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Even Charlie on charlie can't stop it dragging in places
Even Charlie on charlie can't stop it dragging in places
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A Quiet Passion (2016)
Poor attempt at telling the life story of American poet Emily Dickinson. The girl who played the young Emily could not act, at least in a period piece, so was sooooo 21st century. So was one of Emily's woman friends, who came across to contemporary to allow me to be immersed in the past.
This is a very uneven movie, the actress who played the older Emily Dickinson, pictured above, was good. I liked the way she got across her growing reclusiveness and isolation from the world. Eventually even refusing to meet people face to face.
The script writing was uneven, inspired and interesting at times, and at others it felt like it was being padded with what-ever just to fill the movie out to the 2 hour mark.
If you love seeing someone die in a long and painful way....I swear the dying scenes went on and on and on, well then this movies for you! I've never seen such long scenes on someone having tremors. I bit of editing could have helped, but not at lot as this wasn't that great of a movie.
This is a very uneven movie, the actress who played the older Emily Dickinson, pictured above, was good. I liked the way she got across her growing reclusiveness and isolation from the world. Eventually even refusing to meet people face to face.
The script writing was uneven, inspired and interesting at times, and at others it felt like it was being padded with what-ever just to fill the movie out to the 2 hour mark.
If you love seeing someone die in a long and painful way....I swear the dying scenes went on and on and on, well then this movies for you! I've never seen such long scenes on someone having tremors. I bit of editing could have helped, but not at lot as this wasn't that great of a movie.
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Actually I misread your post 
. I thought you'd been warned off seeing the Swedish versions not the British one. I did quite like the title sequence though, or at least that opening 'knife' movement as it kicks off.
I really enjoyed the books as well.
. I thought you'd been warned off seeing the Swedish versions not the British one. I did quite like the title sequence though, or at least that opening 'knife' movement as it kicks off.I really enjoyed the books as well.
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@DocHoliday wrote he loves this movie, so You better check it yourself.
Review in due course (well, rating!!).
COCO
(2017)
It seems like Pixar and Disney can never go wrong.
Coco is an amazingly touching, thought-provoking, and deep-meaning animated movie that I recommend everybody go and see.
I am already predicting that the movie will be nominated for, and will surely win, the Academy Award for Best Animated Movie. It also deserves to be nominated for and win the award for Best Picture.
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“Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It's a very mean and nasty place and I don't care how tough you are, it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't about how hard ya hit. It's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done!” ~ Rocky Balboa
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Wonder - This movie exists merely to lift your spirit and make your heart feel happy, and it exceeded in the latter so well, that I can ignore any shortcoming this movie had. 90/100
Lady Bird - This is a once a year kind of film that you know you need to see. It offers a real and fantastic look at growing into an adult and dealing with life. Great writing, great characters, fantastic dialogue, just a fantastic film that makes you think. - 95/100
Coco - Seen this four times now and I feel confident enough to call this one of Pixar's absolute best films. This film is impactful, complex, and mature, and my eyes were filled with tears for the last 10 minutes of this magnificent film. 100/100
Overall, this was a fantastic week for me as far as film goes. Given that I don't give films 90 and above too often, it was humbling to see that all three of the films I watched this week filled in the gap.
Lady Bird - This is a once a year kind of film that you know you need to see. It offers a real and fantastic look at growing into an adult and dealing with life. Great writing, great characters, fantastic dialogue, just a fantastic film that makes you think. - 95/100
Coco - Seen this four times now and I feel confident enough to call this one of Pixar's absolute best films. This film is impactful, complex, and mature, and my eyes were filled with tears for the last 10 minutes of this magnificent film. 100/100
Overall, this was a fantastic week for me as far as film goes. Given that I don't give films 90 and above too often, it was humbling to see that all three of the films I watched this week filled in the gap.
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Inherent Vice
Liked this a lot more the second time around but I still feel that I need to check out the book before I can appreciate this fully
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William S. Burroughs: A Man Within
Not good. Better to just go to the source.. This is full of boring hanger-on phony types.
I am interested in reading or listening to subversive books before it was fashionable, and it's nice to see what was going on in 1953 for example.
Not good. Better to just go to the source.. This is full of boring hanger-on phony types.
I am interested in reading or listening to subversive books before it was fashionable, and it's nice to see what was going on in 1953 for example.
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Yeah, Teach was excellent. My only complaint, as a boxing junkie, the fight scenes were HORRIBLE... but they are in virtually every boxing movie. The story and acting though were top notch.
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All Through the House (2015)
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This Christmas horror is a throwback to the 80's slashers. It's got the twist, gory killings, and some hot girls. It's too bad it's mediocre.
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This Christmas horror is a throwback to the 80's slashers. It's got the twist, gory killings, and some hot girls. It's too bad it's mediocre.
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Crash (1996) - Second time I've watched this, I was about 16 the first time and had no idea what was going on I was convinced it was a porno. I've seen most of Cronenberg's films and I did appreciate this a lot more the second time round, David Spader is great and the fella with the scars is real spooky 7/10.
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"If you're good at something never do it for free".
"If you're good at something never do it for free".
Hard Target (1993) Hadn't seen it in years, but enjoyed it, it's underrated as an action film in my opinion. Directed by John Woo, Stars Jean Claude Van Damme, Yancy Butler, Lance Henricksen is good as always. 6/10
Gold (2016)
Not a bad movie per se, and McConaughey is definitely the highlight, but something about it seemed too familiar. It is also perhaps a tad uninspired as well, and some of the soundtrack seemed oddly misplaced.
I might be a tad harsh toward Gold since I am nursing an injury, so take my rating with a grain of salt.
Not a bad movie per se, and McConaughey is definitely the highlight, but something about it seemed too familiar. It is also perhaps a tad uninspired as well, and some of the soundtrack seemed oddly misplaced.
I might be a tad harsh toward Gold since I am nursing an injury, so take my rating with a grain of salt.
All Through the House (2015)
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This Christmas horror is a throwback to the 80's slashers. It's got the twist, gory killings, and some hot girls. It's too bad it's mediocre.
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This Christmas horror is a throwback to the 80's slashers. It's got the twist, gory killings, and some hot girls. It's too bad it's mediocre.
Looks terrible.
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Lady Bird - This is a once a year kind of film that you know you need to see. It offers a real and fantastic look at growing into an adult and dealing with life. Great writing, great characters, fantastic dialogue, just a fantastic film that makes you think. - 95/100
Currently has 170 Fresh and 0 Rotten.
Silver lining obviously....there are films out there with more than 170 positive reviews, but they also have negative ones. I still find Get Out to be extremely impressive with 289 Positive and only 2 rotten.
For the record, Armond white came gave this film a fresh rating as well.
Not that any Mofo cares about RT though.
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Stagecoach (John Ford, 1939)
A decent tale of western (and southern) folk that's wheely nicely told
A decent tale of western (and southern) folk that's wheely nicely told