Short Sharp Shocks (2020)
The Sex Victims (1973)
Oddball film about a truck driver who spends the entire thing pursuing a naked woman on horseback through the woods.
This would have been okay as an extra on The Orchard End Murder disc for example but as an actual selling point to this collection? not really. For something that almost hits the forty minute mark there really isn't a lot going on here. I mean. Once you've seen one naked girl on horseback you've seen em' all.
Gran Torino (2008)
Clint Eastwood plays a war veteran who finds his Detroit neighbourhood seemingly overrun by immigrants and gangs. As much in conflict with his family as he is the neighbours, Eastwood gives an excellent performance as the grizzled racist veteran who slowly befriends South East Asian refugees now living on his street whilst trying to defend his property and prized 71' Ford Gran Torino from local thugs.
This feels like a sister film to Unforgiven with his Walt Kowalski a modern day William Munny, but whilst this is clearly a study on racial tolerance and redemption there's plenty of drama and humour along the way to make this thoroughly entertaining.
The Sound of Music (1965)
Directed by the great Robert Wise (The Haunting, The Body Snatcher, Star Trek the Motion Picture) this is one of the classic crowd pleasers that seems to woo every generation with it's repertoire of songs that are all - each and every one of them - so well known.
It looks ****ing gorgeous on Blu-ray, in particular that opening panoramic sweep across the Austrian mountains and the songs have never sounded better.
I've seen it a couple of times in full across the years but experiencing it on Blu-ray made the film a whole new magical experience. The three hours went in no time at all.
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