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AKB48Fan rated The Man in the Sky

 The Man in the Sky 7/10

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aka The Man In The Sky. A British test pilot who is flying an experimental aircraft runs into trouble in the air when one of the engines goes on fire. Although he is able to extinguish the flames, he is asked to abandon the aircraft but the pilot is determined to bring the plane to a safe landing as losing the plane would more than likely make him lose his job. A great drama by Ealing Studios about an ordinary man meeting an extraordinary situation. Jack Hawkins is brilliant as the pilot who in order to succeed, he must maintain self-control and absolute professionalism. The pilot must circle around the airfield for 35 mins in order to ditch his fuel before attempting to land. It shows how many members of the crew (who had parachuted to safety), the airplane company's owner and others react to impending doom for Hawkins as it appears that successfully landing the craft is not going to work. Despite this very simple plot, the movie is good because of exquisite acting and especially writing with the tension ramped up to the max as the situation becomes critical by the end. The movie is a must for aviation minded people.

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I was expecting big things from this movie from director Joe Cornish which transfers the King Arthur legend to modern day Britain but it's nothing special in the end. The plot is as old as time and as predictable as any old fable and in the hands of somebody more capable this movie might have been great but it's not. The first half was good to watch but it lost steam around the halfway mark and the second half was generic rubbish. I wanted to like the action scenes but it became tedious to watch. The villain of the piece in Morgana didn't do that much either and was hardly menacing. The plot was thin at best and seemed to boil down to an irritating Merlin and running from A to B whilst being pursued. Young kids might enjoy it if they can keep their eyes open for 2 hours but for a more mature audience there's not that much in it for them.

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A Super Saiyan who has untold power is sent into exile to a lifeless planetoid as a child for his own good. Years later he is discovered and used as a puppet by Lord Frieza to fight and hopefully defeat Goku and Vegeta. The 20th Dragon Ball movie has been hailed by fans as one of the best in the series and is also the highest grossing Dragon Ball movie ever. I'm not a big Dragon Ball fan but there was definitely something to enjoy here; the animation is solid, the soundtrack and audio in general is good. However, this movie suffers from rushing the first half of the story with some pretty complex and convoluted history without allowing any space in which a character can be written with even the slightest depth. The second half is a fight scene between a few of those characters. Really, the whole second half of the movie is one drawn out battle. It's an impressive battle, with some pretty great direction and engaging moments. It's not the best Dragon Ball movie I've seen but I'm sure die-hard fans will really enjoy it.

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Following the death of her father, Alice returns home to Yorkshire for the first time in 15 years to claim the tenancy of the family farm she believes is rightfully hers. Once there, she encounters older brother Joe, a man she barely recognizes. Joe is thrown by Alice's sudden arrival, angered by her claim and finds her presence increasingly impossible to deal with. Battling to regain control in a fragile situation, Alice must confront traumatic memories to find a way to restore the farm. This is a tough movie to watch and it's challenging because of the subject matter, but i thought it was handled sensitively and subtly. You will be able to establish very early on that the main character played by Ruth Wilson was sexually abused by her father. The pacing of the movie was slow initially, but it picked up enough to keep me interested. Be prepared though that this movie is relentlessly bleak and grim. You're not going to find yourself uplifted after the end credits that's for sure. Ruth Wilson does a fantastic job as the abused daughter along with Mark Stanley as her angry brother. Sean Bean appears in flashbacks as the father who abuses her daughter (though this is only implied not shown). Overall it's a powerful story told in a totally believable fashion.

5 years, 10 months ago

AKB48Fan rated Gloves Off

 Gloves Off 2/10

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Boxer Doug has inherited a crumbling debt-ridden gym after the sudden death of his trainer during his championship fight. Doug must raise £50,000 fast or risk watching his mentor’s legacy re-possessed and transformed into a jumped-up Pilates parlour for stock brokers. Doug agrees to train a gypsy woman’s brother to fight in a £100,000 winner-takes-all bare-knuckle contest against the ‘King of The Gypsies’. A predictable and unfunny low budget British comedy. It's supposed to be a feel-good movie in the same vein as The Full Monty allegedly but it fails miserably and that's such a shame as it has a great cast with Ricky Tomlinson, Denise Van Outen and Alexei Sayle taking part. Most of the jokes are horribly bad and you don't just care for any of the characters who are all misfits and oddballs. It's a movie that would be consigned to the bargain bin in a lot of supermarkets. Don't bother with it.

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With the Sun dying, the people of Earth build 10,000 giant thrusters to move the planet out of orbit and sail to a new star system which will take 2500 years before it arrives there. However, on the outskirts of Jupiter, the thrusters begin to fail and if not reignited soon the gravitional pull of the planet will destroy the Earth. There's been a lot of hype about China's first sci-fi movie and how fantastic it's supposed to be. Sure, it looks amazing but the storyline, long running time and stereotypical characters doesn't make it all that good. Viewers expecting a great sci-fi movie will be sorely disappointed. I'd say this movie has copied many things from Hollywood disaster movies. The story drags on for way too long and the characters are paper-thin with entirely predictable roles. Unfortunately, the movie never quite rises above being a CGI spectacle. Don't believe the hype.

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After American oilman Cooper lands in England deathly sick with smallpox, a detective for the World Health Organization named Archibald Bannister attempts to find out how the American contracted it and if anyone else exposed to the disease has entered the country. This is a wonderful, lost gem of a movie which features a screen stealing performance from the inimitable Terry Thomas. The movie manages to combine mystery and shards of comedy in equal measure, and the pace never flags from start to finish. In the lead role, Terry Thomas is simply superb and produces a memorable performance. It is common to say that they don't make 'em like this any more. If you have any affection for British comedy or light mystery, give it a whirl.

5 years, 10 months ago

AKB48Fan rated Shout at the Devil

 Shout at the Devil 6/10

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American ex-military man Col. Flynn O'Flynn and wealthy Sebastian Oldsmith are unlikely partners in the East African ivory trade. Oldsmith woos O'Flynn's daughter, Rosa, but on the eve of World War I, the men spend most of their time eluding occupying German troops. When the Germans kill Rosa's baby daughter, Oldsmith and both O'Flynns join the battle against German Cmdr. Fleischer and his men. This is a great adventure movie but it does have some distressing scenes of elephants being shot dead and of an infant killed (off screen thankfully). The movie has plenty of action which includes a blowing up of a German battleship right at the climax. I enjoyed the pairing of Lee Marvin and Roger Moore who have great chemistry together. Marvin was extremely funny as the lovable drunk rogue and Moore was basically just being Bond. Some might find it offensive when he blacks up as an African native in order to plant a bomb on the German battleship. This movie has everything for fans of high adventure - suspense, tragedy, moments of wild comedy, and characterisations that go beyond the standard formula fare.

5 years, 10 months ago

AKB48Fan rated Street Corner

 Street Corner 7/10

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This is a movie to highlight the job of policewomen in post-WWII London and the various cases they are involved in. It also shows the sexist remarks they got from male colleagues with one saying they should stay in the kitchen and leave the job of fighting crime to the men. Most cases that female cops had to deal with at the time usually involved children so it's nice to see them get their hands dirty in proper cases and on an equal footing with the rest of their male colleagues here. The most prominent case in this movie has a young girl of 18 who gets involved with a nasty baddie played by Terence Morgan. Various actresses that were soon to become popular have cameo roles such as Dora Bryan, Thora Hird and Dandy Nichols. Even Last of the Summer Wine's Brian Wilde has an uncredited role as a fake police inspector. It's an interesting movie for its views of London especially the new housing estates in the early 50's and some of the stereotypical views of women of that era.

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Achmad, Prince of Bagdad, is manipulated out of office by the evil grand wizard Jaffar, and takes refuge amongst his subjects with his new best friend, an irrepressible teenage thief, Abu. He worships the Princess of Basra, also coveted by Jaffar, and he and Abu summon all powers natural and supernatural to win the day. This is probably the best Arabian Nights movie that's been made. There is comedy, romance and adventure all in one, which creates a wonderful mixture that will capture you from the beginning until the end and although the movie is old and the music and style is clearly not modern, it succeeds in not being dusty and old. All of that is mainly due to the great story, the good directing and the good acting performances of the actors. In that department Sabu and Conrad Veidt stand out, providing the comedic and the chilling elements of the movie for the most part. The special effects are astonishingly well-executed and brilliantly imaginative for the time. All in all, a fun movie worth watching for the pure entertainment.

5 years, 10 months ago

AKB48Fan rated Shoplifters

 Shoplifters 8/10

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On the margins of Tokyo, a dysfunctional band of outsiders is united by fierce loyalty and a penchant for petty theft. When the young son is arrested, secrets are exposed that upend their tenuous, below-the-radar existence. This amazing movie by Hirokazu Kore-eda scooped the top prize at Cannes in 2018 and it's easy to see why. He's created a movie in which the true meaning of family is dissected than pulling at the heart strings and producing sentimental claptrap. He gets the best out of a group of actors in getting incredibly naturalistic performances from them. You'll feel for the character of adorable young Juri who has a heartbreaking backstory and is played by Sasaki Miyu. It will be an eye-opener for those with an interest in Japan or may have visited the country. Here is the gritty underbelly, sex workers, day workers, pachinko parlours and 7-11's in all their tawdry glory. The movie paints a picture of a people dedicated to helping each other where possible and contriving to live under the most crowded of conditions. Shoplifters is a movie that will touch your heart but also involve your brain and make you think. Despite a slow pace, the movie is never dull and each character is developed carefully. I absolutely loved it.

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A new young female barrister joins a firm and finds she has to fight against her male colleague in court for a woman who swears she's married to a man that has has denied it. A great British comedy with a title that can also be seen as a double entendre: that of a pair of lawyers or some underwear!! Most of the movie is set in a court and it has a who's who of British comedy stars such as Joan Sims, Liz Frazer and Terry Scott. Ron Moody makes his movie debut here as well. The story takes it's time to get going but once James Robertson Justice makes his appearance it seems to find it's groove and the comedy flows nicely. You won't get a barrel of laughs in this movie but it makes for a pleasant 85 mins on a rainy afternoon.

5 years, 10 months ago

AKB48Fan rated The Hellions

 The Hellions 6/10

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A British Western movie set in South Africa as evil Luke Billings and his 4 sons ride into a small town looking to cause trouble and settle a score with Police Sergeant Sam Hargis. Hargis knows he can't take all of them on but when he asks for help none of the townspeople are willing to give him a hand. This is an enjoyable Western with Richard Todd playing the usual kind of character he portrays in that of the police sergeant. After a great deal of simmering tension and a bit of violence here and there, things build to a head as the townsfolk must decide whether to fight back or not. Lionel Jeffries who usually plays a comic character shows a savage side to him in The Hellions. Not something normally associated with him but he's very good. An ensemble cast of familiar and surprising faces (Ronald Fraser, Marty Wilde, James Booth, Colin Blakely) work hard with the material, lifting it from its pulpish origins, and the bad guys are particularly well drawn, having a lot more fun than the heroes. Things build to a lavish action climax that proves extremely satisfying. Well worth checking out.

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A nurse's young son is the latest victim in a series of small-town child abductions rumored to be orchestrated by an ominous figure known as "the Tall Man." I'm not sure why they decided to name this movie "The Tall Man" and play up the reference to a mysterious shadowy figure. This movie in no way works as a horror movie, and trying to throw in horror elements just confuses the viewer. The movie tries to deliver a clever twist, but the problem is that it has two themes (spooky evil child-stealing bogeyman and the real-world drama of the town losing its children) that aren't meshed well. It would have been better as a straight thriller/mystery with no "tall man" misdirection. That aside, it suffers horribly from pacing issues. The acting and cinematography work fine for the most part. If this movie spent less time trying to build up suspense for a horror/thriller premise it ultimately has nothing to do with and trimmed out some fat, it could have been a solid thriller. As it is, it will leave many viewers confused and others feeling like they were misled or wasted their time.

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I've never heard of the movie The Room to be honest which is apparently a terrible one to watch. This movie is about the 2 men who made The Room - Tommy Wiseau and Greg Sestero and the production in creating the movie. I'm not sure how The Disaster Artist has garnered mostly positive reviews as it's awful. The plot is bland and scenes are uninteresting. The story contains no major plot twists or anything to engage the viewers. Characters are not established well, scenes are disjointed: the movie feels bland. The cast is appalling in their acting. Overall I was disappointed in this movie given the amount of hype it generated.

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