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'Sumdog Millionaire' is a belter of a movie, full of Director Danny Boyle's signature creative flourishes.
Set in India, it tells the story of Jamal - a young male contestant on India's version of the quiz show 'Who wants to be a Millionaire'. (You don't have to be familiar with the show in order to understand the film).
Jamal, a poor lad from a very impoverished background, defies the odds by reaching the big money prize question. Answering so many of the show's general knowledge questions correctly arouses suspicion, and he is immediately interrogated and abused as a cheat.
Is he a cheat, or is he fairly on his way to becoming a millionaire? And is his motive more than just the money? That is what the film explores, by explaining through a series of flashbacks and mini stories just how Jamal was able to give the answers he did.
Revisiting his childhood traumas, his battles for survival, his friends and his foes, the film takes us on a journey through Jamal's challenging life with some fast paced and at times troubling portrayals. Visceral at times, highly believable and all brilliantly handled by the inventive directing of Danny Boyle.
A well made, ambitious, busy and creative film.
Set in India, it tells the story of Jamal - a young male contestant on India's version of the quiz show 'Who wants to be a Millionaire'. (You don't have to be familiar with the show in order to understand the film).
Jamal, a poor lad from a very impoverished background, defies the odds by reaching the big money prize question. Answering so many of the show's general knowledge questions correctly arouses suspicion, and he is immediately interrogated and abused as a cheat.
Is he a cheat, or is he fairly on his way to becoming a millionaire? And is his motive more than just the money? That is what the film explores, by explaining through a series of flashbacks and mini stories just how Jamal was able to give the answers he did.
Revisiting his childhood traumas, his battles for survival, his friends and his foes, the film takes us on a journey through Jamal's challenging life with some fast paced and at times troubling portrayals. Visceral at times, highly believable and all brilliantly handled by the inventive directing of Danny Boyle.
A well made, ambitious, busy and creative film.
'Forbidden Plan' is an American science fiction film, made in 1956 and shot in colour. It's wonderful.
Much lauded for its influence on similar genre films that followed, in can be fun spotting elements within it that might have been reimagined for Star Trek, Alien, Star Wars and others - but that aside its a cracking good watch in its own right.
A team is sent (on a fabulous flying saucer style space ship) from Earth to the planet of Altair, to investigate what happened to a colony of human settlers. They find only 2 surviving colonists - the intellectual Dr. Morbius and his attractive daughter Altaira - having ignored the Doctor's warnings to stay away.
They also find 'Robbie', a robot designed by Morbius to cater for his needs and provide protection for him and his daughter.
The account given by Morbius of why the other settlers died does not satisfy the visiting crew. How did they die, and are the visiting crew now about to suffer the same fate? Does Morbius's discovery of a powerful but extinct race more technically advanced than humans have anything to do with these strange circumstances?
All is revealed in a glorious piece of story telling all backed by fab futuristic sound effects and music. The special effects, while clearly not up to the standards of today's cgi wizardry, are a delight to behold and Robbie the Robot is a joy.
A highly recommended, thoroughly enjoyable cult sci-fi classic.
Much lauded for its influence on similar genre films that followed, in can be fun spotting elements within it that might have been reimagined for Star Trek, Alien, Star Wars and others - but that aside its a cracking good watch in its own right.
A team is sent (on a fabulous flying saucer style space ship) from Earth to the planet of Altair, to investigate what happened to a colony of human settlers. They find only 2 surviving colonists - the intellectual Dr. Morbius and his attractive daughter Altaira - having ignored the Doctor's warnings to stay away.
They also find 'Robbie', a robot designed by Morbius to cater for his needs and provide protection for him and his daughter.
The account given by Morbius of why the other settlers died does not satisfy the visiting crew. How did they die, and are the visiting crew now about to suffer the same fate? Does Morbius's discovery of a powerful but extinct race more technically advanced than humans have anything to do with these strange circumstances?
All is revealed in a glorious piece of story telling all backed by fab futuristic sound effects and music. The special effects, while clearly not up to the standards of today's cgi wizardry, are a delight to behold and Robbie the Robot is a joy.
A highly recommended, thoroughly enjoyable cult sci-fi classic.
Steven Spielberg's 'Catch Me If You Can' tells the remarkable story of real life con man Frank W. Abagnale, Jr., and his various criminal exploits - including forging cheques and posing as a doctor, lawyer and airline pilot.
How much is true - considering the film is based on a book full of claims by the con man himself - is open to question, but probably doesn't matter greatly since the film can be enjoyed as fact or pure fiction as you prefer. Taken as fiction, it's still an entertaining watch.
Leonardo DiCaprio plays Frank, Tom Hanks plays Carl Hanratty (the fbi agent out to track him down) and a number of well known stars play supporting roles. The film is set in 1960s America, and the period props and costumes are a treat.
The film cracks on at a decent pace throughout and is easy to follow. It does flip from 'present day' to the past a few times, which to my mind wasn't necessary - a linear telling of the storyline would have been just fine - perhaps even preferable from a suspense perspective. I also wonder if the women Frank manipulates would all have been quite so fawning!
The back story to young Frank helps to explain why he chose his criminal past, but aside from that the film aims for traditional well-made entertainment rather than anything too left field or heavy. A tad hard to believe in places, but a decent light weight watch all the same.
How much is true - considering the film is based on a book full of claims by the con man himself - is open to question, but probably doesn't matter greatly since the film can be enjoyed as fact or pure fiction as you prefer. Taken as fiction, it's still an entertaining watch.
Leonardo DiCaprio plays Frank, Tom Hanks plays Carl Hanratty (the fbi agent out to track him down) and a number of well known stars play supporting roles. The film is set in 1960s America, and the period props and costumes are a treat.
The film cracks on at a decent pace throughout and is easy to follow. It does flip from 'present day' to the past a few times, which to my mind wasn't necessary - a linear telling of the storyline would have been just fine - perhaps even preferable from a suspense perspective. I also wonder if the women Frank manipulates would all have been quite so fawning!
The back story to young Frank helps to explain why he chose his criminal past, but aside from that the film aims for traditional well-made entertainment rather than anything too left field or heavy. A tad hard to believe in places, but a decent light weight watch all the same.