Monday 6th November, 2006 @ 2:05 am
The Departed
Oh my goodness.
Oh my goodness me.
That was a GOOD film. I don’t think I’ve come out a cinema that happy ever before. Some of my favourite films include The Shawshank Redemption, Heat, Fight Club, The Game, Platoon and Spinal Tap, but sadly, I saw none of the above at the cinema. I however, last night, did see The Departed.
It was good. Really good.
I’ve become a bit of a snob lately with cinema, and actually watch for the camera work, acting, script, body language and other things, before deciding how good a film was. Everything in this film, bar a few regional accents, was flawless. A dazzling array of good actors, Martin Sheen, Mark Wahlberg, Matt Damon, Leonardo Di Caprio (who, usually, I hate), Alec Baldwin and Jack Nicolson make this film a real treat to watch. Scorsese’s direction really sucks you into the plot. You care about the characters, you care about the outcome, and you are left gobsmacked when the film unexpectedly twists and turns.
If you haven’t seen this film yet, please do. Even if you’re a girl and normally just watch romantic comedies, this film is very good. I honestly think if you can’t enjoy this, your taste in cinema is not worthy. Just watch it. In fact, stop reading, book a ticket and go now. Unless its night time, then go to bed and see it as soon as possible.
I reckon I’ll see it again this week. This film is a real classic, and will be held up with Heat, GoodFellas and The Godfather Trilogy of how to make excellent films. If it doesn’t win at least one Oscar, I’ll do a forfeit of choice for the first person to call me on it.
Rating: 10/10 (No, really!)
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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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