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    Posted: Yesterday at 04:53
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Fountain of Youth - This should have been great - all the ingredients were there: a good cast, lots of action, a decent director, a tried and tested story type, international landmarks. Yes, it all seemed it was going to be a hit. Alas it's really not. It lacks any charm at all, the characters just constantly bitch with each other, the script is dire and it's as shallow as a puddle. Are there any positives? Not really, I couldn't recommend this mess at all. I mentioned the director - actually Guy Ritchie. How can someone who has made a film like 'Lock, Stock...' come up with this drivel? I can forgive a movie if it at least shows some heart - this had nothing, not one part of it you could say was impressive or decent. A horrid movie that probably cost millions to make. Oh yeah, Stanley Tucci is listed in the cast too. He must have had 30 seconds of airtime and was probably relieved to get his cheque for doing almost nothing - I mean what was the point, it wasn't even a cameo. Avoid - 2/10 (and that's for the chase scene at the beginning).


I tend to avoid all Apple films nowadays. It's strange as they used to put out good stuff but it's been a long time. I liked Tetris for instance but hey ho.
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I won't include movies I didn't like from the last 4 months of movie-watching.

The Music (1967) - 7.5/10
The Common Man (1975) - 7/10
Charles, Dead or Alive (1969) - 8/10
Spoiled Children (1970) - 7/10
Not a Pretty Picture (1976) - 7/10
The Silence of the Sea (1949) - 7.5/10
The Night Porter (1974) - 7/10
The Hero (1966) - 7/10
Bandits of Orgosolo (1961) - 7/10
Fagr Yom gedid (1965) - 6/10
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Fountain of Youth - This should have been great - all the ingredients were there: a good cast, lots of action, a decent director, a tried and tested story type, international landmarks. Yes, it all seemed it was going to be a hit. Alas it's really not. It lacks any charm at all, the characters just constantly bitch with each other, the script is dire and it's as shallow as a puddle. Are there any positives? Not really, I couldn't recommend this mess at all. I mentioned the director - actually Guy Ritchie. How can someone who has made a film like 'Lock, Stock...' come up with this drivel? I can forgive a movie if it at least shows some heart - this had nothing, not one part of it you could say was impressive or decent. A horrid movie that probably cost millions to make. Oh yeah, Stanley Tucci is listed in the cast too. He must have had 30 seconds of airtime and was probably relieved to get his cheque for doing almost nothing - I mean what was the point, it wasn't even a cameo. Avoid - 2/10 (and that's for the chase scene at the beginning).
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A couple of sci-fi films

Ash
Ash is the name of the planet were an expedition has gone to investigate its potential for supporting human life. Unfortunatly it doesn't appear to have gone well and only one person has survived (yes that old chestnut). Nothing original about this but it looks good, is well acted (Aaron Paul pops up), well edited and even has good spacey music.

The Assessment
This is way more interesting and a more subtle form of sci-fi. It's all clean lines design wise and features some fine performances from the likes of Alica Wikander and Elizabeth Olsen. The set up is that natural child birth is forbidden in a future where resources are scarce so any potental parents have to go through a vetting process. The general vibe of this reminded of the underrated film Never Let Me Go. Excellent stuff.
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Originally posted by Gentle and Giant Gentle and Giant wrote:

Mickey 17 - Blimey this is a rather weird movie. It wants to be a comedy at the beginning then drifts in to political satire a bit too much at the end. All that mixed in with sci-fi, aliens and action. I did enjoy it though and Robert Pattinson is superb (as is most of the acting here) and I suppose one expects something a bit odd from Bong Joon Ho (Parasite, Snowpiercer). 7/10


Yep agree mostly although I think Mark Ruffalo is an absolute hoot as he gradually morphs into a version of Donald Trump with the always superb Toni Collette as his partner being a perfect foil for him. Occurred to me this is something that could easily have been written by Seth McFarland who also does sci-fi satire really well (The Orville).
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Star Trek: Section 31

Almost unwatchable farce about a notorious criminal on the loose with a dangerous weapon and the Federation special team sent to hunt her down.   It seems Star Trek is truly at the bottom of its barrel, and that's a shame.   Not worth the time.
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Werewolves 2024
I should examine why I even watch films that are almost obviously going to be bad. This has an IMDB rating of 4.4/10 and that is generous. I've always found the whole transformation thing from human to creature fascinating, so I was hoping for at least something interesting in the CGI represenation of this at least. Back in 1979 the John Landis classic 'An American Werewolf In London' set the benchmark for werewolf films and still remains easily the best all these years later. That used animatronics and was remarkable for its design, but also a very brilliant script laced with black humour and some well chosen actors. The scene in the London Underground was especially memorable.
So back to Werewolves. I was hoping for just a smidgeon of something but no this is an entirely dumb film with no sense of humour that leads to a fight scene with 2 werewolves which is just very uninteresting. The effects are actually okay but when everything else is so stupid this is simply not going to make a difference. Also why are all the werewolves 8 feet tall and look the same? (except one weird child version that suggests a different design could be possible). I guess budgetary restraints but really just lack of any imagination and the need to push out a generic horror film onto a streaming platform while spending as little money as possible. RIP Frank Grillo and Lou Diamond Phillips acting careers.
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Conclave 2024
Finally got to watch it, of course in light of recent events this has become even more interesting. Ralph Fiennes character is responsible for leading the conclave of cardinals towards their choice of a new Pope. All mostly believable other than the convenience of choosing well known English and American actors in roles that would presumably be Italians in reality (but how many Italian actors are globally well known?!). Ignoring that, this has an intriguing plot adapted from a Robert Harris book and is lavishly shot and not too long at 2 hours, thankfully bucking the trend towards the 3hr + running times for this type of thing. Excellent stuff.
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Fall 2022
This came highly recommended by my Mum! The basic idea is intriguing if not that original but it's so brilliantly written and shot that it might be one of the best thrillers of its kind that I've watched recently. Thoroughly enjoyable although be warned that it does have some vertigo enducing scenes.
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Looks like I need to do a trilogy of Bong Joon Ho films. I've got the time certainly. However not sure I can watch Mickey 17 yet as it is quite expensive to stream unless I go to the cinema (haven't done that for a long while).
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Agreed Snowpiercer is worth a watch, even Chris Evans is good.
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Into the Labyrinth (2019) - an Italian thriller starring Dustin Hoffman, Toni Servillo, and Valentina Bellè. It starts off as a story about a girl kidnapped for 15 years living in some sort of underground labyrinth where she had to complete games/puzzles in order to get food, water, etc. Hoffman plays the role of a psychologist that tries to break through her mental barriers to recover memories of her experience and find out who her abductor is. The movie gets stranger and stranger as it continues and eventually turns into a big rabbit hole where you're never really sure who is who and how this all came to be. Some might find this confusing, but I've always been attracted to movies that go off the deep end even if I have troubles understanding them myself. There's a really good explanation of the plot on The Cinemaholic website if you're interested (spoilers though): https://thecinemaholic.com/into-the-labyrinth-ending-explained/

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Snowpiercer the movie is still worth a watch even if you've seen the TV show. Tilda Swinton is amazing in it.
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^ have to admit that I still haven't watched Parasite. Maybe I'll do a double bill with Mickey 17 ( I won't bother with Snowpiercer having watched the TV series)
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Mickey 17 - Blimey this is a rather weird movie. It wants to be a comedy at the beginning then drifts in to political satire a bit too much at the end. All that mixed in with sci-fi, aliens and action. I did enjoy it though and Robert Pattinson is superb (as is most of the acting here) and I suppose one expects something a bit odd from Bong Joon Ho (Parasite, Snowpiercer). 7/10
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The Return

Slow but compelling interpretation of the end of Homer's Odyssey, Odysseus survives his self-exile years after the Trojan War and secretly returns to Ithica as his wife is compelled to choose a new husband.   When Odysseus shoots an arrow through twelve axe heads, his reemergence is revealed.   A sinewy but cut Ralph Fiennes brings quiet dignity to his role as the fallen King and Juliette Binoche his long-mourning widow is an elegant Penelope.   Appreciation is given to the Greek worship of the human body in its true state, the natural beauty of the Greek Isles, and a non-mythic telling of the legendary tale.

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Holland 2024
Note to self - stop watching films with Nicole Kidman in them. You would think there were no better female actors around capable of carrying a film. It can't really be that bad can it? This is an attempt at a slightly surreal horror film that doesn't make its full intentions known until about an hour in. I did somehow stick with it through the 1hr 50 minute run time so the cinematography must have been good at least. Matthew MacFadyan (from Succession) is well used and that's definitely a plus in its favour, but Kidman is just not capable enough to pull this stuff off at all (and those cosmetically enhanced lips are way too distracting). 5/10
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Gladiator II

In an effort to recreate the original from 2000, Ridley Scott has directed more of an upgraded imitation of Gladitor than a worthy followup, with plenty of texture and detail amongst the dust and sweat and blood of the Colosseum but little of the romantic spirit of the first film.   A fine cast does its best with David Scarpa & Peter Craig's material as the son of Maximus returns to Rome as a slave-turned-combatant, mentored by powerbroker Macrinus to overthrow the evil twin Emperors.   But despite numerous striking scenes of battle, sets, costumes, and photography, it fails as a superior historic drama.
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Volition (2019) - This one was a surprise. Basically it's about a guy named Jimmy that has clairvoyant abilities allowing him to see fragments of his near future. So, he gets himself involved in some deal over stolen diamonds and uses his abilities to hopefully get himself a nice chunk of money from the shady characters involved. The deal goes bad and then the whole movie goes off the rails involving multiple time travel events in order to save a woman he has recently fallen for. This is not the same nor as good as Predestination, but has very similar vibes. A head-scratcher for sure and probably a paradox or two. Worthy of 8.5/10, mostly for keeping the plot in line with the twisted timelines.
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Hi,

Not watching night for me ... instead I got to spend time with some new CD's ... I had to get them ... and you know the reason ...

Dr. Zhivago ... a nice soundtrack, but it is a lot of small stuff that helped the movie, but on its own on a CD, it seems somewhat empty ... I could not even remember the scenes for almost all of the pieces, and generally that is one thing I have no issue with. Maurice Jarre's music. (That's the other Jarre's dad, btw!!!)

Once Upon a Time In The West ... had to get that, because it was Ennio Morricone, and I remember how much of the music really made the film stand out ... I'm not sure the film would be as good without it being given some time with the music!

Kin ... in the last several years, this is probably one of the best soundtracks I have ever heard, and I have enjoyed blasting my ears with it. Some great visuals and the film, did not exactly use the music as well, but it did show some of it. I think the film would be better if the director had a better sense for music ... which is saying that MOGWAI is the entity that created the music that gave the film even more character. (I have not, so far, been able to write a review of THE REVENANT, which also has a soundtrack by MOGWAI. Not sure why exactly, but the film did not quite "grab me.)

Gonna watch THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS which is a fine film, but the music in it is even better, though not as well represented as it is in the CD. A couple of other things ... I'm hoping to be able to recheck a couple of Chinese Soundtracks ... there is at least one, that I have to find a soundtrack for ... hopefully. Zhang Yimou, did some nice stuff, but he was not exactly sensitive to the music. But there are a couple of folks that were around him that did some nifty things. I'll be damned if I can remember the names of the films ... and hope to get to that asap.

Kinda wanted to do the FIVE EASY PIECES and EASY RIDER for the music, which was well represented in the films, but both of those films are such a bummer, and I wish they didn't end so badly. As much as I appreciated a lot of the music in the films, I thought that the music was taken advantage of, and not used because it meant something to the story ... most of it didn't. I might revisit those films, which, BTW, I never saw them until last year ... I have this phobia about something that everyone else goes for etc etc etc ... and stayed away from it all ... I was really upset when the guys were shot in the end ... it ruined the good vibe in the film ... but that's what happened to the 60's in America ... as the media killed most of it!



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