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  • Toy Story 1995

    ★★★★ Rewatched 08 Jun, 2013

    Haven't seen it in years, but this time paid attention to technical aspects. This film came out completely before physics simulation of any kind and it's fascinating to watch the film cut around very dodgy rope/string/cloth animation by minimizing shot lengths or framing emphasis. I also noticed that Andy owns precisely one teddy bear which appears in exactly one shot in the first act of the film in the middle distance for 20 frames or so (I would wager the…

  • The Terminator 1984

    ★★★ Rewatched 02 Mar, 2013

    James Cameron makes a film with large overtones of nihilism? It belongs in a museum!

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  • Bound 1996

    ★★★★½ Added

    In my opinion, the Wachowskis' best film is BOUND...followed by SPEED RACER.

    You heard me.

  • Repulsion 1965

    ★★★★ Watched 31 Jan, 2012

    Roman Polanski's English-language debut.

    An apartment-cum-pressure cooker offers marvellous opportunities for stark, noir photography, but perhaps the best thing about this film is Polanski's decision to drop out sound effects almost completely for scenes of hallucinated, horrific assault.