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The 1947 original film version, not the new mini-series - which we had been thinking of watching, so thought we would try the old film first.
Powell & Pressburger classic, supposedly... hmmm. Very much 'of its time', I think - but I've seen much better older films so I'm not really sure. It seems very forced and unrealistic, the plot climax can been predicted right from the start just from seeing one part of the slightly implausible set, and the characters aren't either believable or interesting - with the sole exception of David Farrar's sleazy Mr. Dean, who is by far the best thing in it. Too many blacked-up white actors (with the exception of Sabu as the young Indian prince) for comfort as well, although that was normal in its day. Apparently the most remarkable thing about it for original audiences was the Technicolor photography of the pink Himalayan flowers.
In historical context - 7/10
By modern standards - 4/10
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Cool Blaxploitation deep cut - let us know how it was. I didn't see this one but I saw the first Cleopatra Jones film in the cinema when it came out. Not exactly high art, but Tamara Dobson was fun.
Drama about the artist and his domineering and snobbish mother. Another one I totally disagree with the critics about - I read a couple of reviews and wonder if they know as much about films as some of Lowry's contemporary critics seemed to know about his art. Review scores of 6/10 and 42%, WTF? Wrong - Timothy Spall and Vanessa Redgrave are both amazingly good, the detail is faultless, the script is wryly funny but quite dark and intense, and the care with which the whole thing was made really shows. It seems to have been criticised for being a bit dour and repetitive - well duh, that's partly the point! The sometimes quite uncomfortable emotion really makes the characters seem real, but there are moments of uplifting humour as well. If there's a flaw it's that Redgrave occasionally seems a little too sprightly for the part (remarkable given that she was over 80 when it was filmed), but it's a very small criticism.
9/10
(Netflix)
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
I've got Joe Strummer; The Future is Unwritten ready to roll.
100% what you'd expect. White guys cashing in on the cool black folk and negatively stereotyping asian folk on the way. But guilty fun.
An entertaining watch with the brain off and a beer in hand but crikey the film world pre SteadiCam is a crappy place. Add in the improvements in fight scenes and you hardly even notice the crap acting or so many stupid things going on.
I enjoyed it. Will I ever watch it again? No. But for last nights entertainment its gets a 6 out of 10 because I was in the right mood. Its no Our Man Flint or Dr Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs but very much of its time.
Predictable, uninspiring and basically just made up of Hollywood cliches. But it has Tom Hanks in it so I’ll give it:
4/10
What can I say about this film? Just beyond belief.
Feels strange giving it 10/10 for what goes on in it, but it shows just how disgusting human nature can be.
Downton Abbey meets Russian conspiracy. Keeley Hawes plays a good part, but Timothy Spall is at his best, as a totally menacing upper-class mandarin. Worth watching for his performance.
Another film I haven’t seen for around 30 years - and it is still really good.
That stylised image of airy and light America, just took me back to when I fell in love with the place. The Simon & Garfunkel songs help to underpin the vibe, which has such an innocence as Hoffman searches for answers.
The cinematography is outstanding too.
No wonder it is so famous.
9/10
A film that I remember being released and that I've wanted to see ever since but for some reason never did.
Not at all what I expected. When it started and the plot of the con on which the film is based is rapidly unveiled I immediately thought it was going to be one of those con the conman type endings, kinda like Matchstick Men.
But, no. It's bit cleverererererer than that.
Very enjoyable, easy to watch and delightfully entertaining.
Colin Firth, Cameron Diaz and Alan Rickman put on a great show, and where have I heard the voice of Tom Courtenay before? That's going to bug me - I didn't recognise his face but his voice is incredibly familiar!
8/10
There is no 'H' in Aych, you know that don't you? ~ Wife
Turns out there is an H in Haych! ~ Sporky
Bit of trading feedback here.
I think on Play Movies. Fun, probably not essential viewing but fun.
Worth it just for CammyD
And Tm Courtenay? You might find some of his work familiar.. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0183822/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t2