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Watched Drive again.
Maybe I fancy Ryan Gosling and don't know it.
Maybe I fancy Ryan Gosling and don't know it.
What film did you watch last night?
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The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas. Ending left me feeling.. just awful. Not an entertaining watch by any means
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Saltburn - I'm not sure how to describe what I've just watched, visually looked amazing with awesome cinematography, the amount of bodily fluids in this film was impressive to say the least.
Mulhollland Drive
I went into this totally blind other than knowing it’s a David Lynch film… which would have been super obvious from the get go (had I not known) from its synthy music and ‘50s sitcom’ style acting / dialogue, juxtaposed as usual with hints towards something ominous (just like Blue Velvet and Twin Peaks).
I think it’s a film that might benefit from going in blind so I’ll put other thoughts in spoiler comments… no peaking unless you’ve seen and any discussion in spoiler tags so not to ruin it for others
9/10
I went into this totally blind other than knowing it’s a David Lynch film… which would have been super obvious from the get go (had I not known) from its synthy music and ‘50s sitcom’ style acting / dialogue, juxtaposed as usual with hints towards something ominous (just like Blue Velvet and Twin Peaks).
I think it’s a film that might benefit from going in blind so I’ll put other thoughts in spoiler comments… no peaking unless you’ve seen and any discussion in spoiler tags so not to ruin it for others
… bwuh?! Wtf happened there then 
From what I could gather at the time of watching, the end portion was ‘the reality’ any the majority of the film was either a dream or an alternative reality. But I was still pretty shocked when it ended as it did with everything so up in the air.
My best guess, without reading up for interpretations, was that the distraught Diane decided to ‘buy her dream’ of getting Camilla to fall in love with her (arranged via the mysterious hitman and facilitated by the ‘genie’ that was sitting out back of the diner) which would kill her but at the same time put her into a sort of ‘time loop’ to get to experience the thing she really wanted. This being a reflection of how we want our dreams to play out and will give up everything for them - that also being akin to a ‘failed / desperate Hollywood showbiz reality’, as it were.
… I was then surprised to find out that nobody really knows and that it’s all a complete mystery to everyone. What a giant tease!!!
I did enjoy the journey though and it has been fun to try and figure it out.
From what I could gather at the time of watching, the end portion was ‘the reality’ any the majority of the film was either a dream or an alternative reality. But I was still pretty shocked when it ended as it did with everything so up in the air.
My best guess, without reading up for interpretations, was that the distraught Diane decided to ‘buy her dream’ of getting Camilla to fall in love with her (arranged via the mysterious hitman and facilitated by the ‘genie’ that was sitting out back of the diner) which would kill her but at the same time put her into a sort of ‘time loop’ to get to experience the thing she really wanted. This being a reflection of how we want our dreams to play out and will give up everything for them - that also being akin to a ‘failed / desperate Hollywood showbiz reality’, as it were.
… I was then surprised to find out that nobody really knows and that it’s all a complete mystery to everyone. What a giant tease!!!
I did enjoy the journey though and it has been fun to try and figure it out.
9/10
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Police Academy - 6/10.
Not quite as funny as I remember it, but still an entertaining enough 90 mins.
Not quite as funny as I remember it, but still an entertaining enough 90 mins.
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Money Train
Maybe a 7/10, good film, Snipes and Harrelson are really good, plus Lopez looking hot! Soundtrack is pretty sick too, especially the main theme. Just some good 90's action!
Maybe a 7/10, good film, Snipes and Harrelson are really good, plus Lopez looking hot! Soundtrack is pretty sick too, especially the main theme. Just some good 90's action!
Saw this on Prime thanks for reminding. will give it a go now
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Malbatt Misi Bakara (NF)
About the 'black hawk down' incident in Mogadishu from the Malaysian forces point of view, seems the Ridley might have done a bit of a U571. Good watch.
About the 'black hawk down' incident in Mogadishu from the Malaysian forces point of view, seems the Ridley might have done a bit of a U571. Good watch.
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Infernal Affairs (2002). I have a soft spot for anything Asian. Watching the other two later tonight hopefully.
This is the film The Departed is based on, correct?
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Yes
The Patriot
The set-up for this is fine, but the more it lingers on the more basic and predictable the film becomes. Almost every plot element is signposted a thousand miles away.
It’s also quite ‘comic book’ with a couple of cheesy ‘goody vs baddy’ fights and slow motion, with a large dump of ‘Muricah thrown in for good measure. The ‘big bad’ is ridiculously mean to the point of being a treat.
Definitely not as good as Braveheart, which it deafeningly mimics. It’s funny to think that Braveheart was directed by Mel Gibson and that the Patriot wasn’t… quite a talented man I suppose.
6.5/10
The set-up for this is fine, but the more it lingers on the more basic and predictable the film becomes. Almost every plot element is signposted a thousand miles away.
It’s also quite ‘comic book’ with a couple of cheesy ‘goody vs baddy’ fights and slow motion, with a large dump of ‘Muricah thrown in for good measure. The ‘big bad’ is ridiculously mean to the point of being a treat.
Definitely not as good as Braveheart, which it deafeningly mimics. It’s funny to think that Braveheart was directed by Mel Gibson and that the Patriot wasn’t… quite a talented man I suppose.
6.5/10
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Blade Runner 2049.
The jail cell scene tho!