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
Top 10 Films for January, 2011 (Excluding re-watched films)
Total Watched this month: 29 (28 new)
The Reader 5/5
Requiem for a Dream 5/5
The Princess Bride 5/5
The Ox-bow Incident 4.5/5
Up in the Air 4/5
The 39 Steps 4/5
The King’s Speech 4/5
It’s Complicated 4/5
Crazy Heart 3/5
Primal Fear 3/5
#16 The 39 Steps
Richard Hannay (Robert Donat) is swept up into a world of spies and murder when a lady he takes home is stabbed in the night. Hannay has to flee when police start hunting him for the women’s murder but, recalling her cryptic musings about the 39 steps and a small town in Scotland, he embarks on a journey to unravel the mystery. Time is of the essence however, as he must unravel it before the spies get vital information about British defencive measures out of the country while also trying to clear his name.
This is a solid entry by Alfred Hitchcock from fairly early in his career. It has some good stunts (for its time), the story was engaging, the leads were likeable and it had a nice little twist at the end when you finally find out what the 39 steps actually are. There are also some humorous scenes between Donat and his costar Madeleine Carroll and what I imagine were some rather risque shots for the time period when they have to stop at an inn for the night.
A really enjoyable older mystery film that everyone should take a look at 4/5
