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X-Men: First Class 2011
I really enjoyed this - the vast majority of it worked really well and I think it only started to come apart a bit toward the end. It did try to cram perhaps too much into its run time and things did suffer but it's also miles better than most stuff out this year (and X3 and Wolverine). I wasn't sure McAvoy would work as Prof.X but was pleasantly surprised, same too for Kevin Bacon. Fassbender was very, very good but no one else seemed to get much of a look in. I'd be interested to know if there was a longer cut in existence.
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The Bank Job 2008
Finally got round to watching this 70s caper flick last night thanks to Lord Cookies' Movies on TV thread. It's a great little tale, made all the more interesting by having elements of truth to it all. Statham has to stretch a bit from his usual action flicks as Terry but is fine in the role, as are the rest of the supporting cast, who are made up of a number of famous faces - even in some of the…
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Exit Through the Gift Shop 2010
This is the Banksy Docu-movie but actually becomes about some one altogether different. Thierry Guetta is a French guy living in America. One day he decides to document everything he sees via video camera. A meeting with his cousin introduces him to Street Art and from here he begins documenting the subject. Following & filming as much as he can, to the point of being implicit in illegal tagging etc. He then hears of Banksy and wants to find out who…
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Black Death 2011
After the fantastic Triangle, I had high hopes for this medieval thriller. A young monk who looks for guidance finds it in the guise of Sean Bean's band of 'God's killers'. With the land ravaged with plague, word come down of a village that remained untouched. The journey to the village itself is steeped in trouble and an ominous nature becomes heavier as they approach the seemingly peaceful place. I had time for Severance, I thought it was a nasty…
