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AKB48Fan rated Misbehaviour

 Misbehaviour 6/10

4 years ago

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A group of women involved in the Women’s Liberation Movement hatched a plan to invade the stage and disrupt the live broadcast at the 1970 Miss World competition in London, resulting in overnight fame for the newly-formed organisation. This drama/comedy movie is based on a real story where women activists went against the old rules of the fashion world. The movie is told in two different stories. In one story, you see the women activists planning how to sabotage the beauty pageant to share their message with the world that women should not just be seen as sexual objects. On the other side of the movie you can see the story of model candidates and how they prepare for the beauty pageant. It shows how much work and time they have spent to have a chance of winning the beauty pageant. By telling the story in this way, you get a good view of both sides. Keira Knightley is excellent in the lead role of the movie. It's nice to see her character change from a neat lady who follows the rules to a more rebellious female activist throughout the story. The supporting cast which includes Jessie Buckley, Rhys Ifans and Greg Kinnear are also great. An enjoyable movie on the whole.

4 years ago

AKB48Fan rated The Mutilator

 The Mutilator 4/10

4 years ago

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As a child, Ed accidentally kills his mother when one of his father's hunting rifles goes off. Years later and with his father barely speaking to him, he gets a phone call from him to lock up his beach house. With his friends in tow, Ed goes to spend a few days at the beach house but soon afterwards, some of his friends goes missing. Everything about this 80's slasher is cliched. The only thing that really stands up on its own are some of the violent and inventive deaths which includes hook impalement, chainsaw slashing and pitchfork plunging. Yet, they do not make up for some of the problems with this movie such as some comedic overtones which is so out of place and an upbeat theme song. The cast are good in their roles with Jack Chatham suitably creepy as the deranged father with a grudge on his shoulder for his son. I can only recommend this movie for gorehounds who wants to see the nasty deaths than anybody else.

4 years ago

AKB48Fan rated The Long and the Short and the Tall

 The Long and the Short and the Tall 6/10

4 years ago

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A troop of British soldiers are out in the jungle to record jungle noises and troop noises in the jungle so that the recordings can be played back by other troops to divert the enemy to their whereabouts. As they progress to what they think is closer to the base camp they find themselves farther and farther from radio range until the only channel they can get clearly is that of a Japanese broadcast. This movie is adapted from a stage play. Some of the early scenes do have a very stagey quality to them, accentuated by some of the acting and dialogue, but that aspect becomes less pronounced, or at least less important, as the story progresses. The main thrust of the movie is the way pressure and extreme circumstances can change men, how their true characters are revealed by unexpected developments especially when they capture a lone Japanese scout. The first half of the movie allows the viewer to form an opinion of the characters. I really disliked the mouthy cockney Bamforth who enjoys rubbing the rest of the platoon up the wrong way. However, as the story moves into the second half and the men's survival is threatened, those perceptions of the characters are altered. All of the cast perform well which includes Richard Todd and Lawrence Harvey who allegedly didn't like each other on the movie set. In the end, this is an interesting movie on how pressure can affect an individual in war.

4 years ago

AKB48Fan rated Black and Blue

 Black and Blue 7/10

4 years ago

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A rookie cop inadvertently captures the murder of a young drug dealer on her body cam. After realising that the murder was committed by corrupt cops, she teams up with the one person from her community who is willing to help her as she tries to escape both the criminals out for revenge and the police who are desperate to destroy the incriminating footage. Given what has happened in the U.S this year with the George Floyd murder, this movie perfectly captures the corruption of the police - something that mainstream America still tries to deny. The movie doesn't question the nature of policing except for a couple of lines and the evil cops are portrayed as a few bad apples. Still, if you like mid-budget action thrillers this movie is for you. The heroes are likable, the villains are very unlikable and there are some genuinely suspenseful scenes on show. Naomi Harris is great as the female cop on the run. Tyrese Gibson also gives a good account of himself as well. Overall, a movie which has a message about a relevant issue of today. Go watch.

4 years ago

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Scientists at a secret underground complex have found a way to travel to another dimension. Three dimension-travellers are the first to go through the gate – but are soon attacked by something that interrupts the communication with Earth. This creature uses the gate to travel back to the underground complex. A terrible rip-off of Aliens with a base under siege from a salivating creature that picks off the people working at the secret complex one by one. This movie has nothing whatsoever to do with the first Xtro movie - it's basically a sequel in name only. This movie just has too many failings to be be entertaining, even in a bad way. The monster looks okay though it copies a lot of the Xenomorph creature. As for the cast - poor old Jan-Michael Vincent. He not only seems like he does not wish to be in the movie, he also seems to slur his lines at times (slightly drunk perhaps?). I wouldn't recommend this movie to anyone.

4 years ago

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A coven of devil-worshiping priests living in New York City search for victims for their sacrificial ceremonies. A pure late-80's trash-gold, with a completely nonsensical and laughably incoherent plot, tacky make-up effects, gratuitous nudity and a whole lot of gibberish about Satan. The script of this movie is wonderfully incompetent and aimlessly skips from one theme onto the other without any form of continuity such as a devoted nun going undercover in the cult by order of the Catholic Church. She is basically forgotten about until the climax. There's no atmosphere of suspense whatsoever and even the whole devil-worshiping concept seems redundant. They're just a posse of bloodthirsty priests craving to cut open voluptuous young girls. There's fairly little gore until the climax arrives and that reddish puppet with horns, supposedly representing Lucifer is just plain laughable. It's watchable in a bad movie sort of way if you want to give it a go.

4 years ago

AKB48Fan rated Project: Alien

 Project: Alien 3/10

4 years ago

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In Norway a military plane crashes under mysterious circumstances: in his last message the pilot reported many lights falling from the sky. NATO wants to play down the incident, but the famous TV moderator George Abbot and the no less persistent journalist Milker sense a sensational story about UFOs and start snooping around in the area with help of pilot “Bird” McNamara. This movie throws in every imaginable UFO cliche in the book from lights in the sky, cattle mutilation and experimentation by aliens on humans in this dreadful movie. It's like a really bad X-Files episode. It's a bit of a shame as the first half of the movie is rather good but I've no idea what happened during the second half to make it turgid and boring with a useless conclusion. Darlanne Fluegel is good as the eye candy but that's about it for the cast who are simply awful. Unfortunately, this movie is not worth wasting time on.

4 years ago

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A female terrorist is critically injured during a commando raid on their compound. She is is taken to a top-secret research institute, where she is turned into a lethal cyborg and programmed to hunt down the members of her own terrorist group. However, during her first mission her programming malfunctions and she turns on her creators with her new mission to hunt and kill them all. A shameless cash in on Robocop. What seems like an action-packed romp with a mechanically enhanced Sandahl Bergman ends up mostly focused on Robert Ginty for at least half of the movie, before Bergman finally turns bad and goes hunting for her creators. There are a couple of moments which are pretty cool with plenty of gun battles and explosions. The ending on the military base isn't that good to be honest and the way the cyborg is taken out is poor. Sandahl Bergman does look good as the bad ass cyborg and Robert Ginty is OK as the hero. The movie isn't really eventful enough to make it memorable. Once seen and it's instantly forgettable.

4 years ago

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4 years ago

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A lonely German boy's world view is turned upside down when he discovers his single mother is hiding a young Jewish girl in their attic. Aided only by his idiotic imaginary friend, Adolf Hitler, Jojo must confront his blind nationalism. What a brilliant WWII satire/drama this is. An absurd amount of passion and heart put into a movie that shouldn’t work at all but miraculously does. Something no filmmaker besides director Taika Waititi could pull off in this way. Only he could take one of the most gruesome periods in human history and find both humour and beauty in its telling. Besides the many instances of poignancy and incisiveness, this movie is equally packed with witty dialogue and humorous interludes which make you laugh out loud. The two young leads in Roman Griffin Davis and Thomasin McKenzie are just superb. Their comedic timing, range and overall performances are amazing. They do have excellent support from the director himself who plays Adolf Hitler and Scarlett Johansson, Sam Rockwell and Rebel Wilson. The soundtrack is also fantastic. Definitely a movie I would recommend to everybody to go and see.

4 years ago

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A news reporter and his helper investigate war veterans that have been murdered on July 10th on 3 consecutive years and find it is linked to a court martial that took place after the end of the war. A pleasant enough B-movie which is snappy enough not to allow the viewer to become bored with proceedings and which is blessed some charming performances from a decent cast. Terence Fisher directs and while he can't disguise the limitations of the budget, he gets the most out of the material. There's a small cameo role for Arthur Lowe. All in all, not an essential Terence Fisher movie by any means, there's nothing much of substance but it makes for a passable watch.

4 years ago

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It’s Christmas Eve in Tinseltown and Sin-Dee is back on the block. Upon hearing that her pimp boyfriend hasn’t been faithful during the 28 days she was locked up, the working girl and her best friend, Alexandra, embark on a mission to get to the bottom of the scandalous rumour. This is a slice-of-life movie about lives you don’t typically see — transgender prostitutes and their clients and it is all shot on a mobile phone. Apart from a pretty decent and modern soundtrack, there is very little to like about this movie. The characters are neither funny nor interesting. I'm not sure why this movie has got rave reviews. The acting is so bad. All you get is people shouting abuse towards each other. What a waste of time.

4 years ago

AKB48Fan rated Ad Astra

 Ad Astra 5/10

4 years ago

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When a mysterious power surge phenomenon from Neptune menaces to destroy life on planet Earth, astronaut Roy McBride undertakes a mission across the immensity of space and its many perils to uncover the truth about a lost expedition that decades before boldly faced emptiness and silence in search of the unknown. This sci-fi movie whilst it was OK to a certain degree is full of padding to make it run for 2 hours. The story without all of that nonsense could have been told in less than an hour. It is packed full of pointless things such as the trip to the moon, moon pirates, the SOS call and the trip to Mars. At times it reminded me how far fetched it was like in the movie Gravity which was rather stupid. I am not sure what this movie wanted to be - something about space or just a drama about a son with father issues. The cast all did well and I liked Brad Pitt in the lead. In the end though, it was all rather bland and average.

4 years ago

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A young woman Barbara who is estranged from her wealthy father returns home after he dies, reluctantly agreeing to listen to the will reading. It soon becomes clear that some unknown party is out to bump off the woman as she is the only person who stands to benefit from her father’s demise. Directed by Hammer mainstay Terence Fisher, Home to Danger is another movie with an interesting set-up, playing on the class divide between the lush countryside estates of the well-to-do and the dismal city streets plagued with poverty. What is most memorable about this movie is the dark depictions of the criminal underworld as Barbara visit the shadowy streets of the London slums, deals with junkies, and basically sees everything that wealth and privilege protects her from. There are elements of danger to Barbara which are exciting to watch. Great acting from Rona Anderson as Barbara who is in danger of being murdered by people that are close to her. Interesting to see Stanley Baker as a slow witted gardener who knows that some people are up to some dirty tricks. As the movie is only 66 mins long, it passes by quickly and comes to a satisfying conclusion. An enjoyable quickie movie.

4 years ago

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4 years ago

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Renowned British dressmaker Reynolds Woodcock comes across Alma, a young, strong-willed woman, who soon becomes a fixture in his life as his muse and lover. Romantic movies, as a genre, is fairly predictable in the aspects of love it portrays. This movie though breaks those molds, and ventures into a world rarely explored in the cinema. It's thrilling, humorous, romantic, scary and depressing all at the same time, and yet it feels real and rooted. Daniel Day Lewis excels once again as the moody Reynolds Woodcock and if this is to be his swansong what a way to go out. Vicky Krieps is equally impressive as his muse Alma with the wonderful Lesley Manville also on top of her game. The directing by Paul Thomas Anderson is excellent. I'm sure because of the slow pace of the story it will not appeal to everybody but for those with the patience to stick it out, you'll be rewarded with a rich story that lingers in the mind afterwards.

4 years ago

AKB48Fan rated Doctor in Trouble

 Doctor in Trouble 5/10

4 years ago

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Dr. Burke is in love with Ophelia but doesn’t have time to propose to her as she leaves for a cruise to the Mediterranean. Also on board the cruise ship is an old school chum of Burke’s who plays ‘Dr.Dare’ in a very popular TV series and who women flock to. Burke decides to join the cruise, but is first apprehended as a stowaway, and then becomes the captain’s steward. The 7th and thankfully final movie in the Doctor series. Just when you thought that the continuity of the Doctor movies couldn't get any more confusing, the producers have trumped themselves once more with Leslie Phillips playing Dr Burke once again having been a completely different character in the previous movie. In fact there is very little relation here to the other movies, and, as it happens, very little in the way of doctoring since Burke spends most of his time trying to avoid the ship's Master-at-Arms. It is more like a poor man's Carry On type farce. There is only a small role for the other mainstay of the entire series in James Robertson Justice. You'll also get to see Graham Chapman as a camp photographer, Joan Sims as a Russian ship's captain and Harry Secombe as a randy football pools winner. It was obvious from the script that the Doctor series had run it's course. A shame this was so lame to finish it off despite one or two good laughs. If you've seen the other six, you might as well see this to complete the set.

4 years ago

AKB48Fan rated The Hunt

 The Hunt 7/10

4 years ago

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Twelve strangers wake up in a clearing. They don’t know where they are or how they got there. In the shadow of a dark internet conspiracy theory, ruthless elitists gather at a remote location to hunt humans for sport. But their master plan is about to be derailed when one of the hunted turns the tables on her pursuers. Those that have seen this movie will know the story isn't original - think The Most Dangerous Game or Battle Royale but this movie is slightly different as director Craig Zobel and screenwriters Nick Cuse and Damon Lindelof have twisted the tale somewhat and put together an amusing satire with carefully measured storytelling, razor-sharp wit, and maniacal mayhem that skewers both conservatives and liberals of the American political spectrum. Violence is used gratuitously for laughs and shock value with Tarantino-esque moments of comedy and dialogue. Betty Gilpin is brilliant as the lead character and her final standoff with Hilary Swank is a must-see spectacle. A wild, very violent and fun movie to see.

4 years ago

AKB48Fan rated Eighth Grade

 Eighth Grade 7/10

4 years ago

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Thirteen-year-old Kayla endures the tidal wave of contemporary suburban adolescence as she makes her way through the last week of middle school — the end of her thus far disastrous eighth grade year — before she begins high school. A very realistic coming of age movie about an unpopular girl at middle school who just wants to fit in and is trying to navigate the deep pitfalls of adolescence. A lead character who comes into her own throughout the movie and is portrayed very well here and very much true to life. The viewer watches her efforts to fit in with other kids in her grade and those a tad older and also the dynamic between her and her loving father. Director Bo Burnham successfully portrays the awkwardness, fear, heartbreak, joy and confusion of what it is to be a teenager in today's society. Elsie Fisher is fantastic as Kayla with her authentic mannerisms and nervous habits. This movie might not a masterpiece but it is pretty relatable and worthy of watching.

4 years ago