What have you watched recently? 3D!

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There's Always Vanilla - George Romero's second film, not a zombie in sight.
Entertaining enough little comedy/drama.

The Camp on Blood Island - 1950's Hammer prisoner of war film. British prisoners of war attempt to keep their sadistic Japanese guards in the dark over the fact that the war has ended (as the Japanese commander has promised to slaughter the entire prison if Japan lose the war). Certainly of it's time, but I enjoyed it.

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The Jericho Mile 1979 How I hadn't heard of this I don't know because its Michael Manns first film. The first two minute intro will have you hooked immediately, and lays the platform for this amazing directors future works. Its about Peter Strauss who is locked up on a murder charge, and he runs every chance he gets - around a track in the yard. His times are so fast he gets noticed and the warden wants him trying out for the US Olympic team, so much so he builds a new track inside the prison. A few technical glitches here and there, but really enjoyed this. Interesting also to see Bryan Dennehy in a different type of role for him.

Ruddy heck, I saw this film when I was a young, young child and remember it quite clearly. Obviously since I was a child I was not very conscious and I couldn’t read so I never got the name. I’ve been watching out for it for years but could never find it. This brings me, I’m not quite sure how to put it, but like an enormous sense of relief. I feel like I ought to thank you but according to The Art of the Deal thanking people is a sign of weakness so instead I’m going to say, “tremendous film, I knew the name of it all along, tremendous, in fact I gave the screen writer the idea for it, tremendous, my hands are normal sized, tremendous.

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Aye, big 'Raiders of The Lost Ark' visual vibes from the poster too!

CREED 2

Formulaic Brain Candy , but does what it says on the tin , enjoyed it .


8/10

BlackkKlansman - This is a very strange work altogether. The story itself is very interesting but the execution of the actual film is really all over the place. The entire world being portrayed appears really fake and not of its time. There was no sense of scale or realism to the entire level of production in the world that the film is trying to show. Some of the acting is good, but the couple of good performances are wasted because the mannerisms of the characters and the way they interact with each other are all over the shop. I mean, here we have a ultra careful, secretive, sinister racist villain who has no problem being in a underground gang with the extremely stupid, goofy fat racist villain who can't keep his big gob shut about anything! Same for the ultra careful lads wife, shes a total cartoonesque dope. All we can gleam from all this is that the most sinister villain is a total loodraman himself. David Duke is portrayed as a Alan Partridge like eegit, while at the same time we, the audience, are supposed to believe this lad is the leader of a highly violent, underground, racist gang?

Now it may have all have been true, all these people could well have been total thickos and nerds IRL, but that goofy shtick simply does not work in a film where the two, let alone one hero protagonist has to infiltrate the inner lair of a group of threatening villains. There is way too much terribly executed Hahaha goofyness for a undercover cop movie, and that's what this films main M.O. is supposed to be. Adam Driver is good, but you never get the sense his character is in any real meaningful sort of danger. There is no realism, tension or threat. Even thriller/comedies like Beverly Hills Cop 1+2 had more realism and tension than this.

Its just totally all over the place, it has no idea what sort of film it wants to be. Good example of this is at the end, Very strange, and it is strange because at this stage in his career Spike Lee should be doing much better effort of work, from this he seems to have gone backwards. This seemed like a Netflixesque first timer job. Disappointing. No intention to watch this again. 2/10

Breathless is top class. Great film to watch if you're on a date. Will check out that 'Le Professione'l work, sounds interesting

The Favourite

Period drama where two women vie for the attention of the Queen. Well acted , costume and sets are amazing . Less Pride and prejudice more dangerous liaisons.


Worth a watch 8/10