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The Interview (1998)
An Australian movie that could be enjoyed worldwide
Not usually a fan of Australian movies I found this one a gem - the best since Bad Boy Bubby. Hugo Weaving (most famous for his role in The Matrix as the evil Agent Smith) plays Eddie Fleming - a "regular guy" who's door gets kicked in by policemen early one morning and brought in for questioning. As the stakes are raised Mr Fleming shows he is much more than a regular guy...
Debut director Craig Monahan shows huge potential, playing with light and dark and cleverly developing the plot creating an intense atmosphere in the interview room - simalar to 12 Angry Men. The audience grasps development in the plot at the same time as the characters adding to the intensity. This movie would be equally at home as a stage play. See it with a friend so you can talk about it after.
Armageddon (1998)
A real "no-brainer"
Americans Save The World - Hoorah!! A meteor bigger than Luke Perry's ego hurtles towards earth and only Bruce Willis and his bunch of mining misfits can save us, and they do. By saying that I cannot say I have given away the,(ahem), plot. You cannot tell me that you didn't know that in the end everybody was going be alright, and the world saved. This is Hollywood to the max.
Nothing of the "sci" in this "sci-fi" is evident - it is totally unbelievable. You can suspend reality so far while watching a movie, but not this far. It is tripe - and the love story made me want to hurl. In parts, it manipulates the viewer to potential sympathy. I combated that by yelling at the movie - telling it to "hurry up and save the world!" and assuring the pretty young girl, Lyv Tyler "Don't worry. I'm sure your boyfriend is still alive!"
On the plus side, there are a few funny jokes and Lyv Tyler is a spunk. Grrr.
I did not expect much of this movie. However I did not anticipate a movie worse than that other disaster movie, Deep Impact. This movie derserves a big pan, and I enjoyed giving it one.
Alien³ (1992)
See it if you've seen 1 & 2 and have nothing else to do
They could have left it at Alien. Then, they could have left it at Aliens. But no - here it is, Alien 3 (or is it Alien Cubed). Was it worth it? Should they have done this? Well, yes I suppose it doesn't hurt. However, if it wasn't for Sigourney Weaver playing as Ripley (A role I feel she has been designed for) this movie would fall flat on its face. The other characters lack (umm) character. We know they are all going to die and it's hard to care. Perhaps a bit of humour would have helped.
The setting is quite good though. In a way it re-creates the claustrophobic atmosphere of the original - though not, perhaps, to the same degree. It is dark and moody, creating quite good suspence in places. The Alien has many crevices in which to hide and Riply's means of disposing the Alien is limited. Also this movie writes out - without any shadow of doubt - the possibility of a fourth enstalment of the Alien trilogy...
Daikyojû Gappa (1967)
Touching?!?
Oh, how sweet. A monster movie with the touching moral; monsters are people too. When watching a monster movie, one should always be prepared for it to be very bad indeed. This one is no exception: the story stinks, the effects are poor (it is a 1967 movie after all) and the acting funny ("funny wierd" and "funny ha-ha")
There is one curious aspect to this movie I would like to mention. I have always found the Japanese Gappa's squeal or "roar" very annoying. Much like fingernails on a chalk-board. However, in the movie it is stated that the Gappa is sensitive to high pitched noise. They use amplified high pitched noise to drive the submerged Gappa on to land so they can blast them with missiles. If the Gappa are so susceptable to such screaches then why don't they just shut up - or at least develop a more throaty method of communication.
There's Something About Mary (1998)
Funny? Hmm... yes,
Ms Cameron Diaz does a very good job at acting incredibly sexy in this film. This, naturally, is not altogether suprising given that she is incredibly sexy to start with and little acting is required to extentiate that - (What a terrific smile). Matt Dillon has some comedic ability that he uses to good effect and the character Tucker was quite amusing too. I did laugh aloud a few times but all in all - if you're after a stupid comedy - you still can't beat Dumb and Dumber. This movie suffers a little in that although you still may not have seen it, you will almost definitely seen all the really funny bits on video previews or TV reviews.
EastEnders (1985)
addictive
This programme is like cigarettes. You're OK if you only have it once a week, but if you watch a whole week you'll want to watch the next week. And if you watch a whole fortnight you'll be addicted...