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This England (2022)
Like watching paint dry
Good grief, what a boring TV programme. Such an interesting topic and it's a snooze fest - the scenes jump around so quickly, you don't actually have any idea what's going on. A 2 second scene here, a 2 minute scene here.. it's just so quick and confusing and nothing interesting is happening?
Branagh is OK; some words sound like Boris, but his make-up is so terrifying to look at, it puts you off! I normally like Buchan, but you would hardly know he's playing Hancock except for the massive words across the screen introducing him as so. The actor playing Cummings does him well, otherwise there's very few redeeming features to this show and I would not recommend you forcing yourself to watch it.
Benediction (2021)
What was that?!
Appalling - started off vaguely well, with mention of his poetry and his stay at Craiglockhart, (though very slow and hard to get into) then it just merged into this boring, self indulgent twaddle and ONLY focused on his homosexuality. It wasn't about his life at all, it genuinely only focused on his gay relationships. You get a bit at the end with Peter Capaldi getting a bit sad at the church, but they had barely touched upon the war so it didn't make sense? Don't get me started on how they portrayed Ivor Novello - just a 100% ass with no redeeming features, which wasn't true at all. I was really looking forward to this film as I love most of the people involved; Sassoon, Owen, Novello etc but this film was a disservice to them - so very dull, tedious and very little mention of poetry or the war?!!
Criminal: UK: Alex (2020)
Excellent Acting
I must say that I was rather impressed by Kit Harington's acting here; he started off a bit strong but by the end it was extraordinary. It was also a really good piece of writing, well acted by all, and it really makes you think about this kind of crime and how it affects both parties. Possibly the best episode of the entire show in my opinion, so far.
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (2020)
Lovely film
A really lovely film that I can honestly say I enjoyed, which is rare in a film.. I felt happy watching it! The songs were amazing and the woman singer dubbing the lead was utterly amazing.
Plebs: The Accident (2018)
Not the best, but a good opener
A good opening episode, but it's far from the best episode from 'plebs'. The opening where they use an extra with a wig to represent Stylax, getting squashed by a brick was hilarious and the 5 minute funeral and mourning afterwards made it quite clear they were unhappy the actor who played Stylax quit. I didn't warm to Jason in this episode, however I'm hoping he gels better with the cast as the season goes on. All the other favourites however have returned, and Grumio is the star as ever.
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Life Changing
It's not often I say that a film is life changing. I've only said it once before (Shawshank Redemption) but I've said it now with this film.
It's essentially 'life before being a LOTR fan' and 'life after being a LOTR fan'.
Jin ling shi san chai (2011)
A hidden masterpiece
A film that takes your breath away. A film that you keep thinking about long after it's finished.
It's on a subject matter that I had no knowledge of; I had no idea what the Japanese army did back in WW2 with such travesties as the 'Rape of Nanjing'. This film opened my eyes to such horror and some scenes are truly hard to watch; you almost can't believe this actually happened (the main majority, not this exact storyline.)
The acting is wonderful; Christian Bale is great as ever and NiNi is utterly charming, with such grace. The plot is ingenious and hardhitting; some slower moments, but as I say there are some truly awful scenes which hit you right in the gut.
This is a film that needs to be watched, that needs to be understood. It's a hidden masterpiece that not many have heard of, but they really need to.