Made Of Honor - An interesting effort to revamp the romcom genre, but in such a formulaic genre there's only so much you can do, so just add in Scotland to the mix. Any excuse to include Lucius Vorenus in a film... Patrick Dempsey steers away from the McDreamy character but remains likeable and Michelle Monaghan was somewhat annoying. The supporting cast steal the film though. If you like romcoms, you'll enjoy this. If not, well, you won't.

A very poignant and sensitive film and certainly more sad than funny. Ryan Gosling was excellent in the part he really entered into the character of Lars. One part of me thought maybe the fact that all the towns people went along with the idea that Bianca was real to help Lars was a bit unrealistic. Although in saying that I still think it was a very interesting story and somehow it did work. I'll give it 3.5/5

The Big Chill - Fantastic ensemble film in which nothing much happens. An old friend kills himself and his friends meet up to talk about where their lives are. Continued to confirm my William Hurt hypothesis. Also confirmed my thought that Jeff Goldblum is an awful actor. 3.10 to Yuma - Not a film I was that excited about seeing but in the end I am glad I got it. Very entertaining. Christian Bale is very good and I do not think there is another actor about today who commands the screen like Crowe. Slacker - It was ok. More important as a cultural landmark than as a film to enjoy. Had its moments but I found it a little tedious in parts.

After all of DFs ramblings about this I decided to watch it again and for once I got it...Great performances,great direction and cinematography and a genuinely 'spooky' vibe off the whole thing... And Claire Bloom was hot... :D 4.5/5

This week i've been to the cinema twice. I saw... Speed Racer Well, on friday and saturday I was in hospital being violently sick every 20 mins, that was a more pleasurable experience than Speed Racer (0/anything) Persopolis An absolutely beautiful and unique film. Animated in simple black and white drawings, the tale of a young woman growing up in war torn Iran, is equal parts whismsical and dramatic. It loses it's way slightly in the vienna scenes but is still a fascinating way to tell this kind of story (4.5/5)

Did i say ramblings? I meant 'insightful observations'... :D

I was right though wasn't I. Tis a great film :P

I need to get it again on DVD, as I've chucked all my videos out.

I can't believe it costs more to buy the accursed remake than it does to buy the original.

The Messenger: The Story Of Joan Of Arc (1st view) – Reasonable historical drama from Luc Beeson. There are some mightily impressive battle scenes and the film is at it’s best during these moments. In the lead role, Milla Jovovich verges from hilariously bad to actually quite good and Dustin Hoffman is wasted, appearing for just a few minutes in the final quarter of the film. John Malkovich is worth watching though – 3/5 Speed Racer (1st view) – A hugely disappointing waste of time. A film I’ve almost grown to admire based on the amount of things I dislike about it. I don’t care about the amount of CGI (I’m all for it) the dodgy dialogue, the wafer-thin story and poor characters (Hell, I like Van Helsing!!), there just something about this film that makes it very unlikeable. Not even the visuals were that impressive. Much had been written that the film looks like something you’ve never seen before. In a way that’s true and there is a novelty quality to having a film make you think you’re on acid, trapped in a land of psychedelia whilst hopped up on Red Bull and chocolate frosted sugar bombs. But such a vision is useless if awful editing makes it impossible to follow the action. Not even Michael Giachinno’s score can help, because that sucks as well. The very worst thing though was that awful Jimmy Krankie lookalike who played Spritle. I didn’t think it was possible, but there is now a performance I hate more by a child actor than Jake “ I almost ruined Star Wars for ever” Lloyd’s take as Anakin Skywalker. He was truly horrific, so bad he makes the rest of the film look like the Mona Lisa and he’s a festering, putrid boil on her forehead that needs to be burst. Just awful – 1/5 Dog Day Afternoon (3rd view) – Blistering crime drama from Sidney Lumet that tells the tale of Sonny and Sal who rob a bank, only for a hostage situation and media frenzy to occur. Al Pacino is superb in the lead and in my mind it’s easily his best performance. The support cast is great also, John Cazale and Chris Sarandon both shine, but it’s Charles Durning as the frazzled Detective Moretti who comes closest to matching Pacino.

Shrooms (1st view) - Complete and utter tripe. Bad script, bad acting, bad everything. When the best thing about a film is the poster, you know you're in trouble.

that awful Jimmy Krankie lookalike who played Spritle That's who he looked like! And that was his name. I couldn't be bothered googling to find out. Spinkle seemed close enough. :D He was truly horrific, so bad he makes the rest of the film look like the Mona Lisa and he’s a festering, putrid boil on her forehead that needs to be burst. Love it!