Went to see “We own the night” with Corky tonight. It stars Joaquin Phoenix and Mark Wahlberg and its written and directed by James Gray who made one of my favourite films, “The Yards“. Based in New York in the 80’s its an excellent story about a fractured family brought together in the war on… Continue reading

Rather liked this film about an old man’s infatuation with a much younger woman. Its quite a good story, extremely well acted by Peter O Toole and Leslie Phillips. The relationship between the two old men is quite touching and the banter between them is dead funny. 7/10 Continue reading

Quite an interesting(ish) story about a group of men kidnapped and locked in a factory. A chemical accident causes them to lose their memories. Piecing together information around them, they realise that some were kidnapped and some were the kidnappers. They decide they must work together to figure out how to get away before the… Continue reading

We watched this film in instalments last night, its a really lovely little film. The true story of Burt Munro a New Zealander who in 1967 set the under-1000 cc world motorcycle land speed record which still stands today. He set the the record on an 1920 Indian scout which he had modified and rebuilt… Continue reading

French film starring Daniel Auteuil and Gerard Depardieu. Its the story of quite a dull divorcee who hears he is going to be sacked. So, on his neighbours advice he pretends to be gay in a bid to keep his job. The company keeps him on to be politically correct, female co-workers want to seduce… Continue reading

Finally sat down and watched this film properly this morning and I’m glad I did as it is an excellent film. Based in East Germany in the early 80’s it is the story of a devout member of the Stasi, Gerd Wiesler, who is in charge of surveillance of a playwright and his actress girlfriend.… Continue reading

An extremely well made film, the animation is fantastic. I really enjoyed Shrek, The Incredibles and Finding Nemo they were all laugh out loud funny but this is pretty boring. It is just no fun, there a few laughs but they are few and far between. The cinema was pretty well full of kids tonight… Continue reading

Watched this again last night this would definitely be in my list of top ten films ever. Made in 1957 this fantastically well written film about 12 jurors discussing the verdict on a young man who has been accused of murdering his father. As it is a murder case the jury has to return a… Continue reading

Incredibly overrated boring tosh. If you are standing in the video shop and you fancy something with a bit of meaning, a storyline, something substantive then don’t, whatever you do, get this film. 0/10 Continue reading

A Russian film about two boys whose father returns home after a twelve year absense. He then takes the boys on a fishing trip, his motives are unclear and he has an ulterior motive for taking them to the island where they fish. But, it is the boys reaction to him and his efforts to… Continue reading

A German film about the last few days of Hitlers life when he was holed up in a bunker in Berlin. This is an excellent account of what happened as the Russians closed in and Hitler and his generals gradually realise the war is over. Not the most cheery film but absolutely fascinating and very… Continue reading

Its a pretty good film although I didn’t think it found its stride until about a third of the way in. Had it not been for the brilliant performances by Leonardo diCaprio and particularly Djimon Hounsou this would have been just a regular action thriller. 8/10 Continue reading

Excellent. I really enjoyed this film, when I first heard of it I thought it was just some depressing wheepy, but I was so wrong. The story is about a couple struggling to cope with the murder of their son and the fact that the murderer is out on bail, is probably only going to… Continue reading

Absolute rubbish! I cannot think of anything good to say about this film, rubbish story, script and direction and the acting was poor as well. It is so rubbish that I am disapointed I actually wasted time watching it. 0/10 Continue reading

At 10.30 last might I was cleaning a dvd with a banana! I was desperate to get it working again using this remedy as we were enjoying the film so much it was driving us crazy as it kept jumping and pausing and it worked! The film was far better than we expected, I had… Continue reading

Very Very Good I am a big fan of the Bourne films and this finishes off the trilogy perfectly. Great plot, great action, great fight sequences where anything will do as weapon even a book! You guessed it it was great! 10/10 (unanimous with no discussion needed!) Continue reading

Watched this at the Corkys on their super new telly. I really liked it, the story is nothing spectacular but I am quite a fan of Mark Wahlberg and had another “action hero” played this part it could have been just another wronged good guy gets revenge movie but he brings a maturity to the… Continue reading

Good film and a brilliant performance by Philip Seymour Hoffman. It focuses on the time in Capotes life while he was writing “in cold blood” a book about a quadruple murder in Kansas and his relationship with one of the killers Perry Smith. Its a fascinating story, although it is not made clear in the… Continue reading

Made by the same director who made Amores Perros and 21 Grams This is one of those films where you are witness to a violent event and a story unfolds of the people involved. Done well, these films can be very good but it needs to have characters with depth who interest you otherwise you… Continue reading

A story about a man with an incredible sense of smell who becomes obsessed with preserving the perfect scent, the smell of young beautiful women. So he bonks 12 girls on the head, covers them in fat which absorbs the smell and creates a super perfume. These murders don’t go unnoticed and he is eventually… Continue reading

Brilliant! Its great to see John McClane back on the screen. It really is like going to see an old friend. When I sat down in the cinema I was thinking “so what’s that John McClane up to now?” I really enjoyed the plot, evil geeks hacking into everything that is computer controlled and bringing… Continue reading

Rubbish! If it wasn’t for the fact we had a large bar of chocolate I would have lost the will to live. Christopher Nolan is a brilliant director Why did he bother making this, the most boring film of the year. I never thought I would say this, but even Scarlett Johannsen failed to stir… Continue reading

Great film about the truce on Christmas Eve 1914 which took place on the front line during the first world war. Its an incredibly moving film, particuarly in the scenes where the opposing sides start singing Christmas carols from their trenches. 8/10 Continue reading

Went to see “Vacancy” with the Corkys tonight. Brief synopsis: Couple break down and book into dodgy motel. They decide to watch some videos which have been left in the room. They discover the films are snuff videos and that they are filmed in the very room they are staying in and that they are… Continue reading

Went to see a great little British film last night. All about an allotment plot in the North, and how all the old boys react when a group of immigrants are given plots on their site. There were no Oscar winning performances, it was just a nice little film about normal folk. 7/10 Kx Continue reading

Stayed up watching this film until nearly 1am last night as I was still buzzing after college (even k stayed awake!). I have seen it before but every time I see it I enjoy it even more. Its a story about John Sullivan a policeman, who discovers his dads old ham radio and begins transmitting.… Continue reading

Great story about a young lad called Shaun who is taken in by a gang of skinheads. Its all fun until “combo” who is a National Front supporter and has just been released from prison persuades Shaun and some other members of the gang to join him in racist attacks. The acting is superb, particularly… Continue reading

Good sci-fi/thriller with Denzel Washington doing time travel. Most surreal moment is when Denzel is driving a hummer wearing a helmet that allows him to see back in time and he is chasing a car that was there 4 days 6 hours ago! 7/10 Continue reading

Good film but way way too long. Fincher has done a great job of capturing the time and the acting is very good particularly Mark Ruffalo as the police detective Dave Toschi. But the section of the film where Robert Graysmith (Jake Gyllenhaal) conducts his own investigation just drags on for ever. I almost lost… Continue reading

Very good character led story. The cinematography was excellent and I really liked the mood and feel of this film. The film also includes a really funny cynical narration on some parts of the film which emphasised the characters. 8/10 Continue reading