QUICKIES
Vampires - John Carpenter attempt at doing a modern western with a vampiric twist. It is an old fashioned movie and it feels that way. Probably coming 15 years to late in Carpenter's career. James Woods is enjoyable playing a character that would have been better suited to Kurt Russell. Not good, not bad, just average. Final Rating: 2/5
Bubba Ho-Tep - A rich, blackly humoured horror. Bruce Campbell is superb as aged Elvis, never veering on an impression of the King, ably supported by a strong turn from Ossie Davis. Final Rating: 3/5
The Spirit - A truly awful film adaptation of Will Eisner's wonderful character. Yes, there are some nice visuals (no doubt courtesy of Miller's co-direction with Rodriguez) and Macht does his best. However, the film is let down by the dreadful script that tries to capture the noir of Sin City whilst also embracing the camp of Batman '66. So very, very bad. Final Rating: 1/5
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy - Irreverent, quotable and damn funny. Anchorman is let down, as most of these movies are, by the final third. Final Rating: 3.5/5
The Artist - At its heart, The Artist is a love story: between a man and a woman, between a man and his job, between a filmmaker and the early years of Hollywood and between the audience and the film. An extremely well crafted movie across the board. It is not without its flaws (Missi Pyle; the internal chronology) but this movie is infectious in its joy that, as with being in love, you look past the flaws. Final Rating: 5/5
The Green Hornet - This film does not set the world alight, it does what it needs to. This is not to say it is a bad movie. The leads, Seth Rogen and Jay Chou, are affable whilst Cameron Diaz is no more than a cameo. Christophe Waltz, however, as the villain just feels he has walked straight off a Inglourious Basterds and does exactly the same schtick. Given this is a Michel Gondry film there is a visual flair, but it seems that he has been hampered by the studio. Final Rating: 2.5/5
The Artist - At its heart, The Artist is a love story: between a man and a woman, between a man and his job, between a filmmaker and the early years of Hollywood and between the audience and the film. An extremely well crafted movie across the board. It is not without its flaws (Missi Pyle; the internal chronology) but this movie is infectious in its joy that, as with being in love, you look past the flaws. Final Rating: 5/5
The Green Hornet - This film does not set the world alight, it does what it needs to. This is not to say it is a bad movie. The leads, Seth Rogen and Jay Chou, are affable whilst Cameron Diaz is no more than a cameo. Christophe Waltz, however, as the villain just feels he has walked straight off a Inglourious Basterds and does exactly the same schtick. Given this is a Michel Gondry film there is a visual flair, but it seems that he has been hampered by the studio. Final Rating: 2.5/5
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