Category: MOVIE MUSINGS
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(2000) ***Spoiler Alert*** A genuine Garden of Eden exists on a tiny island somewhere off the coast of Thailand. Hidden away from the unruly horde of drunken tourists running amok on the mainland. This is not some out of the way spot where a smaller throng journey for a more authentic experience. This is a…
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(1997) ***SPOILER ALERT*** Stumbled on a 90s sci-fi flick I had never noticed before and decided to have a look. It was a decent story, well-executed for what seemed like a modest budget. Turns out it was a US TV movie which explains why it may have been overlooked in the land down under. I…
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The Truman Show (1998) ***SPOILER ALERT*** I recently watched an awesome YouTube video by Chase Hughes that offered brilliant insights into possible meanings for this film. He covers most of the stuff I had already thought of myself or learned from various sources since its 1998 release and then proceeds to go deeper and further.…
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THE GUNFIGHTER (1950) ***SPOILER ALERT*** Long before the term “toxic masculinity” was coined, film makers have been deconstructing the idea of machismo and heroism. One genre in particular has an intimate relationship with the theme – the western. While it is true that most protagonists in these movies are stoic tough guys, not all are…
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SOYLENT GREEN (1973) ***SPOILER ALERT*** Well thank the heavens it hasn’t happened…yet. The future the film was predicting took place in 2020; phew! We dodged that bullet. Unfortunately, we are continuing down the exact path that will land us in a similar predicament – fuck. Overpopulation, global warming and pollution are still on the increase…
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VENOM (1981) ***SPOILER ALERT*** “Have you seen the one where the snake bites the guy on the dick?” A common question doing the rounds at my primary school after this one was released on video. Back then every movie you rented had a bunch of previews before the film started. It was part of the…
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***SPOILER ALERT*** From the very beginning the franchise had a very straightforward theme: the law is useless and criminals are running amok. Thus, vigilantism is the only solution. Paul Kersey and the US 2nd amendment are the perfect cure for this disease. Good guys and bad guys, nice and simple. Socioeconomic factors be damned! Save…
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***SPOILER ALERT*** Both films use the same names for Tom, Marge and Freddy. In Purple Noon, Marge’s carefree partner is named Phillipe. In The Talented Mr. Ripley he is named Dickie. I will refer to this character as Phillipe for both films for simplicity’s sake. I have not read the book, so I will not…
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***Here’s Your One*** The rumour was that this movie had one of the greatest twists ever! Big claim. Unfortunately, I will never know. Despite being a card-carrying film fanatic, I have not ever been very good at picking ‘whodunit’ and any other plot twists. I was not even looking for the real Keyser Soze in…
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***Spoiler Alert*** Wow! What a brain twister! The mental gymnastics in this one are fantastic! Yet through brilliant storytelling sleight of hand, I think it holds, by the skin of its teeth, but it holds. Dirty Harry is back with his trusty .44 Magnum: ready and willing to put large calibre holes into anyone foolish…
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