Tuesday, May 18, 2010

#39. The Fly (1986)

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Finally it was time for a sci-fi/horror gore-fest film. Great score by Howard Shore, great actors (Goldblum, Geena Davis), nice script with memorable and classic quotes and above all, awesome special effects.  It's a small movie with a nice atmosphere, the only negative is the 80s clothing and hair-styles...

Rating: +3/5
IMDb-rating: 7/10

#38. Caravaggio (1986)

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Caravaggio is full of symbolism, intentional anachronism, poetic but also really slow and gets you pretty bored on occasion. Therefore, pretty unbalanced, but I bet if you're a fan of Caravaggios paitings you'll probably love this. Good lightning and props though.

Rating: 2/5
IMDb-rating: 5/10

Monday, May 17, 2010

#37. Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)

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Gooooooooood morning Vietnam! I'm a huge fan of Robin Williams, and I must say this classic is one of the best. His comedy-style for this particular character fits like a glove. Oh, and the soundtrack is pretty neat.

Rating: +3/5
IMDb-rating: 7/10

#36. Au revoir les enfants (1987)

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It starts slow but gets more interesting in the second act and ends great in the third. Interesting french point of view on the WWII, from the perspective of school children, priests, parents etc. Also, it's based on true events from the director himself.

Rating: 3/5
IMDb-rating: 6/10

Friday, May 14, 2010

#35. Night of the Living Dead (1968)

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Just watched this cult classic at a friends house, that's why I'm going to have to jump a little bit back on the list.It had everything that I expected from a cult classic of its kind, bad acting (of course) but also classic memorable lines and really nice photography for its time. I even felt a psychadelic vibe to it with the music and the photo (and yeah, that's a positive thing). Timeless.

Rating: +3/5
IMDb-rating: 7/10

#34. 'A' gai wak juk jap (1987)

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This is the sequel to 'A' gai wak. It's fun and it has as usual impressive stunts from Jackie Chan. Although, it has some flaws in bad writing and also in comedy when it gets too silly.

Rating: 2/5
IMDb-rating: 5/10

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

#33. Broadcast News (1987)

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This is really the little brother of Network. It's not even close to the level of its big brother but it is good in its own way. Great actors and written characters, although some scenes felt theatrical. 

Rating: 3/5
IMDb-rating: 6/10

Friday, May 7, 2010

#32. Withnail & I (1987)

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First I have to say I'm sorry for not updating the blog for a long time now, I've been busy. I'll probably make a marathon or something to catch up this month.

Anyways, this was a darn funny british flick. There's a lot of memorable quotes in this one. Plus, the soundtrack is pretty neat aswell.

Rating: +3/5
IMDb-rating: 7/10