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Rear Window (1954)
The ultimate blue ball
All the anticipation in the world comes to a catastrophic end, featuring cinema's worst killer
1. Thorwald is clever enough to come up with a scheme to successfully hide murdering his wife yet leaves his curtains open at all times whilst going about his activities
2. Thorwald kills the neighbour's dog then leaves it on the pavement? In front of the owner's house?
3. No one spots Jefferies for a second whilst he sits their for hours with a giant camera lens and a pair of binoculars staring at everyone all the time?
4. Thorwald must be the slowest man in the world, took him about a day and a half to walk 30 yards maximum to Jefferies' house
5. He is stopped by a camera bulb, can he not close his eyes? Has he never had his photo taken?
6. Tries to silence Jefferies by throwing him off a balcony whilst everyone in the neighbourhood is staring at him
7. A ring equals he murdered his wife apparently, not to mention Thorwald is a jewellery salesman, could've been anyone's ring
8. Once this whole event is over and done with people are still leaving their curtains/blinds open despite knowing the neighbourhood's friendly stalker is watching their every move
And that was only 8 things that I can think of, really one of the most stupid chain of events I've ever seen. Happy to see I'm not the only one who was utterly disappointed
Isle of Dogs (2018)
Wes has done it again
If you know me, you know how much of a fan I am of Wes Anderson, and this animated spectacular has only solidified my opinion further. A cast of this level can often be messy and incoherent when put together, a problem not apparent to Anderson, however. Isle of Dogs is witty, has a strong and coherent story line and despite being longer than most Wes Anderson films, does not lose its excellent storytelling and continuous viewer entertainment. A star-studded cast lose none of their quality performing as voice-actors, this film is simply brilliant. Without a doubt this is now one of my favourite animated features ever. The animation although unorthodox is intriguing and different, the breath of fresh air often displayed by Anderson continues to breathe, and long may it continue.
Different isn't always good, but in Wes Anderson's case, different is absolutely fantastic.
(By the way... Have you heard the rumour?)
Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (2001)
What a joke
I just can't believe how highly rated this movie is. Aside from the pretty aesthetic and animation this movie has very little upside. Sen has to be one of the most annoying characters of all time, thinking out-loud with poor and boring dialogue. The story is a shambles, confusing and just straight-up strange. It makes no sense and I wish I hadn't even watched this garbage. This belongs nowhere near the top 200 never mind the top top 20. What a waste of time, I wouldn't recommend this to anyone.