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Blitz (2011)
Great action thriller all shot in London
Nice to see something shot in London a big fan of Jason and generally a great cast. Also tackles some interesting topics like mental health and gay officers and the prejudice they get. Great Cinematography and nice colours generally a classy show. I love stathams character he's so rude and nasty but does the right thing. Great to see so many locations and hear so many areas i grew up in. I like the performances specially Statham and the villain good casting. Great locations and sound design. I like how gorey it gets well over the top but really shows how deranged the villain is. Refreshing to see a good British action thriller with such good actors .
Big Gold Brick (2022)
Beautifully shot and very original
Dunno why it got so much hate, very cool, very striking and original, very entertaining, very nice cinematography... I thought it was hard to fault then seeing the reviews I was confused why it has so much hate. Some awful films like Victoria which had almost 0 talent involved and no story line got top reviews. Then this , because it's a bit quirky, a bit surreal, got slated. Every shot is beautiful in this film. The art design alone is top. It does not have a very intricate storyline, it's more the experience. Yet awful trite films that have good reviews also have no storyline, yet they have no talent at all, the cinematography is awful, but they get a good review. Where as this is like art, yet funny. It firmly knows that it's vague and surreal that's the entire point. I dunno how people can miss this fact, this film knows what it is and does well within its means. It's not trying to be anything it is not. It does a very good job at its goals. I found it very entertaining on many levels. I want to watch it again as it's engrossing and seductive. I was also very surprised it was the directors debut as there is a lot of talent involved and it is very well shot and executed in general.
The Lottery (1996)
Good for a low budget tv movie
Kept me watching until the end, the end is so tragic though, not happy.
I appreciated how they portrayed the characters, the cinematography and acting. I liked how they used classic filmmaking techniques to build up tension, to show not tell us the story. I also appreciated that even though the main actor looks well built there is very little violence. Modern films could learn a lot from this film with these simple elements, to tell a tale using the camera not spell it out in blatant dialogue. I just wish the ending had some hope, its really a tragic story about a man trying to come to terms with his family history. I mean the thing starts with him losing his girl friend and father and only gets worse for him. I really enjoyed it for a vaguely silly sunday movie.
Bad People (2016)
Strange its had such negativity
For me being a super snob about most films and tv (it is usually so unoriginal and boring). I found this to be quite funny and refreshing, its not often that something keeps my attention. This reminded me of some older british sketch and serial shows like fast show, little britain, That Mitchell And Webb Look, Peep Show..etc. Combining awkward and gross out humour with loads of relevant cultural memes and tropes. It definitely is rough around the edges and very low budget but this all added to its charm for me. I liked that it was tackling topics that most people will not touch with a barge pole, like a left and right wing couple getting together. It was being controversial in all the right ways toying with taboos topics we dont normally want to air. It is sad that everyone is so uptight about being "rude" now that we dont get more stuff like this in the main stream and it gets such negative reviews on IMDB. I actually thought it was pretty clever in its satire and farce. I would like to see more like this, making people think about laugh about how stupid society is with all its rules and preconceptions. People should be allowed to be more human, I felt that was the point, we are all restricted by so many rules and pigeon hole ourselves into these stupid groups that mean we have to act in a certain way. Everyone should be more free!! F*@k society!! haha. Good stuff wanna see more like this hope they filmmakers ignore the bad reviews and make more stuff honing their craft.
Line of Duty (2012)
wow
This is so predicteable and boring and samey. I have seen a million things like this and they were better. The Wire is 20 times better than this. There is no character development the characters are like crude cardboard cut outs, it is sad that the british public is so starved of any good TV shows produced by the brits that they think this is good. You would have to be living in a bubble to think this is good. Go and watch The Wire, it is very much better, it has actors who can act, it has a script that is believable the production values are far higher like most US shows compared to british shows. We really are trailing after the yanks in terms of film and tv production. It makes me ashamed of our terrible films and tv we make and people actually watch it. Not only do they watch it but they think it is good. lol.... This will not retain the high raiting as the fanboys and sycophants are superseded by the normal world wide public, who have more experience with decent shows. Everything made by the BBC is like a childs classroom compared to the realism, real characters, situations and excellent hollywood level productions coming out of the US. And NO it is not because they have bigger budget, breaking bad was pretty low budget at the start and much better than anything we could produce, The Wire is just incredibly well shot and the acting and story is incredible. Better than even top movies dealing with similar topics like Casino/Scareface..etc.
I am ashamed of being british and the carp the public lap up, go and buy some mc donalds to watch your crap with, you might aswell eat crap while ingesting it into your eyes and ears...
IT (2017)
Embarressing
This is not a film it is a collection of skits, or gags, disconnected by story...
I had to turn it off it is possibly one of the worst film ever made and the fact people cannot see that makes me sad for the human race. The sound design is so awful there is no subtlety its just loud noises and SPOOKY CLOWN CUT, next scene, someone walks around doing something meaningless and the LOUD NOISES SPOOKY CLOWN!!!
A depressing mess of a film...
In the Shadow of the Moon (2019)
I am so happy someone made a film that makes you think!
I think people are not getting how great this film is. I think this is the best film to come out for ages. It is a thinking mans film! And people dislike using their brains so it has average reviews. You can compare it to 12 monkey or Terminator but its nothing like those films, it has similar themes but the way it is executed is nothing like those films at all. The films protagonist goes on such an epic ark in this film you really feel like you have been on an incredible journey. The acting is amazing, the cinematography is good, the music is fantastic. It keeps you guessing at all stages and never gets boring, using classic sci fi tropes but in a nice refreshing new way. I say this film is VERY fresh and original. I am very picky about film so you should listen to me. There are a couple places that do not make a tonne of sense, but I forgive this film for that when it is so amazing in most aspect. There is an amazing twist that you will never get! It has heart, and emotions, and action. It plays with so many themes and tropes it is almost overly ambitious but considering how complex the story could be they execute it incredibly well. I would normally give this a 8 out of ten but as it has such a low rating from all the dumb dumbs that don't get it I had to try to counter act them and gave it 10/10. Loved it and will watch many times already seen it twice in two days and it held up on the second viewing which is rare!
Victoria (2015)
I am in shock, why is this popular?
Is this a case of the emperors new clothes? How can this be? A film where by the 45 minute mark, nothing has happened? And it is regarded as a good film?
Apparently they only have 12 pages of script, which you can tell by the fact that the dialogue is terrible and feels improvised. No surprise it is all improvised. The main lead seems to be on drugs, she staggers along following these dodgy guys in the middle of the night. I kept thinking it was going to turn into some terrible gang rape scene. The tone is all wrong, you don't know whether you should feel worried for her or if its meant to be romantic? It is so confusing. It takes ages and ages of her and these guys wondering around after clubbing. These random strangers, and she is just following them around all night. It goes no where and drags on and on. Then shes along with the head guy from the gang, and they have this REALLY LONG SCENE in a bar at night. The dialogue and acting is like a joke, seriously its like a terrible student film. And the tone is all wrong, this is meant to be charming and romantic? Her sitting along with a thug she met in the street, who seems a bit TOO interested in her? How are we meant to feel as an audience? Really me and two other friends were watching this and we all agree'd it was total crap. I checked and it was only HALF WAS THROUGH and we had been watching for 50 minutes!? It is 2 hours long? Basically its totally un believable and implausible. That this girl would follow this gang of dodgy guys around who seem like they want to rape her. She is helpless and dumb and acts like this the entire time. Then they demand she drives a getaway car after a bank heist. WHAT?? Yes they suddenly out of the blue demand she drives a getaway car? When she has no knowledge of driving in dangerous situations? Seriously? Why would they ask her? Why not wait and just get a new driver... Nothing makes any sense here. They try to say its because she got the driver drunk or something and that is why she not has to take his place? It makes no sense... So we turned it off before anything happened as it was so infuriatingly shit that nothing else happening would redeem the film.
The shocking thing about this is it had 9/10 from the guardian, this is better than say, The Shining? Pulp Fiction? I mean comparing it to real films with acting, story lines, events, a script..etc. It really falls a part. The fact it was all shot in one take is pathetic, why ruin your film just to show off about some technical aspect that no one cares about? If they shot the same film normally with cuts and edits and camera angles... you know a storyline and stuff... Then it might have been semi decent. But shooting it all in ONE TAKE?? It is suicide! You need really good filmmakers to pull off such a feat ! Not these student filmmakers!
Really not even classified as a film IMO. One of the worst films ever made.
Makes me sad for humanity that this is now regarded a decent film.
Lovely & Amazing (2001)
Boring and pointless?
I have no idea of the point this film was trying to make. Every character is so neurotic and mindless its irritating listening to them whine the entire film. All the characters are pretty formulaic and predictable. There are no turning points or arcs in the story. It seems there are just random events strung together that have little relation to each other. I gave it 4 because for the budget its pretty well made and the acting is good. The script is so boring and pointless I wonder why it was made in the first place. I would say it is a "woman's film" but that is sexist. Its just a boring persons film. There are so many films dealing with similar subject matter that have interesting characters and events. I do not understand how they missed the mark so far and no one fell asleep during the making of this tragic waste of space. Duplass brothers make films that poop on this and cost half the amount. Fail!!
Session 9 (2001)
So boring with lots of pointless dialogue and music.
One of the worst things about this film is the music. This piano riff keeps coming in telling the audience when to feel afraid or when something important will happen. It is really distracting and annoying, the audience should decided whether something is creepy or interested not be guided buy some stupid piano that always plays the same riff over some key plot point. The characters are boring and have a lot of pointless development that is not interesting, they should have cut about 30 minutes from the film.
This brings nothing new to the genre, it is un inspiring and even the camera work is very boring and even distracting the DOP or director does not have a good eye for angles or mood, the rhythm is all off.
This film brings nothing new, no interesting premise, no good screenplay to the table. It is completely unoriginal.
Just don't waste 1:40 mins on this go watch a classic. I guess if it came on late at night and I couldn't be bothered to change the channel I would watch it, but I would be disappointed.
Dreamcatcher (2003)
Inspiring and Thought Provoking; Ahead of its Time?
I have to say I haven't been this intrigued, shocked and pleasantly surprised by a film for many years. For me this shone as a brilliant and daring attempt to do something a bit wacky and different which might have been more acceptable if made in today's cinematic industry. This film reminds me of some of my favorite Philip K Dick novels in particular; Dr Blood Money or What Went on After the Bomb. It mixes some themes that Dick is very at home with; psychic powers, mental illness, drama and unlikely relationships. Generally something that makes your head hurt but ends in a brilliant and unpredictable climax. Ultimately Dreamcatcher is a thinking mans/womans film and I am sure it would have been badly marketed at the time, probably to appeal to King fans who are into the other more acceptable King adaptations like IT, Pet Cemetery or Shawshank Redemption, which all stay within the typical limitations/stereotypes of their genre. Here Stephen King perhaps even influenced by Philip K Dick or similar 70's and 80's sci fi authors has combined several genres thus throwing the viewer off guard even to the point that it has comedic scenes. I love this, but I appreciate how hard it probably was to write into a lucrative picture or market to the correct audience. I think die hard sci fi fans will enjoy this more than King fans. I hope that this film somehow lasts the tests of time and gains a cult following. I will never be able to forget it, it's truly unique and a beautiful attempt at creating something massive and all consuming, using techniques and characters we usually associate with a different style of delivery. This is both its downfall and brilliance hence only 8/10. Love it.