Films
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Bruce Almighty
Bruce Almighty Jim Carrey, now there’s a ‘wacky’ guy. And, well I guess that kinda sums up this movie. Carrey is manic, over the top and must be a directors nightmare. The supporting cast play off him well, including a ‘non-Rachel’ Jennifer Aniston, and Morgan Freeman as God (which I think he would be pretty…
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The Main artery
Firstly, my apologies for the tardiness of my appreciation. Thanks to everyone who wished me well last week. Sorry I took so long to remember to thank you! In other, brief news, my DVD player, sent back to ebuyer.com when it developed a display fault has been found faulty by their service department and a…
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8 Mile
8 Mile First things first. Eminem is a good actor. Not a great actor but I’m sure with a bit more training he could handle a stronger role, for whilst he plays the lead in this film, he doesn’t have much to say or do beyond himself. Will be interesting seeing him stretched with something…
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8 Mile
Eminem’s life story. Well it’s not, but I’m guessing it’s close and it seems to be the accepted basis. Solid, simple story, which, whilst being slightly cliched, works well. The main reason it works, and I know others have been saying it for some time now, is the lead role. Eminem hits the mark without…
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Gangs of New York
Wow. I wasn’t too sure what to expect as I’d managed to stay away from most of the hype surrounding this film, but consider me impressed. An epic scale film, well directed, well acted (WHY doesn’t Daniel Day Lewis do more films?), some wonderful cinematography, and clever use of special effects. Not sure the exact…
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Die Another Day
Finally got around to seeing this last night (first film on our monthly film ticket at UGC Cinemas). Initial reaction was pretty good, but I know a lot people who didn’t like it, saying that it strayed too far from the ‘Bond ethos’ (yes someone actually said that to me). However I think that it…