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Andrew's Recent Reviews

Network Network R 3.5 Stars
Sidney Lumet's satirical take on television networks is directed excellently and has a thought-provoking story. The best performers were Faye Dunaway, who won a Best Actress Oscar, and Peter Finch, who won a Best Actor Oscar posthumously. It is questionable if Finch, although excellent, truly deserved the award instead over Robert De Niro in 'Taxi Driver', nevertheless he was great to watch bellowing "I'm mad as how and I'm not going to take it anymore!!". He is one of Australia's great actors in history.
Boogie Nights Boogie Nights R 4.0 Stars
Paul Thomas Anderson's 2nd feature is the movie that made him big. It's almost a masterpiece. It's heavily influenced by Martin Scorsese, especially in its style and construction. It's like 'GoodFellas' without the narration and instead of it being about gangsters, it's about the porn industry, with the rise and fall of a teenage Mark Wahlberg. Great cast, brilliant direction, and is extremely funny.
2001: A Space Odyssey 2001: A Space Odyssey G 4.5 Stars
Excellent direction and plot. But parts were slow and boring while most the last third I didn't know what was going on. Still, I like the whole idea of the intelligent computer, Hal 9000, going mad and murderous, and I liked the themes of humanity and life. The music and visual effects were stunning and there's no doubt that there has never been a film like this before.
The Talented Mr. Ripley The Talented Mr. Ripley R 3.5 Stars
Great plot, well-written. Very creepy. Damon and Blanchett are terriffc.
Fantastic Four Fantastic Four PG-13 1.5 Stars
I hope that everyone involved in making this film goes and sees The Dark Knight and Batman Begins and sit and realise "Ooooh, that's what a comic-book movie is meant to be like....woops".
The Dark Knight The Dark Knight PG-13 5.0 Stars
'Batman Begins' set the foundation. It was creating the basis of a franchise and was building to something big. While 'Batman Begins' was noirish, 'The Dark Knight' is a crime-epic of massive proportions. Its predecessor had to start off slow and show the development of Batman, this however throws the viewer straight into the action with one of the best opening scenes I've seen in a long time. There is no real beginning and end, the film is constant, a middle of what will hopefully be a long and great franchise. The film is so well written, filled with suspense, with the plot so sufficiently complex surrounding and linking the stories of Harvey Dent (Eckhart) and Batman (Bale). While Bruce Wayne's story was the basis of the first film, Dent's is the backbone of this sequel, everything that happens refers back to him. Both Bale and Eckhart portray their characters superbly and expertly. And although everyone in the cast are excellent, the undisputed star is Heath Ledger's Joker, in his final completed performance. He plays the Joker perfectly, giving an accurate portrayal of an insane murderous prankster who's just having fun. The Joker has always been considered one of the greatest villains in pop-culture, partly because of the comic-books and Jack Nicholson's version in 1989, but Ledger embodies the evilness to a tremendous degree. There is no back-story for the Joker in this film, he just arrives and is a constant menace throughout the film. This adds to the terror, it makes him more mysterious. Darth Vader was always more scarier before the 'Star Wars' prequels gave him a back-story. The Joker has always been Batman's greatest foe in the comics, and Nolan gives Ledger a great character to work with by writing an excellent plot where The Joker is underestimated by everyone in the film. He is clever, scheming and everything he does is planned (even though he tells Dent that he is a 'doer' not a 'planner'). He reminds me of John Doe in the thriller 'Seven'. He is a crafty fiend who's motive is purely for the fun of it. Ledger is almost unrecogniseable, he mastered the Joker's voice perfectly. 'The Dark Knight' shall remain as one of the greatest sequels of all time. Between this and 'Batman Begins' Nolan shows up all other comic-book/superhero movies. None come close to this franchise, forget Spider-Man or Iron man, they are pathetic in comparison.

Andrew's Favorite Movies

GoodFellas 1. GoodFellas R 5.0 Stars
Scorsese has made many cinematic masterpieces in his career, but his greatest achievement is GoodFellas. Marty's creative film-making techniques and editing is what mainly makes the film so brilliant. He also brings out terrific performances from everyone of his cast, especially Pesci as the psychotic Tommy and De Niro as the intimidating Jimmy. GoodFellas is a film made by the greatest director in his best ever form. Best movie ever.
The Godfather, Part II 2. The Godfather, Part II R 5.0 Stars
The best sequel ever made. Part I was about a man's inner struggle and change, how he attains power. In Part II he is a ruthless leader who rules with an iron fist. Pacino's portrayal as the tortured Michael is the best acting performance ever, while De Niro as young Vito is also compelling. Coppola's artistic direction excels that of Part I as he is able to weave two stories together in comparison with one-another. The film has a dark and sinister feel which is grimmer than Part I. It's a masterpiece.
The Godfather 3. The Godfather R 5.0 Stars
One of the most iconic movies ever, tells the story of the youngest son of a mafia overlord whose initial refusal to become apart of the family's business of crime changes as he is thrown into it after his father is wounded in an attempted assassination. He slowly loses his innocence as he climbs the ranks to become the new leader of the family. This great story is shown in operatic fashion. The haunting music score drives this notion as does Coppola's direction, giving the film a mythical feel, somewhat Shakespearean. The cast is magnificent. Marlon Brando's Vito and Al Pacino's Michael were the two who stood out, but everybody gives career best performances, from James Caan to Dianne Keaton. While the sequel even surpasses this movie's brilliance, I will never forget the greatness of the original and the impact it had on me the first time I watched it. Cinematic royalty.
Taxi Driver 4. Taxi Driver R 5.0 Stars
De Niro gives a terrific performance as Travis, a lonesome sociopath who cannot interact with other people, and slowly goes mad. He sees the NYC nightlife as a hell through his cab and wishes someone would clean out the evils which occur there, until he decides to do it himself. A chilling film that shall be recognised as disturbing yet powerful. Simply the best character ever seen in cinema.
Raging Bull 5. Raging Bull R 5.0 Stars
Scorsese has made 3 films that can be considered the best of all time: GoodFellas, Taxi Driver and this film. Raging Bull is the result of Marty using his artistic film-making to his full extent. The fight scenes in the ring are both majestic and savage. Scorsese gives us an up-close view of what goes on in the ring. But it's La Motta's domestic life that's in the focus. De Niro gives one of his best performances as the paranoid boxer who is in an internal struggle with himself.
The Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King 6. The Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King PG-13 5.0 Stars
The final chapter to 'The Lord of the Rings' is a magnificent finale to the legendary trilogy. The well built-up climax is thrilling and jaw-dropping. The fight scenes are as good as the previous films (thanks to state of the art SFX). The characters that we know and love from the previous films, have grown and evolved into much deeper personalities. This is fantastic movie-making at its peak. This redefines the word EPIC.

Andrew's Talk

  • SilentWar
    I recommend you see...
    The Dark Knight The Dark Knight
    5.0 Stars by Craig
    Directed by: Christopher Nolan.
    Starring: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckart, Michael Caine, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman.

    << "You see, madness is like gravity, all it takes is a little...push" >>

    The story follows Batman a year after his accounter with Ra's Al Ghul and his thugs, the streets remain the same and Batman continues to do what he can with the help of newly appointed Commissioner, Jim Gordon and Gotham's new D.A, Harvey Dent. Before long a menacing madman called the Joker introduces something into Gotham that no one would have ever expected.

    This is no doubt the hundredth review you have read on this film, massively hype for years by fans and recently by the general public, reviews have been pouring in by the bucketload...my review is simply just a reminder, from both an obsessed fan and a general moviegoer, that this film is beyond anyones expectations, especially mine and that it simply is outstanding.

    Everything about the first film is simply raised in level here, everything seems to be in a new direction, yet never forgetting what made Begins so great. Christopher Nolan has always been my favorite director and he has simply proved it here by a mile. To many it might appear flashy that he has taken hold of the newest technology for the film with IMAX cameras etc and in the wrong hands it would have just been for show, but Nolan is god behind these cameras and the epic scope is deftly handled and perfectly assured, the man is long overdue to be recognised more...and Wally Pfeister simply dazzles with the assured tone on this epic scale, it adds such a lovely feel.

    The Nolan brothers screenplay is simply remarkable and again, 'beyond' everything I expected from the film. I was one of the men who knew the film was going to be more than just a Batman film, the footage I saw showed it, the dialogue rang true of it and as I am no doubt repeating in this review, its more than you would ever expect. In Batman 89, the problem that fell on it was the fact that the storytelling was lax and rather second-rate and Joker became a first rate character over Batman, who simply became third rate. Begins proved that Batman and Bruce Wayne can be powerful forces and complex humans and faces and TDK continues that power by adding so much more. Morally complex from every angle, its a perfect crime saga under the superhero cover. Each character is given special treatment and in one word, a 'soul'. Bruce Wayne must now face the facts of Rachael being with another man, especially the one appointed as the challenger to Batman's moral values on Gotham. Joker is never given a major origin story and thank god for that, because the direction of Nolan's vision didn't need it. He's unrelenting, mysterious much like Batman yet so self destructive and simply one hell of a scary, menacing clown that promises anarchy and chaos.

    I can't go on without mentioning something highly under-looked in films...the score. It is the first soundtrack I would have ever bothered to sit down and listen to throughout and for good reason. Its a rich force that blends beautifully with the complexities of the films morals and emotions, beautifully adding richness to every epic scene on screen, its up there as one of the greatest pieces of music I've heard that can add so much to the moving image.

    You all knew I was getting to this...the performances. Christian Bale once again proves to be the greatest mix put on screen for these characters and has settled in nicely. As Bruce Wayne, he continues to show the charming and cheeky wit around the way he is seen in city, yet remains so human, dark, troubled and battles the strong emotions with others as we all do. Aaron Eckhart simply blew me away, especially when everyone is going in for Heath. He's perfect...there I said it and easily blows Tommy Lee off the face of the earth. He's got the perfect charisma to play this all American man as D.A of a major city and really is a nice threat for Bruce in his personal life, because he is not only similar in statue as the force of Gotham, but he has won Rachael over, who no doubt sees him as Bruce without the mask...and when Harvey changes into who he is destined to become, Aaron is scary as hell and really is compelling. Maggie Gyllenhaal is a great replacement over the horribly wooden Katie Holmes and is given more to work with this time around and she blends in just well....AND of course Heath Ledger. What more can I say that no one has already said? Many still believe an posthumous Oscar win would be a sympathy vote, the truth is, if the man was still alive today, he would still win it for what is quite possibly the greatest villain to ever grace celluloid...and that will be argued. Equally unexpected and expecting, his performance as the Joker will stand for a lifetime. Sure Cesar and Jack will always have a face for Joker as the showman side of the character, but Heath is the dark side everyone knows from a 50+ year old character. Charismatic, dark, edgy and scary as all fucking hell, he breezes into every scene easily stealing it and delivering something so intense, so unexpected, yet so real. Its a performance to be remembered by someone who died so suddenly and whether or not he wins the truly deserved Oscar, he's already in the hall of fame in my eyes.

    The Dark Knight is a fucking masterpiece. To be, of course as 'opinion', because no one can stand as being right, it is the greatest film I have ever seen and blew my obsessive and very high expectations right out of the water. Moral complex, beautifully captured, deftly controlled, greatly performed...simply outstanding. I still can't say that the film is 'flawless', because I still believe no film can or ever will, but The Dark Knight comes damn close...and being a film so deserving of everything it gets and a film of such exquisite quality and somehow managing to beat my insane expectations, It will be my first film ever I have rated a 5.

    << "You see, nobody panics when things go according to plan. Even if the plan is horrifying. If I told people that a gangbanger was going to get shot, or a busload of soldiers was going to get blown up, nobody would panic. It's all part of the plan. But tell people that one tiny little mayor is going to die and everyone loses their minds!" >>
    What should I be saying here, read my review :) You know my obsession is good for it.

    ...and I was annoyed enough to have to wait until the 24th (release date) here to see it.
    posted 1 day ago
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    Name the 50 Bond Girls
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    Alfred Hitchcock movies
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  • scottydgibbs
    I recommend you see...
    The Wool Cap The Wool Cap
    3.5 Stars by scott
    william h macy will never top his roles in the likes of fargo boogie nights and magnolia but hes found a place in tv movies, door to door,,a slight case of murder,, panic,, and focus being notable aceptions, and heres another, in which he co wrote as a mute, who comes into contact with a homeless girl, and takes her in, trying his best to get a secure home, as always macy is a acting talent, no words but ful of emotion, a story that never rises above tv movie status, but a enjoyable piece
    william h macy, leading role
    posted 2 days ago
  • Criswell
    I recommend you see...
    Batman Gotham Knight Batman Gotham Knight
    4.0 Stars by Cris
    An amazing americanized anime and a welcome addition to the Batman franchise.
    Hey guys, do me two things:

    - watch this fantastic movie!

    - and visit this blog: http://movyes.blogspot.com/

    Appreciated ;)
    posted 2 days ago
  • flusbiss
    I recommend you see...
    The High Sign The High Sign
    4.5 Stars by Fabio
    One of Keaton's funniest shorts.
    The story in a Buster Keaton short is not that important,once he starts doing those great things on screen I don't want it to end. The camera is able to see four rooms at the same time and Keaton moves from room to room, through walls and ceilings. It is all great.
    Hey, you should really see this!
    posted 3 days ago
  • scottydgibbs
    I recommend you see...
    Donkey Punch Donkey Punch
    4.0 Stars by scott
    3 english girls meet 4 english lads in spain and are taken for a great time on a yaught, but things turn for the worse when one of the girls is killed during a sex act, by one of the guys, a so called donkey punch, now with the girls stuck there with the guys what could go down is any bodys business, will sides be taken, a nice little thriller, putting abunch of people on a boat and watch the results when a little murder is thrown in the mix, sides are imediatly drawn, due to the friendships, and fear strikes in, as to what is the best thing to do, with the body and aftermath, things get very paranoid to say the least, a good set up here, all charactors are well covered, the girls showing range in sexuality and eventual distress, while the lads showing a edge but simpathy, all great performances as well, and considering the location, the story and circumstances come off well, some nice deaths also,
    Hey, you should really see this!
    posted 3 days ago
  • flusbiss
    I recommend you see...
    Cinderella Man Cinderella Man
    5.0 Stars by Fabio
    Wonderful!!!
    Cinderella Man is in my opinion one of the best boxing movies ever made.
    Probably because it's not all about boxing.
    The story-line is revealed so artistically that as the film progresses, one actually understands what James Braddock goes through.
    The fact that this is a true story makes the film look even better!
    The entire cast was great but Russell Crowe and Paul Giamatti are superb.
    I've lost a lot of tears on this movie.
    Hey, you should really see this!
    posted 3 days ago
  • Zento
    thanks andrew, yes. i feel that Batman has become Nolans baby and hes going to take good care of it with a few more chapters perhaps...andrew, your review was excellent ,..youre making me want to watch it again...and ive already seen it twice!....would you believe that i didnt understand half of it the first time?..probly due to lack of sleep...only slept 3 hours before opening day....and then 4 hours before day of 2nd viewing due to contemplating the plot...now am able to make the connections....talk about a crazy fan...
    posted 4 days ago
  • NicoA17
    I recommend you see...
    The Honeymoon Machine The Honeymoon Machine
    4.0 Stars by Nicolaï
    Nice comedy with Steve McQueen at its funniest
    Hey, you should really see this!
    posted 4 days ago
  • flusbiss
    I recommend you see...
    Psycho Psycho
    5.0 Stars by Fabio
    Psycho is brilliant.
    Hitchcock gave this film excellent direction, and the acting is superb. Especially Anthony Perkins playing the role of Norman Bates.
    The direction is excellent,from the intense facial close-ups to the distant and unusual camera angles.
    It's a must see!
    Hey, you should really see this!
    posted 4 days ago
  • scottydgibbs
    I recommend you see...
    Out of the Blue (Aramoana) Out of the Blue (Aramoana)
    4.0 Stars by scott
    true life acount of a rampage by a gunman in a small new zealand town called aramoana, the incident caused around 13 deaths which included 3 children of very young ages, shot to death, the film grittinly tells the lead up and eventual rampage and police hunt amunst the dead of night, the film is straight and to the point, does not give a easy time for the real life charactor who went crazy, and, and the shootings them selves are given reality which is needed, no heros here and no cowardly vivtims for the sake of it, all seems genuin, a simple but inportant aproach to a real and devastating story
    a true life tale of a gun rampage in new zealend
    posted 4 days ago
  • scottydgibbs
    I recommend you see...
    Fido Fido
    4.0 Stars by scott
    remember shawn of the dead and the news story at end, where zombies end up doing ordinary dull jobs, well here we see a example of this, set in 50s america, theres been a zombie war, and america won,and lost and in the aftermath,new towns maintained, by zomcom a security compan, dealing in control and destruction of zombies, who are now slaves to the general public, with this 50s set life theres a new everday zombie dealings to deal with, zombies are a everyday normal ocurence, kids learn weapon skills, and from 12 can carry a gun, a great look at how crazy life can be, we follow one family as they get a new zombie, and learn to love it, as he also loves back, and when things go bad, great comedic set pieces involving out of control zombies eating people and general mayhem, all done within a inocent or communist 50s setting depending hgow you loook at it, some exellent horror moments although not outright disgusting, very familier to shaun of the dead fans, and im sure george romero of the dead series will chuckle at this, and any fans, of the romero films. a great concept handled well, had me chuckling out loud quite a few times
    if you liked shaun of the dead, give this a go
    posted 5 days ago
  • scottydgibbs
    I recommend you see...
    Network Network
    5.0 Stars by scott
    fasinating drama set in cut throat world of tv, one of the best films of 1976 after taxi drive of course, and a great 70s film, a great esemble cast, peter finch gets things rolling as a unsucessfull newsreader who goes a bit mad on air, and becomes a hit then a failure and back again,and ubs news stations key people played by robert duvall, and producer faye dunaways dealings with in the organisation, and trying to run the sucess of show, while jugging other projects, a fine cast do a great job, all stories are great to watch, and really gets inside a tv stations dirty deeds, and again another 70s classic from sydney lumet, a great example in direction, and style how a 70s film works, oh and a major influence n p.t anderson
    Hey, you should really see this!
    posted 5 days ago
  • NicoA17
    I recommend you see...
    The Thin Red Line The Thin Red Line
    5.0 Stars by Nicolaï
    Awesome war movie, with very nice directing and acting.
    a must see!
    Hey, you should really see this!
    posted 5 days ago
  • flusbiss
    I recommend you see...
    Il Sorpasso (The Easy Life) Il Sorpasso (The Easy Life)
    5.0 Stars by Fabio
    "Non bevi, non fumi, non sai nemmeno guidare la macchina?ma ti godi la vita tu?"

    Vittorio Gassman is perfect in the role of Bruno. Great cast especially the supporting role of J. L. Trintignant. Adorable and very sexy the beautiful teenager daughter of Bruno played by Catherine Spaak. Il Sorpasso depicted in great reality the sweet bitter life of the 60's in Italy.
    The perfect road movie, filled with deep characters and great locations between Rome the Tuscan Riviera.
    This film is filled with humor and sadness.

    Mamma mia quanto è bella Catherine Spaak!
    Hey, you should really see this!
    posted 5 days ago
  • NicoA17
    I recommend you see...
    The Rounders The Rounders
    4.5 Stars by Nicolaï
    Pretty funny movie :-) ^_^
    Hey, you should really see this!
    posted 5 days ago
  • DorkKnight
    I recommend you see...
    The Dark Knight The Dark Knight
    5.0 Stars by Rick
    Holy fucking shit, this was the greatest 152 minutes of my life. It's an insanely epic masterpiece and I loved every fucking minute of it. It's the greatest and most perfect comic book movie to ever be made and it makes any others obsolete. I got all I hoped for and more. Not many comic book movies have exceeded my expectations but this has. Christopher Nolan is a GOD. Yes, I'm a psychotic, obsessive fanboy and I don't care what any of you pretentious, pedantic film snobs think. This is my favorite movie.

    Dude, Heath Ledger is a fucking force of nature and he's truly terrifying as all hell. I just love all the character's little nuances. He totally obliterates Jack's Joker in every single way. He makes Jack look like a child. He fucking owns this movie. He has indelibly left his mark on comic and cinema fans forever. If he doesn't get an Oscar, you can bet your ass I'll be boycotting. Believe it.

    The rest of the cast is fantastic, as well. Bale's the fucking man. He always brings a stellar performance. His Bruce Wayne is perfect and his Batman kicks ass. Aaron Eckhart is a treat as Harvey Dent and his Two-Face is disgustingly good. Gary Oldman is a fucking badass. He was born to play Gordon. Michael Caine is charmingly splendid, as always. Maggie Gyllenhaal does a really good job too. She actually brings some credibility and respectability to the role, unlike the generic Katie Holmes.

    The atmosphere of this movie is amazingly surreal, it feels like a living, breathing comic book and the action is fucking balls to wall insane. The ending is bleak as hell but it's awesome. I wonder how Nolan and Co. are going to top this, it seems like an impossible feat. If they even come close to the sheer awesomeness of this I'll eat my shoe. Oh, and did I mention it's awesome?

    Fuck Superman. Fuck Spider-Man. Batman is the shit.
    SEE IT!!!!!!
    posted 6 days ago
  • McKeaster
    I recommend you see...
    The Dark Knight The Dark Knight
    5.0 Stars by Devin
    OMFG. This movie was fucking awesome! Everybody brought their A-game in this one. Aaron Eckhart was great as Harvey Dent/Two-Face. But mostly Heath Ledger's Joker made Jack Nicholson's Joker look like a fucking chump. Heath's performance was great. He better get an Oscar or I'm boycotting the Academy since they really don't take Movies that are based on comics seriously. Definitely my top 5 favorites.
    Hey, you should really see this!
    posted 6 days ago

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