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“I already saw this movie not so long ago but I thought I might as well check it out again. The first time around, since I kept hearing some great things about this flick, I had some rather high expectations. Well, eventually, it turned out to be a fairly realistic but also really stylish crime thril” read more
Notes: It was the first movie directed by Stanley Kubrick I saw and I can remember when I saw it for the first time. I was about 15 years old at the time and I was jut completely blown away by the whole thing. I mean, I had seen some good movies before but nothing like this. The thing that most impressed me, back then, is that even though it was made almost 25 years before, it felt actually really modern. This flick had basically everything : the visuals, the direction, the acting, the music, the thoughtfulness,.... Obviously, the whole thing was bleak and grim and it is rather understandable that many viewers wouldn't like it (Roger Ebert, for example, really despised it). Furthermore, he main character was really despicable and I think it is an aquired taste but you can't deny that the directing was just flawless. Later on, I have read the book and it is interesting that the book has actually one more chapter with a happy ending. Even though the book was pretty awesome, I enjoyed the movie even more because it is was darker, more pessimistic and just more compelling in my opinion. The only small critic I would have, preventing this movie from being really perfect, is that I'm not sure about the purpose of the whole thing but that's a small thing. 
“To be honest, I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since it was directed by Curtis Hanson and Michael Apted, I thought I might as well check it out. For Curtis Hanson, this movie was a rather sad way to end an otherwise solid career. Indeed, Hanson actually didn’t manage to fi” read more
“To be honest, I wasn't expecting much from this flick but since it was directed by Dick Maas and since it was available on Netflix, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, ever since Maas came back in the Netherlands after he didn't manage to break through in the US, his recent movies have all” read more
“To be honest, it didn't seem to be something really original but since I have a weak spot for Shailene Woodley and for such survivalist tales, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, it was definitely nothing really groundbreaking but it was still a decent watch. The only thing that I really a” read more
Notes: It has been a while since I have seen this flick and I should definitely re-watch it at some point. To be honest, before watching the damned thing, I was actually completely unaware of its reputation and I think I decided to give it a try just because the review on the TV magazine was really positive. Eventually, I was completely blown away by the whole thing and it turned out to be one of the best cinematic surprises I ever watched. First of all, for some reasons, I have always been fascinated by the pool game and by pool hustlers and this movie is just by far the best ever made dealing with this subject. Indeed, it looked gorgeous, Paul Newman gave one of his best performances and the whole thing was just really damned entertaining. Eventually, 25 years later, they would release a sequel directed by Martin Scorsese and starring both Paul Newman and Tom Cruise but while it turned out to be a decent watch, it never came near the greatness displayed in this flick, I’m afraid.
“To be honest, I wasn’t really interested in this movie but since it had been added in the ‘1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die’ list, I thought I might as well check it out. At first, the whole thing seemed to be a rather misguided passion project of Hugh Jackman (it took the guy apparentl” read more
