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The Day the Earth Stood Still 1951
The film itself was gripping; for something that came out over 70 years ago, the visual effects are what they are, but they certainly don’t detract the viewer’s appreciation of such intriguing dialogue and performance. Michael Rennee is quite mesmerising in his role as the alien Klaatu, and manages to deliver his lines prudently, as if speaking to leaders of nations in different points of time and space.
Gort, the robot and main force of danger posed by the spaceship,…
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The Beekeeper 2024
Let’s start with this. Clearly not a film to take seriously, but, my god, don’t. It’s a film about a retired ‘beekeeper’ (who actually still keeps bees so isn’t retired in that sense) who quite quickly returns to his old killing ways to bring down a bunch of fraudsters. Everything about the film should be fun and yet it doesn’t seem to land its quips in dialogue about the bee hive and is instead confused between being all out action or modern-day satire.
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Adventureland 2009
Nostalgic, fun and likeable. Light hearted enough to keep you amused and punchy enough to make you care.
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