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Tim McGuire (301 KP) rated 1917 (2020) in Movies

Mar 3, 2020

1917 (2020)

2020 | Drama, War

8.8

(56 Ratings)

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Saving a whole bunch of Privates.

397. 1917. Think Saving Private Ryan with a smaller cast, smaller family, different war, different ally, same enemy. Filmed in one long shot, tells the story of two soldiers sent on a slightly dangerous mission, ok, one soldier and he drags his poor buddy along with him for the ride. Friendship!! Lance Corporal Blake (played by Dean-Charles Chapman, ok pull up a picture of him. Observe. Now look up the actress Joey King. Observe.) is called to see the General, he has an important mission for him, to head over to another regiment before they walk into a trap, and cost the lives of up to 1600 men, including Blakes' own brother. And yay, just for being his friend, and standing next to him while he gets the orders, Lance Corporal Schofield gets to go through hell with him! An exciting and grotesque look at the battlefield, being filmed in one shot gave it intense feel. Doesn't let up until the end! Several popular Brits pop up in there for cameos, spotted Sherlock Holmes, a Kingsman, and Rob Stark in there. Worth the watch!! Filmbufftim on FB

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Bob Mann (459 KP) rated The Lion King (2019) in Movies

Aug 2, 2019 (Updated Aug 2, 2019)

The Lion King (2019)

2019 | Adventure, Animation, Family

7.1

(82 Ratings)

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An animation tour de force (0 more)

Lacks the emotion of the original (0 more)

"Gorgeously Pointless" sums this up for me. In general I find the Disney live action remakes pretty pointless. Why try, other than to fill Disney coffers? (Which I guess is the producer’s point!) And my opinion hasn’t changed after this. I still think its a rather pointless exercise, particularly in this case where there is no human cast.

With these things, I always think of Jim Carrey‘s cry at the end of his version of “I am the Walrus”. He screams “There, I did it. I defiled a timeless piece of art”. Jon Favreau can at least sleep happy (sic) in his bed content that he hasn’t managed to do that. I can’t say I was horrified by this one, because I wasn’t. It was majestic, entertaining, technically superb and certainly had its moments.

The acid test for me would be “would I go and see that again”. And in this case the answer would be “yes”.

For my full graphical review, please visit https://bob-the-movie-man.com/2019/08/02/one-manns-movies-film-review-the-lion-king-2019/.

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Sarah (7800 KP) Aug 2, 2019

Gorgeously pointless is definitely spot on with this!

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Awix (3310 KP) rated The Hidden Fortress (1958) in Movies

Apr 28, 2020

The Hidden Fortress (1958)

1958 | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

5.4

(5 Ratings)

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Historical epic from Kurosawa. A motley group including two scumbag peasants, a wilful young princess, and an imposingly lethal warrior try to make their way through enemy territory while carrying a large stash of gold. Much more famous for its influence on the stellar conflict saga than its own merits, this movie doesn't have the inspired simplicity of premise or the economy of a film like Seven Samurai or Yojimbo, but is still rewarding provided you can get on its wavelength.

There are many good things about this film - Mifune, the compositions, some stunning epic set-pieces - but on the other hand it will probably feel very slow to a modern viewer, with a lot of wandering about that doesn't really seem necessary. At its heart the film is about the contrast and conflict between the noble and honorable concerns of the princess and her general and the completely selfish and amoral outlook of the peasants, and this is nicely achieved without feeling too heavy-handed. Suffice to say everyone learns something by the end. In the end, though, this is mid-table Kurosawa.