Just watched X-Men: First Class last night. 9/10
Movie was fun as hell to watch. Holy crap. Sound effects and LFE were awesome.
Tyrannosaur - 9.5/10: This film has just vaulted into my top 3-5 films of the year so far. Such a dark, disturbing, yet strangely uplifting film. It's about a troubled older man and a troubled woman who cross paths and end up trying to save each other. Peter Mullan is awesome as a true anti-hero; I knew I had seen him in many things, but I remembered him most from Boy A and while he was great in that, this role is probably the best I've seen him. However the true standout is Olivia Colman; she is an absolute revelation and there is one scene in-particular where she floored me. All of the performances are great and Paddy Considine's writing/directing are superb; I really felt like I lived in this dishevelled little English town for the 90 minutes, on a journey with two very troubled and complex individuals. What an amazing debut from Considine.
KT
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) 9.5/10.
Never watched classic Westerns and this was quite a bit different from what I was expecting of one. It was just played so straight -- the lighthearted sections were calmly lighthearted, and the tense sections weren't overbearingly heavy. No contrived fight scenes or absurdly stereotyped characters. The movie didn't feel old at all; the only thing that really dates it is the lack of cynicism present, which made for quite a pleasant journey.
Can't wait to see this one after posting the trailer earlier. Glad you liked it and i hope i come away with the same feelings the trailer gave me while watching it. Now to just wait for it on video.
Papillion. Seriously one of the best movies ever and definately the best Steve Maqueen movie ever. Have it on DVD. Saw it last night for the 1000th time. Saw it in the theater in 1973 when I was 7 and loved it ever since. Rated PG, loads of violence, decapitation scene, nudity, throat slit scene. man, PG back in the day is todays R. The original planet of the apes was rated G, had chuck heston neked, tons of shooting and violence. Great flick.
The Crow - 8/10
All I have to say is it has aged pretty damn well. I saw this one recently for the first time.. and was pleasantly surprised with the technical values. The script does not provide much room for any kind of acting though. It is truly sad that this movie has to be almost always associated with the tragic event.
I believe they are re-making this movie too.
I believe they are re-making this movie too.
On December 14, 2008, Stephen Norrington announced in Variety that he planned to write and direct a "reinvention" of The Crow. Norrington distinguished between the original and his remake: "Whereas Proyas' original was gloriously gothic and stylized, the new movie will be realistic, hard-edged and mysterious, almost documentary-style." Ryan Kavanaugh's Relativity Media is currently negotiating with Edward R. Pressman for both the film's rights and financing.
Norrington later stepped out of the project and, on April 7, 2011, it was announced that 28 Weeks Later director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo had been chosen to direct the film, which has since been regarded as a reboot. Relativity Media's Tooley will serve as executive producer, while Jose Ibanez, Jon Katz and Jesus de la Vega will serve as co-producers. Bradley Cooper was in talks to play the lead. It was reported on April 20, 2011 that the film is reportedly undergoing some legal battles. In late June 2011, Relativity Media announced their plans to continue in mid-lawsuit and had tapped Alex Tse, who co-wrote the Watchmen film. In mid-August 2011, it was announced that Cooper has dropped out due to scheduling difficulties and Mark Wahlberg, who was originally in talks for the lead in 2010, is up for the part, with also rumors of Ryan Gosling possibly taking the role. In October 2011 it was reported that Fresnadillo had departed the project as well.
Wow!.. I did not know that.
Anyway, I hit up wiki.. and looks like all is not well with that project.
The Crow - 8/10
All I have to say is it has aged pretty damn well. I saw this one recently for the first time.. and was pleasantly surprised with the technical values. The script does not provide much room for any kind of acting though. It is truly sad that this movie has to be almost always associated with the tragic event.
Huh, I read the book when I was a kid, but have never seen the film. I'll have to check it out.
KT
As a sidenote, I never saw anyone review Spawn.