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Reviews
Watership Down (2018)
Watership still sailing... not down
Netflix and BBC working together to bring a childhood classic of mine to life...animated life. I remember just 40 years ago, 1978 exactly, when I was first exposed to the novel by Richard Adams by way of the animate movie of the same name. Fiver, Hazel, Clover, Bigwig, Kehaar the seagull, Dandelion and General Woundwart to name a few of my favorite characters are rendered perfectly by the animators... with such skill and caring... you can't help empathizing and loving them. This four part miniseries does the novel proud in representing the themes in Adam's novel well... rhe voice direction is excellent... BRAVO well job done...
The Haunting of Hill House (2018)
Retelling/retooling of a classic
Just finished watching all of "The Haunting Of Hill House"... as a huge fan of the Shirley Jackson novel on which this series was based, as well as, in my opinion, one of the scariest movies on celluloid... "The Haunting" released 1963 and directed by Robert Wise (West Side Story, The Sound Of Music, The Andromeda Strain and Star Trek The Motion Picture) starring Julie Harris, Claire Bloom and Russ Tamblyn (who had a cameo in the series as Nell's therapist).. I was impressed with the retelling and retooling of this classic haunted house story... kudos to the writer/director Mike Flanagan... the actors and Netflix for a well done drama/creepy/haunting experience this season... Bravo!
Backlight (2010)
I felt compelled to write a review of this movie...
As an avid movie fan, not a cinema critic, just a fan of good movies... I enjoyed this movie immensely. There are times when I want to see a movie based on certain criteria, however this was not one of them. There are times I become so frustrated with reviewers who pick apart a movie to death... get a life some of you. I just wanted to sit back and enjoy a decent movie. Not over-think it to death with how the cinematographer was too into hi/her scenes, how bad/good the acting was... do you think you could do a better job? Get some popcorn curl up alone or with someone you love, pop this movie in and escape for a while... suspend belief... this ain't no documentary... enjoy the soundtrack (awesome in my opinion), and have a good time. Remember this is just a review from a former Bronx NYC boy. Enjoy it.