Not really in the mood for big reviews (and beginning to realise that I tend to say only good things about most films, which will get very dull very quickly), but I watched a number of new [to me] films over the weekend. The number being 4.
For a Few Dollars More was a good way to spend the bulk of a Saturday afternoon, having seen A Fistful of Dollars the previous week. Likewise, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly was a good way of spending a Sunday afternoon.
Saturday evening was carefully whiled away enjoying the first half of a Michael Caine double bill that my Mother sent on to me (having got it free in the Mail on Sunday), namely The Eagle has Landed.. The second half of that double bill had been The Fourth Protocol, which I watched last week and thought I'd told you about, but since it seems not, I'll find a few words.
Not such a good plan for a Sunday evening was JFK, since I realised partway through I had a pencilled-in plan to meet some people online, and had to come back to it a couple of hours later. Although it's Monday, so clearly I survived, and can even remember a little of what went on in the film.
Spoilers for all follow.
For a Few Dollars More was a good way to spend the bulk of a Saturday afternoon, having seen A Fistful of Dollars the previous week. Likewise, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly was a good way of spending a Sunday afternoon.
Saturday evening was carefully whiled away enjoying the first half of a Michael Caine double bill that my Mother sent on to me (having got it free in the Mail on Sunday), namely The Eagle has Landed.. The second half of that double bill had been The Fourth Protocol, which I watched last week and thought I'd told you about, but since it seems not, I'll find a few words.
Not such a good plan for a Sunday evening was JFK, since I realised partway through I had a pencilled-in plan to meet some people online, and had to come back to it a couple of hours later. Although it's Monday, so clearly I survived, and can even remember a little of what went on in the film.
Spoilers for all follow.
I'll be honest, I was expecting The Last Samurai to be bad. I mean, really bad. And I was pleasantly surprised. I tend to love films in general, but even accounting for that, this is a good one.
Spoilers follow. Some day I'll start being more consistent about whether I include spoilers, whether I warn about them, and how much I say before the 'Read More'.
Spoilers follow. Some day I'll start being more consistent about whether I include spoilers, whether I warn about them, and how much I say before the 'Read More'.
People have been telling me to see The Princess Bride for years. About 3 years, I suppose - before that I'd never heard of it - but since then a number of people have been most emphatic. Which is why when I found it in Virgin's 4 for £20 yesterday, I bought it.
No spoilers, I'm just using the More link to save some space.
No spoilers, I'm just using the More link to save some space.
And so ends a wonderfully successful weekend of home cinema-going. Alone, alas, but one day I'll get my house tidy enough to entertain (and if I'm to entertain more than one person at a time, get some more furniture, and perhaps a bigger place to put it in). In particular, it's put a significant dent in my need to catch up on the Internet Movie Database top 100 (I'll make a new post to update my effort on that front within a day or two, and once the Stalker is back online I'll link to his post that got me started), by fitting two of them into one week.
So, although it didn't begin with 12 Angry Men, my reviews will. It's absolutely brilliant. Ironically, no spoilers follow.
So, although it didn't begin with 12 Angry Men, my reviews will. It's absolutely brilliant. Ironically, no spoilers follow.
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