What did you watch this week? (16/07-22/07)
GOOOOD MOOOORNING!
Share your thoughts on my movies and I'll share mine on yours... you know the drill.
This week for me:
The Jungle Book (2016 Netflix): I think they should've hired real animals and get an animated human kid. That's what I think they should've done. Seriously though, the graphics were highly impressive but that young boy needs a few more years of acting practice. Or maybe he should just stick with school and then get a 9-to-5er. No wonder we don't hear one word from him in the entire trailer. At one point I just started working on the computer while watching... My three-year-old loved it. 4.5/10
Beasts of no nation(2015 Netflix): Talking about child actors, this little guy right here has the stuff. The good good stuff. Maybe the fact that this is a raw and harrowing masterpiece in its purest form helped. Maybe. I remember loving the little girl in Beasts of the southern wild but the movie itself had too many flaws for me to give it more than a 8. This one here, words can't even describe. Just watch it for yourself. Idris Elba gave a stunning and flawless performance ant the other young boy (Strika) too. Only thing that pisses me off is that I can't buy a physical copy of it for my collection. A 10/10 for me.
*Last 2 movies I gave this rating are the House of flying daggers and Apocalypse Now and it's been over a year now. A few others came really close. (Ex: The revenant, Mr.Nobody, What we do in the shadows)
Of mice and men (1992 DVD): When you've read a book 15 years ago and you still remember most of it, it proves the power it packs. When you decide to direct such masterpiece of a novel AND star as the main character, you better know what you're getting into. And Gary Sinise clearly knew what he was doing. I think that he succeeded in capturing the essence of the book and played George wonderfully. But my favourite was John Malkovich and his presentation Lennie. I just felt like giving him a big fat hug. The setting was also perfect, the cinematography was great and all the characters were close to what I imagined. 8/10
FX 2 (1991 DVD): Rarely does a sequel match the first one. This one exceeded it and that's even more of a feat. I did like the first one ( rate it a 6) but I feel like it was more of an installment to the second one then a standalone movie. (The two main characters met in the last minutes of the movie) This one felt more complete and I just loved it albeit some parts of the plot were a bit pushed. I love the JCVD and Arnie action flicks but this was refreshing entertainment. 7.5/10
Concussion (2015 DVD): This is a solid film but maybe not as great for me as for others. I found some good acting, an interesting story but the last 30 minutes was a bit weaker than the rest. (when the drama about the pregnancy comes in to play) I found the way the last part unfolded a bit awkward and too dramatic, although the very last scene was excellent. 6.5/10
Dragon: The Bruce Lee story (1993 TV): "A fictionalized account of the life of the martial arts superstar."
I missed the first 30 minutes but what I saw was not very impressive. Looked pretty standard but acceptable. 5.5/10