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Mini-Review: Be Kind Rewind (2008)

Iestyn — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:35:21 +0000

I heard Be Kind Rewind was a genuinely funny, heart-warming film. It’s not. It’s really really tedious.

Jack Black: you can do better than this. I hope.

3/10

Mini-review: The Cottage (2008)

Iestyn — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:33:21 +0000

Someone at work said The Cottage was funny. They were lying, perhaps setting up some kind elaborate joke whereby they could laugh at my misfortune. They succeeded. It’s absolute rubbish. There’s a few funny bits, involving a spade and a foot, but that’s about it.

Don’t bother watching it unless you really can’t think of anything better to do, like stapling your face to the wall.

4/10

Mini-review: 21 (2008)

Iestyn — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:30:21 +0000

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Kevin Spacey, legally fleecing casinos – these are all good things. 21 had a good start, an OK ending, but halfway through I found myself reading a photography magazine, so it can’t have been too gripping.

A slightly dull 6/10

Mini-review: WALL-E (2008)

Iestyn — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 22:04:43 +0000

Although Pixar’s work is excellent, I’m not a huge fan of this style of animated films (I make an exception for some Anime) . However, I am a great fan of robots, be they large, small, retro or, well, anything (although that’s a different story).

In short, WALL-E rocked! Amazing animation, a great storyline, and, well, loads of robots. Which is always a good thing.
The animated short before the feature was also excellent, and did seem to be inspired by the awesome game Portal.

A very happy 9/10

Mini-review: Batman: The Dark Knight (2008)

Iestyn — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 21:55:33 +0000

I saw The Dark Knight recently. I was a great fan of the previous film, so I hoped this would be at least as good.
Sadly, I thought it was overhyped rubbish. A shame, as I quite like action flicks like this.
Heath Ledger was OK, but nothing special. I found it very difficult to hear what was going on in the film, and people behind me kept talking, which did nothing to improve my opinion.

I see Charlie Brooker agrees..

A dissapointing 6/10

Mini-review: Threads (1984)

Iestyn — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 21:47:24 +0000

Sunday evening, we decide to watch Threads. It’s simultaneously the best and the worst film I’ve ever seen. It’s based around global thermonuclear war, from the point of view of survivors in Sheffield.
Chilling, harrowing, yet compulsive. It’ll make you view what’s going on in Georgia in a different light.
Everyone should see this film.
An extremely rare 10/10.

Update: you can watch the whole thing on Google Video