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Night and Day (2008) - Another brilliant portrait of male self-delusion and sexual politics by Hong Sang-soo. A married Korean man facing a marijuana arrest decides to bail the country and ends up Paris. His existence in Paris is rather ho-hum until he gets acquainted with a couple expat Korean women. The streets of Paris lended themselves well to Hong's low-key style, the aimless walking reminded me of when I got lost walking a couple of times whilst visiting RIP.
I remember that guy, he couchsurfed at my place
Did you get to meet Korean women?
I did, a few. One of them was truly beautiful. A bit weird though.
Noroi: The Curse
A man documents a string of supernatural cases, which are seemingly linked to an old curse. Pretty good movie. Tense, interesting narrative and some great scenes, especially the final scene, which really sticks with you. A bit long and some scenes were either irrelevant or got lost in translation. Would recommend 7/10
It: Chapter Two
Great casting, well performed, nice cinematography. On a technical level it was great. But as a movie? A colossal waste of 3 fecking hours. The narrative structure is all over the place, not scary at all, too much CGI, so many plot holes, constant exposition dumps. Just awful. But the comedy segments worked for the most part. Bill Hadar is brilliant 4/10
A man documents a string of supernatural cases, which are seemingly linked to an old curse. Pretty good movie. Tense, interesting narrative and some great scenes, especially the final scene, which really sticks with you. A bit long and some scenes were either irrelevant or got lost in translation. Would recommend 7/10
It: Chapter Two
Great casting, well performed, nice cinematography. On a technical level it was great. But as a movie? A colossal waste of 3 fecking hours. The narrative structure is all over the place, not scary at all, too much CGI, so many plot holes, constant exposition dumps. Just awful. But the comedy segments worked for the most part. Bill Hadar is brilliant 4/10
Crawl (2019)
This was ok, does what it says on the tin.
It’s not my favourite genre of film and I nearly jumped out of my seat at times but that’s par for the course with a film about alligators invading a house.
The effects are impressive and Kaya does well in the lead role.
Overall far from a waste of money but doesn’t make my top 10 of 2019.
6/10
This was ok, does what it says on the tin.
It’s not my favourite genre of film and I nearly jumped out of my seat at times but that’s par for the course with a film about alligators invading a house.
The effects are impressive and Kaya does well in the lead role.
Has a bit of a ‘wait, that’s it?’ type ending with the helicopter which performs far too easily for my liking in a massive hurricane
Overall far from a waste of money but doesn’t make my top 10 of 2019.
6/10
I rewatched American Gangster last night, hadn't seen it since it was released all those years ago. I'd forgotten how good the overall cast is, and it's very efficient for what it is. I've never been a massive Denzel fan so I suppose it works better for those who are, but still it's very good. And good score too.
Saw this last week myself. Fairly enjoyable for what it is. I'm a fan of Barry Pepper and hadn't seen anything with him since True Grit so that was good.
Totally agree about the ending.
Picnic at Hanging Rock - was always on when I was a chidler but haven’t seen it in years. Still creepy, colonial Australia lends itself to horror and its offshoots well. Would be a good double feature with Stalker. Young Jackie Weaver, young John Jarrett. Good stuff.
Ever been to the rock?
It Chapter Two is crap and 1.5 hours too long
A 7 out of 10 film if there ever was one. Although it avoids the Scorsese trap of glorifying and falling in love with the main character.
Driven past it a few times as it’s off one of the main freeways out of town. If you come to Oz I’ll take you for a picnic.
You say that like its a bad thing.
This doesn’t get said nearly enough.
Don't forget to bring a pan flute.
Yeah awful instrument. The score and some of the ropey acting hasn't aged as well as Peter Weir's direction.
I've been warming up to westerns lately after having seen OUATITW and The Good, The Bad and the Ugly. There's something charming about them. I like the desert landscapes, the simple towns, and the late 1800s period of time.
I've never been a fan of Westerns yet, curiously, a great one is excellent regardless of the scenery (though I agree with the post above, generally).
If you haven't already check out -The Homesman directed by Tommy Lee Jones. Brilliant modern Western
I learned to love the Western genre by staying away from the Spaghetti ones.
What's wrong with the Spaghetti ones?
I thought The Sisters Brothers was fairly bland. Kind of pointless.
Spaghetti Westerns are like normal Westerns on steroids, every trope is exaggerated, dumbed down with forced machismo. I can def see the appeal though seeing as I once did enjoy them.
Flatliners (2017)
This had terrible reviews but I haven't seen the original film, so it was fresh to me.
7/10
This had terrible reviews but I haven't seen the original film, so it was fresh to me.
7/10
Original Flatliners was decent. Remember watching it late at night a long time ago. But maybe watching movies late at night enhances the experience...
Crocodile Dundee (1986)
Just watching this on TV. Haven't seen it in years and forgot just how freaking great this movie is. Paul Hogan is just hilarious without even trying and Linda Kozlowski is just fecking hot. Full of classic scenes and one-liners. One of the great movies of the 80s. Absolutely love it.
Just watching this on TV. Haven't seen it in years and forgot just how freaking great this movie is. Paul Hogan is just hilarious without even trying and Linda Kozlowski is just fecking hot. Full of classic scenes and one-liners. One of the great movies of the 80s. Absolutely love it.
Wind River (Netflix, 2017)
7.5/10
Understated and impressive.Wikipedia said:
7.5/10
Pretty good film.
The guy who made it had a modern western series out with Kevin Costner called Yellowstone that's also good.
I knew you'd like that film. I thought it was terrific.
Yeah, it was great. 
Y'know, I went through the entire a-z of Netflix movies, and found only a handful of interest. Maybe it's just me...
Y'know, I went through the entire a-z of Netflix movies, and found only a handful of interest. Maybe it's just me...
Have you seen this, Steve?
Same screenwriter as Wind River, Sons of Anarchy and Sicario.
No, mate. Just Amazon'ed it though.
Sheridan was only an actor in Sons not writer.
But he is the creator of Yellowstone which just wrapped up its second season
His team is pretty awesome though. Great people
The Interview (Netflix, 1998)
7.5/10
Gripping.
7.5/10
Saw Bait this afternoon. Thought it was fantastic.
I remember trying to watch this and it bored me to death. Maybe I wasn't in the right mindset. Might give it another go.
Okja
A young girl risks everything to prevent a powerful, multinational company from kidnapping her best friend - a fascinating beast named Okja. A bit heavy handed with the messaging but overall a great adventure movie that's equally exciting and touching. The characters were quite complex and it looked superb 8/10
Under The Shadow
As a mother and daughter struggle to cope with the terrors of the post-revolution, war-torn Tehran of the 1980s, a mysterious evil begins to haunt their home. I kind of enjoyed it the first time but after reading the critical acclaim of this movie, I thought I must have missed a lot of the symbolism or something. Watched again and my opinion hasn't changed. It's a decent horror-drama that got overhyped because it isn't mainstream like Annabelle or The Conjuring and it has a feminist angle 6/10
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
Very much an acquired taste. The essential loneliness of the men involved seemed to be the main theme.
7/10
Very much an acquired taste. The essential loneliness of the men involved seemed to be the main theme.
7/10
Great film although I haven't rewatched it in forever