Seen in February Pt.1
-
A solid haunted house film. I liked the characters and the story was pretty cool: The second half was basically the plot to Poltergeist but told in a very unique way. I know everyone thinks this is spooky cause of all the big scares, but the stuff that scared me the most were the little stuff (Could you close the door? I don't like it when he walks around). The last two minutes were very cheesy though.
-
Not as fun or action-packed as ‘Goldfinger’. I thought the main villain was very threatening, but I feel like he didn’t get much use: When you compare his fight with Bond to Bond’s fight with Oddjob in ‘Goldfinger’, the former is very lacklustre. It’s a shame because there’s lots of potential for suspense with that strong-ass metal hand.
I will give the film one thing though, it introduced me to that amazing “Three Blind Mice” song.
Another zinger from Cuarón. A slice of life drama about a housemaid, What caught my attention immediately was the miss en scéne, it’s fantastic: In the background of nearly every scene there’s tons of characters doing their own unique thing. Great performances and great characters. The B&W cinematography is lovely. The birth scene and the beach scene were very emotional for me, and I'm not that easy to get emotional.
Not as good as his other work, but to be fair it’s pretty bloody hard to top ‘Children of Men'.
-
Normally this is the type of film that would bore me to tears, but there was something about it that grabbed me. Was it the characters? The performances? The shot composition? I don’t know. I’d say it has a lot more going for it thematically than ‘Through a Glass Darkly’. I thought the interpretation of Jesus’ suffering at the end was incredibly beautiful. I noticed after some later thought that First Reformed is basically a modern day remake of this, I enjoyed First Reformed more.
-
I thought the comedic bits were good. A few of the more plot-centric bits were kinda boring, even though it is an interesting story.. The ending speech was incredible, still relevant today.
-
I liked the first one, but after enjoying this one alot I wanna re-visit it and see if my opinions on it have changed.
I liked the direction it took and how it developed more on the idea of the 'human world'. The script is very good (If a little predictable). The comedy is great. The fast-paced animation is really fun. I loved all the little in-jokes and unexpected references to different films, and the original songs are catchy as hell.
A slick, simple thriller with a funky soundtrack. What makes this one so unique from the crowd is the depiction of the terrorists. Usually in these types of movies whenever the protagonist gives in a deal or bargain to give him some time to save the day the antagonist usually complies. In this film however, the terrorists have a no-BS policy, no bargaining whatsoever. I loved this, it makes the film so much more intense and it makes me wish more films with similar plots would do this kind of thing.
It’s obvious Lloyd Kaufman has improved on his craft because this is alot more fun and way less boring than The Toxic Avenger. Nearly every joke in this film is made to offend someone, the acting is purposefully bad, and this all adds to the terrible but hilarious script. If you’re looking for a satire on capitalism and animal cruelty, this is certainly something.
“The chicken has declared jihad on us all"
Michael Powell is an absolute master with colours. Apart from that it’s just a fun fantasy flick with some great sets and diversity considering the year it was made.
+
Never heard about the act of ‘free soloing’ before this. Alex is a really interesting person, whenever there’s no climbing scenes were shown his life and discussions about climbing, all very interesting. The theory that he has Aspergers makes sense: He’s kinda monotone and witty, he’s emotionally distant from his girlfriend, and he has an avid interest in a specific subject (Free soloing). The climbing scenes are amazing: The cinematography is so good and the fact that you’re watching real life footage of someone doing this is astounding. The fact that a human being can do that makes me proud to be one.