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AKB48Fan added 2 items to their collection
Creed II

have watched

7/10

Aquaman

6/10


6 years, 2 months ago
Aquaman
Based on the DC Comics character of the same name, Arthur Curry, the heir to the underwater kingdom of Atlantis, must step forward to lead his people against his half-brother Orm, who seeks to unite the seven underwater kingdoms against the surface world. Directed by James Wan, best known for helming the spooky Conjuring Series, this movie is visually spectacular but suffers partially on the account of an overstuffed screenplay, that is patchy and overlong. I like Aquaman as a superhero and Jason Momoa delivers a fun turn as him. Momoa not only looks the part, but brings a fabulous heroism to the part, which was essential here. However, despite magnificent visuals and Momoa nailing the titular role, the script brings much action and a fast-moving narrative, but has no soul. The movie keeps moving forward, not giving enough time to its characters to make them connect with the viewers and I felt like the writers ran out of ideas and kept writing action set-pieces until they found another aspect to continue upon. It also felt too long and definitely could have cut a good 25-30 mins to make it flow better. All in all, Aquaman is certainly a fun movie to watch but it's a shame the script at times failed to make it a better experience for me.
6 years, 2 months ago
6 years, 2 months ago
Green for Danger (1946)
The great Alastair Sim plays Inspector Cockerill from Scotland Yard called to a hospital after 2 murders are committed. It appears that someone in the surgical ward of the hospital is killing people and the Inspector is called out to find who and why the murders are happening. Inspector Cockerill finds more than he bargained when he deals with the lives of the hospital personnel. Each person has some emotion they want hidden thus making the mystery more interesting. This is a brilliant murder mystery will keep you on the edge of your seat the entire time. It has a story that keeps you guessing and performances that don't disappoint. World War II hangs heavily in the atmosphere with V1 rockets seen in the air. This movie belongs to Alastair Sim. He is simply fantastic as the detective and he makes you laugh as well. Green For Danger is highly recommended to those who enjoy the sort of British murder mysteries created by the likes of Agatha Christie. Recommended.
6 years, 2 months ago
Live It Up!
 Live It Up! 5/10
6 years, 2 months ago
Live It Up!
aka Live It Up. This movie dates from the pre-Hard Day's Night era when Britpop movies were less concerned with a cohesive plot than simply assaulting the senses with as many potentially chart-making musical numbers as possible. A young David Hemmings plays a lad who wants to make it big with his band The Smart Alecs but loses the demo tape he made with them whilst out doing his job as a postman. The plot is pretty forgettable but if you're of a certain era I'm sure you'll enjoy the music that's shown. The acts featured include Kenny Ball & The Jazzmen and Patsy Noble. Not my cup of tea their music to be honest. For fans of this specialised kind of pop this movie is a must.
6 years, 2 months ago
My Mental Choices Are Completely Interfering with My School Romantic Comedy
Myself; Yourself

6 years, 2 months ago
AKB48Fan added 2 items to their collection
Myself; Yourself

have watched

7/10

Watch Your Stern

6/10


6 years, 2 months ago
Watch Your Stern
Being a Carry On movie in all but name, this has more in common with the gentle humour of the start of the series rather than the bawdy innuendo of the later years. However this is not to say that it is funny and entertaining because it is. The plot is solid enough to suit the gentle comic tone, although it is hardly the sort of narrative that you will be coming to it for. The laughs are gentle, just don't expect to be rolling in the aisles with tears in your eyes because it isn't that sort of humour. A lot of the regular Carry On crew appear such as Sid James, Kenneth Connor, Hattie Jacques and Joan Sims. Spike Milligan and Eric Sykes have cameo roles as electricians. Overall, it isn't the greatest of comedies from the period but it's certainly entertaining enough.
6 years, 2 months ago
My Mental Choices Are Completely Interfering with My School Romantic Comedy

6 years, 2 months ago
6 years, 2 months ago
The Small World of Sammy Lee
Sammy Lee is a compere at a seedy strip-club in London's Soho. He has to raise 300 pounds to pay off a debt to a mysterious unseen man called Connor. Connor has henchmen, and they are quickly dispatched when Sammy admits he doesn't have the money that's coming due. The lead henchmen gives him 5 hours to get the money or else. Anthony Newley is perfectly cast as Sammy. It's great fun to watch Sammy's machinations as he works towards getting his money. He calls contacts he has in his little book to help him out. The guy is smart but not quite clever enough to overcome the obstacles he encounters over and over although it's mostly his own fault for wasting his money on gambling in the first place. There is suspense, high drama and heartbreak in this story, all excellently played out. Among the cast are Wilfrid Brambell (of Steptoe & Son) and a small role for Derek Nimmo as an effeminate man. This is an enjoyable journey into the live of a very nervous and hasty man who doesn't seem to get anything right and instead is digging into trouble deeper and deeper.
6 years, 2 months ago
The Long Arm
 The Long Arm 8/10
6 years, 2 months ago
The Long Arm
In this cracking black and white police drama, Ealing comes up trumps yet again. Made in 1956, with good locations in and around London and also North Wales, the story concerns Jack Hawkins as Superintendent Halliday who has to track down a very clever thief who has been cracking safes and taking the money inside them. This is a fine example of a police procedural detective mystery. The flow of the investigation is natural, not given over to wild implausibilities, and always the air of mystery is potent. On the outskirts of the investigation there's a running thread about how policemen's wives/girlfriends suffer in their own ways, their men are married to the force, and this is delicately handled by the makers. Jack Hawkins is superb as the lead character and the banter between himself and his sidekick helps inject some humour into the story. Definitely a must see if you like old fashioned police investigation dramas.
6 years, 2 months ago
Annihilation
 Annihilation 7/10
6 years, 2 months ago
Annihilation
This is another solid entry in the dark, cerebral sci-fi genre for director Alex Garland. The movie's somber atmosphere and otherworldly visuals are its major strengths. There are some truly striking and memorable images in this movie that manage to be alien, haunting, and disarmingly beautiful, often all at the same time. The plot gets you invested, and it certainly wasn't uninteresting. Even the ambiguity of the movie isn't off-putting, but rather satisfying. The final act of the movie is certainly its centerpiece and is where its most powerful and piercing images reside. The cast is uniformly brilliant but Natalie Portman is simply fantastic bringing a great emotional heart beat to the story throughout. Overall, a wonderful movie. It is not an ordinary movie and is 100% not for everyone. You've got to like challenging movies to enjoy this.
6 years, 2 months ago
The Nun
A disappointing spin-off to the Conjuring movies full of the usual jump scares but this story is hardly frightening. It's a shame as the sets look great especially the huge nunnery which resemble Hogwarts Castle and the surrounding area. The atmosphere is also great so the groundwork was there for this to be a very creepy movie. At times the movie does work too, but that is mainly when it is being subtle. The script is way too sloppy and predictable that it's hard to believe that Conjuring 2 director James Wan co-wrote this movie though he did not direct it. The characters are underdeveloped, uninteresting, and lack emotion. This movie is purely for those who only care about jump scares and don't give a toss about a well scripted story. So in the end, this is yet another useless spin-off and a wasted opportunity.
6 years, 2 months ago
AKB48Fan added 2 items to their collection
The Nun

have watched

5/10

The House with a Clock in Its Walls

8/10


6 years, 2 months ago
The House with a Clock in Its Walls
This is a throwback to the good old-school fun fantasy horror 80's flicks with a pinch of comedy. Young orphan Lewis is sent to live with his uncle after his parents are killed in a car crash. He discovers his uncle is a warlock and enters a magical world unlike any before. Nonetheless, this power can come of great malice, especially under the control of Isaac Izard, an evil wizard who wants to pioneer the beginning of time at the cost of all who live. You'd never have thought that this wonderful movie was directed by gore hound director Eli Roth. He succeeds in delivery a fantastic movie that all the family should enjoy. Jack Black excels with vibrant gestures and comic timing as Lewis' mysterious uncle Jonathan aided by Cate Blanchett who is enthralling with her sharp remarks and magic finesse as Florence Zimmerman. Debutant actor Owen Vaccaro is great as the emotionally vulnerable young Lewis. The story delivers plenty of thrills and spills and builds up to a suitably exciting finale. I really enjoyed this movie and it's definitely one I'd recommend for the whole family.
6 years, 2 months ago
6 years, 2 months ago
Blood on the Sword
aka The Moonraker. With the English Civil War just finished, Oliver Cromwell aims to capture Charles Stuart to stop him replacing his executed father on the throne. However, a Royalist hero known as The Moonraker plots to smuggle Stuart to France before Cromwell and his Roundhead followers enact their plans. This is a good British swashbuckler full of derring-do heroics and sword fights. The name Moonraker in this instance is put to a smuggler who would hide his goods in the village pond and then go back at midnight to rake said goods out. The Moonraker in question is Earl Anthony of Dawlish, a Royalist Cavalier Scarlet Pimpernel type, a hero of devilish good looks and courage unbound. There are early appearances here for British TV stalwarts John Le Mesurier and Patrick Troughton. Sylvia Syms looks radiant and gorgeous. Those who love swordfights will find plenty of them in this movie. A nice movie to take a look at on a lazy Sunday afternoon.
6 years, 2 months ago
Think Dirty
 Think Dirty 6/10
6 years, 2 months ago
Think Dirty
aka Every Home Should Have One. Marty Feldman in his first lead starring role plays an advertising man who has to come up with a sexy commercial for some porridge to spice people's sex lives up. Feldman's character imagines himself in these ads from being in romantic clinches with eligible ladies to a superhero fight with the local vicar, a pious type who ogles the ladies just as much as everyone else. The thin plot basically pokes fun at all sorts of conventions of society and namely, the advertising industry and its battle with conservative religious types. There's an early role here for Penelope Keith as a lesbian German. If you like your comedies wild and zany this'll be right up your street.
6 years, 2 months ago
AKB48Fan added 3 items to their collection
The Dam Busters

have watched

8/10

Black Sunday

have watched

7/10

Old Yeller

8/10


6 years, 2 months ago
Barnacle Bill
A classic Ealing comedy with Alec Guinness on fine form as a ex-Navy Captain who buys and takes over the running of a seaside pier just like a ship. The local council have plans to demolish the pier for their own greedy needs so the Captain outwits them at their own game. This movie follows the Ealing staple of the 'little man' up against the powers that be but in this case the opposition is petty and mean-minded. The movie is typical of this by Alec Guinness's sole attempts to fight the decision to pull down the pier. The weird twist is the crazy idea of running the pier as a cruise liner and it takes a while to get your head round this idea, but once you do you can appreciate the movie even more. The pier featured in the movie is the old one that used to be at Hunstanton before it was washed away in a storm in 1978. Alec Guinness plays his role seriously which makes his character even more funny and he also gets to play several of the Captain's ancestors. Ealing comedies are in a league of their own and this one should quite rightly be up there with the best that the studio produced. Definitely go and check this out.
6 years, 2 months ago
AKB48Fan added 2 items to their collection
Barnacle Bill

have watched

8/10

No Trees in the Street

6/10


6 years, 2 months ago
No Trees in the Street
When a London policeman captures a young tearaway with a knife, he tells him a story that happened years ago in a rundown slum area somewhere in the East End. People want to get out of the place but they're poor. The plot involves a family living there with the elder daughter getting involved with a small time gangster and the young son going down the dangerous path of crime with a loaded gun. This is a kitchen sink drama of how some people are desperate to escape from their surroundings and will do anything to get out of their predicament. You feel for the family that's the focus of this movie as they live in a squalid part of the city. It has a great cast with Sylvia Syms, Herbert Lom, Ronald Howard and Melvyn Hayes in particular shines as the young son whose situation gets worse after he murders an old woman by accident during a robbery. The movie is quite depressing to be honest with no happy ending to it.
6 years, 2 months ago
Derby Day
 Derby Day 6/10
6 years, 2 months ago
Derby Day
This movie follows a cross section of people from different classes in Britain who travel to Epsom racecourse to see the famous Derby horse race such as an aristocratic lady who lost her husband in a plane crash, two people on the run who have murdered somebody, a French maid who goes in place of her employer after she has fallen on her ankle and a working class couple. The most interesting people in the movie are the couple on the run as they hope to win some money that will secure them passage across the English Channel to France and escape capture by the police. Anna Neagle as the aristocrat lady looks regal in her quite revealing outfit for the early 50's. I was amazed to see the legendary cricket commentator Bryan Johnson also have a small cameo in the movie. All in all, it's a nice gentle movie featuring a day at the English races during a time gone by.
6 years, 2 months ago
6 years, 2 months ago

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