Hi all, this tumblr mainly exists as a way of tracking all the movies I've been watching and some of the initial thoughts, and general feelings, I've had about them.
5/5 - Fantastic movies; movies which need to be seen and enjoyed by everyone.
4/5 - Movies which are very good but don’t have that spark which compels you to make others watch them as well.
3/5 - Average movies; watchable and enjoyable, but nothing which elevates them higher. The baseline all movies are given before watching.
2/5 - Can be watched but really bland and forgettable.
1/5 - Minimal to no reason to watch these films. It may have some redeeming factors e.g. it’s so bad it’s good or there’s one character that’s awesome enough to make it not a total waste of time.
0/5- Total waste of time. Nothing redeemable about these films.
As with every review blog/site, this is all my own personal opinion so feel free to take everything with a grain of salt.
Also I'm Scottish so all reviews will be in UK English. Get used to theatre, colour and words ending in -ised.
Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
#113 The Invisible Man
A mysterious man (Claude Rains) clad all in bandages disturbed a peaceful rural village with his presence staying at the inn. After refusal to pay the rent and attacking the innkeeper and his wife the police are called for. After they arrive he reveals himself to be completely invisible and escapes killing a policeman in the process. The hunt is then on but how can they ever trap him if they don’t know if he’s standing in the same room as them when the make the plans.
This is another one of the Universal monster films, based loosely on the book by H.G.Wells, and I think it might be my favourite of them so far. Rains, in only his 2nd role, gives a masterful performance and rolls off prose good enough to rival any Shakespearean actor.
Jack Griffin, the invisible man, is an interesting character driven mad by the process which made him the way he is. At some points he’s sympathetic and melancholy trying to find a cure, others he’s balls to the wall insane killing random people and merrily singing little tunes as he skips down the street. You both want him to be caught and yet are equally as happy when he gives the authorities the slip once again.
The effects are fantastic for the time period and, while some of the wire work looks a little dated now, most of them still work rather well.
Definitely give this one a look if you get the chance 4.5/5
