The Great Gatsby - I was looking so forward to this, but honestly, that looks appalling.
- 3D?
- Tobey Macguire?
- Di Caprio as Gatsby?
- Awful CGI?
- Baz Luhrman?
- The soundtrack?
- The poster?
This is an adaptation of one of the all time literary classics and I want to throw up.
The not so great Gatsby…
Sharing many aspects of films within the mumblecore movement, Tiny Furniture is a difficult film to sum up. Shot by it’s main star featuring her real-life sister and mother playing her sister and mother on a digital camera, it’s indie lo-fi at it’s best.
What seems like ad-libbed lines, mistakes and amateur directing actually show life’s realism - no glossing over the mundane aspects of the everyday grind.
7/10
Wikipedia // IMDB // Rotten Tomatoes
Tiny Furniture
Over the weekend I watched a film which has eluded me for years - Memento. It didn’t disappoint. Brilliantly scripted, well paced and directed stunningly by Christopher Nolan - can the man do any wrong?
Guy Pearce heads a strong cast and genuinely leaves you feeling as lost as he does.
9/10
Wikipedia // IMDB // Rotten Tomatoes
Memento
Recommended by a fellow Forever Alone film club member, this animated feature is splendid. At first the animation can seem a bit crude - a lot like flash animations of the late 90’s, but once it kicks in, it’s brilliant.
Wonderfully accompanied by a brilliant soundtrack, it won’t disappoint!
7.5/10
Wikipedia // IMDB // Rotten Tomatoes
Chico & Rita
Not much needed to explain this one - brilliant. As part of my Prometheus research I needed to watch this and once again, I wasn’t let down. It’s difficult to surpass the first one, but it does. Just.
You can also see where Michael Fassbender has perhaps modelled his android look and feel on when you meet Bishop.
9/10
Wikipedia // IMDB // Rotten Tomatoes
Aliens
Wasn’t quite sure what to expect with this one and to be frank anything with Vampires recently has been appalling; I’m looking at you Twilight!
However this took me by surprise and surpassed any expectations. A brilliant apocalyptic film, well acted and well thought out.
8/10
Wikipedia // IMDB // Rotten Tomatoes
Stake Land
An outstanding film based around an office drone, an elevator girl and his apartment. Brilliant in every way - it won 5 Oscars for goodness sake!
A special mention goes to Shirley MacLaine who makes the very thought of people like Megan Fox being voted a beautiful woman absolutely ridiculous.
10/10 - a MUST see.
Wikipedia // IMDB // Rotten Tomatoes
The Apartment
Hadn’t seen this despite everything in life pointing to the way that should have. It’s appalling however, as bad as the photoshop on the poster where Bruce Willis is.
It’s pretty much exactly what you think it’s going to be, but done awfully. I can’t even recommend it to watch for the special effects like the Transformers trilogy! And when a film is worse than anything Mr Bay has ever done, you know it’s bad.
3/10
Wikipedia // IMDB //Rotten Tomatoes
The Expendables
