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“I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this movie and the main reason I wanted to check it out was because it was included last year in the ’1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die’. To be honest, it seemed to be one of these really obscure entries that they add every year just so the list m” read more
Notes: Since I kept hearing some pretty good things about this movie, I was quite eager to check it out. Indeed, it is pretty much a classic from the 80’s and it managed at the time to win 5 Academy Awards including the Best Picture Academy Award. Well, to be honest, even though it turned out to be a decent watch, I can’t say it really blew me away though and I think the whole thing didn’t grow old very well, I’m afraid. For example, something that bothered was the terrible soundtrack. Indeed, it was really cheesy and something typical from the 80’s. Still, it was a pretty good story and, above all, the acting was really strong. I remember above all this one scene when you get to see Shirley MacLaine bursting at the reception of the hospital shouting ‘Give my daughter the shot!’. Eventually, even though not everything did work in this movie, this was and remains one of the most powerful scenes I have ever seen in a drama. 
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“I really had no idea what ot expect from this movie but since I always had a weak spot for James Mash's work, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, to be honest, I was actually amazed about how half-baked the damned thing actually turned out to be. I mean, it's not that it was a bad movie, t” read more
“In 2017, Ridley Scott will come up with another installment for this franchise and, hopefully, it will be better than 'Prometheus' which seemed to be at first really promising but eventually it turned out to be rather disappointing. In the mean time, I thought I might as well re-watch this first ins” read more
“I already saw this movie but, the first time around, it was on the BBC without subtitles so I thought I might as well check it out again with subtitles this time to see if I could then get a better grip on the damned thing this way. Well, to be honest, I was amazed by how little I actually remembere” read more
Brothers in Art
Notes: I haven't seen this one yet...
“Since I really loved the first season of ‘True Detective’ and ‘Beasts of No Nation’ as well, I was quite eager to check Cary Joji Fukunaga’s directing debut. To be honest, I thought it was rather tricky to judge this movie. Indeed, a couple of years ago, I saw ‘La jaula de oro’ which” read more
Swearsaurus
Notes: This movie would be the last one directed by Paul Verhoeven before he left the Netherlands and it is my favorite one from this period just behind 'Turks Fruit'. Above all, I thought that the story was just fascinating and, in my opinion, I believe it was in fact a better version of 'Basic Instinct'. Indeed, to be honest, I always had some mixed feelings about 'Basic Instinct' because, even though the set-up was great, the plot was after all really far-fetched and rather half-baked. Here, Verhoeven gave us another erotic thriller about a man falling in love with a seemingly dangerous woman but the end-result was this time much more rewarding, at least, that’s my opinion. Instead of Rutger Hauer, the lead was played this time by Jeroen Krabbbé and he gave a really solid performance. Above all, Paul Verhoeven was just at the top of his game at the time and delivered a steamy dark and spellbinding thriller.
