yellow-bastard
Posts: 213
Joined: 30/9/2005
From: Swansea, South Wales
|
JANUARY
6th -- Match point - Some may consider the "twist" to be an act of cinematic masterwork, but I saw it as a turning point, it made a boring, uninvolving film, into a confusing, farfetched pointless one, if that was your goal Mr Allen, I salute you! And don't get me started on the slow-mo ring rebound thing, just like a tennis match, of course! (4/10) 
15th -- Brokeback mountain
Finnaly the year is kicking off! Excellent film, superb directing by Lee, and the actors were amazing also, expecially Heath Ledger. The subject matter may be very off putting to some, but give it a chance, its a fantastic film that should be seen by everyone. (9/10) 
16th -- Jarhead
Really this is two films, the first half a good training, messin about movie. The second half a boring, tedious and utterly pointless mess. The directing and cinematography is excellent, as is most of the acting, but all that gloss cant hide the boredom. Never has a tagline been so apt... "Welcome to the SUCK" (5/10) 
17th -- Sympathy for lady vengeance
This suffers from the classic "too much style, not enough substance". It really doesnt kick off until over an hour but when it does its fantastic. When compared to OldBoy its very dire, but on it's own its passable entertainment. Dissapointed (6/10) 
19th -- Munich
Fantastically gripping. Very violent, but that only adds to the intensity of the film. Its emotionally involving and will have you on the edge of your seat, well, at least the first 2 hours will, after that you'll be very bored, the only problem is that Spielberg doesn't know how to end it. Acting is superb, but the story can be a tad confusing at times. (7/10)
26th -- Memoirs of a Geisha
Brilliant direction and a Stunning pallet almost make up for the tedium towards the end of the film, but up until the snow dance the film is very good. Its just a shame that it goes down a very steep hill after that,even if it is a very good looking hill. (7/10)
26th -- March of the Penguins
An Amazing documentary. Beautifully shot and with an army of brilliant performances  . The narration is perfect, and the film carries a suprisingly significant emotional punch. And dont get me started on that BASTARD BIRD! (8/10)
27th -- Underwolrld : Evolution
As a fan of the original film I was extremely dissapointed with this. A very confusing story, that seemed to go nowhere through the entire film. Just a constant flow of boring action scenes that were full of gratuatous violence, its not all bad though, the suit was good. (4/10)
30th -- A cock and Bull story
A very entertaining film, but only funny in the clearly improvised scenes. Some scenes will remain the funniest of the year, "I dont speak like this, yes I do", and the womb scene being highlights. Maybe it would have found a better audience on TV though. (7/10)
FILM OF THE MONTH : BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
FEBUARY
6th -- Walk the line
Boy, this biopic formula is getting old. This film has a very repetetive narrative structure - "5 mins perormance, 5 mins drama, 5 mins performance..." etc. The acting though was excellent, particularly by Reese Witherspoon, and although overlong, the story didnt once grind to a halt. (6/10) 
12th -- Final Destination 3
A very entertaining film, especially if you like seeing people getting decapatated, burnt to a crisp etc. The roller coaster opening is exciting, even if the cgi is really bad! But you do find yourselves saying "skip to the death" at the 'lets look at random pictures and find out whos going to die next' scenes! (5/10) 
15th -- Chicken Little
A good premise is spoilt by manic, fast, over the top action. It gets very confused, is it a scifi adventure or a family drama? Disney really need Pixar. (5/10)
27th -- Date Movie
One of the worst films I have ever seen. Making comedies out of comedies just doesn't work, especially when the exact same jokes are used. The best bit was the mr and mrs smith parody, which in fact looks like it was directly cut from the mr and mrs smith script. Truly awful (1/10)
FILM OF THE MONTH : WALK THE LINE (in a very dissapointing month)
MARCH
1st -- Lucky Number Slevin
I found this to be very frustrating at the start, mostly due to the "lets keep the story twisting and leave everything until the end". But after the initial frustration i found the film to be hugley enjoyable, plus theres a handfull of very good performances in there. (7/10)
5th -- Syriana
Some interesting topics and good performances were let down by a jumbled structure that doesnt fit together until the last 10 minutes, which in fact, is excellent. There are a few scenes that stand out, but for the majority of the running time, i was bored. (5/10)
10th -- The Hills Have Eyes
One of the best Horror films I have seen in a long time. The slow build up is perfectly balanced by the super intense first encounter with the mutants. Very gory and definatley not for the faint hearted. (8/10)
15th -- The Inside Man
A dull, very very dull film. Ininvolving and completley turgig. They even threw in a blatant tasteless reference to 9/11. (3/10)
17th -- Hostel
I really enjoyed this, in a sick kind of way. It is suprisingly slow burning, but it does make good viewing. The second best horror I've seen this month! (6/10)
19th -- V for Vendetta
Absolutley flawless, exceptional viewing. It balances politics and action perfectly. I can't see anything else coming out this year beating it. (9/10)
27th -- Mirrormask
Classic case of too much style over subsatnce, there is a story in there, even though its not a very thick one. The visuals looked good, but nothing spectacular, and seeing as though they are the things that is keeping this film afloat, that is not a very good sign. (6/10)
FILM OF THE MONTH : V FOR VENDETTA (of course)
APRIL
1st - Ice Age : The Meltdown
Very dissapointing. I love the first film and was highly anticipating this. But there was no story, the animation was boring and the jokes were stale. And the Queen Latifah possom thing is just annoying. But Scrat again steals the show, how about "Ice Age 3;He gets the nut". (5/10)
16th - Capote
My cinema finnaly started showing this over the weekend. I thought it was a very, very good film. The performace at the center is clearly the highpoint. Compelling and highly thought provoking. (8/10)
19th - Scary Movie 4
There were a few funny moments in an otherwise boring film. The Million Dollar Baby spoof and the Oprah bits were funny but apart from that all I got was every character repeatadley falling over / being hit over the head etc. (4/10)
24th - Silent Hill
As a massive fan of the games I was hoping this would be very good, unfortunatley, it was just good. The first hour is fantastic but after that it all goes rather wrong until the end. Sean Bean once again adds more evidence to his "worst actor alive" file, giving us the worst accent of the year. One more thing, take a pillow, the offcial runtime for this film is forever. (7/10)
28th - Slither
I have been looking forward to seeing this film for ages, and i am not dissapointed! It was very funny, but also really gory to make up for it! Alot of fun, but nowhere near as good as Shaun of the dead. (7/10)
FILM OF THE MONTH - CAPOTE
MAY
7th - Mission Impossible 3
Pretty much what I was expecting, a "wham bam thank ya mam" movie of the highest degree. The acting was good throughout, and apart from being over long, and having a handful of cheesy moments / lines (Humpty Dumpty???) was very very enjoyable. The best in the Franchise. (7/10)
19th - The Da Vinci Code
Dire, very very dire. The acting is atrocious, Tom Hanks looked bored throughout. This could be due to the fact i have read the book, but i was itching for the film to end. Rushed out too make money, and thats what it did, suprise, suprise! (3/10)
28th -- X-Men the last stand
Ultimatley, i was dissapointed with this film. I am a huge fan of parts 1 and 2, and i feel that Bryan Singers absence is extremeley apparant. There is no emotion at all, despite the fact that a number of the characters die, and its chock a block of cheesy moments and plot holes. Still as its on film its ok. (5/10)
FILM OF THE MONTH : MISSION IMPOSSIBLE 3 (May = Bad this year)
JUNE
5th -- United 93
An excellent film, engrossing from start to finish, its the most horrific film I have seen in a long time, particularly the final 15 minutes. It feels like a documentry, and it looks amazing. Be warned, it is a harrowing experience and will get under your skin. Don't Be suprised if the tissues come out. (9/10)
8th -- Poseidon
An ok film i thought, cetainly could have been a lot better, could have been alot worse aswell though. I actually felt for some of the characters, particularly the young boy, features lots of cool new ways to die! If thats a compliment! (6/10)
TOP TEN OF THE YEAR
1. United 93 9/10
2. V for Vendetta 9/10
3. Brokeback mountain 9/10
4. Capote
5. The Hills have eyes 8/10
6. March of the penhuins 8/10
7. Mission Impossible 3 7/10
8. Slither 7/10
9. Munich 7/10
10. Silent Hill 7/10
NUMBER OF FILMS SEEN - 30
< Message edited by yellow-bastard -- 8/6/2006 10:52:32 PM >
|
Printable Version
My Cinema Diary 2006 - 
RE: My Cinema Diary 2006 - 
Brokeback Mountain (9/10) 
The Libertine (5/10) 
Highly Recommended 
Watchable 
Indifferent 
Why Did I Bother? 
I adored this film 
Hugely enjoyable (maybe not to everyone's taste but I liked it) 
Average/doesn't live up to expectations but still good fun 
Little to recommend it 
Wild horses couldn't drag me back to see this again 
***** 
Thank you God!! 
Divine 
Shiney! 
Comme Ce Comme Ca 
Not bad, about what I expected 
And the fuss was...? 
Pay good money, get good sleep 
Why God....WHY?! 
New Messages
No New Messages
Hot Topic w/ New Messages
Hot Topic w/o New Messages
Locked w/ New Messages
Locked w/o New Messages
Post New Thread