27-09-2008, 19:40 | #51 |
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God she's awful. She can't portray any form of emotion whatsoever other than sarcasm and she doesn't do that well. From what I've seen of Hard Candy she's the same person in that, Juno AND Smart People.
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27-09-2008, 23:56 | #52 |
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A mix of Bourne Identity-style action with a rather dark story makes it a thoroughly enjoyable film. The plot may put the women off visiting Paris. Liam Neeson does a good job of balancing his killer-ness and his desperation. Some of the scenes are surprisingly depressing too (depending on your past experiences). 7.5/10 - Would have been higher, but having watched Ronin the night before, I do feel the camera work could be better!
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28-09-2008, 14:44 | #53 |
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Nice mention of Grosse point Blanke.
Superb movie, with a talented cast. |
28-09-2008, 16:25 | #54 |
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I'll chip in a couple of reviews of films I've watched recently
The Strangers Claims to be "based on true events" which opens the film quite nicely, then the film decends into generic creepy film territory with masked people silently wandering around attempting to kill the main characters. Storyline is somewhat lacking in all respects, and I found out after watching the film that the only true event in the film was a short section at the start that lasted about 5 minutes of film, the rest is all made up. Quite creepy, un-nerved me slightly, had a "halloween 1" feel to it which I think is what was aimed for After the credits had rolled I thought "what actually happened" and left the cinema in slight confusion feeling like I had gotten slightly stupider and wondered what the purpose of the film was. Overall Rating : 2.5/10 ----------------------------- Death Race Wasn't expecting much with this film except for some cool effects, double-hard looking cars and a bit of ultra-violence. And well I wasn't disappointed! Infact pleasantly surprised as they even put a vague storyline to the film which added a nice touch Very fun film, very cool car races and good explosions Can't fault any part of it at all really. If you want to go out and watch a fun action film where you don't have to think too much then this is definitely for you. Overall Rating : 8/10
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28-09-2008, 17:24 | #55 |
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and a fantastic soundtrack.
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28-09-2008, 17:39 | #56 |
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The latest ouput from Judd Apatow and Seth Rogan (Superbad, Knocked Up) sees stoner Dale (Rogan) witness a gangland killing and go on the run with his dope dealer (James Franco). Wackiness and self discovery ensue. It's not bad but suffers from the same downfall as Hot Fuzz. These guys do comedy very well but when the plot slips into action territory it seems incongruous and unneccessary- and it's not as funny as the build up. Gary Cole and Rosie Perez have so little screen time that their characters are confusingly sketchy. There are some great laughs in the first half, Franco is excellent, Rogan is the same as always but the characters are likable.It's a pity that the finale is clumsy and doesn't sit well with the rest of the film. 6/10
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28-09-2008, 19:39 | #57 |
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28-09-2008, 19:58 | #59 |
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I missed your review, wish I hadn't
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Quote:
And the muzak version of Live and Let Die.
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