Red, Let Me In, Skyline
Red – FFFF
I was looking forward to see this film since it offer us big names such as John Malcovich, Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman and Helen Mirren. This was a very enjoyable film and John Malcovich role is just hilarious and one of my favourite moment is when he’s standing in the air port with his pink pig looking like a naughty kid who has just been told off. Bruce Willis is all macho and hard on the outside and gooey on the inside. Helen Mirren is great as usual and looks stunning in her white dress. This film is exciting yet funny which is a great combination!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMCh4etBbkU
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1245526/
Let Me In – FFF+
I saw Let the Right One In on DVD and liked it but couldn’t really see the brilliance everyone was talking about. Unfortunately I have too say I liked Let Me In better. This hurts to admit, being Swedish and all. I think it has a little bit to do with the fact that I understood the story better the second time around, but mostly because it IS a better film. It has more atmosphere, more feeling and more blood. America often get s**t for their remakes. Sometimes they deserve it. This time they got it spot on.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsWJt5tNLKg
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1228987/
Skyline – FF
The trailer to this film looked interesting. It was misleading. This is one of the worst films I have seen in the cinema since I got my card. It is a bit scary and thrilling in some parts, and the special effects are quite good, but mostly the film is just silly and the story is quite thin. I didn’t feel anything for the characters and couldn’t care less if they were eaten by aliens or not. The aliens didn’t make any sense and the ending made me laugh and wish I had left the cinema 20 min earlier like I felt like doing.
Another Year, Easy A, Due Date
Another Year - FFF
I had seen the trailer for this one and it didn't seem that exciting but looked interesting and had been given good reviews so I decided to give it a go.
I was waiting for someone to cheat, break up or die, but nothing happened. It might sound a bit boring. But it was a beautiful story about life. And sometimes life isn't that exciting, but quite interesting anyway.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bp1dHEpP8Q
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1431181/
Easy A - FFFF
I wasn't really planning on seeing this film. I hadn't seen a trailer for it but it looked like one of those stupid chick flicks that might be a nice waste of time when you got nothing else to do but don't really give you that much. This film was nothing like that. This film was brilliant. Emma Stone got a nice groove. Her parents in the film are quite cool too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MMzzpcSeMc
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1282140/
Due Date - FFF
Quite funny film, although a don't really appreciate cheap jokes involving people being high on drugs, and when Zach Galifianakis was jerking off in the car I felt more uncomfortable than amused. Robert Downey Jr punching a kid in the tummy might be a bit over the top but you SO want to do it yourself that it feels kind of funny and satisfying.
Grading
First entry
I August last year (2009) I decided to get Cineworlds Unlimited Card. For £13.50 (about 130 Kronor) a month you can watch as many films as you want in the Cinema. I would have to see two films a month, 24 in a year, to get my money's worth. I can tell you that I did that within the first two months of getting my card. This card gives me the opportunity to see films that I probably would not have seen otherwise and I reckon it has been worth every penny I pay for it. People have said I should review films seeing as many of them as I do but I'm not a film critic. I just like watching films, to be carried away for a couple of hours, to be made to laugh, scream in fear, maybe cry a little. So no great reviews for me, but maybe, I thought, maybe I should start a blog and just write a little bit about the films I see to share with my friends. That is why I now present to you; filmfrenzy.blogg.se
Before I start I want to give you some idea of what kind of films I like. I would say that a wide range of genres appeal to me. Everything from 80's chick flicks and silly romcom's like Can't buy me Love and 27 Dresses to gory horror films like Saw and Battle Royal. I like smart films like Inception and Butterfly effect. Silly films like The Holy Grail and Fierce Creatures. The list is long but I want to get this thing started so I will stop here.
Before I start I want to list a few of my favourites among the 90 odd films I have seen in the past year:
Antichrist
Inglorious Basterds
(500) Days of Summer
Fish Tank
The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus
The Invention of Lying
Fantastic Mr Fox
Zombieland
The Forth Kind
Harry Brown
Law abiding Citicen
The Box
Sherlock Holmes
Daybreaker
The Book of Eli
Prince of Persia
4.3.2.1
Robin Hood
Shutter Island
Inception
If you like films and want a few tips then pop by now and then.
I'll be back!
