This Above All(1942)
A superior wartime romance set in a studio created Britain,directed by Anatole Litvak and starring Tyrone Power as a conscientious objector who falls in love with a renowned surgeon's daughter,played brilliantly by Joan Fontaine.
7/10
The Chimp(1932)
A sublime Laurel and Hardy short directed by James Parrott that follows Stan and Ollie after they are let go from a circus due its closure.Their pay off, a flea circus and a tutu wearing gorilla called Ethel.The gags come thick and fast when our heroes have to sneak the gorilla into their room under their very suspicious and jealous landlord's nose.The best joke comes when the landlord hears Ollie pleading : "Ethel, will you take off that tutu and come to bed?".The landlord's wife is also named Ethel.
8/10
I Spit on Your Grave (2010) - 6.5/10.
Cunts got what they deserved in the end
Bluebeard(2009)
Catherine Breillat's feminist retelling of Perrault's story is pretty effective with nice makeup effects through out and a new suprise ending that to me neither adds or detracts from the original.Lola Créton is very good as Marie-Catherine.
7/10
Firestarter(1984)
A pretty flat adaptation of Stephen King's novel directed by Mark L.Lester and starring Drew Barrymore as Charlie,a nine year old girl with pyrokinetic abilities who tries to evade a government agency known as The Shop,that are out to control and exploit her abilities.As usual King publicly slated the film when it was poorly received both critically and commercially.George C.Scott,Martin Sheen and David Keith are watchable in supporting roles.
6/10
Avengers: Infinity War
It was very good. With that many characters, it was always going to be difficult to get a coherent story that you can engage with, but they managed it well enough. Good balance of story and action, comedy and drama, etc. Marvel are clearly playing on a different level to DC.
That said...
I really think I'm done with the comic book movies. There are just too many and they have become too formulaic. I know they won't do it, because these movies are just too lucrative, but in a perfect world, they would do Avengers 4, wrap it all up, and then call it a day for a decade or so. Give people a chance to grow their imaginations back and redevelop a sense of wonder that a guy can fly in an iron suit. That's my grumpy-old-man review...
(How bad is it that my interest in babeshows and comic book superheroes appears to wax and wane at the same rate?)
Ryan's Daughter(1970)
Directed by David Lean who brought his characteristic grand sweep to what is essentially a love story set in 1916 during the Rising.With great performances from Sarah Miles as a village schoolmistress,married to Robert Mitchum whilst falling for a British officer played by Christopher Jones.Even with the beautiful backdrop of Ireland's seascapes the film just plods along in too many parts for it to leave a lasting impression despite strong support from Trevor Howard, Leo MacKern and John Mills.
6.5/10
Avengers: Infinity War
Saw this film on Tuesday but wanted to process my thoughts on movie, overall really enjoyed the movie never felt that I was bored or that film uninteresting let’s start off on the positives.
The two features first of all the action with amount of characters they have to play with it could have easily gone wrong but yet it worked (take note DC), Thanos finally a good Marvel villain the added twist without spoiling too much is his not simply just a brute again you’ll see why in the final act of the movie.
Thor was great in this movie I actually preferred here then in Ragnarok, he was joking around as much but did show humour here & there but not over the top. Captain America the character for me never puts a foot wrong as always along with Iron Man who was great too. Spider-Man here was good too and humour works best when it’s his character doing, Doctor Strange pretty good to with his chemistry and leaving the film on a cliffhanger.
Now the negatives a few characters don’t get enough screen time which I know is difficult with so many already there. One or two the effects are a bit dodgy particularly with one character and it looked really off.
The beginning of it starts with a jump cut in the timeline of MCU from another movie again won’t spoil which one but I would have loved to seen exactly what happened all tho I have heard a ton of things were cut out.
Some of what happens in the Trailer isn’t in the movie something a lot of films these days are all doing and it’s becoming a nasty habit. Also some of the humour is hit & miss sometimes it’s either really funny or not funny or they drag the joke why too long and really should have been shorter, I also wish the film was a little bit shorter and more Thanos.
A particular character in question was totally pussy and all of a sudden comedic where all that came from and a couple things out of character.
The stand out for me was the ending I have no problem with dark endings or cliffhangers look at Empire Strikes Back or Back To The Future 2 as example what happens for me I didn’t buy it for on min because of other films and sequels and why certain characters are chosen don’t get it. So for me I don’t buy stakes I what because I know exactly what’s gonna in part 2. If they had stuck to what they did to one particular character it have been a dark move. The post credit scene I got and understand it but i’ve heard didn’t get, I think they did post credit better in the earlier films. All in all good enjoyable film and I recommend watching it.
9.1/10
All or Nothing(2002)
Mike Leigh's film was condemned by critics upon release for being just too grim but Timothy Spall is enthralling as a philosophical taxi driver named Phil,who waxes lyrical over a great many subjects to his passengers.
7.5/10
