freddie_r

freddie_r

Favorite films

  • Moneyball
  • Hot Fuzz
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
  • The Dark Knight

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  • The Dark Knight Rises

    ★★★★

  • The Dark Knight

    ★★★★★

  • Batman Begins

    ★★★★½

  • The Business

    ★★½

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  • Mickey 17

    Mickey 17

    ★★★★

    I do agree that the third act let it down slightly but performances make this a fun time.

  • Starter for 10

    Starter for 10

    ★★★

    I know James Mcavoy does a really good job with an Essex accent because it’s awful to listen to.

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  • Longlegs

    Longlegs

    ★★★½

    Utilises the landscape and wide shots very well which makes it inherently more creepy. Nic Cage as longlegs is given a lot of screen time in this which makes this so much better. Did think the ending was slightly underwhelming for how good this film is but didn't make me want to take the score down for it.

  • Platoon

    Platoon

    ★★★★

    Set during the bloodiest year of the war, Platoon is an uncomfortable portrayal of the US's controversial involvement in Vietnam. It shows many of the atrocities carried out on the South Vietnamese people during the course of the war by US soldiers and the ongoing fracturing relationships in the platoon.

    We see the gradual realisation of a lot of the platoon that they are fighting in a war they no longer believe in, and Keith David's character saying there is…

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