[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00525QKI4][/pullquote] Having not seen this film in years I recently purchased a copy and decided to become re-acquainted with Mr. Damon, pre-Bourne and Mr. Affleck, pre- J-Lo. Fresh faced and eager to please, Good Will Hunting showcases both Damon and Affleck's … [Read more...]
Review: A Lonely Place to Die (2011)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B005LGPRYW][/pullquote] Drawing its influences from classic British thrillers like The Wicker Man, Get Carter and Don't Look Now, A Lonely Place to Die is a bleak and unusual film. Starting out with the simple premise of the dangers of rock-climbing, it quickly … [Read more...]
Review: 127 Hours (2011)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B004VLKXG0][/pullquote] 5.3 days, 127 Hours, 7620 minutes, 457000 seconds, no matter how you look at this time frame, being stuck in a life and death situation, on your own, in the middle of nowhere, is unimaginable. 127 Hours tells the story of Aaron Ralston the … [Read more...]
Review: Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi (1983)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B005HNV2OS][/pullquote] By 1983 George Lucas' Star Wars saga was as recognisable as any film in history. The staggering commercial success of A New Hope and the critical success of The Empire Strikes Back meant that Star Wars: Episode VI “ Return of the Jedi was one … [Read more...]
Review: Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B005HNV2OS][/pullquote] Following on from the staggering success of Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, George Lucas released the sequel Star Wars: Episode IV - The Empire Strikes Back in 1980. Aware that the previous film had created a galaxy of characters that had … [Read more...]
Review: Fred: The Movie (2010)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B004OQJSTK][/pullquote] In 2006, a new internet star was born. Fred. Fred was a very love him/hate him figure. Apparently, Nickelodeon decided that the series had enough fans to warrant a feature film. And true, the film managed to gain an audience of 7 million … [Read more...]
Review: Colombiana (2011)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B0064OUFKQ][/pullquote] Luc Besson is probably most famous for Leon, starring Oscar-winner Natalie Portman in her first major role. His films tend to have certain similarities, there's always a strong female character, the dialogue is cliched and unrealistic, the … [Read more...]
Review: Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (1977)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B005HNV2OS][/pullquote] In 1977 the cultural world was shaken to its foundations by a film that changed the zeitgeist for summer blockbusters, science fiction and even entertainment as whole. George Lucas, a man notoriously anti-studio, took a risk. It was a big risk. … [Read more...]
Review: Street Fight (2005)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00196SMXQ][/pullquote] Street Fight was originally devised by first time director Marshall Curry to follow both sides of the 2002 Newark mayoral election between 16 year incumbent Sharpe James and Corey Booker, a younger ivy league law graduate returning to his … [Read more...]
Review: The Skin I Live In (2011, Spain)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B005LGXFFA][/pullquote] In the late 80s and early 90s, Pedro Almodóvar and Antonio Banderas were a film-making team extraordinaire. Almodóvar directed Banderas in a series of films such as Matador, Women on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown and Atame! Then Hollywood … [Read more...]