I love films but it seems in the last year I haven't been able to see that many.
However, thanks to a lovely free trial of online DVD rental I'm finally getting
to catch up and i've seen some crackers. I thought I'd do some quick reviews of
the ones I can remember!
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3.5 out of 5 |
The Social Network: Computer geek brings about
the demise of the productive workday.
Positvies: Superbly acted and strangely
watchable.
Negatives: None of the people involved are
particularly likeable
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4.5 out of 5 |
Inception: Lucid dreaming with guns and a big budget.
Positives: Not nearly as complicated as people said. Interesting,
ambiguous ending. Joseph Gordon Levitt is HOT in this
movie!
Negatives (sort of): First 10 minutes play almost exactly like Justin
Timberlake's Sexy Back video which meant I spent most of the movie dreaming of
Justin Timberlake in sexy back video (apart from of course when I was dreaming
of Joseph Gordon Levitt).
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4 out of 5 |
Easy A: Teen pretends to sleep around in order to
become more popular
Positives: Stanley Tucci , Stanley Tucci, Stanley Tucci!
Actually a lot smarter than it first appears and very very funny in parts.
Negatives: You know I can't really think of any. It did exactly what it should have for a movie like this.
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3.5 out of 5 |
Shutter Island: US
Marshall sent to Alcatraz style prison asylum to find escapee
prisoner.
Positives: Creepy without being scary and interesting 'reveal'.
Negatives: The twist isn't exactly a shocker but actually that doesn't impinge on enjoyment of movie.
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3.5 out of 5 |
The Time Traveler's Wife: Time traveler
grooms young girl by convincing her he's her husband from the
future.
Positives: As someone who enjoyed (but didn't love) the book this
movie was remarkably enjoyable. A lot funnier than expected. The character of
Clare is a lot more likable in the film than the book.
Negatives: It's all a little bit schmaltzy for my taste.
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5 out of 5
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500 Days of Summer: He was a boy. She was a girl. Could I make it anymore obvious? *
Positives: One of the best movies I have seen in
years. Made me laugh out loud on many many occasions. Not that soppy and
surprisingly up-beat. LOVED IT!
Negatives: It ended. I could have watched
it for several hours more and then rewound it and watched it again.
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2.5 out of 5 |
Hot Tub Time Machine: The title pretty much
does my job for me here.
Positives: Despite all the odds this made me laugh,
quite a lot actually. Is really just a homage to 80's movies.
Negatives: It's about a hot tub time machine!
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3 out of 5 | |
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Burlesque: Small town girl wants to makes it big
in the dance world by singing. Also some nonsense about selling
sky!
Positives: Stanley Tucci , Stanley Tucci, Stanley
Tucci! Surprisingly enjoyable and some nice fun dance numbers.
Negatives: Cher's face is completely
distracting. Contains about as much legitimate burlesque as a Pussycat Dolls
video.
Score is mainly down to dance numbers if i'm honest.
* I never thought I would ever quote Avril Lavigne lyrics in public!