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The Player 1992
In my defence of this rating I’ll say that I was in the wrong mood, will re-examine at a later date but until then…
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Mr. Majestyk 1974
The type of low to mid-level budget revenge film starring Charles Bronson that you’d maybe catch on TV with your older Dad or Grandad in the night.
Got some decent stunts, bits of action, but the plot felt drawn out and even when you’ve got Mr Sollozzo himself - (Frank Lettieri) - featuring as the films hitman antagonist, it just dragged on too much for my liking. Not a bad performance from Chuck, but not a highlight either.
Gunning down a shed full of melons mob-execution style just doesn’t hit the mark emotionally, but it sure is funny!
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Dune: Part Two 2024
I went to see this at the local IMAX with @Barnetjoe, finally breaking our streak of bio-pics and ending the curse.
Dune Pt. 2 is sheer spectacle. Technically superb. Visually stunning. Plenty of frames that you could hit pause and sift through the details. The Geidi Prime portion of the film was phenomenal, terrific use of black and white that also incorporates a bit of Harkonnen lore from the book in a very subtle way. To give Denis Villeneuve his…
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Ikiru 1952
The image of our protagonist Watanabe sitting outside on the swings of a snowy playground has pervaded my awareness of this film through the stills and short clips shown in critical reviews and retrospectives. But much like "Rosebud" in Citizen Kane, this signature moment at the end of our tale is merely a cinematic 'cherry-on-top' in a story about a man's confrontation with his own mortality and the realisation he has lived his life adrift and unfulfilled. Faced with barely…
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