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Hâdo ribenji, Mirî [Hard Revenge, Milly] (Takanori Tsujimoto, 2008)
Relatively sedate revenge drama but does put a spurt on every now and then, especially in the latter stages
Relatively sedate revenge drama but does put a spurt on every now and then, especially in the latter stages
Transformers: The Last Knight 3/10
Special effects weak, very visible cgi. The script ... Where was the script at all? Actors play poor, I did not like this movie.
Special effects weak, very visible cgi. The script ... Where was the script at all? Actors play poor, I did not like this movie.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 7/10
I laughed a few times and once I even shrugged. Very cool created universum, high-level acting, lots of funny gags. In my opinion much better than the first part. CGI does not irritate, there are a lot of action
I laughed a few times and once I even shrugged. Very cool created universum, high-level acting, lots of funny gags. In my opinion much better than the first part. CGI does not irritate, there are a lot of action
Dial M for Murder 9/10
A great classic movie. I have seen several Alfred Hitchock movies, but in my opinion, this one is really the best of them all. Romping plot, suspense music and good acting.
A great classic movie. I have seen several Alfred Hitchock movies, but in my opinion, this one is really the best of them all. Romping plot, suspense music and good acting.
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A rather obscure noir, at least I had never heard much about it. It has an A list cast including director Otto Preminger who also directed Laura (1944).
Jean-Luc Godard in 1963, named it the 8th best American Sound film.
Myself, I thought it was middle of the road with uninspired acting and a pot boiler script that was hard to swallow at times. Though the court room scene with the sleazy lawyer, was pretty nifty.
Jean-Luc Godard in 1963, named it the 8th best American Sound film.
Myself, I thought it was middle of the road with uninspired acting and a pot boiler script that was hard to swallow at times. Though the court room scene with the sleazy lawyer, was pretty nifty.
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A very good film. Fine work by Mitchum; and Simmons was perfect for her quirky role. The ending was very shocking for the time, but in those days the bad guys were never allowed to escape justice.....
~Doc
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Oh cool, someone who has seen Angel Face, did you just watch it?
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Dial M for Murder 9/10
A great classic movie. I have seen several Alfred Hitchock movies, but in my opinion, this one is really the best of them all. Romping plot, suspense music and good acting.
A great classic movie. I have seen several Alfred Hitchock movies, but in my opinion, this one is really the best of them all. Romping plot, suspense music and good acting.
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I've had Angel Face on my DVR for months, but maybe the "Mystery" turned me off, but I do like Mitchum... Do you think I would like it?
I thought Jean Simmons catty manipulation was pretty interesting myself. It's a fairly short film so that might be a plus.
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A Nightmare on Elm Street 2 actually wasn't as bad as how I remembered it. Don't get me wrong, it definitely falls apart in the end and it was never great to boot, but it isn't one of the "awful Elm Street" movies that they did as the series carried on.
SAW IV is a heinously dull and bland film, strewn together badly. I've re-watched up to this point now, and SAW 1-3 were both enjoyable, flawed films, this is the first truly bad film of the series. And, if memory serves me correct, there's more soon to come.
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Robocop: 8/10. Fun, but reeks of the eighties. Not necessarily a bad thing.
Silence of the Lambs: 10/10. Intensely horrifying throughout the latter half. Like Se7en, it's mind-blowingly brilliant in it's ability to be terrifying without the use of lame jumpscares. My new favorite horror film.
Silence of the Lambs: 10/10. Intensely horrifying throughout the latter half. Like Se7en, it's mind-blowingly brilliant in it's ability to be terrifying without the use of lame jumpscares. My new favorite horror film.
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Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016)
Well, color me surprised because I thought this would be a Tim Burton movie where everything was oddball and the mood would be kooky from beginning to end. Not that I don't like that about his movies. It's what sets him apart from other directors and that tends to be polarizing for some people. But I enjoy most of his stuff. This one falls in the category of "oddball characters with heart" or "weirdness with feeling" that resemble his films like Edward Scissorhands or Big Fish. It's not exactly like those but it just has the "feel" of those in my opinion.
Jake (Asa Butterfield) is concerned that his grandfather (Terence Stamp) is losing his mind with ravings about someone being after him. This is the same grandfather that regaled Jake as a young lad with bedtime stories about a "special school for different children" and monsters who, if they found the same kids, would eat their eyeballs. Of course, all this turns out to be true. This is all established fairly early in the movie so it's not really a spoiler. Jake ends up going to Wales with his dad (Chris O'Dowd) at the behest of his psychologist and finds the special home his grandfather told him he visited during WWII. He's greeted by the headmistress, the enigmatic Miss Peregrine (Eva Green), who welcomes him and introduces him to all the "Peculiars," the children with special powers who are forced to remain in hiding at a Gothic mansion. All are unique but Jake is smitten with Emma (Ella Purnell), who is very light on her feet...in fact, she floats and has to wear special weighted boots so she doesn't drift away. Meanwhile, there's of course a "big bad" played by Samuel L. Jackson, who wants to kill all the Peculiars and
Yes, it's compared to the X-Men, which is unfair because any story with similarities might be compared to the other, but this one is only surface-level. Tim Burton movies are definitely not like Marvel movies. The special effects are pretty super, with the requisite Burton creatures that comes after the kids, and these monsters look somewhat like Jack Skellington, his "hero" from The Nightmare Before Christmas, which he produced and created the characters for but didn't direct. Still, they are properly "Burtonesque" for fans. In the end, the movie is one with lots of fun but also a big heart that leaves you feeling great.
Well, color me surprised because I thought this would be a Tim Burton movie where everything was oddball and the mood would be kooky from beginning to end. Not that I don't like that about his movies. It's what sets him apart from other directors and that tends to be polarizing for some people. But I enjoy most of his stuff. This one falls in the category of "oddball characters with heart" or "weirdness with feeling" that resemble his films like Edward Scissorhands or Big Fish. It's not exactly like those but it just has the "feel" of those in my opinion.
Jake (Asa Butterfield) is concerned that his grandfather (Terence Stamp) is losing his mind with ravings about someone being after him. This is the same grandfather that regaled Jake as a young lad with bedtime stories about a "special school for different children" and monsters who, if they found the same kids, would eat their eyeballs. Of course, all this turns out to be true. This is all established fairly early in the movie so it's not really a spoiler. Jake ends up going to Wales with his dad (Chris O'Dowd) at the behest of his psychologist and finds the special home his grandfather told him he visited during WWII. He's greeted by the headmistress, the enigmatic Miss Peregrine (Eva Green), who welcomes him and introduces him to all the "Peculiars," the children with special powers who are forced to remain in hiding at a Gothic mansion. All are unique but Jake is smitten with Emma (Ella Purnell), who is very light on her feet...in fact, she floats and has to wear special weighted boots so she doesn't drift away. Meanwhile, there's of course a "big bad" played by Samuel L. Jackson, who wants to kill all the Peculiars and
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of course, consume their eyeballs, which he believes when enough are ingested, he'll gain immortality. He has a cabal of people like him who have the same goals and they are the "Hollows," who sport white eyeballs, due to a failed experiment long ago.
Yes, it's compared to the X-Men, which is unfair because any story with similarities might be compared to the other, but this one is only surface-level. Tim Burton movies are definitely not like Marvel movies. The special effects are pretty super, with the requisite Burton creatures that comes after the kids, and these monsters look somewhat like Jack Skellington, his "hero" from The Nightmare Before Christmas, which he produced and created the characters for but didn't direct. Still, they are properly "Burtonesque" for fans. In the end, the movie is one with lots of fun but also a big heart that leaves you feeling great.
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"Miss Jean Louise, Mr. Arthur Radley."
"Miss Jean Louise, Mr. Arthur Radley."
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I was expecting more. Good made movie, but it isn't stimulating, IMO. Andrzej Chyra delighting.
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This Gun for Hire (1942)
Noir with a decent story but one I thought relied a bit much on coincidence. It is tight and entertaining, but it is mediocre for noir visuals and dialogue. Stars Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake make the movie.
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