movieville

Chronicling the bizarre viewing habits of Tim Smithies.

Saturday, April 09, 2005

Ring Two

This is the US remake of the Japanese flick - I've got the japanese one on DVD but have yet to get around to watching it... I found this one ok, not as scary as the US Ring or Grudge seemed almost slow in places but it was all made up for by the way she crawls out of the well. Yikes...

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The Assasination of Richard Nixon

Stylish film starring Sean Penn (maybe one of the coolest actors around) playing a joe average type whose life slowly falls apart and he slips further into desparation. It's a great film with Penn acting his pants off as the guy who slowly crumbles before your eyes.

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Friday, April 08, 2005

The Machinist

Slick thriller about a guy who hasn't slept in a year.
He thinks he sees a new guy at work, visits a cafe at the airport each night and has a girlfriend but the pieces slowly start to pull together to reveal the truth. Well acted by Christian Bale (skinniest part in a movie ever!) and I liked the camerawork and colours.

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