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My Filmviews Top 100 Films: 100-91

Top 100 Films My Filmviews
Sometimes you have these ideas which are easy to come up with, but where the execution takes more time than you’d initially would have thought. Making my personal top 100 movie list was one of them. I started making a list about two years ago, but never took the time to pick those hundred movie and secondly putting them in a specific order. Making an end of year top 10 is easy compared to that.

I had set myself the goal to finally finish the list this year and have now done so. Still I’m sure that if I would make this list again it would probably have some different titles or different placement of some films. A list remains a recorded moment. Something which I did notice when making the list is that the movies I have picked are from various genres and countries and doesn’t only consist of blockbusters and popular films.

To deliver a complete list of a 100 titles probably would be a bit too much, so for the coming weeks I’ll start counting down, ten titles at a time. This time the numbers 100 to 91. Continue reading →

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Red Planet (2000)

Review of the movie Red Planet

Mars has long been an interesting resource for movies. Usually that means that aliens are coming from the planet to attack the earth. Red Planet doesn’t take that idea and is set more in reality. It’s about a group of people sent to Mars. Earth is slowly becoming inhabitable and the seeds had been planted to create an atmosphere to make it a new home, but things didn’t go as planned and a crew is sent to the planet to find out why. I never saw Red Planet before and when it showed up on my VOD service I decided to check it out. Continue reading →

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The Monday Question: The LAMB!

After an awesome weekend (in which of course the 5 Obstructions blogathon kicked off) and in which I also saw Fast & Furious 6 (which will probably is my favorite action movie of the year) it’s Monday again and you know what time that is: Question Time! This week I want to ask those who have joined the LAMB (the Large Association of Movie Blogs for those unfamiliar) a question (well, two in one sentence actually) about it:

Why did you initially sign up to join the LAMB and how useful has it been to you?
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The Place Beyond the Pines (2012)

Review of the movie The Place Beyond the Pines with Ryan Gosling

When you are going to see a movie, even if you don’t know anything about it, you go in with certain expectations. Of course you hope the movie you payed for is going to be good, but that is not what I’m talking about. You expect that you will join a character in his or her journey, getting to know them and care for them (even if they are bad). You might also expect a three-part setup, one introducing the character, the second something happening to them and the third act resolving their issues. Not many movies stray away from that formula and if they do they can divide opinions. I personally love those type of movies, 21 Grams and Pulp Fiction are prime examples. The Place Beyond the Pines maybe does not cut up its story in the same way as those movies, but it will not meet expectations people will have about it. The trailer of the movie does not prepare you for what the movie is providing and in this case this is a good thing. Continue reading →

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Spring Breakers (2012)

Review of the movie Spring Breakers

Life is what you make it. It is one of those phrases which seems to have lost its power and doesn’t mean much anymore, but as Springbreakers shows, it still holds true. When a couple of teenage girls decide that they all want to head to Florida to party during spring break, they are willing to do anything to make sure that they have the money to go there. They want to escape their everyday existence, which has become boring to them. They rob a restaurant and head over to Florida to party and live out their dream, which eventually involves gangsters, guns and drugs. Continue reading →

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The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013)

Review of the Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013)

It was a matter of time before the current world of magic would form the basis for a comedy. The genre has already been used to produce an amazing drama, The Prestige, but does it work as a comedy too (not counting the short Pixar animated film Presto)? Growing up I can remember watching David Copperfield in total awe, walking through the Great Wall of China or making a plane disappear. Those are moments I will never forget. As reality Tv became bigger it gave rise to the street artists getting their own specials, David Blaine and Dynamo are example of them. The tricks Blaine did were on a small scale and later became more extreme (staying in a see through box without food or holding your breath for some time). This movie takes those two forms of magic, with Burt Wonderstone (Steve Carrell) and Anton Marvelton (Steve Buscemi) doing the type of magic Copperfield is known for and Steve Gray (Jim Carrey) representing the extreme version of street magic. Does the movie manage to marvel or can you see the rabbit that is hiding in the hat? Continue reading →

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Rock the Bells (2006)

Review of the 2006 documentary Rock the Bells Wu-Tang

When the Wu-Tang Clan burst on the scene, they offered hip hop with something the fans had never seen before: A hip hop supergroup in which each of the members had their own distinct styles. Compared to other hip hop at the time, their music was very raw. It struck a nerve and the group gathered a big group of fans, a lot of them wearing that distinct “W”. With such a big group, getting them all together was always a challenge and as the solo careers of each of the members soared, it became even harder. Concert promoter Chang Weisberg wanted to do the impossible: Get the whole group together at the festival he was running: Rock the Bells, an annual hip-hop festival which stars the biggest hip hop artists. This documentary follows him on his journey to make that dream a reality. Continue reading →

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The Many Faces of… Ben Affleck

Overview of the career and roles of actor Ben Affleck

On August 15, 1972 Ben Affleck was born in Berkeley, California. He became friends with Matt Damon at the age of 8. He started acting when he was young, appearing on several TV shows and movies. He worked together with director Kevin Smith in various movies like Mallrats, Jersey Girl, Chasing Amy and Clerks 2. His real breakthrough came when he starred in Good Will Hunting, which he wrote together with Damon. Movies he has been in include Boiler Room, Armageddon, Pearl Harbor, Daredevil, Gigli and Hollywoodland. He earned a lot of respect as a director with the movies Gone Baby Gone, The Town and Argo (appearing in the last two). Continue reading →

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The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Review of the Wizard of Oz, compared to Oz prequel

The Wizard of Oz is considered a great movie by many and it is easy to see why. A lot of people probably saw it when they were young and nostalgia plays a big part in that appreciation. Then there are the classic and catchy songs like “Over the rainbow” and “You’re off to see the wizard”. The use of Technicolor makes everything pop from the screen and the story itself, about a girl ending up in the world of Oz, together with her dog Toto and travelling together with a robot, a lion and a scarecrow to help each of them out.

It’s easy to see why this movie is so widely loved and when I saw it a couple of years ago I really liked it as well. But when I rewatched it right after I saw the Oz the Great I just didn’t seem to enjoy it as much anymore. Continue reading →