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Blade Runner is my favourite movie of all time ever.
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Subspecies (1991)
Hammy but stellar vampire flick.
I bought the Subspecies trilogy in work after I noticed the front cover and thought it might be something i'd enjoy. It was. I expected to find it hammy, hilarious, cheesy and so bad that it's good and for this I was wrong. Is it hammy? Absolutely. BUT; the acting is fine enough, the locations are fantastic, the atmosphere in the film is great and it might just have one of the greatest movie vampires ever in the evil and grotesque Radu. I am SO glad I found this trilogy. I watched this movie twice in 2 days and know I will re-watch it again and again in the future.
The story was cliché but fine enough; I really liked the characters and found Stefan and Michelle to both be absolutely charming. I also really liked the bad-ass old man.
But it is Anders Hove as Radu who stole the show; every scene with him in was an absolute delight. He was grotesque, hammy to the extreme and bloody brilliant.
Nam-ja sa-yong-seol-myeong-seo (2013)
Hilarious, heart-warming fun.
This film is great fun. I am surprised there is only one other review for it currently, which is why I'm writing this one.
A colourful, unique rom-com with genuinely likable characters, particularly the lead actress who is charming, sweet, awkward and hilarious whenever it's called for.
I thoroughly enjoyed this film and would definitely see it again. I was smiling and laughing throughout the whole thing.
If you like comedies or rom-coms or feel good films you will *love* this.
8/10 for what it is, a warm, funny romantic comedy which never feels clichéd or forced or formulaic, and even if it was you'd be having too much fun to notice!
Go watch it.
Beautiful Creatures (2013)
Intelligent, touching teenage romance with just enough heart to make it thoroughly enjoyable and just enough supernatural to make it pretty unique.
This film has a smart script, GREAT performances, a nice soundtrack and a solid story. I have noticed this film is getting a lot of hate, primarily from book readers, but as I haven't read the book I am somewhat less bias, as a stand alone film this is great fun. I'm rating it 10 on here because I feel the current score is *way* too low considering this film is of a much higher calibre than most young adult/supernatural romances.
The two main characters ooze charm, and upon multiple viewings this film only gets more and more enjoyable.
Now, my favourite film is Blade Runner and I love a lot of the ''intelligent, critically acclaimed classics'' but this is a great film for what it is, just watch and enjoy!
EDIT (April 2015): I have NOW read the book and you know what??? I still stand by this review. LOVE this movie.
My Brother Tom (2001)
A beautifully raw movie exploring nature, the spirit, love and the harsh impressions adults can leave on children.
This is a beautiful movie, perhaps not in a purely aesthetic sense, it has the hand-held camera and no shiny, polished or pretty cinematography, but if it did, this film would lose so much of what makes it raw, real and ultimately beautiful. Most films are pure escapism, meant for enjoyment, or thoughtful pondering, this film feels like a very personal one. It's not a fast-paced, exciting blockbuster but what it is is a patient, careful, beautifully crafted tale of abuse, and love of nature and spirit. It is a harsh look at how an adult can damage and hurt a child, and the performances from both leads are to be commended; a wonderful, almost fairy tale like story that perfectly captures the innocence of youth, a joyous love of nature and wonder that can be found in it and in other people. I loved this film. It broke my heart and had be sobbing but I loved in nonetheless, maybe I loved it because it made me really feel. Beautiful.
Margaret (2011)
A film that tries to be so much more than it actually is.
I am giving this film 5 out of 10 stars; I sat through it all (the 149 minute version) the other night and though I didn't detest it, and there were moments of great acting, ultimately I felt it was much too long and went on too many tangents.
It centres around a young 17 year old woman (Ana Paquin), who upon looking for a cowboy hat to buy, notices a bus driver wearing one. She waves to the bus-driver who then misses the red light and knocks down a woman who later dies from her injuries.
The film then spends the rest of its time focused on a pretty repulsive character, who is not only obnoxious and attention seeking but completely self absorbed and destructive. I feel this film has too many unnecessary techniques like the slow motion scenes that add NOTHING to the film, the cut away shots of the city that really add nothing to the film and all the extra scenes that really add nothing to the main plot.
However, there are some lovely performances from J. Smith-Cameron as the stage actress mother who finds love with Jean Reno, the lovely and intelligent man who was a fan of her work. Ultimately the characters that were promising, played by big stars Mark Ruffalo, Matt Damon and Matthew Broderick are hardly in the film and the one character I really could not be bothered with was the one who carries the whole film on her shoulders. It isn't Paquin's fault the character is so detestable because she plays a very convincing character.
It really isn't a film to enjoy, it's a film to endure.
Big Train (1998)
bizarre, strange, surreal, bonkers and brilliant.
One of the funniest British sketch shows I have ever seen. Vastly misunderstood by a lot of people. In my opinion it's truly hilarious and I've shown it to a lot of my friends, who have absolutely loved it.
The 'Jockeys in the Wild' sketch is one of the most hilarious, brilliant sketches I have ever seen, same goes with a lot of Big Train sketches.
I can understand why some people just don't 'get it' but what I would suggest is don't watch it expecting too much. Just watch it expecting a funny, British comedy and that is what you will get.
I'd say it's something of a 'cult comedy' and with most cult shows or films the people who do love it, really, really love it. And there's a reason for this kind of appreciation, it's because it's marvellous!
I'd highly recommend this to anyone who likes the shows Mighty Boosh, any Simon Pegg comedy, Peep Show, Little Britain. A great British treat.