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The Grand Tour (2016)
The Grand Tour
Totally awesome show! If you like cars, adventure and humor look no further than this program.
Joker (2019)
Lives up to the hype
Joaquin is hypnotizing portraying the sad and depressed Arthur Fleck who gets enough of his surroundings dissapointing him and as a consequence becomes the legendary Joker. The movie is worth the watch for Joaquins acting alone, and the oscar he won is well deserved.
The movie is not flawless though. The plot dragged on but the philosophies on society were interesting, and feel like they were inspired by the state of the world today.
Se7en (1995)
Dark and suspenseful buddy cop thriller with twists and turns.
Influential director David Fincher launched an impressive mainstream career with Se7en. Countless films and tv-series have been inspired or downright copied the opening sequence. Other films like 8mm and ect have tried to hit the same nerve, themes and mood as Se7en but nothing beats the original.
There is nothing feel-good about this dark film. It is set in a rainy metropol challenged by brutality and violence. The themes of the film revolves around the worst aspects of humanity and whether it is worth keeping on fighting the good fight or we should just give up because of the meaninglessness of it all. Morgan Freeman and Brad Pitt are portraying the two main characters William Somerset and David Mills. They are one of the best unlikely buddy cop pairs ever seen on the big screen. Gwyneth Paltrow is perfect portraying the sympathetic and worried wife of Mills. Kevin Spacey is menacing as the everyday man John Doe with fanatic plans for society.
This is a must-see for everyone and is arguably the best film of David Finchers career which contains several classics.
Highly recommend!
Lost in Translation (2003)
Beautiful film about intimacy and loneliness.
Sofia Coppola have made one of the best films of the 00's with Lost in Translation. The aesthetic is a beautiful mix between the Tokyo setting and a soundtrack of indie rock and shoegaze music which creates a certain melancholy that is very compelling. The chemistry between the two main characters portrayed by Scarlett Johansson and Bill Murray are incredibly believable. They both feel alienated from their individual lives and their surroundings, but find an intimacy and depth in each other which is very romantic to the viewer. The film is very funny as well as you would expect from a movie with Bill Murray on the bill.
I highly recommend this movie to anyone!
Led Zeppelin: Celebration Day (2012)
Led Zeppelin proves they can still rock a crowd.
Led Zeppelin were an influential british rock band who helped shape modern heavy rock, alternative rock and to some extent, metal music. But they were much more than just a heavy rock band. The band had lots of acoustic music, experimental music, psychedelic and off course, the blues within their arsenal. With record-sales of 200-300 million their impact can't be denied.
In 2007 the band played a one night only reunion at the 02 arena, London.
The band have aged (off course), especially Jimmy Page, who once were one of the great guitar heroes, do not deliver in the same way that he became known for in the 60's and 70's. His rythm playing and riffing is freaking awesome, his guitar-sound is fantastic, he has a cool appearance but his soloes are sloppy and weak, and after two hours of playing he looks tired. Robert Plant on the other hand, sounds youthful and fresh and his vocal timbre are beautiful. He handles the crowd with tons of charm, wit and british classiness. John Paul Jones is the secret weapon of the band. He is the most low-key and 'normal' member of the band, but arguably the most musically talented of the bunch. When Page goes off on a tangent, Jonesy is saving the mess like a pro.
Original Zeppelin drummer John Bonham sadly died of alcohol poisoning in 1980. For the reunion show Johns son Jason are providing the groove. While Jason may not have the filthy groove, innovation and creativity of his father, he still does a solid job revitalizing the drums on the Zeppelin classics.
Zeppelin as a whole have always been better than the sum of its parts, and this show is no exception. For the first two songs, Good Times Bad Times and Ramble On, they sound a little shaky, but when they hit the groove on Black Dog it's like something clicks. They become playful, energetic, risky and as the show progresses they even look a little younger, smiling and interacting with each other. The band is mostly playing the heavy rock songs and the blues based songs from their varied catalog. The show is filmed from various camera angels which gives the viewer a feeling of 'being' on stage with the band. There are no cringy seventies dream sequences which is a big plus (Zeppelin fans will know what I am referring to).
All in all I will recommend this concert film to every fan of rock music and music in general, but watch the band live from Royal Albert Hall 1970 afterwards, if you want to see a 10/10 rock n roll concert.
Queens of the Stone Age: Over the Years and Through the Woods (2005)
Cool desert rock delivered at the Brixton Academy, London.
Queens Of The Stone Age is without a doubt one of the best and most influential live rock bands of the 00 and 10's. This concert film proves why the band has that reputation. From beginning to end the band take the viewer on a journey through the bands heavy and psychedelic stoner rock music. Josh Homme is the anti-hero of the film, with slick red hair, downtuned guitar strumming and white elvis shoes, but the rest of the band is cool as hell as well. Especially tattoed drummer Joey Castillo beat the drums like they owe him 1 million dollars. The live concert is mixed with fragments of video from tour, interviews, wolf and sheep masks, dark London alleys and psychedelic visuals.
For anyone who says rock n roll music is dead; watch this film, Queens proves it is alive and well. It thrives in the desert of southern California.
The Song Remains the Same (1976)
The original rock band.
I'm sure this movie is responsible for making millions of young men and women want to join a rock band themselves. It has a certain 'seventies' magic about it. Jimmy Page has the stoned guitar god appearance, John Bonham is as intense as ever on the drums, John Paul Jones is laid-back and Robert Plant is smiling and flamboyant. The live version of the classic music are simultaneously the best and worst thing about this movie. On some songs the band drags on and on, for example Dazed and confused, which is awesome when you've smoked a huge joint but in a sober and clear mindset it is simply too self-indulgent and boring. But on, for example No Quarter, the band is simply magical. Jammin' and grooving like no other rock band, and Jimmy Page plays one of the best rock guitar solos of all time. Stairway to heaven off course is classic as well. As for the fantasy sequences it works in some scenes, for example in The Rain Song, but in other scenes it is cringy and outdated.
But if you are interested in rock music and rock history, you have to watch this movie.
Duel (1971)
One of the best thrillers of all time
The plot is very simple. A middle-aged man named David goes on a business trip. He drives through the Mojave desert and here he encounters a large truck with the word 'flammable' written on it's rear end. David is in a hurry so he decides to overtake the truck, which was a very stupid idea. What happens next you'll have to see for yourself.
This movie has Hitchcock-type suspense. Once you think everything is safe BANG! it is on again. The desert is the perfect environment for this movie, cause it makes you feel like the civility and laws of man is erased, and the jungle law rules. Dennis Weaver is perfect portraying a castrated man who is bossed around by everyone around him, but who is forced to stand up to the 'bully' and prove himself.
Highly recommend!
The Irishman (2019)
OK film
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Great acting. Especially Joe Pesci did a tremendous job.
The CGI works really well.
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Waaaaaaaay way too long.
Green Book (2018)
Green Book review
This is a feel-good film about an unlikely friendship. The two main characters could not be more different. Tony Lip is a classic meat and potatoes family man who does nothing half, and dr. Don Shirley is the classy, eccentric and lonesome musical genius who is on a personal mission in southern USA.
The dynamic and dialog between these two characters are what makes the film so great. At times it is downright hilarious, for example, there is a scene where Shirley makes a saracastic remark about Tonys primitive way of describing food, which is super funny. The ping-pong between the two are great.
Highly recommend this film.
Green Room (2015)
Green Room review.
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Great acting.
Authentic punk band portrayal.
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Not as suspenseful and extremely violent as its reputation says it is, although the film do has its moments.