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“Since it seemed to be a decent flick (I was actually already sold by the title), I thought I might as well check it out. Well, it turned out to be another really solid directorial effort from S. Craig Zahler after ‘Bone Tomahawk’ and ‘Brawl in Cell Block 99’ and you can only wonder what he w” read more
“I wasn’t expecting much from this flick but since it was available on the KPN pluspakket, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, if you would believe the other reviews for this movie on this website, it seems to have a decent reputation but, to be honest, I really struggled to care about th” read more
Notes: Well, I wasn't disappointed and the damned thing completely deserved its stellar reputation. Still, there was one thing that did prevent this movie from being completely amazing though. Indeed, I thought it was rather far-fetched that a big star like Margo Channing would hire such a total stranger to be her assistant just like that. I mean, it's not as if the girl was starving or living under a bridge. Fortunately, this small issue wasn't a deal breaker, not at all, and the rest of the movie was pretty much flawless. Indeed, I just loved the introduction, how all the characters were in fact rather messed up and the whole thing gave a dark and fascinating look on the acting world. It shows how at least half of this world is in fact really superficial and hard work and talent won't be apparently enough, you would need to be also ruthlessly ambitious to succceed. Concerning Bette Davis, I have to confess that I haven't seen so much of her work so far but she was definitely impressive in this movie.
“To be honest, the title of this movie was a major spoiler which wasn’t really a great start but since there was a nice cast involved, I thought I might as well check it. Well, I have to admit that it actually turned out to be a decent surprise and it has been ages that Catherine Hardwicke had deli” read more
@Jonathan1946m Yeah, 'Hatfields & McCoys' has been om my radar for quite a while and 'Yellowstone' does look pretty awesome as well.
The issue with Kevin Costner is not that the failures of 'Waterwor
“I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since there was a really nice cast involved, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, with such a generic title, I should have already lowered my expectations but, to be honest, I was actually surprised by how weak it turned out to be. S” read more
Notes: Well, I have to admit it, it is a really odd feature, the only directing effort by Charles Laughton, Robert Mitchum’s favorite movies of his one, and, unsurprisingly, it was a critical and financial flop when it was released. Honestly, could you expect such a weird dark tale to reach an audience back in the 50’s? Even myself, 60 years later, I find it difficult to grasp the whole thing. Roger Ebert had some interesting theories about this movie, that it was some kind of nightmare which was something I didn’t think of while watching it and he also described it as an horror feature but I didn’t really agree on this. Like I said before, the whole thing is rather odd and, sometimes, it jumps from one scene to another without much continuity but there is no denying that it was quite spellbinding to behold. Above all, it is not often that you will come across such a despicable messed up and yet somewhat charismatic main character with a pitch perfect Robert Mitchum. 
“Since this movie had been really poorly received, I wasn’t expecting much, but the idea of a movie mixing ‘Unbreakable’ and ‘Split’ sounded really intrigued so I still wanted to check it out. Furthermore, I wondered how Shyamalan had managed to ruin so quickly his fresh new comeback. Well,” read more
Notes: Unfortunately, I didn't have the opportunity to watch the original trilogy when it was first released. In fact, I wasn't even born yet when the first movie came out but, of course, like most of the kids growing up in the 80's, I watched them countless times with my dad when it was broadcasted on TV. To be honest, after all these years, I still think the whole thing is much more enjoyable if you watch it with the eyes of a 12 year old kid. Indeed, at that age, you don't notice all the small minor details, like the rather average acting, the cheesy dialogues, and above all the fact that Lucas didn't really invent anything actually. But, I have to admit it, when your are a kid, it is basically the most brilliant thing you have ever seen. The larger than life characters, the sweeping adventures and above all the amazing immersive world which completely suck you in are things you will probably never forget. Anyway, even though I’m probably not really a die-hard fan, I have to admit that it is still a timeless childhood classic.
Notes: Eventually, I think it turned out to be Quentin Tarantino's most challenging movie so far which was not necessarily a bad thing, in the contrary, but I wish this challenge would have been more rewarding. I mean, I really liked it but it just never left like a real home-run to me. Still, on the technical side, it was just a marvel to watch. Indeed, Tarantino went very far in the mood and the details to create a believable version of Hollywood at the time. On top of that, Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio were both pretty good and I was above all impressed by DiCaprio who gave here actually one of his best performances. However, what the main point was probably the nostalgia that Tarantino has for this time and place but, if you don't share this feeling, well, there are so many references that you will either miss or even won't care at all. On top of that, even if it is something you probably should expect from this director, the whole thing was pretty random. Indeed, in 'Pulp Fiction', you had also such seemingly random mess but every single scene did end up being crucial, which wasn't really the case here. Still, I have to admit that I never saw coming the twist at the end as Tarantino used the same trick he did with 'Inglourious Basterds', rewriting history in the process, but it was actually pretty neat and it worked better this time around. Anyway, if it didn't completely win me over, it was still a really bold project, much more interesting than all these remakes, reboots and sequels that you get to see nowadays at the movie theater.