Hopkins is back

We go back to a very young and very attractive Anthony Hopkins in the 1980 film The Elephant man this week.
Yeah i know it's been a while, finding the time has been difficult but hey-ho, now i have found the time for this one.

Biographies are hard for me to watch. For some reason i just lack enthusiasm for them and any that i had soon fades away. Even Anthony Hopkins can't keep me interested in them- it's like watching the history channel... my brain switches in to boredom mode.
Saying all that, it was a very interesting biography. Hopkins as a young doctor that takes an interest in the elephant man tells the story.
The elephant man was beaten and so the doctor takes him away and tries to prevent further damage. He can't help but feel like this is a once in a life time opportunity (as all doctors do when they see something new).
quite an ingenious film.

Brave Heart

Mel Gibson stars in a bloody and Scottish feeling recount of William Morris.

The most important thing to say about this film is that it is long. I found it to be long to really keep me interested. Each to their own and i really can't sit through films longer than an hour and half unless they constantly have something happening all the time like the lord of the rings and the godfather. I guess that long films about history and war kinda bore me a bit.

I don't want to take anything away from Mel Gibson, his portrayal was magnificent and there is a reason as to why this film did so well- he's it.

If it's your style and cup of tea then it's one of the best types of tea that you can have. If not- it's just another day at the office.

For those that are interested in history, William Morris or Mel Gibson then you should definitely make a point of watching this film.

That's it for now- in a few weeks i'll be back to blogging every day or something like that in a desperate attempt to finish the challenge before christmas.

Relax, take a shower

Yeah- I watched the remake of Hitchcock's classic 'Psycho'.
Vince Vaughn plays the stunning role of the man with the knife and the dead mother that possibly isn't dead and i have to admit that is a Oscar worthy performance from Vince Vaughn. It was hard for to me to envisage him in that role before I started watching it but once i had started it was awesome.
I don't know if the remake is better or worse than the original. I think that it is probably on a par with it, purely because of the skill from Hitchcock to create a film that couldn't go wrong. Psycho isn't a film that leaves much room for interpretation and therefore doesn't leave much room to go wrong with it.
Just as i loved the original, I loved the remake. Everything about this film is breathtaking and yes, just like before i laughed at the shower scene. I think that the music is probably what makes me laugh so much but even so i appreciate it because i don't have to run away in terror from it.

Next up is Braveheart. Enjoy guys.

South Pacific

Rodgers and Hammerstein's is back with us to sparkle some light on how to really do musicals.
I know that i said Carousel didn't have any memorable music but every show writer has one bad production. Y'know- for Andrew Lloyd Webber it was the more recent stuff such as The Woman In White and Love Never Dies. For Gilbert and Sullivan it was Princes Ida.
South Pacific has some great songs and perfectly timed dance sequences. Unlike many other musicals of it's time, the sequences are short and not overdone.
The only thing that I am still trying to work out is why it has a slightly yellow feel to it. It's as if they used a yellow filter to film everything.
I will admit that South Pacific isn't as good as The Sound Of Music, but then again I don't think that they were ever going to out do that one. The King and I was great but too long, whereas the Sound of Music was the perfect length with great songs and a beautiful tour of Saltzberg. The music in South Pacific is good but not as good and the scenery is just a beautiful. I think that this is possibly on a par with the King and I but maybe (only slightly) just underneath it in terms of ranking.
Nevertheless, this has given me a very enjoyable Sunday morning and now that it has stopped raining, it can only get better!
Happy Sunday everyone!

The Big Lebowski

A film that is considered by Empire as one of the top 501 films of all time.
I found it hugely overrated.
Jeff Bridges stars in this film and as always- Jeff Bridges doesn't make bad films. This film is far from bad, it's also far fro great. There is too much swearing in this film.
This film is easy enough to watch. I guess i just didn't feel like there was something strong that was pulling me in. It isn't a film that i would've left the cinema saying 'that was worth the £12 I payed to see it'. They had a good idea and not the writers to pull it off.

I would like to hear your views on this film... leave a comment.