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TheMovieDiorama rated and reviewed a movie.
9 years ago
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is a much better film than its predecessor! A focussed plot, memorable characters and possibly the best scene in the franchise: Dumbledore vs Voldemort. This is the film that turned the franchise into a mo... Read the full review »
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TheMovieDiorama rated and reviewed a movie.
9 years ago
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is a crucial chapter in the saga, this is where evil truly becomes powerful. A main character dies that changes the story and it's dark times ahead. I like the fact it balances the normal school year with the... Read the full review »
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TheMovieDiorama rated and reviewed a movie.
9 years ago
Bridget Jones's Baby brings us back to our beloved female character as she now has a baby, but does not know who the father is. Some great British wit, a solid cast with good performances. Some excellent one liners as well, I did laugh on the odd... Read the full review »
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TheMovieDiorama rated and reviewed a movie.
9 years ago
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1...seventh chapter and now everyone is dropping like flies. It's astonishing to see how much the series has grown in maturity. This is much more focussed on our three main protagonists as they hunt for th... Read the full review »
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TheMovieDiorama rated and reviewed a movie.
9 years ago
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 is the one we all waited for, and my God it delivered. Epic, simply epic. The hunt for the remaining horcruxes was interesting and Helena Bonham Carter owned every scene. Then the final battle at Hogwart... Read the full review »
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TheMovieDiorama rated and reviewed a movie.
9 years ago
The Neon Demon is definitely an exercise of style over substance. People might find that to be a bad thing, I for one think it really works for this film. The style tells so much of the story that words could not do. Fantastic performances from El... Read the full review »
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TheMovieDiorama rated and reviewed a movie.
9 years ago
Mr. Holmes is a rather melancholic drama personifying the effects of mind deterioration. Told through three narratives: present and two past segments (one in Japan, the other is Holmes cracking a case). I like how all three of them linked and assi... Read the full review »
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TheMovieDiorama rated and reviewed a movie.
9 years ago
The Shawshank Redemption is the epitome of storytelling. These are what films are about, telling a story that just doesn't age. We all know what it's about: prison life, institutionalisation (not easy to spell!) and justice. Perfectly acted by the... Read the full review »
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TheMovieDiorama rated and reviewed a movie.
9 years ago
Life is pretty much Alien and Gravity mixed together. Although it suffers from unoriginality, that doesn't mean it's bad. I actually enjoyed this a lot, was consistently on the edge of my seat and squirming as the alien creature kills the crew one... Read the full review »
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TheMovieDiorama rated and reviewed a movie.
9 years ago
Michael Clayton is in a niche of films that I'm drawn to: political thrillers. Just something about the concise scripts, realistic characters and plausible plots that absorbs my attention...this is no different. This is a damn good political thril... Read the full review »
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TheMovieDiorama rated and reviewed a movie.
9 years ago
Good Will Hunting is a film I've been meaning to watch for sometime, it's got the power duo that is Damon and Affleck. Unsurprisingly, both are excellent in this. Why is that you ask? The screenplay. Oooooooh that script was meaty! A great example... Read the full review »
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9 years ago
TheMovieDiorama rated and reviewed a movie.
9 years ago
No Country For Old Men is without a doubt the Coen's best film. Gritty, realistic and dark...I do love me a mature thriller. Javier Bardem is the star as the menacing antagonist, my God he owns every scene. Seriously when he is on screen, my eyes... Read the full review »
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TheMovieDiorama rated and reviewed a movie.
9 years ago
About Time is your typical rom com of boy meets girl and falls in love, however this time the concept of time travel is thrown into the mix. This creates both humorous and heartfelt scenes. I have a complete crush on Domnhall Gleeson, I just love... Read the full review »
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TheMovieDiorama rated and reviewed a movie.
9 years ago
Avatar was my favourite film of all time (then Gravity came out) and unfortunately it has a grown a club of haters. Sure it's not for everyone, I get that. But for me, this film revolutionised visual effects...it was the best experience in the cin... Read the full review »
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TheMovieDiorama rated and reviewed a movie.
9 years ago
Battleship, a film based on a board game where players sink each other's fleet. So naturally we include aliens, Rihanna and a heck load of explosions. I can give props to the sound effects, the soundtrack and the visuals of the alien ships...and t... Read the full review »
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TheMovieDiorama rated and reviewed a movie.
9 years ago
The Visit is a return to form for M. Night Shyamalan, that's not saying much but he works so well with a lower budget...so don't give him money, he'll waste it. Some kids meet their grandparents, creepy stuff happens and of course you have a famou... Read the full review »
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TheMovieDiorama rated and reviewed a movie.
9 years ago
Morgan is a hybrid of Splice and Ex_Machina. The obvious philosophical and ethical debates of creating such a living organism, like Morgan, are explored...it's unfortunate they are not explored more. The psycho analysis scene was the best case of... Read the full review »
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TheMovieDiorama rated and reviewed a movie.
9 years ago
Schindler's List is possibly Spielberg's masterpiece, I mean the man has done many films but none as real and gritty as this. This was a hard watch...knowing that this actually happened. Oskar Schindler was a brave man, although I found his motive... Read the full review »
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TheMovieDiorama rated and reviewed a movie.
9 years ago
Minions...the prequel to the reasonably good Despicable Me. I'm just going to say, this is not great at all. Sure children will love it, but for us adults it is painful. When your main characters speak gibberish, you know you will have problems in... Read the full review »
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JRhagan posted a new message board reply.
9 years ago
Who has seen all of the official James Bond films?
I tried one recently, but haven't finished them all yet. They get start to get kinda stale in the middle, however the Connery and Craig films are amazing!
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TheMovieDiorama rated and reviewed a movie.
9 years ago
Blue Jasmine is Cate Blanchett. Cate Blanchett is Blue Jasmine. She literally owned every scene she was in. The story is nothing new, rich socialite falls and relies on poorer family member to try and get back on her feet. But the dark comedic sat... Read the full review »
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TheMovieDiorama rated and reviewed a movie.
9 years ago
Children of Men is a visceral depressing cinematic masterpiece. Words cannot describe the emotions I went through watching this...this...this beauty! The world is somehow infertile, the UK is culling immigrants and the world has gone to meltdown.... Read the full review »
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TheMovieDiorama rated and reviewed a movie.
9 years ago
The Big Lebowski is the Coen's cult film. This has garnered lots of respect and adoration over the years from the film community. It's a comedy...as well as a mystery...oh and some crime...but don't forget that dash of drama...not to mention the a... Read the full review »
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TheMovieDiorama rated and reviewed a movie.
9 years ago
The Social Network is THE film I relate to. There is no other film. Computer programmer, a loner who throws his friends away, choosing money over love...it's all me. The worst thing is, I actually felt sad for myself! Anyway, David Fincher has cre... Read the full review »
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TheMovieDiorama rated and reviewed a movie.
9 years ago
Inside Llewyn-Davis is rated the 11th best film of the 21st Century (as voted by a poll of movie critics). Seemingly my expectations were quite high and it was safe to say, these were met. This is an excellent character study and look into the wor... Read the full review »
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TheMovieDiorama rated and reviewed a movie.
9 years ago
The Book Thief is yet another WWII adaptation from a critically acclaimed book. This time following a girl who is welcomed into a family hiding a Jew. She soon starts using literary skills as a mean of escapism, words are after all a powerful tool... Read the full review »
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TheMovieDiorama rated and reviewed a movie.
9 years ago
Inglourious Basterds had me hooked as soon as Christoph Waltz waltzed in (see what I did there). Lauda is such a good villain! This film was excellently written, Tarantino always finds creative ways to flesh out the dialogue and make his character... Read the full review »
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TheMovieDiorama rated and reviewed a movie.
9 years ago
Jurassic World is Jurassic Park for the new generation...except it's nowhere near as good or revolutionary. This suffers from a case of "playing it safe", much like Star Wars and other franchises having long awaited sequels. It's literally a rehas... Read the full review »
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TheMovieDiorama rated and reviewed a movie.
9 years ago
A Good Day to Die Hard...what a mess! I'll start off by saying I appreciate the use of practical effects, the action scenes and the awesome slow motion shot of the helicopter crashing. But apart from that, this should not be in the Die Hard franch... Read the full review »
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TheMovieDiorama rated and reviewed a movie.
9 years ago
Fast & Furious 8 is ridiculous fun. I might go as far to say that it is...Ludacris (please, someone stop me). Ok seriously, this is so damn illogical, so unbelievably unrealistic that it bordered on the absurd. Having said that, I did enjoy this f... Read the full review »
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TheMovieDiorama rated and reviewed a movie.
9 years ago
Fargo has the surface of a crime thriller, but underneath it is a satirical black comedy. This film was successful, that it's started its own TV series recently, and for good reason...so many great characters boasted by a compelling script. France... Read the full review »
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TheMovieDiorama rated and reviewed a movie.
9 years ago
Nerve is one of those rare hidden gems. A film that isn't an adaptation, sequel, reboot or remake...it is original (to an extent). I loved the gimmick of being a watcher or player, it felt very relevant in today's society with social networking pa... Read the full review »
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TheMovieDiorama rated and reviewed a movie.
9 years ago
Lost in Translation...I'm lost for words. This film blew me away! Yes yes yes yes yes! My first Sofia Coppola film and I can safely say it's quite the masterpiece. The cast is charismatic, likeable and extremely relatable. Bill Murray nailed it, b... Read the full review »
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TheMovieDiorama rated and reviewed a movie.
9 years ago
Criminal was ravaged by critics. In fact, needless to say it didn't fare well at all so I was extremely apprehensive and filled with low expectations. This film is alright, it's fine. It's not terrible, but it's not great. Acting was serviceable a... Read the full review »
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TheMovieDiorama rated and reviewed a movie.
9 years ago
Deliver Us From Evil is ridiculously underrated. I'm sorry but I don't know what the critics watched, but it wasn't this. This was tense, full of suspense and had a nice gritty realism to it. The cast was great, Sean Harris was sinister and Eric B... Read the full review »
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TheMovieDiorama rated and reviewed a movie.
9 years ago
Twister screams 90's style. To the campy script, serviceable acting and questionable visual effects...this was one disaster movie that stuck me and is actually a guilty pleasure. The story is basic but behind this is the romance between our two le... Read the full review »
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TheMovieDiorama rated and reviewed a movie.
9 years ago
A Single Man is beautifully filmed. In fact, it's so close to sheer cinematic beauty that it's like watching art. The colour palette was great, contrasting the greyscale with some scenes in bright colours. Colin Firth once again brings his A game... Read the full review »
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TheMovieDiorama rated and reviewed a movie.
9 years ago
The Transporter is classic Statham action. This is, arguably, the film that put him on the action bandwagon. His acting skills are not particularly fantastic but he serves the purpose as a kick-ass action hero every time! Supporting cast were also... Read the full review »
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