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6 years, 10 months ago

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There may be a TV series about Queen Victoria's early life these days but this movie was made years before it. It chronicles Victoria's ascent to the throne and her romance with Prince Albert. This movie basically tells the story of series 1 of the TV series although in much shorter form. Emily Blunt portrays Victoria much better than Jenna Coleman with Rupert Friend doing very well as Albert along with Miranda Richardson as the Queen's scheming mother. The sets and costumes of the period is fantastic. It's no surprise that the person who wrote this movie is the brains behind Downton Abbey - Julian Fellowes. If you're familiar with the TV series, it's worth checking this out just to see the differences between the two.

6 years, 10 months ago

AKB48Fan rated Snowbound

 Snowbound 5/10

6 years, 10 months ago

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A man who works as a movie extra gets a job as a spy and is sent to a remote ski cabin in the Alps to investigate strange happenings there. It turns out there is some Nazi gold hidden underneath it and there are others after it too. Who will get their hands on it? The main problem with this movie is nothing of interest happens until the final 20 mins. Up until then it's just a lot of talking and people being suspicious about each other. There are also people talking in Italian in some scenes with no subtitles to tell you what they're going on about. Despite the plodding tale, there are some good performances from notably Dennis Price and Robert Newton. This should have been a better movie than what it turned out to be.

6 years, 10 months ago

AKB48Fan rated Life in Danger

 Life in Danger 7/10

6 years, 10 months ago

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A child murderer breaks out of an asylum and is on the run from the police. The locals of a small village find out that he could be in their area and decide to take the law into their own hands to find him. An unexpected gem of a movie which is virtually unknown here in the UK. Derren Nesbitt is the man who hides out in a farm barn loft with a teenage girl who falls for him and a young impressionable lad who is sworn to secrecy even to his own parents that he is hiding there. I wasn't expecting a big twist at the climax which took me completely by surprise. A nice touch by the filmmakers. It's a very tense movie which grows throughout the story. Well worth watching.

6 years, 10 months ago

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6 years, 10 months ago

AKB48Fan rated Doraemon: Great Adventure in the Antarctic Kachi Kochi

 Doraemon: Great Adventure in the Antarctic Kachi Kochi 7/10

6 years, 10 months ago

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The 37th Doraemon movie finds Japan's favourite robot cat transporting Nobita and his friends to the Antarctic when they want to escape the Summer heat. Finding a golden ring buried in an iceberg and discovering it was put there 10,000 years ago, Doraemon and his friends travel back in time to find it's owner. This is another great Doraemon adventure that kids and adults can enjoy. It has a story involving many time jumps in order to stop another ice age from taking place on Earth. Doraemon and his friends are all very likeable and watching this movie unleashes the inner kid inside of you. It has plenty of thrills with a giant tentacled monster threatening the gang and also a fake Doraemon trying to stir things up. It's all gentle stuff but very entertaining. You can't go wrong with Doraemon movies.

6 years, 10 months ago

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6 years, 10 months ago

AKB48Fan rated Battle of the Sexes

 Battle of the Sexes 7/10

6 years, 10 months ago

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This tells the true story of a Billie Jean King's historic woman-on-man exhibition tennis match with hustling aging champion Bobby Riggs that took place in September 1973. Or rather, its several stories. Building up to that feminism vs. chauvinism contest are each of the competitors' tales. Billie Jean is in a drama about discovering one's sexuality while having the fate of women's tennis on her shoulders. Bobby is in a hustler comedy indulging in all sorts of shenanigans to distract himself from accepting he's a gambling addict. But make no mistake, it's her story more than his which is perhaps part of the point. One of the things the movie does well is showing the casual sexism of the early 70's and the tennis sequences, of course, are very well done. Emma Stone and Steve Carrell are brilliant as the two tennis stars. A well-acted and entertaining biopic.

6 years, 10 months ago

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A family man Toshio running a metal shop finds an old acqauitance Yasaka showing up on his doorstep one day. Yasaka has been released from prison and wants a favour from his friend. The well mannered man is accepted in the family though the wife isn't too pleased why her husband is being too kind to his friend. There are dark secrets between the two men which are revealed during the course of the movie. What a movie with a depressing ending! The movie has two parts to it with a time jump of 8 years happening between them. The first part of the story has a long and lasting impact for Toshio's family which still reverberates years later for them. You're aware that something bad is going to happen as Yasaka begins to integrate himself more into Toshio's family and he feels resentment towards Toshio which the viewer finds out why later. Tadanobu Asano is always great at playing dark characters and here he excels again in this role. Director Kôji Fukada keeps the atmosphere of the movie dark and brooding. The ending is a bit of a downer but this is just to show that Yasaka's revenge has finally been completed. Overall a very good movie with brilliant performances from the cast.

6 years, 10 months ago

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6 years, 10 months ago

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6 years, 10 months ago

AKB48Fan rated The Diary of a Teenage Girl

 The Diary of a Teenage Girl 7/10

6 years, 10 months ago

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Set in San Francisco during the 1970's, the story centres on Minnie, a 15-year old aspiring cartoonist who in the wake of her sexuality begins a relationship with her mother's boyfriend. Quite an honest coming of age drama about a teenage girl who longs for love and acceptance. It is unflinching in it's depiction of sex and some viewers might find it disturbing to see a man having sex with such a young girl. Even though I liked Bel Powley in the lead role, I did think she looked too old to play a 15 year old. Kristen Wiig is great as Minnie's mother. The movie is pretty heavy going stuff at times, after all, everything to a 15 year old is dramatic, but throughout, there is an air of whimsy, keeping the movie from becoming depressing and too deep. All in all, it's a pretty fascinating look into a the mind and random thoughts of a girl's sexual awakening.

6 years, 10 months ago

AKB48Fan rated A Run for Your Money

 A Run for Your Money 8/10

6 years, 10 months ago

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An early classic from Ealing Studios which set the blueprint for their most famous movies. Two naive brothers Twm and Dai who are miners from South Wales win a contest in a paper. They go down to London to see the rugby match between England and Wales and collect their £200 prize. On arriving in London, the two get separated. One gets involved with a female con artist after his money and the other hangs around with a Welsh harpist where both proceed to get drunk! This movie was an absolute joy to watch of two innocents coming to the big city for the first time. It's simple, down to earth, effective but most of all it's so much fun. Meredith Edwards and Donald Houston are the two brothers with Alec Guinness playing the gardening columnist of The Daily Echo trying to find the brothers on behalf of his boss. There is plenty of opportunity to hear the good natured Welsh at their majestic best - singing their hearts out of various rugby anthems. It's true that the story contains every possible stereotype of the Welsh you might think of - male voice choirs, mining, chapels, and families all possessing the same surname. A wonderful comedy which I enjoyed very much.

6 years, 10 months ago

AKB48Fan rated Requiem

 Requiem 7/10

6 years, 10 months ago

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6 years, 10 months ago

AKB48Fan rated Albatross

 Albatross 7/10

6 years, 10 months ago

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Downton Abbey's Jessica Brown Findlay is the aspiring teen author and rebel Emilia who befriends Beth played by Felicity Jones. Beth's parents run a guest house with her father also being an author. He begins to tutor Emilia and one thing leads to another between the two. A great coming of age tale with brilliant acting between the two young female stars. This is Jessica Brown Findlay's movie through and through as she steals every scene she's in. Her charm and wit wins you over immediately and captures your attention. The stunning beauty of the Isle of Man is filmed superbly. The title of the movie is basically Emilia and other characters wanting to get rid of the albatross around their necks. An interesting and at times funny movie.

6 years, 10 months ago

AKB48Fan rated A Silent Voice (2016)

 A Silent Voice (2016) 9/10

6 years, 10 months ago

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As a young boy Ishida bullied a deaf girl Nishimiya from his class to the point where she moved away to a new school. Years later, Ishida finds himself ostracised from his class and in the same situation as Nishimiya was before. He tries to make amends to Nishimiya but the path to redemption is a long one for somebody that loathes himself and Nishimiya herself is hiding a dark secret from her own family. An outstanding anime movie that is touching, thought provoking and moving. It deals with the consequences of bullying and the deep hurt it causes to a person later on in life. I'm glad that this kind of movie with a heavy subject has been released in Japan where bullying is rife in the schools and the stories you hear of kids taking their own lives because of this is distressing to read about. Kyoto Animation must be congratulated for making this movie. I liked the characters even though I really despised those that bullied Nishimiya at first (it wasn't just Ishida but a number of girls in the class as well). As the characters grow up and mature, it's interesting to see them mature, change their personality and regret the stupid decisions they made earlier. It'a a great lesson for everybody to take on board. All in all, this is one of the best movies I've seen so far in 2018. It comes highly recommended and everybody should go and see it.

6 years, 10 months ago

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A throwback to the brilliant action movies that Hong Kong produced in the 80's and 90's. It starts off with an attack on a ship by Somali water pirates and doesn't let up until the end credits. If it's all out action and loud explosions you want then you've come to the right place. The story is paper thin but that's not why you want to watch this movie. Wu Jing is in the mould of a classic action star and he is fantastic as the ex-special forces officer Leng Feng who takes on the army of a would be dictator in Africa. The Chinese propaganda in this movie I didn't really care about to be honest. I haven't seen the first movie yet but I definitely will now. Sit back, have a beer and prepare to be entertained by this exciting and thrilling movie. You won't be disappointed.

6 years, 10 months ago

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6 years, 10 months ago

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The concluding part to the Sakurada Reset double bill is slightly better than the first movie. After resurrecting a dead classmate, the Administration Bureau decide to purge everybody in the town of Sakurada of all their abilities but Kei and his friends decide to take a stand and stop them. The story in the 2nd part flows better than the first with more going on. The clash between a top ranking Bureau member and Asai Kei is interesting with the two using their abilities to get one up on the other even though I felt the Bureau member was a bit OTT at times as a villain but that's the norm in many Japanese movies. The climax is rather disappointing I have to say. As a whole, the two Sakurada movies are OK. They're not something you should rush out to watch.

6 years, 10 months ago