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Harold and Maude

Love story extraordinaire
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"If the idea behind this movie was taken to studio execs now, it would almost inevitably get thrown out with a guffaw.Picture the pitch:"It's a comedy about a death-loving teen who falls in love with a 79-year-old eccentric woman who lives in a caravan"So where's the commercial appeal in that? Fortunately, this movie was made in the heady days of indie cinema during the 70s, when the likes of Bogdanovich, Scorsese, Coppola, Friedkin and the like were just starting to flex their muscles. That Ashby's name does not immediately not spring to mind when you think of this period is a travesty. It's the kind of movie you can imagine Alexander Payne, Paul Thomas Anderson or Richard Kelly making in the 21st century. This is a sweet, quirky, touching, and exceptionally dark film that deserves a wider audience. Sadly, TV schedulers rarely show films like this and the likes of Blockbuster don't have it on their shelves that often.Here's hoping the likes of Netf ... " [More]

Catwoman

Cat-napped
By robram in robram Blog
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"Poor Halle Berry - she wins an Oscar and everyone thinks she's going to become a movie superstar.If she continues to star in tripe like this, she'll become known as a one-hit wonder. Michelle Pfeiffer made the role of Catwoman covetable after her turn in Batman and purred like a well-tuned Jaguar. In complete contrast, Berry screeches like a clapped-out Mini on its last legs.There are plotholes galore, the effects are pathetic and it makes a case for being one of the worst comic-book hero movies ever. Perhaps Halle thought that her turn as Storm in X-Men made her impregnable - believe me she's definitely not weatherproof in this.Benjamin Bratt makes a decent fist of his role, although it's woefully under-developed, and as for Sharon Stone in the baddy role - she overacts even more than Berry!If you want to enjoy the feline wiles of a superhero, rent Batman again and enjoy Pfeiffer - this is a bedraggled mess! " [More]

Guest House Paradiso

Definitely not Paradise
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"This is one of those films that you end up watching for no reason other than it's on - do yourself a favour and don't bother.Some of you may have been exposed to the humour of Mayall and Edmondson before, via The Young Ones or Bottom, both of which were very funny.For some reason they decided to put out this monstrosity - a cross between Fawlty Towers and Bottom and it's terrible. The humour is base, at best, the script is lame, the plot is negligible. All in all, it's a mess.Somehow, they contrived to get Vincent Cassel and Simon Pegg (pre-Hot Fuzz and Shaun Of The Dead, I hasten to add) to star in this. You can bet your bottom dollar it's not on their CV very prominently. Do yourself a favour and avoid at all costs! " [More]