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Used to watch loads of movies. Now? Not so much.
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Punk in London 1977
Felt weirdly cringe about the whole thing, cos a lot of the talk about sellouts and soulless corporate punk bollocks sounds awfully similar to the kind of shite I probably also spouted as a teen. Ugh.
The doc itself is interesting from a voyeuristic perspective on a cultural revolution, speaking to people you'd recognise, some you most likely won't. It's not just all Joe Strummer, Johnny Rotten and Poly Styrene - though I get the impression that was not through…
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Tales from the Lodge 2019
Enjoyed its quirky off-kilter cabin in the woods vibe, wearing its inspiration on its sleeves flagrantly. But that last 15 mins sours the rest of the film somewhat. Schlocky and problematic, to say the least.
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First Blood 1982
I kind of thought it would be a mindless action film where Sly goes around killing the bad guys in the jungle with his machine gun and that's about it. Like Predator, I guess, just without the Predator.
I was wrong. It's excellent. I found it very entertaining, and also quite sad. Sure, Rambo is this bad-ass, super elite soldier who can kill a man practically by looking at him, but I never realised there was a subtext quite so…
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The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat 1896
Amazing. Thought the train was going to come right out of the screen at me. Loses points for not being in HD.
