Hometown Glory!!

Why is it i was never feeling Adele, then all of a sudden i hear a song i've heard a million times, but in a different way!! Whatever, I know i'm late, but still, this song is lovely!



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Cheesy Fun!

So I went to watch The Orphan the other day, and the only reason why I went to see it was because of the actors! Now those who know me know that I'm not really into the 'modren' horror film, which are always really cheesy, and knock-offs of their predecessors. So as I saw the films trailer and Vera Farmiga (The Departed, Running Scared), and Peter Sarsgaard (Boys Don't Cry, Jarhead) popped up, I thought 'hmmmm', maybe this could be different!

So I was both wrong and right, right because the two lead actors performances were on point as expected, but wrong because the movie was cheesy and predictable, although these things aren't necessarilly a bad thing! So I don't want to give the whole plot away, but a creepy kid horror movie is always good thing, check it out!

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Glourious Work

With great movies in his portfolio such as Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs, the Kill Bill volumes, as well as the opinion dividing Death Proof, (which I loved a lot more than it's Grindhouse counterpart!) The genius that is Quentin Tarantino has done it again!!!! There is no doubt that Tarantino is one of the most talented and prolific directors in cinematic history. The latest release Inglorious Basterds, has been in the pipeline for sometime, with numerous script re-writes, unconfirmed actors, who are on and off the project. But it is finally here!! Now I had already resigned to the fact that I wasn't going to see this film in the cinema, mainly because my 'besties' (My best friends!) usually don't see what I call 'proper' films. Once in a while I'll be able to slip one in, in the guise of a superhero movie (Watchmen), or a horror movie (Drag Me To Hell), but this time was not the case(as proclaimed by my friends in a previous screening of another film when the IB trailer came on 'nah mate that looks dry!). So I knew I would have to watch it some other way! Anywho another friend came to the rescue and I was able to see the film, and thank the lord she did!

The main stand out performances for me were Brad Pitt, who is obviously a great actor, but again like with all his roles he is totally believable, and hilarious as the character Aldo Raine (especially the scene where they try to sneak in to the cinema using their awful Italian accents). Another great performance was from the guy who played Hans Landa AKA The Jew Hunter. Throughout the film his merciless, cruel and evil ways were portrayed so well that there is already talks of an Oscar nomination.

The enthusiastic director uses his identifiable quirks and techniques (the film is composed of numerous chapters, and the soundtrack is taken from other movies)to make this a great Tarantino movie. He was recently quoted as saying that he believes this film is his 'masterpiece'. This statement therefore made me believe before going to see it, that I was going to watch something mind blowing and exceptional. But although it was really, really, really good, it wasn't an 'oh my god' feeling at the end, or even an overwhelming sense that it was his best work. So in that sense I do see what a lot of the film critics are talking about. Although I would definitely say it's on a par with Kill Bill. Plus I still have Reservoir Dogs (I know I'm late!!) and Jackie Brown to see, so maybe either one of those could be my Tarantino masterpiece. But its safe to say that this is another accomplishment that QT can add to his list.

I recently watched two classic Brad Pitt movies, which I think are my favourites!!
Legends of the Fall and Interview with a Vampire. Buy them on Amazon if you can, for peanuts!!!


Take a look at his appearance on Ross a few weeks ago!




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