Nostradamus and Me (2004)

8/10

thefilmacademy7 September 2005

I saw this film at the Galway Film Fleadh the year it won best short film. I have to say that i thought the direction was fantastic and the performances from the key cast members were very memorable. Both of the main cast are definitely names to watch out for.

The final shot over the cliff was mesmerizing and i for one would like to find myself there if i was waiting for the end of the world to happen. The kiss was definitely a great payoff, done with great enthusiasm's!!

I can only assume that the film was shot on film, and i have heard that the DOP won an award at the Tribeca Film Festival for his work on this film and i must say.... well deserved.

I would recommend this film to anyone who was a teenager in the 1980s. It brought back some great memories and some scary ones.

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Fast and fun I loved this film.

run7567 December 2004

I have rarely watched a short where is was possible to have a full emotional experience, but Nostradamus and Me definitely proved what a short film can do in as little as 15 minutes. Nora is such a unique character, but one almost anyone can relate to. The party scene was exhilarating, and the film fires some of the best one liners I've heard in a long time. I grew up in the eighties, and the film captures the zeitgeist beautifully and vibrantly, without ever veering into cheesy nostalgia. It all came rushing back: the fear of nuclear war, the year Halley's comet came, and the rush of all those hormones! The music and the acting add to a pitch perfect tone. I saw this film at the awards ceremony at the Kerry Film Festival where John Boorman chose it for the grand prize of Best Director. Well deserved in my opinion!

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10/10

A sweet film, well made

osioradain2 January 2007

The comments of the previous user are harsh indeed. One wonders if they have even seen this beautiful sweet film. As for being so nasty about it in front of the writer/director..well thats just plain rude! For those who grew up in the eighties, it is an artful piece of nostalgia and a sweet story well acted and produced. Irish film-making sure has a lot of bitter angry people involved with it and the spleen venting comment made about this is evidence of it.. As people we have a choice; give out and moan about the people who actually go out there and make stuff or make something yourself.. I know which one is easier... Do yourself a favour and watch this film and see how a short film is made... you won't be disappointed

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9/10

Really, Really Good

friendfound34 May 2005

I saw this at The Tribeca Film Festival, in the family section. I'm not sure either of my kids really got the movie, but I have to say that it was a wonderful short film.

'Nostradamus and Me' is an interesting short film about the hopes and fears that we all felt growing up in the 1980's, which in turn, extends to how my kids feel today. Then, we had Regan, today, we got Bush. Instead of Nuclear War, we have Terrorism.

I really identified with the main character, and I myself dated a 'Curehead' in high school. We all felt like 'nothing mattered' when we were 16, but it's great to see a film where they discover that everything matters!!!

Again, I probably wouldn't have put this in the family section...there were a few too many curse words for younger children, but it was a wonderful and enjoyable film to watch.

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1/10

Can you say Donnie Darko???

lynchboy200119 September 2004

Before watching this film (at a screening attended by the director herself) we were informed this had won the short film prize at the Galway Film Fleadh. Surely this result will give filmmakers hope, anyone can do better than this!

How anyone cannot notice the flagrant rip-off of Donnie Darko in this I'll never know. The film is pure drivel, the acting cardboard, the dialogue ridiculous & the ending just flat! The only crumb of comfort we enjoyed after seeing this rubbish was to loudly comment on how dreadful it was, in front of the director! Yes that was mean, but liberating!

At least Irish film-making can't sink any lower!

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