“The Dark Knight” disappointed. Heath Ledger was good, Christian Bale was given nothing to do, the central idea that Batman couldn’t be Gotham’s hero because he is a vigilante was weak, the action was predictable standard blockbuster fare.
Only when Ledger’s Joker was on screen did the pulse quicken. He provided unpredictability, excitement, tension – exactly [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Film’
August 3, 2008
Too Dark But Not Dark Enough
July 29, 2008
From Coughing to Garroting
“There is nothing wrong with your appendix” said Dr. Kuldev through a half smile, “but you do have the flu.”
“But why do I have extra pain near my appendix?”
“Take two paracetemol and rest for a couple of days.” Still the smile.
“Perhaps I’ve torn a stomach muscle?!”
“Your pulse is normal. Try the paracetemol.” He was taking [...]
July 23, 2008
Really Good French Teen Swimming Movie
So I watched this French film “Water Lilies” at the BFI last week. I took a girl along. The film is about adolescent sexual discovery and the horny urges of members of a girls’ synchronised swimming team. I took a girl along!?
I was a little nervous before the start of the film. I feared the [...]
July 7, 2008
Aiming High
“Requiem For A Dream”. Now there’s a film to cause havoc in your cerebral cortex. Mmm… fucked up stuff for any drug addicts to think about. Anyone else… just make your own choices I guess.
When I was in New York (“Requiem For A Dream” is set in Brooklyn) I was surprised by the culture of taking [...]
June 13, 2008
Plums
I’d two free tickets to last night’s preview screening of the mockumentary, “The Complete History Of My Sexual Failures”. I forgot I had them until a couple of hours beforehand but I gave this girl a shout to see if she’d come along. Unfortunately, she’d to attend some fashion show with her housemate and couldn’t [...]
June 6, 2008
Nothing Like a Quality Jack
Watched Jack Nicholson in “The Shining” last night. Great film. You look at some of the shots Kubrick achieved and realise that, despite the advancements in camera technology, you rarely see shots in today’s movies nearly as impressive. As for randy Jack he was sinister from the start, a bit of a psycho 5 minutes [...]
