panzerwolf
Celluloid Junkie
Member Since: 10 Jul 2008
Location: Finland
Bio: My movie interests include things such as cars, westerns, samurai stuff, zombies, WW2, werewolves, horror and crime. I don't have a favourite genre, but I watch a lot of action, drama and horror.
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Tuntematon Sotilas (1985) - Rated 14 Jul 2025
"For the record, I watched the special version of the movie that's 227 minutes long. I have seen this one before, albeit the shorter version, and I didn't like it much at the time. There's some solid acting here, so that you come to know the characters even if they are not introduced much (kind of counting on you knowing the Laine version or the book, I guess). Some scenes are very intense and sad, although in contrast, I think the drunk scene in this one is the funniest one I've seen."
Open 24 Hours (2018) - Rated 14 Jul 2025
"Just so very mediocre. It's got some cool moods and the acting is fine, but the killer is the most boring stereotype you could ever write and there aren't a lot of thrills to be had here. If the villain had been written better and less like 'what you'd exactly expect', it might have been more interesting. Also, did not really justify the runtime, either. Cool night-time gas station moods, though!"
The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020) - Rated 14 Jul 2025
"Great performances and a compelling story, but it feels way too disjointed and also, too long. There were interesting things there, like how did the different people interact with each other, what was the deal with the undercover people (in more detail). Some things just got too much in your face at times, but I still considered it an interesting watch. It just lacked the meat from its bones in some places."
The Theory of Everything (2014) - Rated 14 Jul 2025
"This movie seems to divide opinions, but I really liked it. I found some bits cheesy; like the montages of the best moments and family times and romance. I wished there had been more science stuffs, but this clearly focuses more on Stephen's personal life. Also, I have to admit that for some reason Redmayne annoys me (and I can't explain it), but he is absolutely brilliant here and a very talented actor."
The Big Country (1958) - Rated 12 May 2025
"A damn solid western with a different approach. The hero isn't out to build up his ego and that is what drives many people who witness him to believe that he is a coward. The good guys are really not good and the bad guys are really not bad. The women in the movie are interesting enough and not just on the sidelines with everything. Cinematography-wise it's not the best-looking western, but remains kind of mediocre yet purposeful."
The Prestige (2006) - Rated 12 May 2025
"It is a long movie, but it doesn't feel that way. Starts out pretty simple but as it goes on, you understand there's more to things than meets the eye, something happening in the background, which of course is the theme of the entire thing. Great (and kind of weird!) cast and a compelling story that unravels as you watch it. Might be interesting to watch it a second time to notice all the signs that point towards the ending of the movie."
Run Hide Fight (2021) - Rated 12 May 2025
"Kind of a weird, mixed bag. The initial weirdness is doing a movie about a school shooting, but the second, even bigger weirdness, is making it into an action movie. Now this is a painful, horrible subject. In 'Run Hide Fight', everything seems like an action sequence and they've inserted in the whole 'cool factor' and that really alienates you from the topic."
Never Rarely Sometimes Always (2020) - Rated 12 May 2025
"This should have been my choice of an anxiety-inducing film for my seasonal challenge, because wow, if I didn't feel anxiety over these two girls. Putting themselves in danger in a strange place because the other one needs help, I was constantly doubting just about everyone they met. A beautiful, subdued movie that is as much about surviving abuse as it is about being lost in a strange place where the nights drag on and you have nowhere to go. The moods were real here."
Mean Creek (2004) - Rated 12 May 2025
"A very hard-hitting coming-of-age film. It just reminds you how as a kid, you're just stupid. You think you're doing something kind of smart, but it's the most stupid thing ever. When you get older you realize it, but in that moment it somehow made (almost) perfect sense. Amazing acting from all of the young actors here and I really enjoyed all the subdued moods of the river, or driving back home when the morning is already painting the sky red on the horizon."
Hacksaw Ridge (2016) - Rated 12 May 2025
"It's not horrible. But it is very mediocre. The story is amazing and compelling, but the overly dramatic way things are presented just really takes away from a story that would have worked in the most simple of forms. Slapping away grenades, slow-motion charge, sappy music. The brutality of war was presented in a great way but the cheesy presentation of the rest of the things just made me roll my eyes. Also, that romance could have been spent a lot less time on in the beginning."
