versus or not Christine, if you do decide to though I'd be interested in your thoughts.

I love Leigh, that particular film was a real toughie for me tbh but his characterisations and relatability are a large reason why I find them so fascinating and enjoyable in the main.

Classic UK gangster flick that is as good a watch now as it was on release thirty-five years ago. That there is no convoluted plot - it's a relatively simple tale told in simple fashion with the audience knowing only as much as the central character - is imo actually quite refreshing in this day and age.

For me there's lots to like about this film - it's well paced and builds nicely, the characters are mainly believable and not caricatures while the acting is pretty solid throughout (a young Derek Thompson even manages to actually look people in the eye) with excellent performances from both Hoskins and Mirren (who is an absolute babe here) alongside a good supporting cast which even includes a baby-faced 007 (despite actually being mid-20's) before he was recruited by MI6.

No doubts the film has gathered it's share of detractors over time, for instance the production values make it look and feel a little like it was made for television even though it wasn't - but imo that is actually more a compliment to how decent the standard of UK television productions were back in the day than a negative comment against the film and it's a film I'm always happy to watch.

I just saw The Long Good Friday last year when I watched it back to back with Mona Lisa, both great films, and what an actor Bob Hoskins was. The ending is an all time great.

Going back to your review of Lovelace, I completely agree with you. It was ok, but I consider Boogie Nights the standard for this kind of movie, and it was like watching a cheap TV version.

Two great films and nicely matched for back to back viewing imo.

Easy to see why this has become a bit of a cult favourite as it's certainly a fun, irreverent romp with it's tongue never out of it's cheek and a raft of eminently quotable lines tossed in throughout. It's not all rosy though as the dialogue that is so great in places is not so good in others and some of the direction and editing naturally draws comparisons to a certain other director who tends to execute both better. Willem Dafoe gives a standout performance as FBI agent Smecker though and imo whilst the 'saints' may be the central characters it is his role that helps elevate the film above those little niggles.

Sadly the main bugbear of this movie for me is not one that can easily be overlooked and that is the supposed Irish accents of the two leads are dreadful (Connolly's is no better either). Whilst it may not even be noticeable to other nationalities it does make this a difficult film to bear at times - in fact my wife couldn't make it past fifteen minutes when I first attempted this last night as they were simply too annoying to her.

It's a fun film and I can fully understand it's appeal, just a shame for me that the leads, who are both of partly Irish ancestry themselves, couldn't have been written as just that and use accents that come more naturally to them.

I love The Long Good Friday. It's on my 100, so it's good to see that it has another fan around the place.

Another great review, Chyp, of The Boondocks Saints. Your writing and obervations is really spot on at points through the review, if you continue to write reviews and maybe just put something extra extra into a selected few once in a while, those would be absolutely stunning. Not saying that these aren't, but I keep wanting more when they end.

Dafoe is definitely the best thing about this movie and it's a copycat but a fun one at that. Anyways, looking forward to more!

You really are far too kind MM - I'm fully aware they are mediocre

But they are not! You are too hard on yourself!

Given the length and simplicity of them they are really good, but obviously not comparable to more detailed and deeper reviews BUT that's not the point... the point is I see potential and I think these are really good for what they are and that you could deliver something even better IF you wanted to. You can do it, Chyp!!

The Boondock Saints has been on my watchlist for a long time, and when I eventually get to it I'll tell you my thoughts. I think it will be pretty similar to yours, mainly because I've had many "cult" films let me down in the past. Nice review.

Atmospheric fifties horror movie that is interesting more for it's pairing of Boris Karloff and Christopher Lee and the subject matter of the early discovery of anaesthesia than any of it's content really. Karloff plays the well meaning lead trying to perfect a means of anaesthesis and it's always nice to see him 'au naturel' as it were as he was actually a better actor than many give him credit for, Lee is one of the bad-guys which eventually leads to the two of them facing off in a scene that is truly full of vitriol.

It's a solid enough offering without ever really scaling any heights, a touch overly melodramatic in places as was the style at the time and despite the rather flavoursome title somewhat lacking in either tension or claret. It's nicely shot and acted though and well worth a quick viewing if one is a fan of earlier horror movies.