I say, this is a ratter droll piece of cinema, with a charmingly delicious characterization from dame Judi Dench, although rather seeing a lenghty film of said titular, we diverge from our initial interest to focus on some less intriguing birds and blokes. I must say, Bob Hoskings does manage to keep Judi Dench in a balance that keeps the dramatic second part of the story rather well sustained and the rest of the film still manages to produce a wee chuckle every now and then. It’s a rather delicious spiffing brilliant work of entertainment if you ask me. Cheers

I felt like this film was trying to much to be one of those sublte comedies (or dramedies) with quirky characters in mundane situations, sometimes even trying very hard to show how mundane, how “real” the settings where . Even though the film had some beautifull photography, like being accentuated by a photo studio style of linghting, I just didn’t care about the characters, in comedic moments, it just felt too forced and as a drama their storyline simply involved a love triangle that doesn’t make its mix of melancholy and self pity too rewarding, it’s ultimately bland. Steve Martin just wanted to be taken seriously, but I just couldn’t stop thinking of Lost in Translation and Bill Murray.

The third installment of the X Men films is an action packed one, it has scenes that many fans wish the first two had, just straight on mutant on mutant action (a mutant smorgasboard of fighting scenes), but the creators just took too many creative liberties, the whole story centers on a cure for mutants, so there are some main characters that get “cured” and some die and I don’t mean some background characters like Jubilee or something, these are characters that you’ll be shocked they actually had the balls to kill off, I respect that, but still, why?why?why? In the start that was what many fans after reading the script feared and it was true, and plus Brett “Rush Hour” Ratner being the helmer didn’t make things for the X Men look to good, some thought we had another Schumaker on our hands (of Batman & Robin fame). So if you take it at face value, Brett Ratner actually did a decent job, albeit with your usuall cheesy line here or there and a highly ridiculous scene involving the Golden Gate bridge. The film is enjoyable mainly because it has more muties, it has the feel of the comics as well as the 90’s cartoon, chaos and mayhem and most really sweet special effects, just enough to recomend it, if only they would get rid of some useless characters, some storylines where just unnecesarily overlapping.

This was a very entertaining and funny DVD compilation…

...for me to POOP on!!

I saw this on french national television (yes, it was noncable TV) the cinematographt captivated me, it had that 70’s glow and feel, with strong color contrast, suddenly, there was this girl (the one the titles refers to) ridding a bike with her behind showing… that was tamed compared to what I saw next, a guy inserts a worm into her vagina. I thnk I said enough.

I liked the idea that the movie presents us with a happy ending, even though ironically it’s the begining, thus making a happy ending non existent but it still leaves us with a bittersweet feeling.

This can also be found under my “Top Ten DVD cases”

Witness in celluloid the downfall of Bela Lugosi.

Stupid, stupid movie. What do you get when a studio wants Abbot & Costello, The Three Stooges, Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, The Keystone Cops & The Marx Brothers all in the same movie?

I would label this forgettable and a light Henry Miller ode, the sources and the characters are what makes the movie ok, not great, just, ok.

Please sir can I have samoas? My my, Im salivating over these.