Keith's Recent Reviews
Sunshine
R
There is is quite a good human story here and it is told in a pretty involving way. That several of its plot devices are borrowed from various other very good films, ranging from 2001 to the "Death On The Nile", isn't a problem. Indeed, spotting where the borrowings may have come from adds to the fun. However, the "science" that the Sun will be "going out" in another 50 years, unless someone throws some more lighter-fuel on it, is not particularly believable, which makes the film less satisfying as a whole.
Star Trek
PG-13
Very good reboot to the Star Trek franchise. That it all takes place in a parallel timeline is a VERY neat device for ironing out several of the plot disconnects between itself and the Original Series, which in its turn was never THAT internally self-consistent anyway; it took until the 1990s and Babylon 5 to introduce properly thought-through and properly consistent plots to TV Sci-Fi.
Keith's Favorite Movies
Thunderball
PG
Vulcan Bombers, scuba diving in the Bahamas, hydrofoils, great gadgets and some great best practice suggestions on how to deal with underforming staff. My favourite Bond. They don't come better than this!
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (Il Buono, il Brutto, il Cattivo.)
R
I used to think "A Fistfull" was the best of the dollar westerns, because the action is tighter and more intense,but over the years I've got to appreciate the full grandeur of The Good The Bad & the Ugly much more and realise that it really is the pinacle of Leone's trilogy. Having re-watched it last night I was gob-smacked it was a UK certificate "18" though.
