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Indiana Jones and the Last Crudsade is a great film. Really, I have nothing but praise for it and it goes down as one of my all time favourite films. Coming off, the dissapointing 'Temple of Doom' Harrison Ford is back at his best as our hero and this time his dad (played by Sean Connery) is along for the ride. These two legendary actors are accompanied by a great supporting cast. John Rhys Davis makes a return to the Indy movies as the the lovable Sala whilst Denholm Elliot is great as the bumbling Markus Brodie. Shakesparian actor Julian Glover is great as the villian. Ive only ever seen him in 'The Empire Strikes Back' and a video production of 'Beowolf' outside of this film and cant fathom why he isnt in more movies. Aside from the great cast, this film has it all, Action, adventure, romance, knights, tanks, castles, the Holy Grail, and Nazis. What more could you want in a film. It also contains John Williams best score since Return of the Jedi.
9.5 out of 10.
9.5 out of 10.
Tim Burtons Batman is a shining example of what a superhero film should be. Forget trying to win the kiddies over with the stupid 'futuristic but still 1930's' cartoonish feel that has dogged the last few Batman films. Burton goes for the guts, with a dark and evil world inhabited with a psychopathic mad man who wants to kill as many people as possible and only an equally disturbed 'hero' to save the day. Let me say this only once, Tim Burtons Batman is NOT a kids film.
Burton brings his quirky dark look (as seen in many of his other films, for example, Edward Scissorhands or Sleepy Hollow) to town in this feast for the eyes. The ears will also be treated with a superb dark soundtrack by the brilliant Danny Elfman. The casting is also good. Jack Nicholson especially gives a great over the top performance as the psychopathic killer known as the Joker, whist Keatin prooves that he really is the best Batman.
After the success of Batman, Burton directed the sequel 'Batman Returns', which was also a fairly good movie. Things went downhill from that stage on, with Batman being turned from a dark and exciting film franchise into a childrens comedy with no real clue what it was doing. They should have quit when Burton did. The last two movies ruined the Batman name.
In short, Batman is well worth the watch. So is Batman Returns. The two non Burton Batman films are absolute sh*t.
8 out of 10.
Burton brings his quirky dark look (as seen in many of his other films, for example, Edward Scissorhands or Sleepy Hollow) to town in this feast for the eyes. The ears will also be treated with a superb dark soundtrack by the brilliant Danny Elfman. The casting is also good. Jack Nicholson especially gives a great over the top performance as the psychopathic killer known as the Joker, whist Keatin prooves that he really is the best Batman.
After the success of Batman, Burton directed the sequel 'Batman Returns', which was also a fairly good movie. Things went downhill from that stage on, with Batman being turned from a dark and exciting film franchise into a childrens comedy with no real clue what it was doing. They should have quit when Burton did. The last two movies ruined the Batman name.
In short, Batman is well worth the watch. So is Batman Returns. The two non Burton Batman films are absolute sh*t.
8 out of 10.
The second installment of the 'Lord of the Rings',Trilogy, the Two Towers, is not a bad movie... but in saying this, its nowhere near as brilliant as some have perported it to be.
The cast, the landscape, and the directing are all good (although more Christopher Lee would have been nice). Unfortunitly, the storyline is very slow, and at times, very boring. Peter Jackson has done a great job transforming and tinkering Tolkeins work into something movie viewers can enjoy, but, sad as it may be, even Jackson must have struggled to turn a story so mind numbingly tedious into a screenplay. Dont get me wrong, the main events depicted in the story are interesting - its just that these good bits are intersperced with some very boring and rather unnecissary storytelling. Despite Jacksons best efforts, these bits are evident on the screen and this is why the movie is too long.
I have read comments raving about what a great acheivement the battle of Helms Deep was. I dont know where these people have been living, but the Battle of Helms Deep was not as amazing and jaw droping as some say. Infact, it was really just a run of the mill battle sequence which can be seen in many movies to have been released in the last few years- the battle at the end of 'Attack of the Clones' was just as good, and in saying this 'The Two Towers' was no better than the latest Star Wars film.
7.5 out of 10.
The cast, the landscape, and the directing are all good (although more Christopher Lee would have been nice). Unfortunitly, the storyline is very slow, and at times, very boring. Peter Jackson has done a great job transforming and tinkering Tolkeins work into something movie viewers can enjoy, but, sad as it may be, even Jackson must have struggled to turn a story so mind numbingly tedious into a screenplay. Dont get me wrong, the main events depicted in the story are interesting - its just that these good bits are intersperced with some very boring and rather unnecissary storytelling. Despite Jacksons best efforts, these bits are evident on the screen and this is why the movie is too long.
I have read comments raving about what a great acheivement the battle of Helms Deep was. I dont know where these people have been living, but the Battle of Helms Deep was not as amazing and jaw droping as some say. Infact, it was really just a run of the mill battle sequence which can be seen in many movies to have been released in the last few years- the battle at the end of 'Attack of the Clones' was just as good, and in saying this 'The Two Towers' was no better than the latest Star Wars film.
7.5 out of 10.