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Cinema Review a la Mike

Monday 30th October, 2006 @ 2:53 am

I’ve been watching a fair few films lately, so I thought I’d give you guys a wee heads up with my thoughts.

Ronin
Bought this on DVD the other day, purely because the cast looked sweet. A really cool action movie, with some nice twists, and one of the first car chases that I’ve found generally exciting (normally they bore me stupid). A nice little twist at the end, with my only regret being that the legend Sean Bean wasn’t in it for longer.
Rating: 7/10

The Devil Wears Prada
To call this a “chick flick” would be to do it injustice. The only fair description would be the worst film ever made.
The script was poor, the characters one dimensional and either loathsome or boring. The topic matter was pretentious and it wasn’t even funny, either to laugh at or with. It’s the worst film I’ve ever seen by a long way. I’d rather drink my own urine than watch this again.
Rating: 0/10

The Last Kiss
I was pleasantly surprised by this film. It wasn’t predictable, wasn’t girly, wasn’t cliched. The acting, I thought, was great, with Zach Braff giving a really authentic performance. The camerawork and directing had really good attention to detail, it was really like getting into the characters lives. I would really recommend this film, even if the title puts you off.
Rating: 8/10

Babylon 5
Not a film, I know, but I’ve just finished watching the first series with my flatmate. I bought the >40 DVD boxset this summer, and its amazing. I loved it before, and I love it even more now.
It’s quite simply breathtaking. The story arc weaves and turns, with all 5 seasons planned out perform the first episode was filmed. You can see pointers and references to future events, and its great watching everything unfold again. It was pitched as “Scifi for adults”, and the description is more than fair. Even if you aren’t into scifi, I challenge you to watch more than a few episodes and not get hooked.
Rating: 9.5/10

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