Watched Dredd (2012) although I have read very few Judge Dredd comics in my lifetime.
It looks low budget even though the budget was $45m. The film takes place in one building and the actors are relative unknowns. For comparison Chappie (2015), also shot in South Africa, had a budget of $49m. I wonder if they could have done more films had they gone properly low budget.
Captures the feel of the comic better than what I remember of the Stallone Dredd film.
Doesn’t have a bloated runtime which helps with the lack of variety in the shooting location. Recommended for fans of the comic, the more familiar you are the more you might appreciate this adaptation.
I got a hold of Platoon on Bluray, last time I saw it may have been 15 or more years ago. In the “YouTube” era there’s so much extra analysis to go along with films these days. I think I learned of Oliver Stone through IMDB back in the day. Never saw Platoon until I rented it myself as an adult, but that poster image is one that’s hard to forget once you saw it on VHS store shelves.
Platoon goes for realism concerning a very dramatic time and place. I can see why it was a “sleeper hit”. The audiences were in for a film with a lot of substance and a big impact even if it was a low budget film with (at the time) unknown actors.
To me the idea of a war in Vietnam is increasingly bizarre as time goes on, given that Vietnam is now a tropical tourist destination that manufactures electronics, and their food is popular in the west. But then Eisenhower did warn about the dangers of a “military industrial complex”. Sad that the Australian government sent troops over there…
A chance encounter between a down-and-out music-business executive and a young singer-songwriter, new to Manhattan, turns into a promising collaboration between the two talents.
A really good movie about music, family, parentship, and managing talent in New York City.
1. the book, Pimp: The Story of My Life, is a magnitude better.
2. which is the only reason i watched the whole movie.
3. essentially, it is a bunch of people talking about IS.
Return of the Hero. (Le retour du héros)
French with subtitles.
A delightful light rom-com. Dujardin is in his swashbuckling prime and Laurent shines with sparkling intelligence.
“Comedic French period piece set in 1809 France about an accidentally over-praised soldier, starring Oscar winner Jean Dujardin (The Artist) and Mélanie Laurent (Inglourious Basterds).”
Kung Fu Hustle
This came around on a late night movie.
Perhaps the finest Kung Fu comedy movie of all time.
If you even sorta like Kung Fu movies, this is a must see.
I may have mentioned before. But it’s worth seeking out.
All the Best,
Jeff