jameshammacott88
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| Movie: | Pulp Fiction, Life is beautiful, Serenity, Amelie, The Matrix...but I have about 30-40 favourite films. |
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| Actor: | The actors from the films I like. |
| Director: | Speilberg, Kubrick, Hitchcock, Scorsese, Burton, Schumacher, Whedon, Tarantino, |
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| Beklager, jeg snakker ikke norsk. |
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James' Recent Reviews
Lost In Translation
R
A nice, quiet, tranquil little film. Bill Murray was very funny, bouncing jokes and one liners off of everything.
The Beach
R
Definitely not what I was expecting. An interesting film about the notion of striving for perfection and the harsh reality that (once it has been reached) a human will always either want more, or fuck up what they have. I particularly enjoyed the 2nd half, which is very good indeed.
DiCaprio was fairly decent and reminded me in some close up scenes (in the way he spoke/acted) of Matt Damon in Bourne.
Sadly, I wish Robert Carlyles role was bigger. He was very very funny. An underrated actor I think.
James' Favorite Movies
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The Matrix
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It takes a lot for a film to get into my top 10, let alone any higher. The Matrix has found its way into my top 5 of all time. It's just that good. Despite all the modern technologies, the guns, the computers- this film has a basis in a milenia-old philosophy propsed by Plato (Plato's Analogy of the Cave). It also contains one of my favourite characters EVER- Agent Smith, played unbelievably well by Hugo Weaving. It truly is an awesome film that I will enjoy watching over and over again.
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Pulp Fiction
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I cannot say more than, from the actors/plot/music this is one of the best films ever made. It's simply awesome- because it's so much more than guns and swearing. From a linguistic point of view, the script is simply stunning- it's unbelievably well written. A fantastic film each and every time I watch it.
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The Matrix Reloaded
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I feel (contrary to a lot of people, no doubt) that this was/is a pretty decent sequel. The Neo/Smith's "courtyard scene" is stupendous. As is Monica "She wasn't kissing your face, my love" Bellucci.
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The Matrix Revolutions
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Although this film is somewhere off the standard of the 1st and 2nd, I still think its pretty decent.
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Kill Bill, Volume 2
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A lot of people were disappointed with the second of these films, but I wasn't. I thought it had a good amount of action, but really explored the story and characters a lot more (which ultimately made the 1st film better as well). I could watch both these films many times over.
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James' Talk
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I recommend you see...
Thriller
by Sarahposted 7 days ago -
I recommend you see...
Garden State
by garethWhat an amazing film, absolutly brilliant. I loved every bit. Ive always liked zack braff as an actor, and i only found out that he wrote and directed this film after i'd watched it, and now i have even more respect for him. At first i thought him leaving Scrubs to pursue a film career was a bad thing, but if he keeps making films like this, then it's fine by me.
You must see this film james, it's amazing. I'll let you borrow it when you get back
posted 21 days ago -
I recommend you see...
Star Trek
by Sarah
A chronicle of the early days of James T. Kirk and his fellow USS Enterprise crew members" I'm a doctor, not a physicist!- McCoy"
Now I have been waiting for this film to come out for so so long and so glad that it finally got the right release date. I am mainly a fan of TNG but equally love the original series which I have watched many many times. I am pleased to say that it exceeded my expectations in every single way and the 2 and a bit hours flew by. Probably one of the best cinematic experiences that I've had...purely because of the fact that I don't normally not notice the time fly by!
One thing that does annoy me is the stingma attached to being a fan of the franchise. Why should people think you must be a geek for liking this? Well, anyway, having watched the original series I can safely say that Abrams has perfectly cast everyone in this film. From the first showings of Kirk, Spock and the crew these actors were the legendary characters that I had been watching. Obviously Zachary Quinto is perfect at Spock but equally brilliant was Chris Pine. Not only does he look gorgeous but he looks like a young Shatner and every mannerism is there to the sitting on the captains chair, to the look to Spock everything was perfect. Karl Urban also made me laugh as he too was just perfect in the role of Bones McCoy. IWhat was interesting there was the fact that I hadn't really any idea of the relationship between Kirk and Bones and that it was so close. Anton Yelchin as Checkov was spot on aswell with that very broken English accent that we all know and love from the orginal series. Zoe Saldana as Uhura really suprised me aswell as I just didn't picture her like that at all. Would love the know about the realtionship between Uhura and Spock, that was something which did baffle me a little I must admit.
The special effects were absolutly incredible which really brought the film alive and kicking into the audience's minds. I think that may really be the reason why It really felt just incredible to watch. I don't think a Star Trek film, even with the Next Generation. I think it will mos likely be up for an Oscar.
What Abrams has done is created a whole new Trek for a Post-modern generation where things like Star Trek are seen as something for Geeks, as I mentioned before. After watching this film, it really feels like a part of popular culture. He's created a Trek, which it is cool to watch and you don't feel like a Geek at all.
Overall, just one brilliant prequel to an already lengendary franchise. One film which you don't have to have seen any Trek episodes at all to enjoy. Look out for a cameo by Lenoard Nimoy and a great performance by Eric Bana. Now eagerly await the sequal
Highly recomended
9/10Go out and see it now!
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