I have seen some excellent (mostly war) films over the last week or so, but mostly over the last 2 days. Film spree!
Platoon – 5/5
This was excellent, easily one of the best war films I have ever seen. I was shocked at how many faced I recognised, it has a ridiculous cast!
MASH – 4/5
For the first 15 minutes I found it quite hard to follow the conversations, but I soon found myself enjoying what turned out to be a really funny film.
Apocalypse Now – 4/5
Wow, that Helicopter scene! Totally blew me away. I loved the plot and narration, and the only reason this film just went short of a 5 is because of the end section, which went all surreal and strange. I appreciate the point it was trying to make but it was just too oddball for me and seemed detached from the rest of the film.
Schindler’s List – 5/5
I watched this in the morning... hardly the most uplifting of films to start your day. Riveting and very emotional, the three hours whizzed by. Essential film.
Donnie Brasco – 5/5
This was a very enjoyable gangster film and I thought Jonny Depp was very convincing.
The Untouchables – 5/5
Not much to say on this one. Amazing.
Casino – 3/5
This was a good film in its own right, but it felt in many ways like a retread of goodfellas, which was much better.
One flew over the cuckoo’s nest tomorrow