What Films did You Watch Last Week (27/05 - 02/06) CLOSED

First Time Viewings:

Magical Mystery Tour (1967, The Beatles)

This Beatles film has good music, but the movie itself wasn't very good.

5/10

Yellow Submarine (1968, George Dunning)

Has its moments, but it never fully came together for me. 

6/10

Let it Be (1970, Michael Lindsay-Hogg)

This documentary definitely could have been better, as it's basically just The Beatles in the studio recording music, but I still enjoyed it because of the music.

7/10

House of Usher (1960, Roger Corman)

This one was based on an Edgar Allan Poe story which was pretty interesting. The cast is good, especially Vincent Price and there are some very good moments.

7/10

The Thief and the Cobbler (1993, Richard Williams)

This animated film holds the record for longest film production, which lasted 28 years. The director never really finished the version he intended and there are a few different cuts available. The story and characters reminded me of Aladdin a lot of the time, but it's nowhere near as good. It has some great moments though and Vincent Price is awesome as the villain.

6/10

A Goofy Movie (1995, Kevin Lima)

I wasn't too sure about this one at first, but I got into it more as it went along. It has some good laughs and some heartfelt moments.

7/10

An Extremely Goofy Movie (2000, Douglas McCarthy)

A definite step down from the first one. It has some good parts, but it feels like the whole father son aspect is just a rehash and I had some other issues.

5.5/10

Godzilla (1954, Ishirô Honda)

Nice use of miniatures in this one and the human characters are solid enough to make it work.

7/10

A Perfect World (1993, Clint Eastwood)

I liked this one a lot. The cast is good across the board, it has strong characters, interesting relationships between them, and many memorable sequences throughout. There's also some nice bits of humor.

8/10

Images (1972, Robert Altman)

An interesting film from Robert Altman. Susannah York is really good, it's well shot, and it has an atypical, but effective score from John Williams.

7/10


Repeat Viewings:

Rope (1948, Alfred Hitchcock)

One of my favorites from Hitchcock. It's well acted, intense, engaging, and the long takes are terrific. 

9/10

Dial M for Murder (1954, Alfred Hitchcock)

Another great one from Hitchcock. 

9/10

Shutter Island (2010, Martin Scorsese)

One of Scorsese's very best for me.

9.5/10


Movie Awards:

BEST FILM - Shutter Island
BEST ACTOR - Leonardo DiCaprio (Shutter Island)
BEST ACTRESS - Susannah York (Images)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR - James Stewart (Rope)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS - Grace Kelly (Dial M for Murder)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - Robert Richardson (Shutter Island)
BEST SCORE - John Williams (Images)
BEST SCRIPT - Laeta Kalogridis (Shutter Island)
BEST DIRECTOR - Martin Scorsese (Shutter Island)