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Now - this one punched well above what I thought it would, and I wished I'd watched it in theatres or at least on a big screen TV and LOUD.
It was a recommendation by a fellow cinephile neighbour - and I had a few recommendations for him as well, but before I asked about them I thought it polite to watch his recommendations.
This was excellent. And before I go on, there will be a few spoilers. So - read more only if you've seen it...
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And this as well was very good, the apparently true (ish) tale of an Author who abandoned his life in prewar Germany to go and write a manifesto in the Galapagos Islands...
Things take a turn when his letters home incite others dissatisfied in Germany to come to the island and his peace of mind is destroyed...
Good.
You can read the Wiki on it here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eden_(2024_film)
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A rather extremely dark and uncomfortable Black Comedy by South Korean director Park Chan-wook.
It follows the story of an recently unemployed Paper maker who's finding himself in increasing trouble with his mortgage and finding work.
Very well done, and I can easily imagine how "Satire" turns to "Reality" for a lot of the world these next few years. But - there are some very uncomfortable scenes. Which probably is the point, but it doesn't make it easier to watch...
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So despite having a dozen or so intelligent movies on my phone I was persuaded by Facebook to download and watch this.
Which, I'm rather ashamed to admit, I rather enjoyed. Think "Rocky" but updated for the MMA world, and with a few "Plot Twists" which are really rather predictable and the only "twist" is that they resolve themselves exactly as you'd expect.
That said, I can't in good conscience recommend it.
A few of the cinematic "sins" I observed - and they were big ones!!!! -
The Russian as the feared opponent (geopolitical)
The American Military showing up to applaud the "War Hero"
The High School cheering on their favourite teacher...
The resolution - red/blue gloved brothers - as perhaps a nod for an increasingly divisive America to unite...(but 2011, and whoever this director was it wasn't Nostradamus).
Anyways, well reviewed, crafted, but complete and utter bollocks, and I'm ashamed to say I enjoyed and now am off to question my life choices...
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Again, like "Machete" OTT high nonsense. I enjoyed, only lacking the "prospecting" angle; but it was again Saturday Matinee cartoon fare written for adults.
Noting, while watching, the writing, the plot, stereotypical villains - evil Russians, the super-abundance of special effects (well done) - it's only a matter of time, maybe at most a couple of years, when AI will be able to crank these movies out several a day; with better dialogue, deeper plots, and undoubtedly better paced - thinking of film-making along the lines of writing music, where the rests are as important as the notes.
Were it not for the violence these would be great Saturday matinee films for kids. But - a little too much gore and killing.
And actors, of course, will be able to license their images, have them uploaded to the AI and get royalties without ever getting out of bed. Not that you'd need actors - but keep the habit of faces we know while the AI creates new, royalty free stars, and then gradually replaces humans entirely...
But this is going on beyond the pale of this review.