William ArnottFilms that rock
May 5th 2009 09:06
Welcome back to "Saturday..." folks and the blockbuster season is upon us, which means that that there's the usual slew of the good and the bad.
Today I saw "Defiance", another true WWII set story, but this starring James Bond himself Daniel Craig as one third of the Polish Bielski brothers, the others played by Liev Schreiber and Jamie Bell, who hide out in the Belarussian forest where they become leaders of a resistance and a cold and chilly fight to survive. With a series of films set amongst or against the backdrop of World War 2, this one does the job most effectively for me. Director and co-writer Edward Zwick is a consummate with this sort of material and it feels like a pretty well-rounded affair.
It can have 3 and a half out of 5.
Also seen was "Wolverine". No doubt people will be seeing this in their droves, but I saw it somewhat reluctantly. South African director Gavin Hood made the respectable "Tsotsi" and then "Rendition", but this spin off of the popular "X-Men" films is an undemanding watch, however, not really a satisfactory one. I'd say certain forces here have insisted upon a formula and while I hoped more story could have played out with this character, I will concede that it did entertain.
Just 2 and a half.
The German film "The Baader Meinhof Complex" is definately on the demanding side, and I'd say all the better for it. Keeping up with this one tested this viewer and its racy subject matter, the plight of a gang of left-wing terrorists in West Germany beginning in the late sixties, is very good stuff.
However I'm just going to give it 3 out of 5.
Enjoyed all the way was "The Boat That Rocked". Writer-Director Richard Curtis who last did "Love Actually" is en song with this top notch entertaining romp set upon a pirate radio boat in the Atlantic. Performances, soundtrack, script and all else pretty much rock and it can damn well get 4 out of 5.
Ciao for now.
Today I saw "Defiance", another true WWII set story, but this starring James Bond himself Daniel Craig as one third of the Polish Bielski brothers, the others played by Liev Schreiber and Jamie Bell, who hide out in the Belarussian forest where they become leaders of a resistance and a cold and chilly fight to survive. With a series of films set amongst or against the backdrop of World War 2, this one does the job most effectively for me. Director and co-writer Edward Zwick is a consummate with this sort of material and it feels like a pretty well-rounded affair.
Also seen was "Wolverine". No doubt people will be seeing this in their droves, but I saw it somewhat reluctantly. South African director Gavin Hood made the respectable "Tsotsi" and then "Rendition", but this spin off of the popular "X-Men" films is an undemanding watch, however, not really a satisfactory one. I'd say certain forces here have insisted upon a formula and while I hoped more story could have played out with this character, I will concede that it did entertain.
Just 2 and a half.
The German film "The Baader Meinhof Complex" is definately on the demanding side, and I'd say all the better for it. Keeping up with this one tested this viewer and its racy subject matter, the plight of a gang of left-wing terrorists in West Germany beginning in the late sixties, is very good stuff.
However I'm just going to give it 3 out of 5.
Enjoyed all the way was "The Boat That Rocked". Writer-Director Richard Curtis who last did "Love Actually" is en song with this top notch entertaining romp set upon a pirate radio boat in the Atlantic. Performances, soundtrack, script and all else pretty much rock and it can damn well get 4 out of 5.
Ciao for now.
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