Busy week, so just a handful of films...
Le Feu Follet (Louis Malle, 1963)
Has everything Wilder's The Lost Weekend is lacking. Intense portrait of a guy who has been in rehab for his drinking problems. Follows our protagonist on his trip where he meets a lot of people from his past. Being a French picture he meets a lot of (ex)-lovers as well. Study of a depressed loner, life can be a struggle for some people. Subtle and touching with a great lead performance. 8/10
Paycheck (John Woo, 2003)
Yeah well, here's a Philip K. Dick story that's butchered. Ben Affleck as an engineer who has his memory erased after a secret operation. And guess what, he got ripped off but gave himself clues in the future. Poorly executed, even the action scenes were boring, Woo was in bad shape I guess. Affleck doesn't help either and I am not even talking about all the causality problems, which may be present in the original story? 3.5/10
Battleship Potemkin (Sergei Eisenstein, 1925)
Like some other classics I only knew the key scenes of this film (the stairs!) but never saw the whole thing. Being able to see it on the big screen with live music I had to watch it, of course. Yes, it is good. The one scene I knew best again impressed me most. Some parts are simply hilarious nowadays. 8/10
Safe in Hell (William Wellman, 1931)
One of the cornerstones of pre-code, at least in its main theme. For my full review in dutch click here...8/10
Le Feu Follet (Louis Malle, 1963)
Has everything Wilder's The Lost Weekend is lacking. Intense portrait of a guy who has been in rehab for his drinking problems. Follows our protagonist on his trip where he meets a lot of people from his past. Being a French picture he meets a lot of (ex)-lovers as well. Study of a depressed loner, life can be a struggle for some people. Subtle and touching with a great lead performance. 8/10
Paycheck (John Woo, 2003)
Yeah well, here's a Philip K. Dick story that's butchered. Ben Affleck as an engineer who has his memory erased after a secret operation. And guess what, he got ripped off but gave himself clues in the future. Poorly executed, even the action scenes were boring, Woo was in bad shape I guess. Affleck doesn't help either and I am not even talking about all the causality problems, which may be present in the original story? 3.5/10
Battleship Potemkin (Sergei Eisenstein, 1925)
Like some other classics I only knew the key scenes of this film (the stairs!) but never saw the whole thing. Being able to see it on the big screen with live music I had to watch it, of course. Yes, it is good. The one scene I knew best again impressed me most. Some parts are simply hilarious nowadays. 8/10
Safe in Hell (William Wellman, 1931)
One of the cornerstones of pre-code, at least in its main theme. For my full review in dutch click here...8/10
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