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No a movie, but I'm halfway through the DVD set of, Ken Burns: The Civil War. Totally fantastic, I have to pay close attention to see who's fighting for what side, the carnage at each battle is really shocking. I'll watch another couple of hours tonight.
Love that, too. The Civil War has always been my favorite war, so to speak, and Burns' epic docu feature is a modern classic. The oft-repeated folk and popular songs of the time (specially arranged and recorded for the series) imprint themselves on one's memory. This is how historical documentaries should be done: character-driven.
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No a movie, but I'm halfway through the DVD set of, Ken Burns: The Civil War. Totally fantastic, I have to pay close attention to see who's fighting for what side, the carnage at each battle is really shocking. I'll watch another couple of hours tonight.
Love that, too. The Civil War has always been my favorite war, so to speak, and Burns' epic docu feature is a modern classic. The oft-repeated folk and popular songs of the time (specially arranged and recorded for the series) imprint themselves on one's memory. This is how historical documentaries should be done: character-driven.
I was going to start watching it this week. i'd heard it was excellent.
I recently watched a documentary about the California Gold Rush which was very interesting. Not sure who produced it, maybe the history channel?
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The Rise
Brit revenge/robbery film about wannabee gangster/thieves, featuring a cast who must have had two weeks filming off Game of thrones.
Same old same old blueprint since Ritchie made a mostly poor genre a lot worse.
4 out of ten.
The best thing i can say is the bit-part girlfriend of the main guy was the most believable of the whole cast. Played by Vanessa Kirby. Never heard of her but she had good lines and improved every scene she was in.
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Heavenly Creatures (NZ 1994), 9/10 - Absolutely smashing teenage angst drama, much more intriguing and memorable than anything else I've seen by Peter Jackson. I am a big fan of Melanie Lynskey and can't quite believe that after her mesmerizing performance here (she was 16, and this was her first film) her career didn't take off like Kate Winslet's did (who is just as good). OTOH I'm very glad that Lynskey is doing so well (indie films, Togetherness) *now*. Intense, truly terrifying drama.
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Just finished the Blu-ray of Parker, you can't beat a bit of the Stath. It goes like a steam train, lots of action, & it looks great 8/10.
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Paul - 3.5/10 - Ah, i wanted to like it. A Pegg/Frost script and they star. But it feels like their sensibilities have been Americanized. Or maybe they just wrote a not very good script. Lots of Saturday night Live "comedians" which is never really a good sign for a comedy. Lots of sci-fi/fantasy references bunged in there regardless of whether they make sense or not, in a "hey look at me!" kind of way. Just quite dull and free of laughs.
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