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Dinner at Eight
9/10
I don't know why this film always seems to be advertised as a comedy because it really isn't. It is much more a drama with some comedy added in. Anyway, the movie is worth a watch just for Wallace Beery's and John Barrymore's performances. :thumbs_up
Let the right one in. 10/10
Hands down one of the best movies I have ever seen
Amandla! A Revolution in Four Part Harmony
a must see..
Interviews, archival footage, and filmed performances highlight the role of music in the South African struggle against apartheid.
Our Mutual Friend ~ The 6 hour BBC miniseries
Great cast of colorful characters; wonderful acting and amazing realism; almost too stark and also very dismal and dark at times. If you like Gothic, you will enjoy this film. The atmosphere is often very Gothic in aspect. I especially loved the lead, Steven Machintosh. He has long been a favorite of mine. He did a fine job in this series, with such a quiet nunanced restrained, but emotional performance. Anna Friel was very good, as well; she is the young woman who believes she wants for nothing in this world but money. I particularly liked the performance of Keeley Hawes. I just saw her in the Hardy adaptation of "Under the Greenwood Tree" a few weeks ago. She is very beautiful, I think.
Has anyone seen this film? I think I need to re-watch it, even though that would take considerable time, being such a long film. I think I would gain a better understanding of some of the details, which took place in the first part, of this complicated plot; the plot, by the way, has many twists and turns and keeps you guessing all the time. Some parts I found a little confusing and can be slow-going at times; but stick with it; you would not regret it. I would love to discuss this with someone, who has either read the Charles Dicken's novel (his last) or has seen the production, or both. Definitely, a very interesting novel and movie! I would give this fine production a 9/10.
The Seven Samurai
Whoa!
Wow!
Unable to rate it. It's above rating systems.~
My House in Umbria ~ beautifully filmed and set in the Italian countryside, great acting, Maggie Smith was wonderful as always. Heartfelt story with a great supporting cast. I love Chris Cooper, as well; he always turns in a nuanced and convincing performance. Very enjoyable and very touching. A lovely and sweet film. 9/10
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My nephew just recommended that movie to me too. He also said it was one of the best movies he ever saw. Now I really want to see it.
I'm passing along a bit of information that I just heard about. Maybe some of you have already heard of it? It's Internet Movie Data Base.com. Apparently it has every movie ever made with ratings. Plus it also includes TV shows in its data base, too. Happy movie watching!
Evan Almighty. 6/10.
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The Last Samurai ... Well .. 8/10.
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Tom Cruise as the last samurai was like wtf?! It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. It was actually a pretty decent movie. But I mean, c'mon...seriously Tom Cruise :lol:...
The Jungle Book (the Disney one)
Fabulous. You just can't beat the Disney classics. I hadn't seen it since I was a kid and my step son was watching it the other day. I absolutely love those old Disney movies. 10/10
The last grown up movie I watched was Elizabeth: The Golden Age
A lot of historical innaccuracies, but overall, a well done movie. Wonderful casting, beautiful costuming and cinemetography. Good dramatic effect without going overboard. I just love Cate Blanchett 9/10
Well, I just saw Let the Right One In and loved it. It was visually, very pretty. Swedish landscapes. I think I will have to see it again, to get all the symbolism, but I would highly recommend it. 9/10
Saw the Taiwanese film "Eat Drink Man Woman" which was absolutely wonderful! A brilliantly shot, narrated and entertaining film that says a lot about Chinese and Western culture. Great film for foodies, lots of great montages of cooking.
8/10 (which is very high for me!)
Labyrinth (with David Bowie)
I love Brian Froud and David Bowie so I can't believe I've never seen this before!! It was kind of cheesy, but very entertaining and fun and cool. My 6 year old LOVED it. We really had a nice evening watching it together. Even my 4 month old was really into it. She was cooing along to the songs and watching all the little critters.
The puppets and special effects are not very good compared to what they have now. But sometimes I like it better that way and in this case it works. I only wish I'd seen it when it first came out!
I will definately be buying this movie
10/10
Another movie I saw recently that I really enjoyed was The Diving Bell and the Butterfly which is based on a book of the same name. I haven't read the book though. I hear its a true story.
It was wonderfully filmed. An absolutely beautiful and touching movie. It's a French film and though I don't know any French, I don't think it would have had the same effect if it were in another lanugage. Which is why I always prefer to watch movies subtitled and not dubbed. The perspectives and story and cinemetography and really everything were quite well done. It wasn't a high budget film and didn't need to be. I most definately want to read the book now.
10/10