A lot of reviews here which I should have got round to earlier, but didn\u2019t. So they\u2019re often just random thoughts that I remember. Enjoy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Titanic<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yep, a biggun\u2019 that I\u2019m only watching for the first time. It\u2019s the world\u2019s highest grossing film ever. Personally, from this viewing, I don\u2019t think it\u2019s massively deserving of this accolade, but hey, it did a lot for the cinema with all that mulah it raked in, so I can\u2019t complain. Titanic is a disaster movie in one sense, but more of romance flick overall, with a bit of class conflict to spice up the drama between star crossed lovers Jack and Rose. Fun fact: you know that famous poster of those guys? It was a direct inspiration for the main poster of Brokeback Mountain<\/em>, a film I feel is far superior to Titanic<\/em> in every way. But I digress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I also couldn\u2019t take the main theme seriously, because, you know, that poor meme rendition with the recorder just takes over my mind. And then it reminded me of my younger days where I played jingle bells on the recorder with the sheer force of my nasal passages. And then that reminded me of the meme where the guy belts out the John Cena music on not one, but two recorders. Props to that guy. That\u2019s a hell of a lot of breathing energy right there. Yeah, I got distracted. Overall, I\u2019m just not a massive fan of romance films, so I didn\u2019t really think this was a great one. Although I did notice that famous Welsh actor guy near the end of the film who starred in those two rubbish Fantastic Four<\/em> movies, so that\u2019s something (I googled it, and his name\u2019s Ioan Gruffudd. There you go).<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (Rewatch)<\/p>\n\n\n\n I introduced this banger to a sibling, and it certainly hasn\u2019t decreased in quality. I appreciated how much The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari<\/em> gets mentioned, and how much Nicolas Cage\u2019s character (he plays himself in particularly meta fashion) appreciates it. As a fan of the actor\u2019s OTT films and his more subtle performances, I had a feeling I was going to get into the groove the first time round. But there\u2019s nothing wrong with a second viewing. Also, Pedro Pascal\u2019s here too, so you know there\u2019s going to be high quality. It doesn\u2019t matter if the film itself isn\u2019t that great, because Pedro will still be great. But this film\u2019s great anyway, so there\u2019s no problem. Beyond the Nicolas Cage playing Nic Cage on screen, there\u2019s also a recurrent appearance of Wild at Heart Nicolas Cage providing questionable pep talks to the main Nic Cage. So plenty of Cages to enjoy. The film revels in bizarre humour as a simple acting job develops into an off-the-wall crime caper, and it\u2019s all the better for it. He\u2019s Nicolas friggin\u2019 Cage, and that\u2019s all you need to know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Batman<\/p>\n\n\n\n Another film I really should\u2019ve got round to watching earlier, but didn\u2019t. Well, I\u2019ve watched it now, and it\u2019s pretty good. It\u2019s nice to hear the ruggedly phrased \u2018I\u2019M BATMAN\u2019 from an actor other than Christian Bale, and Michael Keaton puts on a fine performance as the caped crusader. If anything, there\u2019s a similar Dark Knight<\/em>dynamic where Batman\u2019s overshadowed by the main villain, with Jack Nicolson\u2019s joker taking up most of the drama with his deadly handshakes and eccentric shenanigans. And this is a Tim Burton film, of course, so there\u2019s plenty of dark, expressionist backgrounds to enjoy. The love interest isn\u2019t particularly engaging or believable, but that\u2019s forgivable. I could probably do with some more context by watching more Batman films outside Nolan\u2019s trilogy, all of which I\u2019ve watched repeatedly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sci-fi Season at Cineworld: Blade Runner, Blade Runner 2049 (Rewatch)<\/p>\n\n\n\n My local cinema has upped its game recently and come up with some great film scheduling. It particularly knocked the metaphorical ball out of the metaphorical park when it decided to show these two bangers recently. I\u2019ve talked about them more times than I can count, but it\u2019s great to watch them on the big screen, particularly as I\u2019d never seen Blade Runner<\/em> at a cinema before. And it\u2019s also great to nerd out about the similar use of music and imagery across the two films while also noting how 2049<\/em> stands as an original film on its own. If you want more on the use of imagery and sound in 2049<\/em>, then, uh, maybe you should check out my very reasonably priced *cough* book. Or maybe you should wait for the cheaper paperback release. Or maybe you won\u2019t buy the book at all o____o Who knows?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A lot of reviews here which I should have got round to earlier, but didn\u2019t. So they\u2019re often just random thoughts that I remember. 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