amostom Reviews

Withnail & I (1987)

Laughter like you've never laughed before!

[10/10 · 13 December 2005]

Withnail is an absolute gem when you discover it. The scriptwriting is very clever and subtle and after you've seen it a couple of times you will still be laughing even perhaps a little louder the more times you see it. Richard Griffiths is born for this role - I only have to see him in the film and he makes me laugh. I think that the thing I love most about this film is the anarchic nature of the script and the unconventional theme. Considering that Richard E Grant doesn't drink its incredible he can play someone who is drunk all the time. I put this film on on a rainy afternoon for my girlfriend not sure whether it would amuse her but she couldn't stop laughing. I thoroughly recommend this film. Go and get it on DVD now!

Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

possibly one of the greatest films ever made

[10/10 · 5 November 2005]

This film requires no introduction. It's one of the greatest movies ever made if not the best. Truly inspiring. It leaves me with the feeling that I would have liked to have met Lawrence but being born 37 years after his death regrettably this will never happen! I went to see the movie in the National Film Theatre, London in order to see the panorama on the big screen. Well worth the trip even if you have seen the movie on DVD. He was arguably one of the greatest englishmen to walk the earth. Why doesn't anyone make films like this anymore?! Thank God for David Lean's work. Looking forward to viewing this film again and again on DVD.

Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002)

the worst film of the new century

[15 November 2002]

this film has no plot, one does not care about the characters while watching it nor about the ending. in fact, the only reason i wanted it to end was so that i could get out of the cinema. i get the feeling that the book may be of some interest but it simply does not translate into the medium of cinema. it is melodramatic, lifeless and a thoroughly boring 93 minutes. the issues brought up in this "documentary" could be summarised in a news bulletin of less than five minutes. how on earth the director managed to raise the finance for the film is beyond me.if you haven't seen a bad film recently, go and see this one. it is absolutely dire.