Recently Watched Films

My Mother: What on Earth did you buy that for?

Me: Mum, I don't think this is the kind of movie you think it is.

Seriously, it's bloody funny. 

That's at least 3 a day! Have you given up work for a month Adam? 

I watched a restored version with tinting. The picture quality was generally pretty great for such an old film. 

This one was entertaining, but ultimately didn´t leave me especially impressed. CGI doesn´t make a movie. A good story and great acting are the basis, and then you go from there. The acting is decent here, but the story is pretty ridiculous...even for a sci-fi movie. I don´t enjoy the whole "custome ball" thing they have going on the London town. Reminds me of the capital in Hunger Games, which I also always found ridiculous and catering to a young and not so critical audience.

Vastly underrated Fritz Lang noir. Easily on par with The Woman in the Window, Scarlet Street and The Big Heat. 

Very good war film.

Both parts. Very epic silent film on German mythology. 

 

Brilliant neo-noir with great atmospheric music. 

It's possible that this is an artful masterpiece I just didn't get but my impression is that it's the biggest load of shite I've seen since that time our toilet got blocked up and blew back who knows how many weeks worth of crap into the bathtub.  Sorry for the TMI, but I really can't recommend this one. 

Killer Elite (2011) - pretty solid.

The Old Man & The Gun (2018) - not as comedic as advertised, but a solid movie.

The Longest Day (1962) - great black and white war epic.

The Great Escape (1963) - great film but found the image quality really shitty. Seen better quality colour movies from the 40s.

Bandolero! (1968) - great western. More gritty than most James Stewart titles.

I Am Mother (2019) - Very solid Netflix sci-fi.

The Endless (2018) - I went back and forth a bit on being sold on it, but ultimately liked this one.

Down a Dark Hall (2018) - not as bad as it's made out to be by some. Not that great either. Just OK.

Uninhabited (2010) - Poor.

Free State of Jones (2016) - Excellent Civil War drama.

Into the Forest (2016) - Pretty solid stuff.

American Psycho (2000) - Can't believe I'd not seen this one before really. Disturbing yet very funny film.

Suicide Squad (2016) - Got bored after a while to be honest. 

Only Angels Have Wings (1939) - Great Howard Hawks movie. 

The Man Who Would Be King (1975) - Excellent John Huston movie. Never realised how good Michael Caine is at comedy.

Under Capricorn (1949) - Very different kind of movie for Hitchcock. Found it better than it's reputation.

Cube (1997) - a slow burn but enjoyed it in the end.

A Simple Favour (2018) - I loved this darkly comic thriller. More twisted beneath the surface than it may at first appear.

Blue Velvet (1986) - Excellent neo-noir. Not all movies that get called that really manage to carry off the vibe of original film noir. This does.

He's Out There (2018) - generic slasher. Not bad per se, just pointless.

Train to Busan (2016) - one of the best zombie movie's I've ever seen. 

Dead of Night (1945) - this old horror didn't do much for me.

Rim of the World (2019) - Predictable as hell. Finished it for the sake of finishing it. 

IO (2019) - Yawn. 

Widows (2018) - Great crime thriller. 

As of IO, I've reached a new milestone: 1500 total movies seen. 

Crap.

Dumb but fun comedy. 

The poster makes this movie appear like it's going to be psychedelic or something. It's not. A very slow post-apocalyptic drama that in no way reflects the poster above. It has Peter Dinklage though, so there's that at least. Not recommended though. 

It feels like they were attempting something in the same vein as The Shape of Water, but with much less success. 

The 1940's version is a top tier noir movie. This one actually is too. It changes a lot of details from the first one (which expanded greatly on the original short story) but the basic theme is the same. Both are worthwhile.

Good psychological crime drama.