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Awful, I really didn’t like these
Awwwww I still remember the first time I saw Kill Bill. It was quite a while after release, on dvd, but still before part 2 came out.
I was with a group of friends who had already seen it, and they were all watching for my reaction to the final line of the movie like this:
I had heard rumours about Kilmer....thanks for that, @bondsum
Definitely my favorite from the three Thor movies. I found it very immersive and fun. The soundtrack had this very 80's feel and that Led Zeppelin song just had me all pumped up.
That premieres on SKY Premiere next Friday !
Starting with
Clue 1985
I always find this film to be a bit of I guess guilty pleasure of mine so many don't like it (my wife is one who does not) I on the other hand enjoy this film for the comedy and for the mystery Quite an enjoyable film
A Walk Among the Tombstones 2014
One of the final 3(or 2 depending on whether I spend the money on the Commuter or not) in my Liam Neeson retrospective series I must admit I like the atmosphere in this one and it's more of a Neo Noir film then straight up action.
Batman Mask of the Phantasm
What do I say ABOUT AN ANIMATED CLASSIC.... while the flashbacks are kind of confusing at times over all this is a brilliant film and ironically I swear Batman Begins steals some elements from this.. but some of it is slightly slow
Classic Artists Presents Yes
A 2007 Documentary on my favorite band Slightly boring at times and extremely anti Rabin and Sherwood and really every era post 1979
Films I have seen in 2018 (I don't think I am splitting up bond and non bond this year as I don't know how many I am actually gonna see)
1. Batman Begins
2. Casino Royale
3. The A-team
4. The Final Girls
5. Clue
6. The Saint
7. Taken 2
8. The Shadow
9. Taken
10. Ferris buller's day off
11. Nonstop
12. Batman Mask of the Phantasm
13. Unknown
14. Classic Artists presents Yes
15. Stand By Me
16. Before Sunrise
17. A walk among the Tombstones
18. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
19. Goonies
20. Before Midnight
21. Revenge of the nerds
22. Grease
23. Before Sunset
Before series
1. Before Sunrise
2. Before Midnight
3. Before Sunset
Stephen King movies
1. Stand By Me
Corey Feldman movies
1. Stand by me
2. Teenage mutant ninja turtles
3. Goonies
Taken Series
1. Taken 2
2. Taken
Liam Neeson (sort of) retrospective series
1. Batman Begins
2. The A-team
3. Taken 2
4. Taken
5. Non Stop
6. Unknown
7. A walk among the tombstones
Batman/Dc films ( as I can guarantee I will see more then just Batman Begins this year)
1. Batman Begins
2. Batman Mask of the Phantasm
Sicario: Day Of The Soldado
Very much enjoyed. The first two acts have the film on course to be a near pitch-perfect sequel. Then the last 20 minutes pretty much castrated it. Castrate is a violent word to use but in the context of the film's tone, it's appropriate. The ending is very, very weak.
A pity, because the film's sheer brutality is really powerful at times. The opening knocked me for six. Sollima lingers on certain subjects just long enough for you to have an emotional reaction without it feeling forced.
Despite my reservations about the ending, it's a worthy follow-up to the first film and I'm intrigued about where they'll go next. Del Toro carries it on his shoulders and he is truly wonderful in it.
As much as I like Villeneuve and love Deakins, the film didn't miss them too much for the most part. They're not the first filmmakers to tackle this subject matter nor are they the only ones who can do it well.
7/10
The Warriors
Loved it! What a choker it was in one particular scene. As they evacuate the island. Even though I heard about it and expected it? It kept niggling me in my mind. Even though it is CGI I have to say that is the power of movie making.
There Will Be Blood
and
Leon
As a double bill.
One is absolutely one of the top films on my list; the other is a classic that I usually watch as part of a Man Cave Weekend.
Both didn’t disappoint!
I couldn’t finish it :(
I’m just glad I didn’t bother paying!
I was about to write "Is there a fourth one?!" until I remembered having watched it myself…
Not as good as 1 or 2, but I admittedly enjoyed it a lot more than 3.
Outstanding. Did not disappoint one bit.
Wildly enjoyable little spy thriller this one was. Great cast, albeit jarring to see all these Russian characters with almost no Russian actors in play. Cinematography was simply breathtaking, too, which I feel elevated the moments on screen even further. A little predictable in points, but overall I thought it was great.
Edit: Decided to continue watching Kommissar X, and the film Kiss Kiss Kill Kill (1965). Watching the film on Youtube worked perfectly fine until the characters started talking German! I can't remember much German from my school days, so that didn't work. Luckily I found the film on Amazon Prime (currently trying it out), and could watch the rest of the film in English. Only when I tried to pick up where I left, I found out that the segment in the Youtube video where they talked German was from a different Kommissar X film (don't know which one). The segment seemed out of place anyway. Strange.
The downside with the Amazon Prime video was the image quality. Looks like it was taken from a poor quality video source; the Youtube video looked noticeably better. On top of that, they had cut the Ultrascope format. The Amazon Prime video was probably taken from a TV edited version or something.
The film itself was enjoyable, just like So Darling So Deadly (1966) - but the Goldfinger inspired plot was rather weak. Didn't expect much though, so it didn't bother me too much. Hopefully the other Kommissar X films on Youtube doesn't jump straight into segments from different films midway.
Appointment with Death 1988 This film was better than I remember it the locations look good in HD, its obvious some money was spent. Micheal Winner's direction is quite bizarre at times though adds to the tone, the cast is good and its great to see a post ROTJ Carrie Fisher looking well.
Rocky is a classic, a jewel of a film. Stallone, though still young, wrote a compelling movie and gave an excellent performance. The film introduced great characters, played by wonderful actors; it thrived on an amazing score and a powerful climax. Before the physical punches come the dramatic ones, and they all work. The outcome of the fight was a bold move, but a respectable one. And respect is what this film gets from me, in huge chunks.
9/10
Despite the nice poetic balance of the first film's climax, we really want that rematch, don't we? Rocky II delivers the goods. It also delivers more of the same. More drama, more training sessions and more of Conti's exquisite music. But the climax comes fast enough and I'm on the edge of my seat.
8.5/10
Time for some superhero stuff. Both Rocky III and Rocky IV follow a very simple and literal narrative: introduce the big bad, then prepare the hero for the big confrontation. Perhaps the time was right, after two fairly dramatic movies, to engage comedy and uncomplicated logic. The package certainly is good. Survivor's songs aid both films tremendously. One would almost start working out oneself during the training montages. Rocky vs Lang and Rocky vs Drago are two of the most exciting boxing matches I've ever seen!
9/10
9/10
But surely Rocky can't keep entering the ring forever. Rocky V tried a new direction but Tommy Gunn's shenanigans and young Bobby's school trouble feel unworthy of the Rocky title. The film opens with two unconvincing plot contrivances: 1) Pauli's unglamorous "I screwed up" moment, and 2) the Duke's self-invitation scam. The resulting soap opera logic puts a lot of strain on this film, making the final street brawl barely fulfilling. This film feels very much out of touch with most of the series, despite a few well-designed emotional scenes.
6/10
Rocky Balboa was part of Stallone's resurgence to the forefront of cinema spectacle with another Rocky and Rambo flick, both announcing further Stallone actioners like his The Expendables series. Rocky Balboa is the better example of a generational conflict, with old man Rocky having to prove to the world that he can still remain standing in the ring against the reigning world champ. With ambitions convincingly re-adjusted and a fine balance struck between dramatic and heroic moments, the film was an unexpected winner at the time of its release.
8.5/10
But Stallone just keeps going, and I respect him for that. Only he himself as an active fighter seems definitely a thing of the past. While it may sound a cheap trick to then just pass the torch on to Creed's offspring, a lot of that makes sense. Creed mirrors the first film in many ways but adds new things as well. Michael B. Jordan gives a truly wonderful performance and Stallone complements him all the way. At times, the film comes dangerously close to being an obvious redo of the fifth movie--only better--but fortunately, this latest entry manages to remain its own thing. Creed offers a very promising start to a new Rocky series.
9/10
…Or something like that. I didn't pay too much attention to the plot from the start, and things got quite confusing early on - and stayed that way. As with the Youtube video of Kiss Kiss Kill Kill (1965), there was a segment that suddenly jumped to German - before returning to English after a few minutes. Think some of the plot got lost in those minutes, so that didn't help. Unfortunately I couldn't find this one on Amazon Prime, and couldn't watch the rest there. As with the other two films, Death is Nimble, Death is Quick was enjoyable enough, only more confusing. It had a little bit of a Dr. No feel to it with some of the locations, and some decent fight scenes and stunts to make up for the plot. Will probably rank this one at the bottom of the three I've seen so far.
Agreed and well-written, @DarthDimi. The magic about all of these films (even the lesser 5th instalment), is their re-watchability. If my son turns one on, or I happen across one on TV, I have no choice but to watch. They put a spell on me!
(And they tug at my emotions— lots of “I got something in my eye” moments!)
I understand what you are saying, sir, including the emotional moments.
I have watched this series with my wife, but when she spots that I am having a "something in my eye moment", she almost shrieks "SERIOUSLY?!?!?!"
To deflect, I always reply with: "women weaken legs"
Rocky IV is I think a rather poor film. It's a very cartoonish movie --especially in its portrayal of the Soviets--, which would be okay if it had a sense of humor about itself, but it's played totally straight. Worse than that, the film has little substance. Shallow dramatic scenes interspersed with music montages. It's like watching a long commercial in a film whose premise seems to demand a bit more. And I'm not from the US, so the film's patriotic overtones are lost on me. As a cultural artifact though, it's fascinating. But Rocky III is an overall better film. I probably even prefer V.