What did you watch this week huh? (22/10-28/10)
Hi everyone, let's spend a bit of time together before jumping back on the ice, before running back on the battlefield and before turning the ovens back on. Yep.
My week:
Boys in the trees (2016 Netflix) : “ Childhood is over and adult life beckons. But for Corey, his past has some unfinished business. When he encounters Jonah, a former childhood friend and now intimidation victim, Corey takes pity on him and agrees to walk him home for old time's sake. What starts off as a normal walk through suburban streets descends into something darker and magical.“
It looked like a horror but it’s not. It happens on Halloween night but it’s actually a touching coming-of-age drama about friendship. It suffers from a few random parts but on the whole I was agreeably surprised. The ending got to me I must admit. 6.5-7/10
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of destiny (2016 Netflix): “A story of lost love, young love, a legendary sword and one last opportunity at redemption.”
The cinematography was nice and the acting was good. The fight scenes and the story were standard. It’s nothing new or remarkable but it was well executed. Im honestly tired of seeing Donnie Yen in so many movies. Can’t stand his face anymore. 6.5/10
1922 (2017 Netflix): “A simple yet proud farmer in the year 1922 conspires to murder his wife for financial gain, convincing his teenage son to participate. “
What I liked: Acting, atmosphere, the first hour. What I didn’t like: The score, the script, the second hour. Basically it’s the story of a man who really wants to keep his house so he kills his wife and drive his son away from him until he’s all alone and lose the house to the bank. It was not a bad movie but the story had much more potential. I wish the father and the son would’ve kept killing people trying to get in their way in a good horror fashion. Instead, it was more of a dramatic movie. 6/10
Napoleon Dynamite (2004 Bluray): I’ve wanted to see this for a long time, I know it’s a polarizing movie and I wondered on which side I’d find myself. Well I had a lot of fun; it made me laugh and was filled with unique moments. I really liked the scene where they eat egg sandwich after work, the dance scene and the wedding scene after the credits. Also, I could look at Napoleon walk/run out of a room all day long. My only critic would be that even though the absence of a storyline didn’t affect the movie, I wished there would’ve been a bit more hilarity and action. Now I’m off to the t-shirt store because I want one that says Vote For Pedro. 7-7.5/10
Rasputin (1996 TV): “HBO biopic about the infamous "mad monk" Rasputin from the court of Tsar Nicholas in Russia.” I almost deleted this from my PVR without watching it but a good thing that I decided to take a look at it, I ended up watching it all. This is the proof that when you have a great story and determination from everyone involved you don’t need a huge budget to make a good movie. Alan Rickman delivers a powerhouse performance that deserved him a Golden Globe and Ian McKellen also won the supporting role award. 7/10