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  One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 1975

  Rewatched by jack.pot4000 03 Jun 2022 1

  Watched on 1 disc edition DVD
  A true classic and one of my all time favourites. For some reason the print on my dvd copy has silence over the end credits, which I think makes the whole ending of the film so much more powerful.

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  Trees Lounge 1996

  Watched by jack.pot4000 25 Jan 2022

  I went into this expecting more of a quirky comedy, which I suppose it is at times, but I didn’t expect it to be as depressing and sad as it was. Still a great film with great performances but quite downbeat at times and does make you think. If you haven’t seen this, it’s certainly very good indeed.

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  Eastern Promises 2007

  Rewatched by jack.pot4000 28 Jul 2016

  Eastern Promises is a criminally underrated film which i personally think should be mentioned more when talking about crime/gangster films. Not only is it a great crime film, it is also a great character study.

  Cronenbergs vision of a grimy London is great, this isn't a glossy gangster film like Goodfellas or The Godfather. All of these locations are dirty and really add to the atmosphere of the film.

  All of the cast give good performances, but Viggo shines here.…

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  American History X 1998

  Rewatched by jack.pot4000 09 Jul 2016 1

  How to start this review...

  First of all, this is not a nice film. This film features some absolutely cringe inducing scenes of violence and rape. So dont go into this film expecting it to be a fun affair...

  Anyway, this is my personal story with the film. I watched it a year ago and just thought it was a good drama film. Sure, it affected me emotionally and was quite a big punch in the gut, but i felt…