Posted Sunday 13 July 2008
- Death Proof - A Quentin Tarantino film with his usual touches - lengthy drawn out dialogue, original music and obscene gore. I don't know the full story, but this "extended version" was probably longer by a good twenty minutes (?) just because it wasn't in the "Grindcore" package. Anyway, definitely memorable, great car chase scene and some interesting setups (whatever happened to the cheerleader and the hillbilly?) 8/10
- I'm Not There - The Bob Dylan movie, with Cate Blanchett, Heath Ledger, Christian Bale and more. I didn't read the DVD cover, so it took me quite a while to realise that each character was a fictitious persona of Dylan. Anyway, it felt a little all over the shop, and I ended up falling asleep so only really saw half the film. It just didn't grab me unfortunately.
- Flags Of Our Fathers - Clint Eastwood is a great director, and this film is certainly a continuation of his strong form. We've all seen enough war films that the graphic battle scenes are familiar, but they're still shocking reality checks. In some ways, the plot and characters are all expected, but this doesn't diminish the strength of the film. Really looking forward to seeing Letters From Iwo Jima, which tells the Japanese side of the same story, I suspect that will be a much 'newer' experience.