As I’m a movie blogger it won’t be a shock to find out that I love movies, but it might be sometimes difficult to explain exactly what that feeling is to someone who doesn’t love them as much. I now no longer need to find words for it, I just point to this film. If you don’t understand that love after watching this then I’m sure you will never get it. 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
As I’ve stated before I’m not that big a fan of movies based on comics. I do watch most of them, but I hardly feel I missed out on something when I see it a couple of months later. Captain America is a character I didn’t know before this movie, so going into this I was like a blank slate ready to learn more about this superhero. Did it manage to wow me or is it just a movie which had to be made to get to the Avengers movie? 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
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
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
There are some movies I would never watch if it wasn’t for lists like the IMDB top 250. The Princess Bride would be a good example of this. Looking at the summary and some pictures this didn’t seem like my type of movie. When I bought the DVD it was in a “Princesses” box together with another princess movie starring Anne Hathaway. I had the feeling that I was buying something for a little girl as it was all pink, but had to watch this one. Luckily my persistence was awarded with a very nice movie. Continue reading
What would happen if you would take the concept of one of Michael Bay’s movies, remove the explosions and action and just focus on the characters? You would probably end up with Never Let Me Go, which in actuality is based on a book, but it does show similarities with one of Bay’s movies. Continue reading
Woody Allen has been making movies for a long time. He made his first movie, What’s up, Tiger Lily? in 1966 and 35 years later he is still going strong. I’m not always a big fan of his type of humour but I usually give his movies a try. Is Midnight in Paris worth watching? Continue reading
Catherine Hepburn and Humphrey Bogart star in The African Queen. Set in Africa during the first world war Rose Sayer (Hepburn) runs a missionary post together with her brother. The Germans invade the country and leave Rose with no other option to leave the place by getting on board the African Queen, a little steamboat that’s run by Charlie Allnut (Bogart). The two don’t want to get captured and decide to see if they can do some damage to the Germans. The only problem is that the part of the river they have to go through is said to be impenetrable, with fast rapids and overgrown parts. To make matters worse the two can’t get along very well either. Continue reading