As you know I stay away from horror movies and looking at the images of this it was a movie I skipped and wasn’t planning to watch. A friend of mine brought it along and insisted on watching it though and told me that this is not a scary movie. So we decided to watch it. Continue reading
I might be repeating myself, but as you know I love Korean movies. What I love most is how unpredictable they are. This movie seemed like a war movie, but it turned out to be much more than that. Continue reading
If you are even remotely familiar with Korean cinema, then I’m sure you have heard or have seen movies directed by Chan-wook Park. Joint Security Area, Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, Lady Vengeance and Oldboy are all very good movies which all dealt with pretty dark subject matter. Looking at the title of this movie you might already guess that this movie is a whole different beast and you are right. It feels like a movie which could have been made by Michael Gondry as it has some of the same unique qualities. Continue reading
Sometimes you must not believe everything you read. I try to read as little as I can about any movie I want to see, but I did catch some things about 50/50. Everywhere I read about this movie it was described as “a comedy about cancer”. I can imagine a lot of people being shocked about that. How can you make fun of something so serious and I was interested to find out how it was handled. Last year I wouldn’t have believed that a comedy about terrorism would be, but Four Lions showed that you can make anything funny. So what’s the verdict on 50/50? Continue reading
Director Ruben Fleischer made a great movie with Zombieland. It was funny, sometimes gross, but overall very enjoyable. With 30 Minutes or Less Fleischer reunited with Jesse Eisenberg. With no zombies in this movie, does it manage to reach the same heights as Zombieland did? Continue reading
When it comes to the stars of the silent era I must admit that I do not have a lot of knowledge about them and haven’t seen too many of their movies. Last year was the first time I saw a Buster Keaton (The General, which is one of the most amazing movies involving a train) or Charlie Chaplin movie. The first Chaplin movie I saw was actually a “talkie”, The Great Dictator which I absolutely loved and gave a 10. After this I wanted to see more of his movies (have seen City Lights, The Gold Rush and The Kid), but still love that movie the most. I didn’t know anything about Charlie Chaplin when he wasn’t in front of the camera and this biopic about the man filled in that blank. Continue reading
A couple of weeks ago the Monday Question was about comedies. One of the movies that was mentioned was The Gods Must Be Crazy. I was already told by others I should check it out since they saw it when they were youngers and thought it was hilarious. So it was time to give this a look. This movie was written by South African director Jamie Uys and was a movie that was pretty unique in both its setting and humor. Continue reading
What would you do if you hear a movie’s name mentioned in the breath as Groundhog Day? I, like many people, love Groundhog day (it’s one of the few movies I’ve ever given a 10), so when Defending Your Life was mentioned in a podcast saying that its concept was worked out in perfection I just had to see it. Since I never heard of it before I was wondering if this would be that hidden treasure that I was now about to unearth and could share with the world. Continue reading
Recently Empire magazine did an article on The Last Action Hero, which apparently was a big flop when it was released. It had an estimated budget of $85 million and didn’t make back the money after it’s run in the US. Of course its worldwide release made sure it made more than that, but it didn’t perform as the studio was expecting. I remember seeing it when it came out in the cinema and actually really liked it. Of course I was much younger then, so it was time for a revisit. Continue reading
A few months after his mother dies Oliver (Ewan McGregor) receives some shocking news. His father, who already is in his seventies tells him that he’s gay. It is news which he has a hard time dealing with as his parents were married for a long time and he never thought that his father was having different feelings. At the same time his father is diagnosed with a cancer. His father decides to fully enjoy the last moments in his life, while Oliver tries to do some soul searching to explain some of his issues. Continue reading