What Films did You Watch Last Week (24/06 - 30/06) CLOSED

First Time Viewings:

Stranger on the Third Floor (1940, Boris Ingster)

This one tells an interesting story, is nice and short, and well acted too.The last 5-10 minutes were very intense.

7/10

American Psycho II: All American Girl (2002, Morgan J. Freeman)

Crap sequel, but after a horrible opening scene, it does get better and manages to be amusingly bad for most if its running time.

4/10

The Most Dangerous Game (1932, Irving Pichel & Ernest B. Schoedsack)

This one is based on the famous short story and I thought it was pretty good. Engaging and well acted.

7/10

Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers (2004, Donovan Cook)

A pretty fun little film that gives its own spin on the famous story, but with famous Disney characters.

7/10

Basic Instinct 2 (2006, Michael Caton-Jones)

A very poor sequel. Sharon Stone is pretty much the only thing it has going for it. The other characters are incredibly dull, so I never cared about what was happening.

3.5/10

Dumbo (2019, Tim Burton)

I appreciated that it wasn't the exact same as the animated film, but I wish they focused more on the animals instead of the human characters.

5.5/10

The Narrow Margin (1952, Richard Fleischer)

Well made and acted film with memorable characters, some strong dialogue, and a nice quick pace.

7.5/10

Soylent Green (1973, Richard Fleischer)

I already knew the famous twist, but I still enjoyed the film quite a bit. I enjoyed its vision of the future, it has many standout scenes, and strong performances from Charlton Heston and Edward G. Robinson.

7.5/10

The Black Cat (1934, Edgar G. Ulmer)

A pretty good horror film with a good storyline and memorable turns from Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi.

7/10

Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984, Michael Radford)

I've never read the book, but I've been interested in this one for a while. I liked it. Well made and acted and has some really good moments.

7/10

Brightburn (2019, Davis Yarovesky)

This one is basically about superman if he was evil and I thought it was pretty good. It has some great sequences and good performances from the main cast.

7/10


Repeat Viewings:

The Adventures Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949, James Algar, Clyde Geronimi, & Jack Kinney)

I still liked the Mr. Toad part, but this time I enjoyed the Sleepy Hollow segement more than I did the first time.

7/10

American Psycho (2000, Mary Harron)

A terrific dark comedy/satire with a brilliant lead performance from Christian Bale.

8.5/10

Basic Instinct (1992, Paul Verhoeven)

An extremely underrated film in my book. I love it.

9/10

Notorious (1946, Alfred Hitchcock)

A Hitchcock classic right here. Wonderfully acted and it tells a strong story. The ending is superb.

8.5/10


Movie Awards:

BEST FILM - Basic Instinct
BEST ACTOR - Christian Bale (American Psycho)
BEST ACTRESS - Ingrid Bergman (Notorious)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR - Claude Rains (Notorious)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS - Sharon Stone (Basic Instinct)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - Jan De Bont (Basic Instinct)
BEST SCORE - Jerry Goldsmith (Basic Instinct)
BEST SCRIPT - Mary Harron & Guinevere Turner (American Psycho)
BEST DIRECTOR - Paul Verhoeven (Basic Instinct)