Monthly Archives: December 2008
#244 Mou gaan dou (2002)
This is the story that The Departed (2006) remade into such a success. On its own I believe this is a better movie but the voters at IMDb seem to think otherwise. Both movies are centered around an undercover cop and a mole in the police force. Their paths cross and it becomes a race [...]
#245 – Young Frankenstein (1974)
Unfortunately the humour of this movie did not age well. I found it rather boring and yet I recall watching this is a young lad and enjoying it. Frederick Frankenstein is the grandson of Dr Victor von Frankenstein who dabbled in reanimating dead bodies. Frederick has spent his whole life trying to sever ties to [...]
#246 – A Man For All Seasons (1966)
As I was watching these men shout at each other I could think of nothing but theater. This movie felt like a play on the screen. I later found out it was written as a play. The theatrics are a little too fake, too intentional, too much like acting and not enough reacting. Like I [...]
#247 – Howl’s Moving Castle (2004)
Hauru no ugoku shiro as it’s known in its original name is an animated production from the famous Japanese Studio Ghibli. It’s a grand tale full of magic, love and vanity. The story centers around issues of low self-esteem and vanity. It follows a young girl who is cursed by a witch to appear old. [...]
#248 – Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
I’m a fan of Johnny Depp. His characters are always unique and interesting. The boy has skills. My opinion is that he’s the best actor bar none. Yes, that just happened. Pirates is a swash-buckling action adventure story done in current grand Hollywood style complete with idiotic money driven sequels. It is the tale of [...]