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Total Recall (2012)
loved it
I don't like the way IMDb forces you to pad out the sentiment that this film absolutely ROCKS to 10 lines when it doesn't need to be.
Colin Farrell did a much finer job in this than Arnie S., and thank you to the producers from not bringing MARS into it, although I'm now a little skittish that Australia is The Colony and that somehow we still belong to the fascist regime of what manifests after the de-evolution of Great Britain via their addiction to CCTV to how our forebears would have remembered them. Arrogant, unforgiving, merciless.
I liked this film. The premise was actually scarier than the original because we now know, post Iraq 2, just how far our governments will go to enable a war despite the flimsiest of grounds for one.
A brilliant take on tales of state sponsored terrorism for power gain. If only the populations of the world would realise their chosen wunderkinds are capable of such deception, then maybe, just maybe we're saved. Sadly you're all too drugged by the video machine.
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013)
fantastic film
I'll keep it short and sweet. Excellent film. I wasn't sure that I was going to like it, especially after a bit of a mixed year of films coming out of Hollywood. Sean Penn was great as the obsessed photographer caught in the moment, and Ben Stiller's character also really shone. Not really a comedy, it was quite light, and yet the back-story of not giving up and taking that leap of faith was very inspiring. Not at all what I was expecting. There was no over-the-top special effects. It was actually extremely believable. It was a great feel-good movie, and I'd recommend watching this to anyone who asked. :)
Lords of London (2014)
just awful
I've only just registered on IMDb so that I could comment on this movie. A very misleading video cover, and an absolute rubbish movie. Honestly it would be impossible to write a spoiler for this movie, it is just so awful. It is obvious from the get go that the guy is dead and this is some sort of spaghetti western style morality play. The acting is very poor and is reminiscent of the made for late night TV films pumped out of British budget studios during the 1960s and 70s. I still remember Ray in Sexy Beast - great film. When I saw Ray on the cover I thought "Hell Yeah - this'll be good". It was very dishonest marketing and a thorough waste of my time and money. I read one or two good reviews of this movie and I can only assume that those reviewers are either bots or extremely bored and far too easily pleased.