on film...Hollywood

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The Game:

The Game offers the viewer a ride into the unknown...making you feel as if you're inside the game itself. I like the ending as it is unusually and unexpectedly positive, if a mite unbelievable.

Big shout out to Deborah Unger...one of the best female support roles I have seen.

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The Ninth Gate:

The Devil rides (as in fucks) Johnny Depp's book-dealer character. Before that we're treat to an intriguing tale that builds and builds.

We never really know what's going on but the film is well executed (thanks to Polanski and the ever-good Depp).

Best watched with a bottle of Whiskey to-hand.

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Pulp Fiction:

Every single moment is brilliant! It's just so bloody watchable. My favourite scene remains the boxer seeking out his weapon-of-choice before he saves Marcellus from further rapeage...that got a laugh and a cheer from me!

Has simply all the colours in the world in one film, bar the serious ones.

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Reservoir Dogs:

Bloody. This film is just very bloody. Bloody effective tho'.

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Scarface:

Infect me with your performance, Al!

Really one of the most engrossing acting performances I've ever seen. The ending we all know about but also the look on Montana's face as he realises his mate has been shagging his sister, then the look on his face again as his naked sister accuses him of incestual thinking...it's just brilliantly and powerfully engaging stuff.

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Starsky & Hutch:

The biggest laugh was the scene where Ben Stiller was high on, I think, cocaine and listened with increasing admiration and awe and love to Owen Wilson's sweet little guitar song...once the birds started chirping along my ribs were beginning to ache.

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Lara Croft: Tomb Raider:

Fairly faithful...I watched this as a long-time Tomb Raider game fan and was chuffed at its relative faithfulness to the game but it didn't offer anything more and Jolie's pussy-weak english accent was a bit off-putting. Strange to have the blond brit bond Daniel Craig playing an american too.

In short a dumb action movie, only worth watching for dumb action movie fans, Angelina gawkers or Tomb Raider players.

P.S. - play Tomb Raider: Legend to witness how Lara should ideally sound (Keeley Hawes, I think)...the dialogue and story are better too.

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