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Charming, and hugely enjoyable!
“This is a hugely enjoyable film, based upon the book by Roald Dahl. The film does have a number of merits, especially the flawless performance of Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka, a characterisation that is charming and funny at the same time. Another standout is Jack Albertson as Grandpa Joe, his scenes ” read more
A Masterpiece of Animated Cinema
“Director Hayao Miyazaki won a place in my heart after I saw his 2001 film Spirited Away. I'm in no position to claim to be an expert on Miyazaki (I've only seen three of his films), nor am I really a big fan of Japanese animation; but I can safely say that Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind is one ” read more
A beautiful "swan song" from Hayao Miyazaki
“As a fan of Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli, The Wind Rises is not one of their best(Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, My Neighbour Totoro, Castle in the Sky, Whisper of the Heart), let down by some overly-languid pacing and some wooden voice-work from Joseph Gordon-Levitt. It is however a great and beau” read more
Beautiful, haunting and emotionally devastating
“What an amazing film! Very rarely have I been moved this much by an animated film. Watership Down yes, Bambi yes, Secret of NIMH yes, Beauty and the Beast yes, Land Before Time yes, but Grave of the Fireflies is in a different league. A film that is once seen and never forgotten, a film that is beau” read more
“Princess Mononoke is one of the best animated movies I have seen in a long time, and is up there with Studio Ghibli's best along with Spirited Away. I will say I am probably biased, as I am a huge Studio Ghibli fan, and love all of their films, I even like Cat Returns, which along with PomPoko is co” read more
A brilliant film. One of Kurosawa's best
“Only Hitchcock could make masterpieces more entertaining than Kurosawa. Both of these artists were masters at soaking their great entertainment with deep humanity and vice versa. Hidden Fortress is one of Kurosawa's most entertaining films a tiny step below Yojimbo. The serious issues are small, but” read more
“Putting aside Netflix budget, production values and a funny scene at the bus where Leatherface destroys the cancel culture (wink), this is an awful movie. It feels much more like a betrayal to the original movie rather than a welcome addition. Non sensical, populated with dumb characters, with no pl” read more
“Saw 'The Rise of Skywalker' just before Christmas with my sister, but it took me a while to gather my thoughts on it. Being not sure what rating to give it or how to express my opinion on the film. Will admit that when seeing it in the cinema, to me it was enjoyable but had a lot of faults. Since wa” read more
Through the blood-stained looking glass
“The original 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' is still to me one of the scariest and best horror films there is, as well as a truly great film in its own right and introduced us to one of the genre's most iconic villains in Freddy Krueger. It is always difficult to do a sequel that lives up to a film as ” read more
“The original 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' is still to me one of the scariest and best horror films there is, as well as a truly great film in its own right and introduced us to one of the genre's most iconic villains in Freddy Krueger. It is always difficult to do a sequel that lives up to a film as ” read more
Not the worst remake, but still pointless...
“I wasn't expecting the remake to Nightmare on Elm Street to be as good as the classic original, but I was expecting a decent enough film. As a remake and on its own terms, this Nightmare on Elm Street is a mess. Is it the worst remake out there? Not quite, Psycho and Wicker Man were worse. But it is” read more
Forever a favorite of mine ...
“I will never forget the first time I watched "Aladdin", I was with a group of friends waiting in the airport for the plane that would take us from Orlando to Paris at the time when "Aladdin" was the 'big thing' in the USA while some previews of "The Lion King" were starting to screen. "Aladdin" will” read more
A dazzling, joyous piece of film-making
“Of all the animation classics from the Walt Disney Company, there is perhaps none that is more celebrated than "The Lion King." Its acclaim is understandable: this is quite simply a glorious work of art.
"The Lion King" gets off to a fantastic start. The film's opening number, "The Circle ” read more
A serious contender for the best remake ever
“The Thing is not only a brilliant remake(which I was not expecting after seeing abominations such as Psycho and The Wicker Man) but it is also a brilliant film that seamlessly blends horror and sci-fi amongst other things.
The atmosphere is especially what makes the movie so good. To this ” read more
Yet another classic of the horror genre
“There has been a time that I wasn't really that fond of horror films, finding some had cheap excessive gore, bad acting and scripting and a lack of genuine thrills and suspense. I couldn't have been more wrong, some of the best of the genres are anything but these. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is one” read more
“Just got back from seeing 'IT'. Expectations were that of great interest but also apprehension. Eight years ago, back when there was a personal unfamiliarity and ignorance of Stephen King's style and less appreciation for the book, there is the admission of saying don't bother with a re-make.
Did I just the same movie as others?
“What a load of tripe! Even though I didn't expect much I was hoping against hope that there might be something fresh to this request. Absolutely rubbish. Regurgitated and pathetic dialogue, poor screenplay, terrible acting (seriously bad), full of cliches, with nothing new to offer. Towards the end ” read more
“The very beginning was intriguing, but this is where it ends. The only moderately interesting character is Sam (and I'm being generous by saying the word 'interesting'). At least she has some semblance of internal struggles and has to overcome her demons, but that can barely pass for character devel” read more
“Cowboy Bebop is the best anime ever. I'm 21, don't tend to be fanboyish, and have seen plenty of others. And it's the best anime ever.
What other anime features a mix of the best choreographed/energetic/ kick-ass fighting scenes - hand-to-hand, hong-kong gun fights and air-space battle?
Beautiful Film, Even Better Than The Book
“For a movie to be even better than a good book is no small feat. Yet, that's how I felt after watching this film. It really impressed me. One of the reasons is the fantastic cinematography. Man, this is a beautifully filmed and, at 142 minutes, there are a lot of great scenes to admire.
Se” read more
Riveting take on the old TV show
“I have seen many movies, and while The Untouchables is not the best movie of all of them, it is one I enjoyed enormously. There is so much to recommend it and I found it great to watch. The story is riveting and well constructed, and while he doesn't show off as such, a good thing in my book, Brian ” read more
“"Scarface" is one of the greatest of all mob movies. It's an epic crime drama done with style and care. Brian De Palma presents a film that ignites the screen with a great screenplay by Oliver Stone and an amazing performance by Al Pacino. For those unfamiliar with the story, Scarface follows the pa” read more
One of the best sequels ever made
“I do have to agree that calling Godfather Part II a sequel is rather insulting. It is one of those rare sequels that almost outdoes the first, and considering how amazing the first Godfather was that says a lot. The Godfather Part II is longer, but in some ways it is also richer. People may say like” read more
An offer so good, I couldn't refuse
“It is now past 1 PM and I just finished watching Francis Ford Coppola's "The Godfather". I should probably go to bed. It's late and tomorrow I have to wake up a bit early. But not early enough to postpone writing these lines. Now that I have seen it three times, the opportunity of sharing my thought” read more
An offer so good, I couldn't refuse
“It is now past 1 PM and I just finished watching Francis Ford Coppola's "The Godfather". I should probably go to bed. It's late and tomorrow I have to wake up a bit early. But not early enough to postpone writing these lines. Now that I have seen it three times, the opportunity of sharing my thought” read more
A film that you see once, and never forget...
“I am a huge fan of Hitchcock, and have really liked all of the movies of his I have seen so far. My top 5 favourites are Vertigo, North By Northwest, Rear Window, Rebecca and this masterpiece. Before I saw this, I considered Vertigo as his masterpiece. After seeing this movie, I think Psycho outshin” read more
A film that you see once, and never forget...
“I am a huge fan of Hitchcock, and have really liked all of the movies of his I have seen so far. My top 5 favourites are Vertigo, North By Northwest, Rear Window, Rebecca and this masterpiece. Before I saw this, I considered Vertigo as his masterpiece. After seeing this movie, I think Psycho outshin” read more
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“I decided to watch Star Wars for the first time in March if 2021. I wanted to watch it in timeline order, and watch all the cartoons as well. I am so happy I did. With the exception of Star Wars Resistance, they were great. But out of all the Star Wars I watched, I spent the most time with the clone” read more
The writing and directing is so bad!!
“The writing and directing is so bad!! It is literally so cringe worthy. Very little feels like Star Wars, but then again, the magic was gone decades ago.
Again, it's like they never watched the original Star Wars films. They basically made Obi-Wan Luke Skywalker in the recent SW films, a r” read more