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83 79% The Flight of Dragons (1982) - Rated 29 Apr 2015
"This is a strange film about the power of imagination and... Science? Everything is a bit off, yet intriguingly captivating. Wizards get ulcers, knights get drunk and dragons have heart attacks. For all its weirdness and sloppy animation it's a cool movie with a fun adventure (think D&D). It's also one of the few animations with decent morals, preaching science through "advanced film techniques" - like Ratatouille with creativity and art. It's probably too strange and scary for some kids, though"
64 44% Notting Hill (1999) - Rated 09 Mar 2015
"Surreal but nice. Like all scripts by Curtis it works best considering his past as a sketch writer and each scene individually. Without his flair for creating likeable, odd characters and fairytale-like universes the story mirrors X-rated films. Though confusing why a superstar falls for a fan it's an enamoring outline for funny lines and actions. Unfortunately, the camera and dated musical cues has provided the shape of every romantic comedy since, with its large sweeps and sugary pop songs."
34 8% Clue (1985) - Rated 08 Mar 2015
"A mostly terrible movie, foreshadowing the atrocity of all the adaptations coming from a thoughtless industry scraping for dollars in recognition-value. Like all toy adaptations, the story itself is counter-intuitive to the foundation, as toys only receive their charm from the fantasy we project through interaction. Although the film is off to an enjoyable start it becomes increasingly excruciating after 20 minutes, to the point that the least embarrassing thing about it, is a sexy French maid."
87 86% Chappie (2015) - Rated 08 Mar 2015
"An engaging and hilarious film, Chappie - like Spring Breakers - suffers from marketing pitching it untruthfully, when it's actually one of the funniest films in a long time. So, like the character itself, Chappie is destined to be misunderstood. Particularly, by the people who expects that IMDb genre assignations are final. A thriller? To no extent. It's a gritty, thoughtful, sci-fi comedy which manages to present an interesting take on AI, without the hows and whys, simply as a matter-of-fact."
89 92% The Limey (1999) - Rated 26 Jun 2014
"Another underrated masterpiece by Soderbergh following a conventional action plot in an unconventional manner. Applying his jazzy style, further developed with Haywire, we are treated to delicate brutality during his typical, and highly entertaining, musings on causality. Stamp devours the scenery with his ultra-cool character and we are treated to hilarious dialogue throughout. Worth a watch for anyone fed up with current attempts at action-comedies."
87 86% All Is Lost (2013) - Rated 12 Feb 2014
"This is one fine piece of film-making. Plot and dialog is normally of little interest to me if it doesn't add anything to the film. Having next-to-nothing of either, while still succeeding in gripping you, is quite remarkable these days. Save for the ending, it holds up extremely well throughout and fortunately never drifts into being a morality tale or overtly symbolic. Its beautiful in all its simplicity and through hints we discover more about this man than most recent films ever allow us."
31 4% The Legend of 1900 (1998) - Rated 12 Feb 2014
"A ridiculous film. Discontent with being simply a real-life Disney-animated Citizen Edward Pianohands - complete with a cherub princess, a supernaturally gifted and kind orphan and a ludicrous story - it attempts to provide an understanding of being special. Nevertheless, everyone ignores that 1900 is a stow-away second-coming completely in charge of his own reality and try instead to force him ashore, rather than treating us to a study of his God-like, location bound existence. Terrible script."
87 86% North by Northwest (1959) - Rated 02 Feb 2014
"Exquisitely shot, awkwardly humorous - one of Hitch's finest comedies though misread as a classic thriller. Grant portrays a cry-wolf character oozing of latent mysogony and alcoholism. A typical man-on-the-run for crimes he didn't commit and mistaken for someone who doesn't exist. To counter his charades we find the rivetingly charismatic Mason. Hollywood keeps copying this film, but is void of the vulgar melodrama and finely tuned satire which makes it one of the most gorgeous ever made."
76 66% The Jackal (1997) - Rated 14 Jan 2014
"A definite must-see from the 90s classic action-canon. For once we cheer for a bad guy who is not an antihero, just straight up evil. Oh, the guilt-free joy! We're never even given much of a choice when the arch-enemy (good guy) of a clandestine, gadget utilizing, non-fuck-giving BRUCE "DIE HARD" WILLIS is...Richard "Pretty Woman" Gere trying on various British accents to little success and otherwise doing nothing. Everything else is just beautiful nonsense in a way only the 90s can justify."
69 55% Drowning by Numbers (1988) - Rated 11 Jan 2014
"And it goes; 1, 2, 3- What the hell are we looking for? And then; 5, 12, 65... This movie is begging for at least (insert number) rewatch(es) or some serious sudoku skills. In all regards, it's a beautiful, painteresque picture which, unfortunately, lacks the motivated storytelling to make it a riveting experience. Aside from the aesthetics, the film also provides absurd, often humorous, situations which plot-driven ventures would never bother with. The Gravedigger's cameo is hilarious."