Tuesday, 14 February 2012
Thursday, 9 February 2012
Stand By Me (1986)
Director: Rob Reiner
Starring: Will Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, Jerry O'Connell, Kiefer Sutherland
Certificate: 15
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Awards: None
Stand By Me is based on the book "The Body" by Stephen King and follows four boys who try and find the body of a teenager who has been hit by a train. There's Gordie (Wheaton), who has drifted away from his parents since his brothers death. He is also the narrater; Chris (Phoenix), who is from a family of rejects and is treated likewise by adults; Teddy (Feldman), a psycho who has a mentally disturbed father who often attacks him; and Vern (O'Connell), a gullible boy who the others pick on a lot.
I found Stand By Me to be really moving. This is probably the best set of child actors ever set up. It's funny, but not in a stupid way. All the actors are utterly brilliant and the story is just beautiful. All of the characters feel really real, which is why the film leaves you feeling so sad. I love this film.
*****Brilliant
Starring: Will Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, Jerry O'Connell, Kiefer Sutherland
Certificate: 15
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Awards: None
Stand By Me is based on the book "The Body" by Stephen King and follows four boys who try and find the body of a teenager who has been hit by a train. There's Gordie (Wheaton), who has drifted away from his parents since his brothers death. He is also the narrater; Chris (Phoenix), who is from a family of rejects and is treated likewise by adults; Teddy (Feldman), a psycho who has a mentally disturbed father who often attacks him; and Vern (O'Connell), a gullible boy who the others pick on a lot.I found Stand By Me to be really moving. This is probably the best set of child actors ever set up. It's funny, but not in a stupid way. All the actors are utterly brilliant and the story is just beautiful. All of the characters feel really real, which is why the film leaves you feeling so sad. I love this film.
*****Brilliant
Tuesday, 7 February 2012
Fearless (2006)
Director: Ronny Yu
Starring: Jet Li, Shidô Nakamura, Betty Sun
Certificate: 15
Genre: Kung Fu, Action
Awards: None
Fearless is the biography of Huo Yuanjia (Li), a martial arts expert who starts off as an arrogant and unlikable man who . After his family is killed, he spends some years in a small village learning of patience and other skills. When he returns, he finds that his town is now occupied by Japan. He then enters a competition against American and japanese to prove that the Chinese are more than just an oppressed civilisation.
Fearless has a lot in common with Ip Man, and although I understand it was made after this film, Ip Man delivers it better. In Fearless, you don't actually like the character in the beginning and Ip Man develops the supporting characters a lot more. Altogether, it's quite good mind.
****Good
Starring: Jet Li, Shidô Nakamura, Betty Sun
Certificate: 15
Genre: Kung Fu, Action
Awards: None
Fearless is the biography of Huo Yuanjia (Li), a martial arts expert who starts off as an arrogant and unlikable man who . After his family is killed, he spends some years in a small village learning of patience and other skills. When he returns, he finds that his town is now occupied by Japan. He then enters a competition against American and japanese to prove that the Chinese are more than just an oppressed civilisation.
Fearless has a lot in common with Ip Man, and although I understand it was made after this film, Ip Man delivers it better. In Fearless, you don't actually like the character in the beginning and Ip Man develops the supporting characters a lot more. Altogether, it's quite good mind.
****Good
Thursday, 2 February 2012
The Jerk (1979)
Director: Carl Reiner
Starring: Steve Matin, Bernadette Peters, Catlin Adams
Certificate: 15
Genre: Comedy
Awards: None
The Jerk follows a complete and utter doofus called Navin (Martin). After he finds out that his black family may have adopted him, he decides to see the world. On his way, he meets madmen, crazy dogs, and two loves of his life; becomes rich and poor over and over again and even tries to capture some criminals to hilarious effect.
The first half of the film is a lot stronger than the second half, with unpredictable things happening and Steve Martin producing a performance that may remind you of Jim Carey. In the second half, it all calms down to produce more chemistry between the characters. It's hilarious and will leave you cracking up a lot. I prefer Martin's later films such as Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and The Man With Two Brains but it is still one of his classic films. It's tons better than It's Complicated!
****Good
Starring: Steve Matin, Bernadette Peters, Catlin Adams
Certificate: 15
Genre: Comedy
Awards: None
The Jerk follows a complete and utter doofus called Navin (Martin). After he finds out that his black family may have adopted him, he decides to see the world. On his way, he meets madmen, crazy dogs, and two loves of his life; becomes rich and poor over and over again and even tries to capture some criminals to hilarious effect.The first half of the film is a lot stronger than the second half, with unpredictable things happening and Steve Martin producing a performance that may remind you of Jim Carey. In the second half, it all calms down to produce more chemistry between the characters. It's hilarious and will leave you cracking up a lot. I prefer Martin's later films such as Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and The Man With Two Brains but it is still one of his classic films. It's tons better than It's Complicated!
****Good
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