Martin C
@martincrumley
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#letterboxdfriday #filmsky #lastfourwatched Pitfall - above average noir with good leads The Heroic Trio - utterly ridiculous and thoroughly enjoyable with amazing leads Care - got the point across but uninspired Bitter Rice - wonderful film, fascinating setting, absorbing performances
#letterboxdfriday #filmsky #lastfourwatched OTSG - admired rather than enjoyed this one. ATMCB - tremendous with excellent performances from Arnold, Huston and Simon. SDIM - riveting political thriller, again with great performances. OBAN - was consistently surprised and thoroughly enjoyed it.
#letterboxdfriday #filmsky #lastfourwatched Sneakers - very fun. AWUTI - acting masterclass. TSD - also very fun. Enjoyed seeing the actors do something different MS - the opposite of fun but I really loved it. Continually cranking up the tension and making the viewer uncomfortable in a good way.
#letterboxdfriday #filmsky #lastfourwatched Sept - it was good but yes I prefer the "older, funnier ones" PHM - really enjoyable but of course the book was better TBC - love this genre and this is one of the best Lured - was slightly disappointed with this. It was good but I had heard raves
#letterboxdfriday #filmsky #lastfourwatched DD - baffled by the story choice. Last 10 mins should have been the 1st of a much better story TCC - encore edition. Fantastic sets, music, dancing and faces! MD - took some time to get into it but then loved it TIM - tense update. Perfect for the times
#lastfourwatched #letterboxdfriday TSOCL - a #filmsky tip and thank you because it was really good Existenz - last big Cronenberg for me. Not his best but good watch Anniversary - excellent first hour and then they turned it up to 11 ON - first Cassavetes and what an intro. Masterpiece
Here's mine.. A cropped image of the X-Men from the famous Outback era of the comics, drawn by the wonderful Marc Silvestri I love this team and this artist so much. A real highpoint of the X-Men's now 60 year history
#letterboxdfriday #filmsky #lastfourwatched DR - 70s films are the best, so much said with no words by top actors, scripts with no easy answers, amazing locations IS - a shame this was overshadowed by one event TH - unremarkable TB - someone's a fan of Goodfellas! It was a well-done throwback
#letterboxdfriday #filmsky #lastfourwatched Crime week! ADMS - decent but didn't live up to its promise TR - why do we always add an extra layer? Took a tense scenario and over-complicated it Conflict - enjoyed seeing Bogie as the baddie Crime 101 - a Heat wannabe, full of cliche but enjoyable
#letterboxdfriday #filmsky #lastfourwatched Horror week! TR - atmospheric, tense and scary DML - could be described as horror! Very good performances, difficult film but worth it NOES3 - best one of the series but that's not saying much Christine - you can rely on Carpenter but it's not top tier
#letterboxdfriday #filmsky #lastfourwatched TSA - engrossing drama, I liked the framing very much and the different ending NB - there's a reason no one shoots films like this L&OD - really loved this, great chemistry between the leads Unsane - lesser Soderbergh but enjoyable, always like Claire Foy
#letterboxdfriday #filmsky #lastfourwatched Disappointing week that ended on a bang. Enjoyed them all but only one was remarkable Saipan - it was fine PWMOV - it was fine The Mastermind - liked the first half a lot more than the second Akira - so far ahead of its time we still haven't caught up.
#letterboxdfriday #filmsky #lastfourwatched SV - best film I've seen in years with outstanding performances all round TP - classic noir. Always like stories with bent coppers RC - was recommended here and I loved it. Thanks! EG - classic Burt Lancaster. Jean Simmons is so underrated Great week!
#letterboxdfriday #filmsky #lastfourwatched Enjoyable horror. Always like Alison Brie. Felt they could have done more with this Thoroughly enjoyed St Trinians after many years. Very funny Another 70s Italian crime that was really good. British crime classic that was well done but lacked tension
#letterboxdfriday #filmsky #lastfourwatched WSKTOW - good 70s Italian crime and I want to watch more LTCT - a throwback with nothing very original but enjoyable enough Kung Fu Hustle - fabulous fun with great set pieces TLW - a good original idea that has been superceded since the book came out
#Letterboxdfriday #filmsky #lastfourwatched CADS - Lovecraft meets Chandler and doesn't add up to the sum of its parts EPIC - some fantastic footage of The King and his amazing band Phenomena - last of the must-see Argentos EB - great atmosphere and locations, good characters, good actors
#letterboxdfriday #lastfourwatched #filmsky Enjoyable Marvel film Another 80s horror remake that I heard was better than you'd expect and it was, much better! A film often rated as the best Spanish film ever - need to sit and ponder this one because there's a lot going on Really good anti-Western
#letterboxdfriday #lastfourwatched #filmsky Heavyweight director week! Tucker - good underdog story ,obviously personal for FFC AW - excellent drama, excellent performances Interstellar - first rewatch and enjoyed it much more this time. It's a masterpiece ACT - very good but not top tier Archers
#letterboxdfriday #lastfourwatched #filmsky Exploitation week! E&A - experimental, didn't work BE - she's not Black but nevermind, she is gorgeous SOTHB - now we're talking. Everything you want from this type of thing TSWSBTD - deserves to be much better known. Proto-Blaxploitation but elevated
#Letterboxdfriday #lastfourwatched #filmsky Weapons - I expected more given the premise and the reviews Lake Mungo - clever mockumentary with real scares The Gunfighter - classic western set-up really well done Pickup on South Street - excellent noir. Widmark's smirk is brilliantly annoying
#letterboxdfriday #lastfourwatched #filmsky Hiroshima Death Match - yakuza classic sequel. Relentless Police Story - 1st ever Jackie Chan film, lots of fun Mr Klein - excellent drama about occupation and collaboration with a different role for Delon LYAM - hmm, i suppose the word is enigmatic...
#letterboxdfriday #lastfourwatched #filmsky TLOC - delightful despite the subject matter being depressing on paper CCTH - proto-Blaxploitation with fantastic casting, great real world locations BT - classic that similarly captures a specific time and place expertly MM - started well, got silly
#letterboxdfriday #lastfourwatched #filmsky GJ - the performances were good TBATB - been on the watchlist for a long time and worth it. Looked fantastic and cracking script TAJ - another one I wanted to see for years. Proper crime story! TAS - better than average Hammer. Again, looked fantastic