What did you watch this week 23/07-29/07
Hey Y'all, Im a bit disapointed (and drunk) as I write this. I wanted David Cormier to beat Jon Jones but Im glad he won with class. UFC 214 was pretty facking good, except for Woodley and Mia)
Here are my views this week, thanks for all your contributions to this thread and again, don't forget commenting on my reviews.
Cheers
San Andreas (2015 DVD): A friend of mine sold me a bundle of about 100 DVD’s for 40$. This one was among them, otherwise I would’ve never bought it. Well, you know what they say about judging a book by its cover. I expected this to be tedious, shallow and just worth a headache. I was wrong. Except for the first and the last 10 minutes which were both pretty pathetic, it actually kept me engage, the action was decent and I even cared about the characters. 6/10
Small Soldiers (1998 DVD): The 13 years old me enjoyed that one when it came out in the theatre, you can take my word for it! I still remember it, imagine. I think I might have fallen in love with Kristen Dunst at the time. It’s like the perfect movie for young boys. Rewatching it with my 3 yrs old was a great experience too and I still enjoyed it. 13 yrs old me: 10/10 31 yrs old me: 7.5/10
Cloud Atlas (2012 DVD): This un’s a ruddy-bloody gem and that’s the True-true. T’is long, close to three rounds o’the clock but its story justifies it all. Hard for a Frenchie like me to cog all the yibberin’, what with all the words and worrins like a wasp’s nest poke’d and prod’d by the characters. It was captivating nonetheless. Beautifully shot with great settings and special FX. The cast, writers and directors did a formidable job to form a tightly woven tapestry of poetry, humanity, music and history. Fugitive lovers fighting for revolution in a futuristic world, an old publisher trying to escape from a retirement home, a primitive civilization of the future, a crew on a ship fighting against slavery , a middle-age music composer and finally, a journalist investigating an oil/nuclear scam; don’t try to figure it all out while watching, just let yourself go and follow the conductor. 8.5/10
Good Neighbors (2010 DVD): ‘’ Victor is new to Montreal and attempts to make friends with the wheelchair-bound Spencer and the cat-loving Louise, but everybody is on edge with a serial killer terrorizing the neighborhood.’’ Some people qualified this all-Canadian thriller to be a ‘’quirky film noir a la Coen’’. I say close, but not quite. The atmosphere is unique and quirky, good cinematography and good acting but the story fell flat for me. It’s more or less the story of a woman who is obsessed with cats and what happens when they get killed. The greatest thing about the movie was the deleted scene that explains how one of the characters got in a wheelchair. (In the movie he just mentions it being caused by a car accident that also killed his wife.) Let me describe the scene for you: A good-looking couple drives on a snowy road, anger and tension fills the air, he turns on the radio, she turns it right off. He smiles at her. She says: ‘That’s it, you got nothing more to say? Your done?’ He says: ‘Yeah, Im done!’ and brutally turns the steering wheel to crash in the ditch on her side. Then the scene fade out on her bloody head sticking out the window as we hear him giving one the eeriest, evilest laugh ever. It left be speechless. 6/10
I don’t feel at home in this world anymore (2017 Netflix): Now THAT was a good quirky black comedy! The overall feel reminded me of one of my beloved movies; Pawn Shop Chronicles (that also star Frodo). Its fun, funny and deadly serious. What made the movie stand out though was the chemistry between the two characters. It had been a while since I had felt a unique vibe like this one, really enjoyed it. The snake scene near the end was not necessary or credible IMO but still, another cool Netflix Original. 7.5/10
Indian in the cupboard (1995 DVD): I could say the exact same things as for Small Soldiers; one of my favorite movies of my youth and it was a fun experience seeing it again with my son. The actors playing the Indian, the cowboy and the military were all great and the kids are good. 10 yrs old me: 10/10 31 yrs old me: 7/10
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