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Django Unchained 2012
Hey, Little Troublemakers.
When I heard about this film, it had my curiosity - it now has my attention. But it seems our mutual friend, Tarantino, has a flair for the dramatic because...
Damn, I ripped my bag. All right, for the rest of the review we are going to go without bags on our heads. But next time, we will do the bags properly.
Anyway...this film is DAWESOME (The D is silent, hill-billy's). I mean, what's not to like?…
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The Avengers 2012
The Hulk was cool.
If you enjoy other films like these, you will definitely like this. If you were somewhat luke warm on them you will probably find this somewhat simplistic and poorly developed. It isn't all that suprising or unpredictable - it's exactly what you think it is.
The villain isn't great and neither are his minions. I feel like I should've been caring when Manhattan was getting destroyed - but I didn't. A major city being destroyed is…
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The Dark Knight Rises 2012
I really enjoyed this film - a very satisfying end to the batman trilogy under Christopher Nolan. The main problem with the film was that they tried to pack too many ideas into the film. All good ideas, which is probably why Nolan had a problem cutting some of them. But because the film had so many ideas, it didn't fully develop all of them.
The action set-piece with the plane at the very beginning of the film is one of the best I've ever seen.
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Argo 2012
Ben Affleck, argo fuck yourself.
Seriously though, this film is a solid well-acted, well-written thriller/drama. They made the story very cinematic but went for the "FUCK YEAH AMERICA" thing way too much. I can see now why it is going to contend for Best Picture.
So many scenes are just there for the sake of trying to get the audience on the edge of their seats or trying to make us feel for Affleck's character. This film is very ho-hum,…
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Silver Linings Playbook 2012
A very good rom-com-drama. The writers capitalise on awkward humor very well, with the 'crazy' Pat and 'self-loathing' Tiffany. Whenver they are together on screen, there is atypical chemistry, which is completely invigorating.
Lawrence is fantastic - proving that she can bring her acting to an adult film. Cooper is not a pretty boy in this one, he is messed up and plays it so well.
De Niro and Weaver are fantastic in supporting roles - and De Niro may…
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Prometheus 2012
Very interesting ideas, I'd love to see a Director that still has the ability to tell a good story take hold of this, but this is more of a missed opportunity overall.
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Moonrise Kingdom 2012
Sweet, hilarious and quirky.
There is nothing quite like a good Wes Anderson film - There is a certain way that the characters talk in the Moonrise Kingdom universe (Anderson universe as a whole). I thought all the actors nailed it.
My favourite scene is the one where the two kids are on the beach - I won't go any further to avoid spoilers. But that scene is just so sweet and so innocent.
A truly fantastic film.
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Zero Dark Thirty 2012
I didn't care much for The Hurt Locker. But this...this is a great film.
This is a sprawling epic of a film. At over two and a half hours long, it covers over ten years in it's timeline. The tone of the film changes dramatically from start to finish. The ensemble cast is fantastic - Mark Strong, Jennifer Ehle, Kyle Chandler, Joel Edgerton. Special Mentions to Jason Clarke and Jessica Chastain whose performances are the best of the years I've…
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The Hunger Games 2012
Jennifer Lawrence plays vulnerable but strong heroine so well. There's a lot of ideas in this film and full credit to the team behind this because they chose to at least attempt to explore some of them instead of going down the complete twilight-appeal to the younger audience route.
While I would've liked to have seen this film be a little more honest and brutal and explore it's ideas a bit more - and generally appeal more to adults and be an even more serious film. I enjoyed the fact that it attempted to explore issues rather than be completely generic.
An entertaining watch.
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The Master 2012
The Master is a really pretty film. Pretty and thought-provoking.
Stunning cinematography and astonishing performances by all three of the main actors. Joaquin Phoenix changes everything about himself and fully absorbs into the role, his facial structure, the way he talks and the way he carries himself is great. Hoffman is just fantastic and Amy Adams is absolutely phenomenal - her tight jaw and calculating stare was so awe-inspiring. Her level of power she holds over the Master is fantastic…
