Letterboxd — Your life in film

You know how I only normally do one quote at the beginning of my reviews? Well, just to emphasise the genius of the dialogue, here’s four of the best lines from the four leads:
“Jesus Christ, Stephen, what is the point of having a n***er that speak German, if ya can’t wheel ‘em out when you have a German guest?!” – Calvin Candie
“Django! You uppity son of a-” - Stephen
“Our mutual friend has a flair for the dramatic.”…

"With everything that's happening, the things that are about to come to light, people might just need a little old-fashioned." - Agent Phil Coulson

There's something about third-time watches. I haven't a clue what it is. Maybe it's the fact that I was disappointed with the initial re-watch, so a third-time watch would set a more forgiving tone. And the spell is cast yet again. Because now, finally, after all this time (around a year actually), I have learned to…

"PUNY GOD!" - Hulk

WHY? Why am I incapable of loving this to bits? I like it, a lot, but I just can't adore it. Sure, I think what Whedon's done with Hulk is the best thing since sliced bread, but why does it take so long to get going? It's a good 40-odd minutes before the final Avenger comes into the picture, and after five (sometimes hit-and-miss) movies of scene-setting, it's not really necessary for the building-up of this…