The Fighter ( 2010 )

Just watched this and thoroughly enjoyed it. This drama tells the story of the early days of boxer Irish Micky Ward ( Mark Wahlberg ) and his brother Dicky ( Christian Bale ) who trains him. This is not just a film about boxing. It deals brilliantly with their family life, Dickys' crack addiction and Mickys relationship with Charlene ( a show stealing Amy Adams ).

The only downside for me were the slightly under par boxing scenes. But that didn't matter. The performances made the film and were brilliant all round. Bale is superb again, and Melissa Leo as their mum is fantastic. But as I've already said, it's Amy Adams who has really impressed me again. A flawless performance.

Even if you don't like boxing you should see this. It has an amazing soundtrack too.

The Secret in Their Eyes at last.........

Directed by Juan Jose Campanella ( House, Law and Order ), El Secreto de Sus Ojos is the Argentinian film that took home the best foreign film oscar at last years awards. A Prophet was also in this category and for me, at the time, should have won. I hadn't seen The Secret....though.

Some critics called it a tour de force. And it certainly is. I absolutely loved it. It was shot beautifully, incredibly well acted and kept me engrossed for the duration. A superb thriller.

It stars Ricardo Darin ( Nine Queens - very good too ) as a retired legal counselor who starts writing a novel based on an unsolved crime years earlier. He has been haunted by this crime for years and decides to track down the man he thinks was responsible with sometimes shocking consequences. There is a standout scene in a lift which is totally mesmerizing. Look out for it.

Stylish, unpredictable murder mystery that needs to be watched........

Inception.....Is it that good? Really?????

Now Inception is a film I thought I would love. It ticks the boxes - I like DiCaprio, Ellen Page is amazing ( especially in Whip It ), Joseph Gordon- Levitt is one of my favourite young actors ( loved Brick and Mysterious Skin ) and you can't usually go wrong with a Christopher Nolan film ( I really liked the Batman films, Memento and The Prestige ). But, as stylish and polished as it is, and it looks amazing on Blu-ray, I lost interest after about an hour and there was another hour and a half to go!! After they'd gone into their 15th dream within a dream within a dream I drifted off. I neither knew or cared whose dream they were in. As for their 'dreamtown'..... who would wanna stay there???

I certainly wouldn't. Shame.

I'm probably in the minority here, but it would be great to here other peoples views on this film.

The Secret in Their Eyes

Gonna watch this now. Will give you my thoughts tomorrow.

Smokey and the Bandit (Blu-Ray) £6.99 @ Amazon

Smokey and the Bandit only released on Monday. This 70's classic finds it's way onto Blu-Ray at a bargain £6.99!!! £3 cheaper than anywhere else. You gotta like that!!!

How much???

Had a little look around for some Blu-Ray deals. The best of which looks like Saving Private Ryan  for £9.99 at Amazon. A must have film which looks and sounds amazing on Blu. Another good movie for  under a fiver at Play.com is The Proposition. Really good, gritty movie. Not for the faint hearted though.

Intro..........

Hello hello. 1st post so go easy on me! I've set this up as I love movies. Love watching em. Love buying em. Love reading about em. So my thing will be to talk about films that i like/don't like, upcoming releases, film news etc and to tell you where you can pick up a decent Blu-Ray/DVD bargain. Hope that sounds alright??
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