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Listening to Al Pacino's memoir, Sonny Boy, which he reads on Audible, so revisiting his work, watched the Godfather last night. Still excellent and keeps the attention for the full 3 hours 10/10
Arrival, watched all of it but found it quite boring and a bit of a stretch.
You can view the film as it’s presented. But if you play close attention, you realise that events happen in a different order. i.e, their interactions with their child occur after their encounter with the aliens… not before.
This is given away by the child talking about how her mum and dad are famous for talking to animals… a reference to them being famous for talking to the aliens.
I fount too many holes that just irritated me.I really liked the subtle twist in this:
At least… that’s how I remember it. It’s been a while!
Thought this was a great film. It's a slow burn and quite clever though, so you have to really give it your full focus.Arrival, watched all of it but found it quite boring and a bit of a stretch.
Better upon multiple viewings once you know the twist and can pick up on all the hints one of the few that doesn't get worse once you know the twistThe sixth sense (1999)
Quality story and performances with a twist.
8/10
Clever unexplained plot holes.Thought this was a great film. It's a slow burn and quite clever though, so you have to really give it your full focus.
Boring?! It's one the best sci-fi movies ever made. Dayum!Arrival, watched all of it but found it quite boring and a bit of a stretch.
I've watched it twice and I can't see why it's so well regarded.Boring?! It's one the best sci-fi movies ever made. Dayum!
There's quite a good interview with him on iPlayer where he talks about his like and the book. Worryingly he looks so old!Listening to Al Pacino's memoir, Sonny Boy, which he reads on Audible, so revisiting his work, watched the Godfather last night. Still excellent and keeps the attention for the full 3 hours 10/10
BlasphemyMy god the original blade runner is hot trash
The Devil’s Rejects (on Shudder - which is an Amazon Prime additional subscription, has a free trial)
This is the follow-up to House of 1000 Corpses which I reviewed earlier in the week.
Stylistically, this cuts out the ‘supernatural elements’ and ‘goofiness’ of the original. Plot-wise, it follows the murderous family as they try and stay ahead of the law.
This is a really dark film with lots of sexual violence and torture, which makes it very uncomfortable at times. But it’s riveting. The characters, even minor ones, are great and have heaps of personality. There’s a lot of humour too, carried over from the first film. Has a very satisfying conclusion as well.
Well worth a watch, recommended (if you can deal with ‘uncomfortable content’).
8.5/10
How did you watch it twice, were you being interrogated?I've watched it twice and I can't see why it's so well regarded.