Le Salaire de la Peur (1953, Henri-Georges Clouzot) Wow, I am still kind of reeling from the experience of watching this movie. It was extraordinary, and quite unlike any other other movie I’ve seen. It opens in a South American town, a filthy place, children begging for money and poverty everywhere. It’s hot, and dirty. A [...]
Sunday, June 8, 2008
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938, William Keighley and Michael Curtiz) Everyone knows Robin Hood. Even if you haven’t seen this version, chances are that you’ve at least seen the Kevin Costner movie from 1991 or the far superior animated Disney version from 1973. I quite enjoyed this movie, even though it was the silliest thing [...]
Saturday, May 31, 2008
Mononoke-hime (1997, Hayao Miyazaki) Princess Mononoke is my sixth Miyazaki movie (after, in order of me seeing them, Spirited Away, Howl’s Moving Castle, Kiki’s Delivery Service, The Castle of Cagliostro, and My Neighbour Totoro), and I’m very sorry to say it’s probably my least favourite. I have been enchanted with all his movies so far, [...]
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Commando (1985, Mark L. Lester) Where to begin? Commando tells the story of John Matrix (Arnold Schwarzenegger), a former Special Forces colonel, who has retired and is living peacefully with his daughter in a remote location. The movie kicks off with three rapid-fire executions of Matrix’s former team members, which leads to Matrix’s old commander, General Franklin [...]
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
King Kong (1933, Merian C Cooper and Ernest B Schoedsack) Before Peter Jackson made his remake of this beloved classic, I only knew what most people know about King Kong: he’s a great big ape who captures a beautiful woman on a remote island, gets captured himself and subsequently taken back to New York, where [...]
I’m back from my vacation now (best.week.ever) and have some catchin up to do. In August, I will write those last IMDb250 reviews that I didn’t get to in July, and then I’ll get back to work on my Resolutions and the Alphabet Project.
As you’ve noticed, Shoot the Glass is undergoing spring cleaning at the moment. Sorry for the mess and thanks for your patience.
I’m such a sucker for these great 50’s,60’s and early 70’s French...Funnily enough, this film is in my top ten for obvious reasons. You can quite clearly see the parallels between...
When I first saw “Hitchcount” at the top of the page, I wondered why Hanna felt the need to see any...Nice review, Hanna. I’ll agree with everything except the final rating. It gets the full five stars from...
I was amazed at how cynical the movie was. It kept amazing me that more and more people arrived. I am glad I...
Monday, June 9, 2008
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