Post by william on Oct 1, 2018 0:59:08 GMT
FIRST TIME MOVIE VIEWING
Zardoz (1974, John Boorman)
This sci-fi fantasy is set in the distant future where a savage (Sean Connery) trained only to kill finds a way into the community of bored immortals that alone preserves humanity's achievements.
Despite the film having quite a camp look it takes itself very seriously which I did not expect and I think made the film better. The film starts strong but then meanders and ponders the glut of ideas that are presented but a strong finish makes it worthwhile.
5.5-6
Heartthrob (2017, Chris Silverston)
netflix
This film centres around an unlikely romance between two very different high-school graduates during their summer before College that spirals into twisted obsession. This one is low budget and stilted at times but it was fine for a one off watch and easy enough to finish.
5/10
Who Killed Atlanta's Children? (2000, Charles Robert Carner)
After watching the 1985 mini-series this almost feels like a sequel as the events start with a 1986 magazine investigation into buried information that implicates the KKK in the controversial Atlanta child killings. This one is a mix of procedural and more traditional character drama, it feels a bit cheap at times but the two leads (Jim Belushi, Gregory Hines) kept things compelling enough.
5/10
REPEAT MOVIE VIEWING
Blue Streak (1999, Les Mayfield)
Blu ray
Really fun action comedy starring Martin Lawrence and Luke Wilson as partners although Lawrence is only pretending to be a detective.
6.5/10
FIRST TIME TV VIEWING
The Atlanta Child Murders (1985, Mini-series)
This three part series was made only a couple of years after the infamous and controversial child murders in Atlanta. This is very much a strict procedural which I am a fan of. The great cast included Morgan Freeman, James Earl Jones, Bill Paxton, Rip Torn, Jason Robards and Martin Sheen. If you like true crime procedurals then this is...
Recommended
FIRST TIME DOCUMENTARY VIEWING
The Atlanta Child Murders (2010, James Polk)
A documentary covering the events from the Atlanta child murders. It is mostly just a telling of the official story but had a few interesting tidbits that I had not seen before.
Somewhat Recommended
WEEKLY AWARDS
BEST FILM: Blue Streak
BEST ACTOR: Keir Gilchrist - Hearththrob
BEST ACTRESS: Aubrey Peeples - Heartthrob
BEST SCRIPT: John Boorman - Zardoz
BEST SCORE: Jim Dooley - Heartthrob
BEST DIRECTOR: John Boorman - Zardoz
10/10 - Perfection (or as close to it as possible)
09/10 - An Excellent film
08/10 - A VERY Good film
07/10 - A Good film
06/10 - A Solid film
05/10 - An Average film
04/10 - Below Average film
03/10 - A mostly bad film
02/10 - A mostly terrible film
01/10 - Awful through and through
00/10 - Not only awful but offensive too
None of yours this week, unfortunately.
I've just seen some parts of Zardoz. Mine:
After Dark, My Sweet 8/10
It's a film noir, it's about an ex boxer who falls for a widow in a small town, and gets involved by her in a plan to kidnap a kid. I liked it more than I remembered, the first part especially, I liked the atmosphere.
The acting is pretty good, Bruce Dern is in it too.Indagine su un Cittadino al di Sopra di Ogni Sospetto 8.5/10
It's Elio Petri movie with Gian Maria Volontè, about an Italian rightwing police detective who murders his lover, and then gets assigned to investigate on her murder himself. It's pretty brilliant and very dark. It gets very surreal, Gian Maria Volontè is fantastic. I actually read that Al Pacino bought the rights to remake it (he would be too old for the main role now though, I guess)...
Le Choc 7/10
It's a movie with Alain Delon and Catherine Deneuve, about a hit man who decides to quit the job, he falls for a woman but they end up being hunted down. It's not great or anything, I thought it was O.K though. Alain Delon and Catherine Deneuve have good chremistry together, IMO. The last part is cool.