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Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) Gore Verbinski's first foray into Disney's sedate Pirates of the Caribbean theme park ride was a refreshing and fun adventure which veered into horror territory albeit with it's tongue firmly in it's cheek. In fact it proved a phenomenon and spawned four sequels, none of which can match this film's exuberance, charm and general swash buckling thrills and spills, even turning it's star Johnny Depp into box office gold. Ignoring the sequels and just taking The Curse of the Black Pearl as a stand alone adventure film there's a lot to enthuse over, From the excellent sets and production values to Depp's standout turn as Captain Jack Sparrow, The Curse of the Black Pearl is exciting, feel good, escapist fun and a modern day throwback to the classic Errol Flynn films from days gone by...with added skeletal pirates of course. I have an original double sided one sheet of the pre-release poster below. It's one of the favourites of my collection of original movie posters. |
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Hidalgo (2004) Period drama set in 1890 about how a cowboy and his Mustang take part in a grueling 3000 mile horse race across the deserts of the Middle East whilst pitted against the finest Arabian horses. Based on a true story this is a thrilling tale fraught with endurance, hardship and exciting action sequences. Viggo Mortensen mumbles his way through scenes of dialogue dominated by Omar Sharif, but that doesn't matter once the race begins as we'll all fall in love with Hidalgo, Mortensen's beloved Mustang on it's treacherous journey through the spectacularly photographed deserts. One of those films with a final scene almost guaranteed to bring a tear to the eye. |
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Schramm Lothar Schramm is on the floor dying after falling from a ladder, unable to shout for help he spends his final moments looking back on his life and his murders. Not my favourite of Buttgereits work it still has something that kept me drawn to the screen, maybe it was just the non linear narrative, nevertheless it was still a fascinating watch. Sent from my PRA-LX1 using Tapatalk
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Flatliners. A group of medical students embark on a reckless scheme to try and solve mankind's greatest mystery by inducing death and then returning... but they may not be prepared for the consequences. Kiefer Sutherland, Julia Roberts and Kevin Bacon star in this early 90s thriller that skirts the line between SF, mystery and pseudo-paranormal pseudo-ghost story. Still an enjoyable and effective film, with fine performances (particularly from Sutherland as the arrogant student leading the charge who may or may not have a death wish himself). |
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Devil Times Five(1974) five psycho kids escape from a bus transfering them to a mental hospital after it crashes in the snow. and they end up terrorising the residents of a ski lodge who are on winter vacation. Like the similar film Bloody Birthday, this is a slasher type film where it is the children who are the killers. and this one is equally nasty and mean spirited. with a naked woman killed in a bath by piranas, a woman covered in petrol and set alight and a chap killed by a scythe, and similar delights. Acting is rather average, with a cast of pretty much unknowns, apart from some chap who was in the Dukes of Hazzard. and also a foxy Cheryl ladd lookalike. But it is the kids who are the stars of the show, with one disguised as a nun, another with an obsession with fire, and a funny black chap who thinks he is in the army. pretty decent overall, and well worth a look, despite the rather cheap feel to the film. 71 out of 100.
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