What did you watch this week? (09/07-15/07)
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Mine:
Stardust (2007 Bluray): It's the rating of 7.7 and the reviews that got me into buying this one. Well, I didn't like the first hour of the film. There was a little bit of everything but nothing really good. I found some scenes to be just plain stupid. The second half gradually got better ( as did the main character's haircut) and in the end, I found that the whole story wrapped up pretty well. The love story was too corny for me though. Also, the music was good but way too loud, the special effects were okay but not impressive and the casting was good but the acting was average. 5/10
Road to perdition (2000 DVD): Now that was a well-made movie. It's beautiful, everything run smoothly, the music is amazing, the ambiance from the 30's is great and Tom Hanks, to my great surprise, pulled off the role of a stone cold killer quite convincingly. Honourable mentions to Paul Newman, Daniel Craig and Jude Law who played three of the coolest bad guys I hadn't seen since a good while. 8/10
Get out (2017 DVD): This one became an instant favourite of mine. Can't believe I never heard of it before. I loved every second, I was glued to my seat so much it was gripping and yet, it was fun and even funny at times. This first time director did the work of a master, the acting was phenomenal and the story manage to surprise even if partially predictable. I think some of the horror clichéd scenes were not really necessary as was the sound effects for the jump scares. Otherwise I didn't mind the minor script related flaws so much it was an amazing movie. 9/10
Suicide Squad (2016 DVD): Finally decided to buy it even tough the critics destroyed it. The dialogue was mostly execrable and the ending is one of the worst ever. The character I was the most anxious to see was the worst of them all: The Joker (Jared Leto). Apart from that, I enjoyed it as a mindless action movie. The soundtrack was great, the special FX and the zingy settings were good and the characters were interesting (except for the Joker.) 5.5-6/10
The Punisher (2004 Netflix): First, the casting: I thought Thomas Jane was a perfect choice, Ben Foster and the other big guy were good additions but John Travolta was a bad call. Then, the story ( a very intricate and elaborated one): A undercover agent goes on a revenge killing spree after his parents, his wife and his son are killed by bad guys. Honestly, I never expected this movie to be of any real value but always wondered about it. It was actually better than I thought it would be. I especially liked the scenes with his complex neighbours. 7/10
The Playaz court (2000 DVD): This is one of my favourite low-budget movies. I would like to share parts of the two reviews on Imdb:
1."For an extremely low-budget flick this work has all the elements of a mini-masterpiece. With two different sub-plots working together we watch how a typical game of basketball evolves into a murder-mystery and life altering experience. At first dismissing as another typical straight to video "hood flick" I appreciated the direction it took with using the basketball court as a way to work out internal family and neighbourhood problems. Things build quickly, violence ensues and in "Clue" whodunit style fingers start flying all directions. Now the trick here is the basketball COURT ends up a makeshift justice COURT of peers. Justice will be served but the questions of who, what, where, when, and why must be answered under a tense barrage of Q & A."
2. "I too, usually take one look at a film's cover and decide there and then whether it's worth my time or not. Thankfully, I gave the cover of 'The Playaz Court' a second look, and discovered it's far from the 'rap star does movie' clone I presumed it would be.Gritty, Compelling, Fantastically performed..."The Playaz Court" is a refreshing surprise. And despite the fact some of the screenplay comes across a little hammy, it's nothing short of damn entertaining."
My rating: 6.5/10
Ojka (2017 Netflix): A unique film, although we can clearly feel the director's touch, with a unique story and a quirky vibe. I would say that it's somewhere between Babe and Schindler's list. I am not a fan of movies with a CGI'd main character but this is as good as it can get. 7/10