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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.

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#268 The Fighter (Rewatch) Original Review The only thing I want to add really is that Christian Bale, Melissa Leo and Amy Adams all give such amazing performances in this that you actually kinda overlook Mark Wahlberg in the main role. He’s absolutely at the top of his game in this movie as well and helps to give it its heart. Of all the movies nominated in 2010 I think the fighter is one of the few movies which lends itself to rewatchability and I can see myself checking this film out several more times throughout my lifetime. 4.5/5

#268 The Fighter

(Rewatch)

Original Review

The only thing I want to add really is that Christian Bale, Melissa Leo and Amy Adams all give such amazing performances in this that you actually kinda overlook Mark Wahlberg in the main role. He’s absolutely at the top of his game in this movie as well and helps to give it its heart.

Of all the movies nominated in 2010 I think the fighter is one of the few movies which lends itself to rewatchability and I can see myself checking this film out several more times throughout my lifetime. 4.5/5

Top 10 Films for February, 2011 (Excluding re-watched films) Total Watched this month: 29 (21 new) North By Northwest 5/5 Rear Window 5/5 Roman Holiday 5/5 The Fighter 4/5 Percy Jackson & the Olympians:The Lightning Thief 4/5 Frankenstein 3/5 Super Troopers 3/5 Sabrina (Original) 3/5 Hachi: A Dog’s Tale 3/5 Invictus 3/5

Top 10 Films for February, 2011 (Excluding re-watched films)

Total Watched this month: 29 (21 new)

North By Northwest 5/5

Rear Window 5/5

Roman Holiday 5/5

The Fighter 4/5

Percy Jackson & the Olympians:The Lightning Thief 4/5

Frankenstein 3/5

Super Troopers 3/5

Sabrina (Original) 3/5

Hachi: A Dog’s Tale 3/5

Invictus 3/5

#41 The Fighter Micky Ward (Mark Wahlberg) is a boxer that has always lived in the shadow of his more charismatic older brother Dicky (Christian Bale). When Dicky is sent to jail for being a crack addict however, this gives Micky the time he needs to escape the emotional clutched of his dominating family, get a new girlfriend (Amy Adams) and new management. With this new focus, Micky manages to get a shot at the title but Dicky is released from jail and it looks like things could begin to slide back into the way they were.  The description I’ve given doesn’t really give this film justice. It’s based on a true story and there are a lot of different elements that all contribute to what makes this movie good but basically what it boils down to is the interactions between Micky, his family and his girlfriend. Wahlberg turns in a good performance but it’s nothing really outside of the roles we’re accustomed to seeing him in. The powerhouse actors of this film however reside in Bale as Dicky, Melissa Leo as their mother Alice and Adams as Charlene. Every one of these actors turns in a performance that could earn them the golden statue and in Bale’s case is looking like it will. It’s a somewhat predictable story, boxer overcomes adversary to become the champion in the end, but it’s the style and characters which make this film never seem stale. I’d almost say this is just a dramatic film that happens to centre around boxing than a boxing film. Enjoyable film with some fine performances 4/5

#41 The Fighter

Micky Ward (Mark Wahlberg) is a boxer that has always lived in the shadow of his more charismatic older brother Dicky (Christian Bale). When Dicky is sent to jail for being a crack addict however, this gives Micky the time he needs to escape the emotional clutched of his dominating family, get a new girlfriend (Amy Adams) and new management. With this new focus, Micky manages to get a shot at the title but Dicky is released from jail and it looks like things could begin to slide back into the way they were. 

The description I’ve given doesn’t really give this film justice. It’s based on a true story and there are a lot of different elements that all contribute to what makes this movie good but basically what it boils down to is the interactions between Micky, his family and his girlfriend.

Wahlberg turns in a good performance but it’s nothing really outside of the roles we’re accustomed to seeing him in. The powerhouse actors of this film however reside in Bale as Dicky, Melissa Leo as their mother Alice and Adams as Charlene. Every one of these actors turns in a performance that could earn them the golden statue and in Bale’s case is looking like it will.

It’s a somewhat predictable story, boxer overcomes adversary to become the champion in the end, but it’s the style and characters which make this film never seem stale. I’d almost say this is just a dramatic film that happens to centre around boxing than a boxing film.

Enjoyable film with some fine performances 4/5