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The Here After
A great Swedish movie about a teenage boy John who has killed somebody but being a juvenile he is only sent away to detention for 2 years. On his release he returns to his home, father and younger brother Filip. The crime he has committed is too much for the local community and more over his school companions to bear with whom he wishes to remain. This is a community long on memory and short on forgiveness. The movie essentially is about forgiving, or more precise about the willingness to forgive. The interesting thing is that the viewer at first is inclined to sympathise with John, who seems to be the victim of ruthless rejection by the community. But John himself doesn't help things with his attitude. A bit of a loose canon and a hot head. There's an interesting father-son relationship going on here. The father tries his best with John but finds it difficult to get through to somebody with a severe psychological problem. The story pulls you along but that only works because the acting is so convincing and compelling. This is a movie that is easily recommended to anyone who likes Nordic Noir or even a good teen drama.
7 years, 7 months ago
Now You See Him, Now You Don
A fun caper and the second of the Dexter Riley movies from Disney in the early 70's which sees a young Kurt Russell accidentally discovering how to make something invisible at college. However, once some crooks find out about it, they plan on robbing a bank by making themselves invisible. Cheap special effects and a fast-paced plot make this a lively movie! A pleasant little comedy that the entire family can enjoy. It's got some great laughs, fine acting, car chases and a good story. If you want to sit down and relive a bygone era then this is an ideal choice to watch.
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Bloodsucking Bastards

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7 years, 7 months ago
Bloodsucking Bastards
This movie is a fun ride, has some nice gore and some actual laugh out loud scenes. The cast was good for the most part and helped keep the tone of the movie nice and light. There were a few characters on the annoying side but not enough to fully pull the movie down. One of my main complaints would be that things do take a while to truly get going, but at least there was some decent humour to keep things entertaining. This was a nice surprising treat as I was expecting this to be rather lame. It isn't perfect and some of the humour was a little too dry but it definitely did a good job of being fun and not really taking itself seriously at all.
7 years, 7 months ago
Re: Creators
 Re: Creators 7/10
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Big Daddy
A massive dollop of schmaltzy Hollywood cheese designed to tug at the heartstrings but leave a big smile on the face, Big Daddy is extremely formulaic stuff that simply lets Adam Sandler do his thing: be a likable loser who learns a valuable life lesson and changes his ways for the better, all the while delivering crass gags about urinating in public and women with big breasts!! If Sandler's name in the credits doesn't make you want to turn off instantly, then this should prove a reasonably fun way to waste your time — just don't go expecting too much from it.
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6/10

The Girl with All the Gifts

7/10


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The Girl with All the Gifts
A good refreshing take on the zombie genre set in a post apocalyptic Britain. The country has been infected by a fungal virus which has turned most of the population into zombies nicknamed Hungries. Humanity is now relying on a second generation of hybrid children, that can still think and learn, especially one special girl called Melanie. The movie is well directed and acted. The story is clever and thought provoking with an absolutely banger of an ending. It's also got plenty of zombie action, and gruesome gore. The main cast of Sennia Nanua, Gemma Arterton, Glenn Close and Paddy Considine are great. Zombie movie fans should enjoy this one.
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Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day

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2/10

Morgan

6/10


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Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
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Foxcatcher
 Foxcatcher 7/10
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Foxcatcher
Based on a true story, this is about 2 Olympic gold winning wrestling brothers - David the eldest and Mark. Mark is struggling to make ends meet. He is flown to the estate of millionaire eccentric John Du Pont who offers to train him with all expenses paid. John Du Pont is driven by the need to impress his disapproving mother Jean who views wrestling as a low sport. Things begin to sour between Mark and John which ultimately leads to a shocking conclusion. This is Channing Tatum and Steve Carell stretching out their acting skills. Mark Ruffalo is doing his normal good work. It's a quiet character study. The most interesting part of the movie is watching these actors inhabit these characters. However there isn't much tension in the drama. It's not what you might class as a sports movie but behind the scenes drama about relationship, isolation, loneliness and fight for self glory. If you don't know the real life story about what happened the ending will come as a big surprise.
7 years, 7 months ago
Europa Report
This is a slow paced documentary style look at a mission to Europa, one of Jupiter's moons. The crew start to die one by one for various reasons and we look in on the drama from the perspective of CCTV and hand held cameras. The pace of the movie is very pedestrian but it kind of makes you relax as you watch it. Fair play to the director for not going down the easy route of injecting jump scares as the crew find they are not alone on the surface of the planet. There is genuine tension in the movie thanks to an ominous soundtrack and the eerie silence of the movie's setting. And, as always, less is more. Don't expect too much in the way of character development, however, you do come to feel for the members of the crew as various mishaps start to occur. A good low key found footage sci-fi movie even though it was fairly predictable. It's well worth checking out.
7 years, 7 months ago
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Mea culpa

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Mea culpa
A fast paced French thriller about the son of a disgraced former policeman who witnesses a murder by a vicious gang and finds himself targeted by them. His father and an ex-colleague from the police take matters into their own hands. What a belter of a movie this is. There's barely a slow moment here, just constant thrills and excitement as the plot twists and turns along with frenetic action sequences. The cinematography is top notch and could quite easily show more than a few Hollywood directors how to shoot action that feels exciting, realistic, and fresh. Great acting by Vincent Lindon as the father trying to protect his son and ex-wife. Gilles Lellouche is also fantastic as Lindon's former partner who helps him out. A word of warning as well about a bull fight sequence which may upset some viewers. Overall, a top notch movie by French director Fred Cavaye.
7 years, 7 months ago
What the Health (2017)
An interesting documentary about the links between the food we eat to the epidemic of diseases such as diabetes that is taking place in many countries at the moment. It's easy for people to say that this documentary is just a promotion by vegans to encourage us to drop meat from our diet and adopt a plant based one instead. You just have to see the examples here to see that it works for some but it'll take a little bit more convincing to make me change my eating habits. Anyway, Kip Anderson who stars in and narrates the documentary goes around various companies to try and find out the things they don't want the general public to discover. None of the so-called big companies such as the American Heart Association come out looking rosy here. It's up to you what you take out from this movie - for some it might change their life, for others they'll just shrug it off as vegan propaganda and carry on as before. At least it'll make you think about what you eat. I thought it was really informative and I enjoyed it.
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Carry On Hotel

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Carry On Hotel
Not an installment of the British Carry On series but a HK comedy set in a high rise hotel with various silly slapstick going-ons taking place. Despite having a good cast such as Richard Ng and Eric Tsang as guests of the hotel, this isn't a very funny movie at all despite the goofiness on display. Certain moments managed to make me smile but it's not a laugh out loud movie. You'll find that the majority of the cast have performed in better HK comedies than this. The 90 mins passes by quickly though. Only take a look if you've got nothing better to see.
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Pan-dola
With a heavy nod to the Fukushima disaster in Japan, this Korean movie is about an explosion and the nuclear meltdown that follows at an ageing power plant after an earthquake. It also focuses on the efforts by the workers already infected by radiation poisoning to stop the situation from getting worse and the sacrifices they make. It's quite an emotional ride this movie with a lot of sadness and melodrama. I take it the director of the movie wanted to warn the human race of the risks that are involved by continuing to use nuclear fuel. It's definitely a very realistic and compelling story. It works out on multiple levels, because you are equally interested in what happens to the power plant and on a national scale, but at the same time you have an equal interest in the characters throughout the movie. There is a great sense of urgency and panic throughout and that really helped to cement the realism that permeates through the movie. If you enjoy disaster movies and you're a fan of Asian cinema, then you definitely owe it to yourself to sit down and watch this movie.
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Strayer

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Strayer
Basically this is the Japanese version of the X-Men except it is full of teenagers and it is definitely more dull. The story is about 2 groups of teenage mutants. Their parents were subjected to 2 different experiments by the government in the early 1990's in order to provoke their child into getting mutations. However, by using their new powers means they're not expected to live that long. I wouldn't have minded this X-Men rip-off if it was interesting and exciting but it's not. The powers that each character has is great (such as one girl that uses the metal from her teeth braces as a weapon) but the story itself is rather dull and doesn't go anywhere. The fighting between the 2 mutant groups is acceptable at best although things pick up slightly when troops come in to try and eliminate all of the mutants. I didn't find the characters particularly engaging. They are dare I say rather bland and you don't seem to really care about them and their struggles. The idea with this movie was good but the execution didn't do it justice I'm afraid.
7 years, 7 months ago
The Shout (1978)
This is a strange movie about a sinister man named Crossley who invades the lives of a man and his wife in a sleepy English town. He tells the story to a fellow scorer at a cricket match , and the viewer is left to try and disentangle it. Crossley tells the couple that he spent 18 years in the Australian outback, and that he killed his children when they were born. He also tells them he met a magical man in the outback, who taught him how to shout to kill. The scene when Crossley 'shouts' on the sand dunes is good. The shout kills sheep, birds and a shepherd. The ending is rather weird. Alan Bates is good as the creepy Crossley. John Hurt and Susannah York also perform well. It's an odd movie which might not appeal to everyone but it is still quite intriguing and unique to watch.
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The Shack

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The Shack
This borefest concerns a grieving father who gets to meet with God at a mysterious shack. The first hour was kind of interesting but then I got bored. The viewer is stuck with the father and the magical black character. It becomes a lot of religious psychobabble and melodramatic tea service. The story should climax to a poignant and enlightening resolution. Instead, it rambles on and on endlessly. It might be filled with religious significance and debate but it's done in a terribly boring way. Certain people will enjoy it but I didn't. I thought it was a waste of 2 hours.
7 years, 7 months ago
Night of the Big Heat
Whilst the rest of the UK shivers in the depths of Winter, the island of Fara find themselves in the midst of a searing heat wave. As bodies begin to pile up, found burnt to a crisp, a scientist struggles to convince the locals that they may be the victims of an invasion from space. Directed by Terence Fisher, this sci-fi movie isn't half as bad as people have said about it over the years. The only thing that lets it down more than anything is the creatures themselves but then again this movie was made on a small budget. The movie has got a tense gripping plot with a good cast such as Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing involved. The ending and how the creatures are defeated is a big let-down though in my opinion. Still on the whole, it's an enjoyable production.
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