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James Koppert (2698 KP) rated This Is England (2007) in Movies

Dec 3, 2019 (Updated Dec 3, 2019)  
This Is England (2007)
This Is England (2007)
2007 | International, Drama
10
7.8 (10 Ratings)
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A British film that actually got recognition (0 more)
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British classic
Unless it's a comedy, British films often don't get the recognition they deserve. This did. Friends in the State's were messeging me saying they have seen it.

The unscripted acting was warm when it needed to be and tense when it needed to be. It shine a light on Thatcher's Britain, divided and angry, a but like today. It's not always easy to watch but at the same time there is recognition of anyone who lived through this period.

So good it spawned a TV series, This Is England is one of Britain's best.
  
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Awix (3310 KP) rated Captain Kronos - Vampire Hunter (1974) in Movies

Feb 14, 2018 (Updated Feb 14, 2018)  
Captain Kronos - Vampire Hunter (1974)
Captain Kronos - Vampire Hunter (1974)
1974 | Adventure, Horror
7
7.4 (7 Ratings)
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Somewhat atypical late-period Hammer horror; feels a bit like a pilot for a TV show but is none the worse for that. Dope-smoking, katana-swinging action man Kronos does battle with a vampire that feeds off youth itself.

Works hard to avoid the usual clichés, with some great moments of black comedy along the way. References to other Hammer films from around the same time will please the faithful. Action choreography by doyen of swordmasters William Hobbs means that the fight sequences (especially the climactic duel) are considerably better than you'd expect from such a low-budget movie. Should have been the start of a series, but Hammer had run out of money.
  
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Awix (3310 KP) rated Suburbicon (2017) in Movies

Feb 12, 2018  
Suburbicon (2017)
Suburbicon (2017)
2017 | Crime, Drama, Mystery
6
6.0 (18 Ratings)
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Period-set black comedy-thriller with Matt Damon as a pillar of the titular planned community, struggling to recover from the death of his wife in a burglary-gone-wrong. (Or is he...?) Actually based on a script set aside by the Coen brothers decades ago; it's tempting but fruitless to speculate as to how much of their work remains.

Quite well directed by Clooney, and the plotting is very smart, but a subplot about toxic racism feels intrusive and disconnected from the rest of the film - as a result what could have been a clever and understated film just feels like it's indulging in clumsy virtue-signalling. Would have been much better without the preachiness.
  
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Dana (24 KP) rated Inferno (The Divine Comedy, #1) in Books

Mar 23, 2018  
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Inferno (The Divine Comedy, #1)
Dante Alighieri | 2004
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
I have been wanting to read the Divine Comedy for a while now, especially since it is constantly referenced in other works. I thought it was cool how Dante brought in so many well-known political, religious, and just generally famous people then showed them all suffering in Hell. Yes, there was a lot of humor strewn throughout this epic poem, but there were obviously a lot of serious moments that made you have to think. Even if you are not religious, this is a very interesting thing to pick up because of its historical connections as well as being an insight into the minds of some more religious figureheads during this time period. Overall, this was a pretty cool read and I am excited to read the other two.
  
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Awix (3310 KP) rated Legend (2015) in Movies

Jun 12, 2018 (Updated Jul 12, 2019)  
Legend (2015)
Legend (2015)
2015 | Drama, Thriller
6
7.7 (28 Ratings)
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Yet another movie glamourising the vicious real-life gangster siblings, with the principal gimmick of Tom Hardy playing both Krays through the wonders of something-or-other. Hardy is excellent as Reggie, the merely-psychotic brains of the outfit, but way over the top as Ronnie, who is portrayed as a slightly thick criminal maniac, and arguably played for laughs too. A friend of mine came out thinking this was intended to be a black comedy; she may not have been wrong.

There's a good supporting cast and it's quite well made, but the film seems much too keen to cut the Krays some slack, presenting them as roguish anti-heroes rather than the brutal thugs they actually were. The 1990 Peter Medak telling of the Krays' story was arguably more balanced - this is an uneasy combination of a 'those quaint old Brits' period drama and a modishly violent modern gangster film.