TristansDad

TristansDad

Favorite films

  • The Maltese Falcon
  • Hot Fuzz
  • Jean de Florette
  • Much Ado About Nothing

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  • Omer the Tourist in Star Trek

    ★★

  • Paddington 2

    ★★★★

  • Inglourious Basterds

    ★★★★

  • Arrival

    ★★★★★

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  • Omer the Tourist in Star Trek

    Omer the Tourist in Star Trek

    ★★

    “What happens if we activate the trossises from backside with the tornulle mechanism and increase crossis to 45?“

    I’m not sure whether this is just a bad Turkish film, or whether all Turkish cinema was this low quality in the 70s. But I’d hate to think that this was typical for the period because it’s an absolute stinker. 

    A knockoff Starship Enterprise - crewed by a faux Kirk, Spock, et al - arrives at a remote planet where a crew…

  • Arrival

    Arrival

    ★★★★★

    “If you could see your whole life from start to finish, would you change things?“ 

    What an amazing, inspiring, sad, beautiful, wonderful, frightening, electrifying, and joyful film. Such an elegant concept contrasted against all the faults and failures of humanity. 

    And the future me says that I equally enjoy it the next time I watch it.

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  • Frigid Hare

    Frigid Hare

    ★★★½

    As a geographer, I’m very confused by much of this film. Still, a penguin crying ice cubes is cute enough.

  • The Long Goodbye

    The Long Goodbye

    ★½

    “Fuck you”

    I’ve been saving this film for a long time. A long, long time; and boy, am I disappointed! 

    Let’s start with the positives: Sterling Hayden is a great Roger Wade. A great, bearded, Hemingway-esque figure who plays the part to a tee. Better than I ever imagined him. 

    OK, that didn’t take long. The negatives?

    Elliott Gould isn’t bad as Philip Marlowe. But I can’t agree with how Marlowe is being portrayed. His wisecracks aren’t particularly wise and…