Friday, 31 December 2010

Film 100 - Badlands

What can I say.

I've done it.

Film 99 - The Lady Vanishes

I watched most of it, and I'm pretty sure that counts.

Film 98 - Kes

Having previously read the book the film was good, and in many ways following the vision of the original... but maybe just because I read it first, it just seemed like the film was rehashing the same story, an excellent one, but one I'd heard before.

The football scene was just as, if not more funny, as in the book though.

Film 97 - Love Actually

What's better than one love story? About twenty love stories.

That's why Love Actually holds the joint top spot with 500 Days of Summer in rom-com-ville.

How can you chose the best one out of them? The prime minister and a member of his staff, the two stand ins who find themselves standing in on a sex scene from some movies or another before their first date, or possibly my personal favourite, the 11 year old who's found the 'one.'

Thursday, 30 December 2010

Film 96 - Lost in Translation

I should really stop watching so many good films, so many really awe-inspiring films. I honestly don't know where to put this film... is it brilliant, or simply great.

Bill Murray, Scarlet Johansson just have one of the greatest connections, the understanding between the two makes the film great. At times, nothing was said for nearly a minute, but both acted with understated brilliance.

Film 95 - My Best Friend's Wedding

90s romantic comedy for me next, a film that delivered less than 500 Days of Summer but more than How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days.

Therefore, a reasonably good but not great film.

Film 94 - Cloverfield

Another apocalyptic type film, this time with a huge great monster type thingy.

It was all shot on hand-held camera, giving it that sort of Blair Witch Project type feel.

Good film.