What have you seen recently?
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Just watched the last of the four - a movie I'd never heard of called 'Eye of the Beholder' starring Ewan McGregor and Ashley Judd. It was a real gem of a movie and a whole lot better than I'd expected.
One of the things that I liked about it was the fact that it left so much up to the viewer. You saw what was going on, but there was very little explanation about it, so you were constantly having to ask 'why?' And I like that in a movie - I don't want to be spoon fed a plot. It's like in Sixth Sense - the thing that ruined that movie for me was the way everything was explained at the end. This movie doesn't do that and I think it's better for it.
Well worth checking out if you like a movie that makes you think - and the filming and acting are a real joy as well!
One of the things that I liked about it was the fact that it left so much up to the viewer. You saw what was going on, but there was very little explanation about it, so you were constantly having to ask 'why?' And I like that in a movie - I don't want to be spoon fed a plot. It's like in Sixth Sense - the thing that ruined that movie for me was the way everything was explained at the end. This movie doesn't do that and I think it's better for it.
Well worth checking out if you like a movie that makes you think - and the filming and acting are a real joy as well!
I watched a movie called Silkwood starring Meryl Streep. It tells the true story of a woman working at a nuclear processing plant who seems to have been deliberately exposed to radiation because she was trying to blow the whistle on the dangerous practices at the plant.
It really is a very good movie indeed that doesn't make the mistake of wallowing in sentimentality. Meryl Streep is, as always, brilliant!
It really is a very good movie indeed that doesn't make the mistake of wallowing in sentimentality. Meryl Streep is, as always, brilliant!
Watched 'What's Eating Gilbert Grape' last night. I got a whole bunch of DVDs from a charity shop recently - those DVDs that are 'free' in the Sunday papers.
I had no idea what the movie was about and who was in it, but the name rang a bell and at 25p you can't go wrong.
What an incredible movie. I was staggered by Leo DiCaprio's acting and Johnny Depp was excellent as ever. But the lady who played the mother was a real joy to see. Her acting was really very good.
I'd recommend this one to anyone.
I had no idea what the movie was about and who was in it, but the name rang a bell and at 25p you can't go wrong.
What an incredible movie. I was staggered by Leo DiCaprio's acting and Johnny Depp was excellent as ever. But the lady who played the mother was a real joy to see. Her acting was really very good.
I'd recommend this one to anyone.
I suppose that in the beginning, he is released from jail.But nevertheless - http://www.snpp.com/episodes/2F02.html
I just watch John Rambo.
I'd been putting it off because the last couple of Rambo film were just stupid.
First Blood was an excellent movie, Rambo wasn't!
I was pleasantly surprised - it wasn't as over the top as the previous films and the effects have moved on miles.
I think the scene were the village was laid to waste was in some ways more horrific than Saving Private Ryan.
It's not often that a film can make me exclaim out loud but in a couple of places I fell the need to express my shock at what I had just seen on the screen.
It's still a popcorn movie but better than a lot of them.
I'd been putting it off because the last couple of Rambo film were just stupid.
First Blood was an excellent movie, Rambo wasn't!
I was pleasantly surprised - it wasn't as over the top as the previous films and the effects have moved on miles.
I think the scene were the village was laid to waste was in some ways more horrific than Saving Private Ryan.
It's not often that a film can make me exclaim out loud but in a couple of places I fell the need to express my shock at what I had just seen on the screen.
It's still a popcorn movie but better than a lot of them.
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I watched The Madness of King George which turned out better than I thought it might. I think that if you watched this expecting a comedy then you'd be disappointed. It's not a comedy, it's actually quite tragic. As far as I could tell they even managed to get most of the facts right as well.
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