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The best take on the epic events of 10 March 1995 when the storm hit Everest.
The photography is spot on- super realistic and very well researched- believe they used Santa Monica Mountains in California and the Dolomite mountains in Italy as a backdrop then CGI'd some of it.
Jason Clarke (one of the most underrated actors around) is brilliant as Rob Hall- Hall was noted for his kindness and professionalism and Clarke nails it beautifully in another great performance.
Tis one of those films that's almost a benchmark in itself- it's certainly easily the most realistic account of Everest.
9/10.
*An Official Foo-Approved guitarist since Sept 2023.
I was reading that when he took on playing Rob Hall he was most concerned that Hall's wife and daughter would watch the film and he wanted to deliver a performance that was wholly accurate and not ruin Hall's memory for the family - he spent hours researching that day- including mapping the footprints and listening to every radio transmission.
*An Official Foo-Approved guitarist since Sept 2023.
Epic and beautiful to look at. Soundtrack fantastic (again) - Hans Zimmer always delivers. My only real complaint was the miscasting of Christopher Walken as The Emperor. Totally wrong.
9/10
Poor Things (Disney +)
I've enjoyed earlier movies from this director - The Lobster in particular - but I hated this. I normally love a weird and / or original movie but I couldn't get beyond the vaguely paedo vibes in the early scenes (and I believe one scene had to be cut entirely to get a BBFC rating at all). Not sure what the point of it all was. Awful. I'm in a minority though as a fair few friends loved it.
3/10 (it looks fantastic)
American Fiction
2023 Prime Original
Literary satire. A Lecturer and novelist fed up with the establishment uses a pen name to write a book of the type he despises as a prod in the eye to the industry. Absolutely brilliant intelligent dry script with numerous laugh out loud moments and great performances. Great soundtrack too.
Highly recommended.
9/10
"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
I'm not locked in here with you, you are locked in here with me.
Drive-away Dolls
The worst film of the year so far. Total tosh. Save yourselves...
Mother's Instinct
Really good. Gripping and well played by the two women protagonists (and it's really just about them). Go see it.
A few weeks ago I went to see Perfect Days. That's a lovely film where nothing much happens, yet by the end you've been told a beautiful story and captivated by the main character. And who knew Tokyo had such interesting public loos?
Yes, it is slow to get going, but a good payoff indeed!
Full movie here, Review OST
I thought I should watch it before any last vestige of enthusiasm wore off.. For the first 15 minutes or so I was actually quite enjoying it, the scenery looks good, there are some initially likeable characters (most of whom barely appear in the rest of the film). But it soon becomes clear that the whole thing is completely inconsequential, with a barely-there storyline and scenes that just sort of... happen.
It doesn't really know if it's a comedy or an action movie, I think it succeeds better as the former because most of the action scenes are actually pretty bad, not helped by excessive CGI and weird swings of the camera. Casting Conor McGregor seemed like an absolutely terrible idea... but in fact the end result is far worse than anyone could have possibly imagined. Gyllenhaal undoubtedly carries the film... but was it really worth the bother?
The end credits run for nearly 10 minutes, which suggests a lot of money was wasted...
Dark Waters
2019 film
Based on real life events. A corporate big ticket firm lawyer, played by Mark Ruffallo, slightly reluctantly takes on a local issue from his old town. Soon he realises he is dealing with a very serious negligence case and against a massive company his firm currently works for, putting his career and relationships in danger.
Slow grower and a serious film about toxicity on more than one level. Ruffallo is absolutely superb as the weight of his responsibility literally looks like it is gradually suffocating him, but it's not a fun ride.
8/10
Stellar cast - Bill Nighy, Rachel Weisz, Michael Gambon, Ralph Fiennes - and an intruiging plot. Nighy is characteristically suave, smartly dressed and understated. He plays a senior spook whose boss, Michael Gambon, undercovers some dark deeds and secrets at the heart of the UK government. Rachel Weisz lives in the flat across the landing to Nighy and they strike up a slightly unlikely friendship.
We throughly enjoyed this, but there is one strand to the storyline which (for us at least) detracted from the overall film. Thankfully it unfolded towards the end of the film so the bulk of what preceded wasn't tainted by it.
Nighy, Gambon, Fiennes are excellent as usual and I have to say that not only is Rachel Weisz an excellent actor but she seems to get more gorgeous with age.
A good 7.5/10 - would have been an 8.5 were it not for that one strand.
Flag waving, gung ho bollocks.
There is no 'H' in Aych, you know that don't you? ~ Wife
Turns out there is an H in Haych! ~ Sporky
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