Re: Movies
Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2023 11:01 am
430 - Welcome, or No Trespassing (1964) - 8/10 - The film takes place at a Young Pioneers summer camp for kids. Kostja is a bit of a rule breaker and the head of the camp kicks him out and escorts him to the train station to head home for swimming in the wrong place. Kostja decides to stay, though, and sneaks back into the camp. The other kids help him stay hidden and avoid discovery while plenty of hijinx ensue. It's a pretty funny and entertaining film.
431 - Bound (1996) - 6.5/10 - Two women come up with a plot to steal millions of dollars in mob money. I was pretty bored with the film during the first half, but it picked up after that and the second half was more entertaining.
432 - King of New York (1990) - 6.5/10 - Christopher Walken stars as a man just out of prison who looks to take out the competition and rebuild his criminal empire. The film started fairly well, but was kind of inconsistent.
433 - Miami Blues (1990) - 7/10 - Alec Baldwin stars as a man just out of prison (that sounds so familiar) who travels to Miami to start over. He starts a crime spree that includes robbing other criminals, impersonating a police officer, and so on. He also hooks up with a young prostitute (Jennifer Jason Leigh) who has dreams of making a home with him. It's off beat and fairly entertaining.
434 - Wild Things (1998) - 7.5/10 - A high school guidance counselor is accused of rape by two students. His life basically seems to be over, but there are plenty of twists and turns ahead in this unashamedly trashy film. It's certainly plenty of fun along the way.
435 - Poetry (2010) - 9/10 - A 66 year old woman is diagnosed as being in the early stages of Alzheimer's. She lives with her teenage grandson, but he isn't very well behaved or appreciative. She also becomes interested in poetry and starts attending classes at the community center. She works hard at writing a poem, but it doesn't come easy to her. Yoon Jeong-hee was very good in this.
436 - Decision to Leave (2022) - 6/10 - A man dies from a fall off of a mountain, but was it an accident, murder, or suicide? A detective looks into the case and starts to suspect the much younger wife of having committed murder. He also finds himself becoming enamored with her. I thought I was going to enjoy this film a lot more than I did. It looks nice, but the way the story was told didn't really work all that well for me.