SvdW | Movies I’ve rewatched in 2022
by sietsevanderwier | created - 31 Dec 2021 | updated - 31 Dec 2022 | Public- All the movies I've rewatched in 2022. So every movie I watch for the first time from Saturday, January. 1, 2022 till Saturday, December. 31, 2022 counts.
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- I added some comments. I won't go into that much detail, but these will be short notes of what I think of a film.
- Please free to leave a comment.
Update Nº 2 | Saturday, December. 31, 2022: Thank you for the views!
Update Nº 1 | Wednesday, September. 21, 2022: I decided to discontinue placing TV Episodes and music videos on this list.
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1. Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018)
PG-13 | 147 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
Ethan Hunt and his IMF team, along with some familiar allies, race against time after a mission gone wrong.
Director: Christopher McQuarrie | Stars: Tom Cruise, Henry Cavill, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg
Votes: 378,345 | Gross: $220.16M
[Review]
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Date Watched: Sunday, January. 2, 2022 | How I Watched: blu-ray on PlayStation 3 [fourth time watch]
✮✮✮✮✮/✮✮✮✮✮ | ♛
Favourite scene: The Free Fall
Best actor: Tom Cruise, but Henry Cavill is great too!
My fourth watch of this, but felt like my second* [with the 2018 cinema visit being the first] due to me watching it on a bigger screen and the blu-ray deal.
* = In 2018 I went to another cinema in another city to see this without the 3D effects. One of the best cinema experiences.
2.
Mickey Mouse (2013–2019)
Episode:
Potatoland
(2013)
TV-G | 7 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Mickey and Donald build for Goofy a theme park out of potatoes.
Director: Aaron Springer | Stars: Chris Diamantopoulos, Tony Anselmo, Bill Farmer
Votes: 202
Date Watched: Wednesday, January. 5, 2022 | How I Watched: youtube on tv [second time watch]
Honestly, this is one of my favourites out of the modern Mickey Mouse shorts.
3. Lockbuster (2015)
9 min | Short, Adventure
While his colleagues are preparing for their exciting vacation plans, Joost dreams away looking at a film on his PC; The unattainable blockbuster adventures of his favorite action hero. ... See full summary »
Director: Jonathan Elbers | Stars: Thomas van Luyn, Mustafa Duygulu, Ronald Mahonar, Masja Ninck Blok
Votes: 43
Date Watched: Thursday, January. 6, 2022 | How I Watched: youtube on tv [second time watch]
Currently watching Wie is de Mol?, so I was fun to see Thomas van Luyn in something different.
4. Steamboat Willie (1928)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Mickey Mouse is a mischievous deckhand on a riverboat that is under the command of the tyrannical Captain Pete.
Directors: Ub Iwerks, Walt Disney | Star: Walt Disney
Votes: 11,259
Date Watched: Thursday, January. 6, 2022 | How I Watched: youtube on tv [fifth time watch]
Classic, but I hope I'll find a better version of it.
5. Heat (1995)
R | 170 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A group of high-end professional thieves start to feel the heat from the LAPD when they unknowingly leave a verbal clue at their latest heist.
Director: Michael Mann | Stars: Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Val Kilmer, Jon Voight
Votes: 719,841 | Gross: $67.44M
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Date Watched: Sunday, January. 9, 2022 | How I Watched: blu-ray on PlayStation 3 [third time watch]
✮✮✮✮✮/✮✮✮✮✮ | ♛
Favourite scene: The Bank Shootout, but The Dinner Scene is great too!
Best actor: Tough Call, but I have to say Robert De Niro
I knew when I bought this film on blu-ray I had to see on my TV, especially the Bank Shootout sequence.
But planning this film into my schedule was hard. The total running time of a 170 minutes is a lot and I wanted to watch it in one sitting. And not to forget I had to watch it in the afternoon [my father wasn't too pleased with cracked up sound during Mission: Impossible - Fallout].
But I finally sat down for it Sunday, in the afternoon [almost didn't because rewatch cuz the first part of my afternoon was already packed as it is], but I rewatched it and loved it.
6. Wachtkamer (2017)
10 min | Short, Drama
In uncertain time between hospital research and results, Sophie tries to stay upright in all sorts of ways. She wants to be strong, but even the pleasure that her child gives her can not drive away dark thoughts.
Director: Simone van Dusseldorp | Stars: Moos de Vries, Margien van Doesen, Ricardo Freeth, Ghieslaine Guardiola
Votes: 27
Date Watched: Thursday, January. 13, 2022 | How I Watched: youtube on tv [second time watch]
One of the better Kort! shorts. I like the story is constantly making you question what's real and what's not.
Also seeing Rifka Lodeizen's big... eyes, made this more serious short more bearable.
7. Airplane! (1980)
PG | 88 min | Comedy
After the crew becomes sick with food poisoning, a neurotic ex-fighter pilot must safely land a commercial airplane full of passengers.
Directors: Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker | Stars: Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Leslie Nielsen, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Votes: 261,311 | Gross: $83.40M
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Date Watched: Saturday, January. 15, 2022 | How I Watched: online [second time watch]
✮✮✮✮✮/✮✮✮✮✮ | ♛
Favourite scene: The Deflation of the Automatic Pilot
Best actor: Leslie Nielsen
A good friend and his little brother were in the mood for a disaster flick, so this fit the bill perfectly. Watched while eating pizza.
And seriously, the film holds up [And Don't Call Me Shirley].
8.
Mickey Mouse (2013–2019)
Episode:
Flipperboobootosis
(2014)
TV-G | 5 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Donald gets a foot ailment called "Flipperboobootosis", which Mickey and Goofy try to cure themselves when Donald won't go to the doctor.
Director: Paul Rudish | Stars: Chris Diamantopoulos, Tony Anselmo, Bill Farmer, Becki Newton
Votes: 184
Date Watched: Wednesday, January. 19, 2022 (?) | How I Watched: youtube on tv [second time watch]
One of the worst modern Mickey Mouse shorts. Not a fan of the "body horror" here [shit gave me flashbacks to that one episode of SpongeBob SquarePants with The Splinter, even if it isn't as bad as that.]
9.
Mickey Mouse (2013–2019)
Episode:
Tapped Out
(2014)
TV-G | 5 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Goofy volunteers Mickey to fight Pete in a wrestling match.
Director: Clay Morrow | Stars: Chris Diamantopoulos, Tony Anselmo, Bill Farmer, Jim Cummings
Votes: 168
Date Watched: Wednesday, January. 26, 2022 | How I Watched: youtube on tv [second time watch]
A perfectly fine Mickey Mouse short. I'm not into Wrestling, so that might be why I don't love this one.
10. Snowpiercer (2013)
R | 126 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
In a future where a failed climate change experiment has killed all life except for the survivors who boarded the Snowpiercer (a train that travels around the globe), a new class system emerges.
Director: Bong Joon Ho | Stars: Chris Evans, Jamie Bell, Tilda Swinton, Ed Harris
Votes: 389,197 | Gross: $4.56M
[Review]
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Date Watched: Saturday, January. 29, 2022 | How I Watched: blu-ray on PlayStation 3 [second time watch]
✮✮✮✮/✮✮✮✮✮ | ♛
Favourite scene: The First Revolt of the Curtis-Revolution
Best actor: Chris Evans
I want to make another comment about finally watching it on a bigger screen, but I already feel I have beaten that horse too much.
A few days after finishing the Integral version of the Snowpiercer graphic novel, I really felt the need to rewatch this.
This adaption is quite different, but it works quite well and even improves on certain aspects where the original source material fell short.
I am still not a fan of the ending though. I do prefer the ending of the graphic novel though.
And I can't forget to mention how much I love the musical score for this film.
11. Total Recall (1990)
R | 113 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
When a man goes in to have virtual vacation memories of the planet Mars implanted in his mind, an unexpected and harrowing series of events forces him to go to the planet for real - or is he?
Director: Paul Verhoeven | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sharon Stone, Michael Ironside, Rachel Ticotin
Votes: 354,768 | Gross: $119.39M
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Date Watched: Tuesday, February. 1, 2022 | How I Watched: blu-ray on PlayStation 3 [third (?) time watch]
✮✮✮✮✮/✮✮✮✮✮ | ♛
Favourite scene: Metro
Best actor: Arnold Schwarzenegger
Hadn't seen this one in a long time, so I felt the need to revisit one of my favourite films from one of my favourite directors.
It still holds up, but I wasn't as engaged [due to some personal shit in my life].
12. Models & Skeletons: The Special Effects of Total Recall (2010 Video)
20 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Jérôme Wybon | Stars: Mark Stetson, Tim McGovern, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rachel Ticotin
Votes: 17
Date Watched: Wednesday, February. 2, 2022 | How I Watched: blu-ray on PlayStation 3 [second time watch]
Incredibly interesting making-of on how the models were built and set up, but also how the X-ray Skeleteon effects were done.
Had forgotten to log it when I first watched this, so I'm glad this rewatch was in other.
13.
Mickey Mouse (2013–2019)
Episode:
Third Wheel
(2014)
TV-G | 5 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Goofy invites himself on Mickey's date with Minnie.
Director: Clay Morrow | Stars: Chris Diamantopoulos, Russi Taylor, Bill Farmer, Paul Rudish
Votes: 173
Date Watched: Wednesday, February. 2, 2022 | How I Watched: youtube on tv [second time watch]
I think the creators of the modern shorts aren't hiding their distaste for Goofy anymore. Funny short, but makes the same mistakes Flipperboobootosis did.
14. Het paard en de nachtegaal (2013)
10 min | Short, Drama
15-year-old Cihan accompanies his grandmother on a trip to Turkey to attend a wedding. They have little in common and have to spend a day together in Istanbul. Despite the distance between the two, they can share some small moments.
Director: Nazli Elif Durlu | Stars: Emine Altunten, Amine El Arfaoui
Votes: 22
Date Watched: Thursday, February. 3, 2022 | How I Watched: youtube on tv [second time watch]
One of the absolute worst Kort! shorts. While I don't hate it as much as I did the first viewing, this is a highly uneventful short, because there's no drama and no plot to speak off.
15.
Mickey Mouse (2013–2019)
Episode:
The Adorable Couple
(2014)
TV-G | 5 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Mickey and Minnie attempt to make Donald and Daisy happy by showing them what life is all about.
Director: William Reiss | Stars: Chris Diamantopoulos, Russi Taylor, Tony Anselmo, Tress MacNeille
Votes: 183
Date Watched: Wednesday, February. 9, 2022 | How I Watched: youtube on tv [second time watch]
Nice end of the first season, it's just not one of my favourites though.
16. Seven Things I Learned About Time Travel (2016)
10 min | Short, Drama, Family
Markus is an intelligent boy of nearly nine years old. His mother has been idle with depression for a considerate amount of time and his father no longer plays a part in his life. One day, ... See full summary »
Director: Jonathan Herzberg | Stars: Koen van de Veen, Hannah van Lunteren, Jones Wagenaar, Rosa van Elteren
Votes: 23
Date Watched: Thursday, February. 10, 2022 | How I Watched: youtube on tv [second time watch]
Great take on the time travel genre. Koen van de Veen is excellent.
17.
Mickey Mouse (2013–2019)
Episode:
Cable Car Chaos
(2014)
TV-G | 5 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
A cable car in San Francisco careens out of control, and it's up to Mickey and Minnie to stop it.
Director: Aaron Springer | Stars: Chris Diamantopoulos, Russi Taylor, Aaron Springer
Votes: 157
Date Watched: Wednesday, February. 16, 2022 | How I Watched: youtube on tv [second time watch]
Decent short. Not much I can add here.
18. John Wick (2014)
R | 101 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
An ex-hitman comes out of retirement to track down the gangsters who killed his dog and stole his car.
Director: Chad Stahelski | Stars: Keanu Reeves, Michael Nyqvist, Alfie Allen, Willem Dafoe
Votes: 739,579 | Gross: $43.04M
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Date Watched: Friday, February. 25, 2022 | How I Watched: blu-ray on PlayStation 3 [fifth time watch]
✮✮✮✮/✮✮✮✮✮ | ♛
Favourite scene: I'm Thinking I'm Back!
Best actor: A tie between Keanu Reeves and Michael Nyqvist
After a week [five days] of vacation I decided to (re)watch a film. Even if I was a bit tired I still really enjoyed this one.
This viewing was my first watch of the film on blu-ray, instead of the DVD in my collection.
Michael Nyqvist brings so much class to his performance. Also loved Perkins as the femme fatale here.
Originally planned to watch the trilogy in one day, but I was too tired. Maybe later.
19.
Mickey Mouse (2013–2019)
Episode:
Fire Escape
(2014)
TV-G | 5 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Minnie's apartment building is burning and Mickey attempts to save her. But first, he must also tend to every single one of the building's other tenants as well.
Director: Paul Rudish | Stars: Chris Diamantopoulos, Bill Farmer, Russi Taylor, Paul Rudish
Votes: 164
Date Watched: Friday, February. 25, 2022 | How I Watched: youtube on tv [second time watch]
One of the better modern Mickey Mouse shorts.
20.
Mickey Mouse (2013–2019)
Episode:
Eau du Minnie
(2014)
TV-G | 5 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Minnie puts some new perfume in preparation for a date with Mickey, but it enchants the whole city.
Director: Paul Rudish | Stars: Chris Diamantopoulos, Russi Taylor, Aliki Theofilopoulos, Paul Rudish
Votes: 156
Date Watched: Wednesday, March. 2, 2022 | How I Watched: youtube on tv [second time watch]
Another decent one.
21. Visit (2018)
12 min | Short, Drama
Widow Thea denies her feelings of solitude in front of her son, but the silence of the big house becomes tangible after he leaves.
Director: Stijn Bouma | Stars: Agaath Meulenbroek, Abel Nienhuis
Votes: 28
Date Watched: Thursday, March. 3, 2022 | How I Watched: youtube on tv [second time watch]
One of the better Kort! shorts. Definitely not a easy film to make but it works.
Agaath Meulenbroek is fantastic and this doesn't warrant the low rating on here.
22. Tron (1982)
PG | 96 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A computer hacker is abducted into the digital world and forced to participate in gladiatorial games where his only chance of escape is with the help of a heroic security program.
Director: Steven Lisberger | Stars: Jeff Bridges, Bruce Boxleitner, David Warner, Cindy Morgan
Votes: 129,359 | Gross: $33.00M
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Date Watched: Friday, March. 4, 2022 | How I Watched: blu-ray on PlayStation 3 [third time watch]
✮✮✮/✮✮✮✮✮
Favourite scene: Helicopter
Best actor: The Bit was the best actor lol. But in all seriousness, I liked David Warner as Ed Dillinger, but not as Sark and the Master Control Program
I hadn't watched it since 2018 and I wanted to see if I my rating would change. On this viewing it almost did [changing it to 3½ stars], but I settled on the same rating now.
I appreciate this film for what it did for CGI/special effects, but I have no connection to any of the characters. Jeff Bridges really delivers a bad performance too [he's seems more stoned/high than The Dude!].
23.
Mickey Mouse (2013–2019)
Episode:
O Futebol Classico
(2014)
TV-G | 4 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Mickey fights for a seat at O Futebol Classico.
Director: Paul Rudish | Stars: Chris Diamantopoulos, Tony Anselmo, Bill Farmer, Marc Zoss
Votes: 164
Date Watched: Wednesday, March. 9, 2022 | How I Watched: youtube on tv [second time watch]
The first in line of foreign Mickey Mouse shorts. I do wish they subtitled it in English, so I could get more of a sense of the lingo in this. But it's another good one.
24.
Mickey Mouse (2013–2019)
Episode:
Down the Hatch
(2014)
TV-G | 5 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Mickey, Donald and Goofy visit a science museum, but Mickey and Goofy are shrunk down to molecule size by a shrink ray and then are accidentally swallowed by Donald.
Director: Paul Rudish | Stars: Chris Diamantopoulos, Tony Anselmo, Bill Farmer, Corey Burton
Votes: 159
Date Watched: Wednesday, March. 16, 2022 | How I Watched: youtube on tv [second time watch]
Somehow they made as Donald the grossest character. This short is quite similar to Flipperboobootosis, but handled more tastefully.
And I broke my own rules because I watched something one day before my German exam. I made a rule a few years ago that I couldn't watch something a day before a exam and/or test.
25. Jigsaw (2003)
8 min | Drama, Short
Director: Chris W. Mitchell | Stars: Jasper Bazuin, Tjeerd Delvaux, Rabe Dons, Pim Lambeau
Votes: 27
Date Watched: Thursday, March. 17, 2022 | How I Watched: youtube on tv [second time watch]
This is one of the more underrated Kort! shorts. Without dialogue, Pim Lambeau delivered an excellent performance. Chris W. Mitchell's directing is sublime too [I'll try to check out De poel this year] as he understands horror.
26. Tron (1982)
PG | 96 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A computer hacker is abducted into the digital world and forced to participate in gladiatorial games where his only chance of escape is with the help of a heroic security program.
Director: Steven Lisberger | Stars: Jeff Bridges, Bruce Boxleitner, David Warner, Cindy Morgan
Votes: 129,359 | Gross: $33.00M
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Date Watched: Sunday, March. 20, 2022 | How I Watched: blu-ray on PlayStation 3 [fourth time watch]
✮✮✮/✮✮✮✮✮
Watched with the audio commentary by Steven Lisberger, Donald Kushner, Harrison Ellenshaw, and Richard Taylor. [first time with audio commentary.]
Definitely a lot to take in with listening to their commentary. A lot of Techno babble, but interesting regardless.
27.
Mickey Mouse (2013–2019)
Episode:
Goofy's Grandma
(2014)
TV-G | 5 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Goofy's grandmother visits Mickey, but there's more to this sweet old lady than meets the eye.
Director: Aaron Springer | Stars: Chris Diamantopoulos, Bill Farmer, Aaron Springer, Brad Abrell
Votes: 161
Date Watched: Wednesday, March. 23, 2022 | How I Watched: youtube on tv [second time watch]
This is honestly one of my favourites out of this series. Goofy disguises himself as his Grandma, and Donald as Goofy. Also love the giant spider projected on the animation!
28. Le ciambelle (2004)
10 min | Drama, Short
Director: Colette Bothof | Stars: Hadewych Minis, Jeroen Spitzenberger, Ricky Koole, Barry Atsma
Votes: 33
Date Watched: Thursday, March. 24, 2022 | How I Watched: youtube on tv [second time watch]
Absolutely one of the saddest Kort! shorts I've seen so far. To see the complete mental breakdown within ten minutes is impressive and Hadewych Minis just shows why she is one of the best Dutch actresses working today, even early on in this.
I almost forget to mention, but the last minute left me quiet for a few minutes.
Powerful stuff.
29. Glass (1958)
11 min | Documentary, Short
Documentary about Dutch glass production in the 50s.
Director: Bert Haanstra
Votes: 1,149
Date Watched: Friday, March. 25, 2022 | How I Watched: youtube on tv [second time watch]
For some reason I felt the need to rewatch this short. I'm very hesitant to call something my favourite, but this is becoming one of my favourite short films.
I will try to watch some films by Bert Haanstra this year and the foreseeable future.
[I'll be back on here when my exams are over!]
30. Tron: Legacy (2010)
PG | 125 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
The son of a virtual world designer goes looking for his father and ends up inside the digital world that his father designed. He meets his father's corrupted creation and a unique ally who was born inside the digital world.
Director: Joseph Kosinski | Stars: Jeff Bridges, Garrett Hedlund, Olivia Wilde, Bruce Boxleitner
Votes: 356,015 | Gross: $172.06M
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Date Watched: Tuesday, March. 29, 2022 | How I Watched: blu-ray on PlayStation 3 [second time watch]
✮✮½/✮✮✮✮✮
Favourite scene: The Light Cycle Sequence
Best actor: Garrett Hedlund
I remember really enjoying this one [and enjoying it more than the original, but I hadn't seen it in such a while. Upon revisting Tron this month (speaking of March 2022) I was interested to revisit this one.
And...
I don't really like it now... Both films feel lifeless and I don't remember this film being this slow paced.
And I wasn't fond of the same repeat storytelling here, and I don't like how Tron and Clu are the villains here. There's no good reason to do that. Also, the facial Motion Capture on Jeff Bridges' younger self/Clu looked fucking horrendous. And there was too much CGI in this, the original has a good reason for using it, but here the CGI detracts from the immersion.
Daft Punk delivered a great score, and their music was the best part of this film.
When this film was over I just felt empty. Maybe I need a break from films for the time being*.
* = I saved this film for after two of my exams where done. This wasn't worth it.
31.
Mickey Mouse (2013–2019)
Episode:
Captain Donald
(2014)
TV-G | 5 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Mickey is eager to ride on Donald's sailboat, but Donald reveals a shocking secret: he doesn't know how to sail.
Director: Paul Rudish | Stars: Chris Diamantopoulos, Russi Taylor, Tony Anselmo, Tress MacNeille
Votes: 163
Date Watched: Thursday, March. 31, 2022 | How I Watched: youtube on tv [second time watch]
Decided to rewatch this one a day later than planned [read: exam], but I'm ready to get back to films, TV series and books.
As for this short, this is another funny one. Absolutely love the colours too!
32. Zwanger (2015)
6 min | Short, Drama
Director: Mascha Halberstad | Stars: Sarah Bannier, Kay Greidanus
Votes: 13
Date Watched: Thursday, March. 31, 2022 | How I Watched: youtube on tv [second time watch]
Well...
I hate this poster [I'm ashamed to put it on here].
But I thought the directing by Mascha Halberstad is great, and the stop-motion animation is a delight to watch, but I didn't need to see the lead take a piss, or his transformation.
Kay Greidanus' voice work was absolutely atrocious [he was good in Commando's, but not here]
I rather them not take this progressive message further. Dag meneer de Vries was a much better short.
[I wouldn't mind seeing Mascha Halberstad's new feature Knor this year, because she is talanted].
33. Suspiria (1977)
R | 92 min | Horror
An American newcomer to a prestigious German ballet academy comes to realize that the school is a front for something sinister amid a series of grisly murders.
Director: Dario Argento | Stars: Jessica Harper, Stefania Casini, Flavio Bucci, Miguel Bosé
Votes: 105,508
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Date Watched: Saturday, April. 2, 2022 | How I Watched: VLC Media Player on laptop [connected to tv] [fourth time watch]
✮✮✮✮½/✮✮✮✮✮ | ♛
Favourite scene: The Piazza
Best actor: Jessica Harper
I just felt like rewatching this one. But the real terror this time [not to discredit the film itself] were my parents.
So, I watched this film in two parts. I wish I did it in one sitting, but I couldn't.
I also ate pizza while watching which was fun!
[BTW, I forgot to mention how rewatchable this one is, even on my fourth viewing.]
34.
Mickey Mouse (2013–2019)
Episode:
Mumbai Madness
(2014)
TV-G | 4 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
What is supposed to be a routine trip for Mumbai rickshaw driver Mickey Mouse driving a jolly elephant passenger to a mountain turns out to be the journey of a lifetime with a very special guest.
Director: Paul Rudish | Stars: Chris Diamantopoulos, Atul Singh
Votes: 158
Date Watched: Wednesday, April. 6, 2022 | How I Watched: youtube on tv [second time watch]
I remembered this one to be one of the worst out of the Mickey Mouse shorts [the story didn't work for me], but after this rewatch I don't think so.
35. Taxi Driver (1976)
R | 114 min | Crime, Drama
A mentally unstable veteran works as a nighttime taxi driver in New York City, where the perceived decadence and sleaze fuels his urge for violent action.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster, Cybill Shepherd, Albert Brooks
Votes: 921,367 | Gross: $28.26M
Date Watched: Thursday, April. 7, 2022 | How I Watched: blu-ray on PlayStation 3 [fourth time watch]
✮✮✮✮✮/✮✮✮✮✮ | ♛
Favourite scene: Get yourself out of this Business
Best actor: Robert De Niro
What can I say about this one?
Every scene/frame has been discussed to death, but I loved rewatching this one, but I'm still a bit tired due to school, reviewing and a lot of reading*.
This was my first watch on blu-ray, but I own the film on DVD.
I bought that DVD back in 2016 at my internship and I still know when I first watched it [back in a time where I started getting into film and I bought a lot of Scorsese's films on DVD too, at that same place.].
* = If I don't watch a lot until my vacation in May it is because it is either because I'm too tired and/or too busy with finishing things for school and my daily life is quite busy too.
[And I won't be surprised if April and the next few months will be months of short films and making-of's of Taxi Driver and TRON: Legacy]
36. Crawl (I) (2019)
R | 87 min | Action, Adventure, Horror
A young woman, while attempting to save her father during a category 5 hurricane, finds herself trapped in a flooding house and must fight for her life against alligators.
Director: Alexandre Aja | Stars: Kaya Scodelario, Barry Pepper, Morfydd Clark, Ross Anderson
Votes: 94,086 | Gross: $39.01M
Date Watched: Saturday, April. 9, 2022 | How I Watched: blu-ray on blu-ray player [third time watch]
✮✮✮✮½/✮✮✮✮✮ | ♛
Favourite scene: Help!
Best actor: Kaya Scodelario
One of the best films about a (Apex) Predator!
I still enjoy this one, even on my first viewing I loved this film. I saw this film in theaters back in 2019 and I am glad I own this film on blu-ray.
Hope this reaches its cult classic status soon, because this creature feature deserves to be added to it.
But I can't forget to mention that because of the Beneath Crawl documentary I watched two years ago, I now watched this film in another light, in seeing how the set is built, how they made the crawl space and how they flood the set with a million liters of water. Impressive shit.
37. Beneath 'Crawl' (2019 Video)
27 min | Documentary, Short, Action
Stars: Sam Raimi, Alexandre Aja, Maxime Alexandre, Craig J. Flores
Date Watched: Saturday, April. 9, 2022 | How I Watched: blu-ray on blu-ray player [third time watch]
This "short" documentary really impressed me, but it shows a bit too much film footage. But unlike most making-of's this also shows quite a bit of behind the scenes stuff.
Not bad.
38.
Mickey Mouse (2013–2019)
Episode:
The Boiler Room
(2014)
TV-G | 5 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Mickey must rid the apartment basement of a monster.
Director: Paul Rudish | Stars: Chris Diamantopoulos, Russi Taylor, Paul Rudish, Fred Tatasciore
Votes: 161
Date Watched: Thursday, April. 14, 2022 | How I Watched: youtube on tv [second time watch]
Saved this one for Thursday because of an exam. I still like this one, but the CGI doesn’t hold up.
And I would’ve focused, wasn’t it for my old man entering the room [still prefer that over him walking into my room during a sex scene!]
39. Chauffeur (II) (2013)
10 min | Short
Private driver Robert drives to his son's school to pick him up for a day of quality time with his father. Against the knowledge of mother and school, the two experience a day like never before.
Director: Guido van Driel | Stars: Juda Goslinga, Diego Martherus
Votes: 16
Date Watched: Thursday, April. 14, 2022 | How I Watched: youtube on tv [second time watch]
Still not a huge fan of this one, but I got more out of it now. I get where they go with the story of a working father who neglects his son and the driver trying to socialize with the kid. My problem lies in how close this comes to the stranger danger plot line, which makes this hard to watch.
40. Point Break (1991)
R | 122 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
An F.B.I. Agent goes undercover to catch a gang of surfers who may be bank robbers.
Director: Kathryn Bigelow | Stars: Patrick Swayze, Keanu Reeves, Gary Busey, Lori Petty
Votes: 202,450 | Gross: $43.22M
[Review]
-------------------------------------------------------
Date Watched: Saturday, April. 16, 2022 | How I Watched: blu-ray on PlayStation 3 [second time watch]
✮✮✮/✮✮✮✮✮
Favourite scene: The Crystal Meth Dealers Residence
Best actor: Patrick Swayze
This was my second watch of this film, and I watched this six (!) years ago as my first viewing, when I started getting into film.
I wasn't a big fan of it then, and I'm still not a fan now. It is one of the most overrated action films of the 90s.
Keanu Reeves' acting is quite bad here, but I loved Patrick Swayze [that ending where he disappears in the storm made me sad because I love him as an actor and it is a shame he passed away], Gary Busey and Lori Petty.
And that naked lady that attacks Keanu Reeves and the DEA, I felt that.
41.
Mickey Mouse (2013–2019)
Episode:
Space Walkies
(2014)
TV-G | 5 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Mickey and Pluto engage in a routine space mission, but then, at the least opportune moment, Pluto needs to go to the bathroom.
Director: Paul Rudish | Stars: Chris Diamantopoulos, Bill Farmer, Tress MacNeille, Corey Burton
Votes: 145
Date Watched: Wednesday, April. 20, 2022 | How I Watched: youtube on tv [second time watch]
A decent short, but I wasn't a fan of the piss humour in this.
42. Cliffhanger (2020)
2 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A sheriff's shootout turns into an adventure through the wondrous world of film.
Directors: Diederick Geers, Jelle Janssen, Jasper Loos
Votes: 12
Date Watched: Sunday, April. 24, 2022 | How I Watched: youtube on tv [second time watch]
Because of "this review" (*) I decided to rewatch seconds after my first watch. It didn't add too much, but it's short and I don't mind that.
(*) = I somehow I reminded myself of this review. Watching it twice within one day was stupid. D'oh!
43. The Rock (1996)
R | 136 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
A mild-mannered chemist and an ex-con must lead the counterstrike when a rogue group of military men, led by a renegade general, threaten a nerve gas attack from Alcatraz against San Francisco.
Director: Michael Bay | Stars: Sean Connery, Nicolas Cage, Ed Harris, John Spencer
Votes: 358,284 | Gross: $134.07M
Date Watched: Tuesday, April. 26, 2022 | How I Watched: online [third time watch]
✮✮✮/✮✮✮✮✮
Favourite scene: Hummel's Plan
Best actor: Ed Harris
Rewatched this because a friend had never seen it. I remember watching this film back in 2015 when I was a young lad (15 years of age) while being on vacation and loving the heck out of it.
Man, I don't really like it now, maybe due to the directing, or Nicolas Cage's hammy performance, but I didn't love it like I did before.
I will rewatch it again sometime to see if my opinion changes.
44.
Mickey Mouse (2013–2019)
Episode:
Mickey Monkey
(2014)
TV-G | 5 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
When a monkey swipes Mickey's clothes before he is to give his friends a cruise through the jungle, the gang mistakes the monkey for Mickey and vice-versa.
Director: Aaron Springer | Stars: Chris Diamantopoulos, Russi Taylor, Tony Anselmo, Bill Farmer
Votes: 151
Date Watched: Wednesday, April. 27, 2022 | How I Watched: youtube on tv [second time watch]
This is probably my favourite usage of colours out of the modern shorts [that I've seen so far]. Nice references to Steamboat Willie too, really got a good laugh from that.
45. Grand Tour (2016)
10 min | Short, Drama, Romance
Grand Tour is the portrait of a 16-year old girl who travels to an island for a nocturnal meeting with the first love of her life, until the next morning when she faces the naked reality of their love.
Director: Floor Houwink ten Cate | Stars: Poal Cairo, Richelle Plantinga
Votes: 35
Date Watched: Thursday, April. 28, 2022 | How I Watched: youtube on tv [second time watch]
Fuck this short!
You might ask yourself why I am so harsh, but it is because it crosses a line that should not/never be crossed!
This short is about a 16 year old girl. I don't have a problem with that. Where I draw the line is the blatant sexuality in this(*). This short and Never Forget both show Richelle Plantinga in a bra and panties. I really hate seeing that because it feels like child porn...
I know this and Never Forget have female directors, but I don't need to see the young lead in a bra and panties, imagining her love interest touching her tits, and I definitely didn't need to see the sex scene. I feel dirty talking about it and I want to puke.
When Poal Cairo's character leaves her arse, I felt he made the right choice. I hated seeing Richelle Plantinga trying her best, but her performance is one of those "I'm an actress and I look too tired to be here and/or I just don't care". Her character is loathable too, thinking of how to fuck Poal Cairo's character, but dumb enough to think we live in World War III [piece of writing on her table].
Even the cinematography by Jasper Wolf isn't anything worth noting. They filmed it with the 4:3 ratio in mind, wow.... [sarcasm]
One of the worst Kort! shorts.
(*) = If I knew the character and lead were 16 years old I would have skipped this one (didn't know this before). Fuck off with this shit.
46. Making 'Taxi Driver' (1999 Video)
71 min | Documentary
To highlight Taxi Driver's 38th anniversary, this 70-minute documentary delves into the making of Scorsese's film and highlights the many contributions put forth by Taxi Driver's ensemble of talented actors and artisans.
Director: Laurent Bouzereau | Stars: Martin Scorsese, Paul Schrader, Peter Boyle, Robert De Niro
Votes: 363
Date Watched: Monday, May. 2, 2022 | How I Watched: blu-ray on PlayStation 3
It's been awhile since I last watched this [back in 2017] and now the time was right.
I forgot how good this documentary really was. This was the total package, from the directing, acting to the muscial score and effects.
If you love Taxi Driver, but haven't seen this, I highly recommend this one A.S.A.P. !
[the version of the documentary on the blu-ray disc was a bit dated with its image quality and doesn't look as good on a big TV, but not as bad as Easy Rider: Shaking the Cage on blu-ray!]
47.
Mickey Mouse (2013–2019)
Episode:
Clogged
(2014)
TV-G | 4 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Minnie tries to get a windmill running to save a flower in her garden.
Director: Paul Rudish | Star: Russi Taylor
Votes: 142
Date Watched: Wednesday, May. 4, 2022 | How I Watched: youtube on tv [second time watch]
This one is a bit personal to me. You see, I'm Dutch and the characters in this short are too. When I watched this last year as my first viewing I didn't realize Minnie Mouse was talking and singing in Dutch.
Even on my second viewing I didn't connect the dots to what she was saying/singing. Russi Taylor [may God rest her soul] tries her best with her American-Dutch accent, but I wish try casted someone else(*), because I can't even grasp what she said.
But I don't even hate this one, nor is it one of the worst of the modern shorts. The animation is good [while not as good as Captain Donald or Mickey Monkey, and this one feels like a lower budgeted short - like some short of season one or two], but I'm fine with the Dutch stereotypes (X) here. The comedic timing was good too and this moves at a good pace.
(*) = This was a really good version of an foreigner speaking Dutch.
(X) = Like this:
48. Winter in Wartime (2008)
R | 103 min | Drama, History, War
In German-occupied Netherlands, a teenage boy gets involved in the Dutch resistance after coming to the aid of a wounded RAF pilot.
Director: Martin Koolhoven | Stars: Martijn Lakemeier, Jamie Campbell Bower, Yorick van Wageningen, Raymond Thiry
Votes: 13,532 | Gross: $0.54M
Date Watched: Thursday, May. 5, 2022 | How I Watched: blu-ray on PlayStation 3 [third (?) time watch]
✮✮✮✮✮/✮✮✮✮✮ | ♛
Favourite scene: Johan's Liquidation
Best actor: Martijn Lakemeier
Yeah... This is still my favourite Dutch film.
I bought the blu-ray some months back in Zeeland [for twice as cheap when sold used online!] and saw my chance to rewatch it on Liberation Day. I live close to the Provinciehuis van Overijssel where a festival took place. So pumped on the volume quite loud.
Martin Koolhoven's directing is great, the screenplay is great too although I have I few problems with how the horse is shot and no German soldiers locate the sound? This happens again when Michiel shoots Oom Ben. But those plot issues are very small and don't interrupt the watching experience.
I also cried like crazy during the scene where Johan gets shot and the ending where Michiel regains his ''childhood'' really got me.
Martijn Lakemeier delivered one of the best child performances on screen, he is that fucking good. And I love Pino Donaggio's musical score too, definitely one of his best scores for sure!
And this film feels extra special to me because they filmed this film in Zwolle, which is my hometown. And that stunt with Jack jumping down into the water from the IJsselbrug(*)... Mein Gott...
(*) = I'll be watching the extras of how this was done.
49. Kamer 330 (2019)
11 min | Short, Drama
When Linde, a chambermaid in a luxury hotel, sees a distressed Nigerian girl of her own age, possibly a victim of human trafficking, she is suddenly aware of the hidden dark sides of society and her own position of privilege.
Director: Jenneke Boeijink | Stars: Rhodé Gerrits, Raymi Sambo, Richelle Plantinga, Peter Blok
Votes: 27
Date Watched: Thursday, May. 5, 2022 | How I Watched: youtube on tv [third time watch]
I almost didn't watch this one because of two reasons. The first being the sound of the festival of Liberation Day droning through the neighbourhood and the second reason was that I had seen this one twice already.
Rhodé Gerrits' performance here is great, and for once Richelle Plantinga didn't deliver a bad performance. But I thought seeing Raymi Sambo and Peter Blok was off-putting for some reason I can't explain. And the directing by Jenneke Boeijink is solid.
Even on my third viewing I like this one. It is hard to call it "liking" this short because it is about "human trafficking", but the story is a bit vague around some plot points. Is the hotel a part of the human trafficking circle [as shown in the scene where Verhagen tells Linde that she can work internationally? The character of Brian shows no sign of concern when he sees the pimp and the abused girl, so is he knowly helping the human trafficking ring?
50.
Mickey Mouse (2013–2019)
Episode:
Goofy's First Love
(2015)
TV-G | 5 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Goofy has fallen in love, so it's up to Mickey and Donald to help him be presentable.
Director: Clay Morrow | Stars: Chris Diamantopoulos, Russi Taylor, Bill Farmer, Tony Anselmo
Votes: 136
Date Watched: Wednesday, May. 11, 2022 | How I Watched: youtube on tv [second time watch]
Far from being one of my favourites, but I remember it being a lot less funny than it actually is. I especially like the joke where Mickey tries to fix Goofy's looks, and the result being him looking like Minnie. I also really like seeing Scrooge McDuck here and the continuing running joke of Mickey, Donald and Goofy being kicked out of Scrooge's Mansion.
[Of course Goofy fell in love with a piece of bread lol. They did Clarabelle Cow dirty.]
51. Je vriendin koopt een vis op de markt (2015)
10 min | Short
Director: Emma Westenberg | Stars: Nyncke Beekhuyzen, Tibor Lukács, Steef Cuijpers, Ruud Drupsteen
Votes: 9
Date Watched: Thursday, May. 12, 2022 | How I Watched: youtube on tv [second time watch]
I remember the first viewing not liking it, but I didn't know why I didn't like it, but with my second viewing I now know why.
This is about female to male abuse, and the way it is done feels wrong. The screenplay tries to cover up the abuse plot by making this a artsy-fartsy story, but I really hated the character of Marie. I just wanted to see Jan leave her abusive arse. Emma Westenberg's directing isn't bad, but it doesn't tell the story in a good and/or consistent way.
Also the Dutch [original] title is one of the weirdest titles ever.
[Is it me or does Tibor Lukács look a lot like Thierry Baudet?]
52. Dobermann (1999)
4 min | Short
A man runs down a street, and reads in the newspaper about two Rottweilers who mauled a man. Shortly after he steps in fresh dog poop and is barked at by a small dog. When he sees a ... See full summary »
Director: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | Star: Philipp Kewenig
Votes: 278
Date Watched: Saturday, May. 14, 2022 | How I Watched: youtube on tv [second time watch]
Played with the idea of rewatching this one, and after working on an assignment I had take a break.
This short film is weirdly comforting. I am scared of dogs, but this is clearly taking the piss.
I also love how they used David Dundas' Jeans On, without it being overbearing.
I hope Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck directs another film, I hope in B&W too!
[I am sorry if this short film will appear a lot on my lists in the foreseeable future, I just love this one. Sorry, not sorry.]
53. Father and Daughter (2000)
8 min | Animation, Short, Drama
A father says goodbye to his young daughter. Time passes and the daughter moves through life age by age, but within her there is always a deep longing for her father.
Director: Michael Dudok de Wit | Star: James Laufer
Votes: 6,925
Date Watched: Saturday, May. 14, 2022 | How I Watched: youtube on tv [second time watch]
After logging Rejected I saw someone calling this one too sentimental, so I decided to rewatch it.
I hadn't seen this one since the first wave of COVID-19 and I loved it back then.
Michael Dudok de Wit's directing is jaw-dropping(*). Absolutely love the animation here!
I did however think I wasn't as emotional as the first time. I remember getting a little bit emotional when the daughter is re-united with her father.
For some reason I didn't grab me with the emotions this time [maybe also because I watched Rejected before it?]
[This feels so Dutch because of the bicycles! - The Netherlands is such an bicycle nation.]
(*) = Studio Ghibli needs to re-hire him. Time's due for another film of his. It's been six years!
54.
Mickey Mouse (2013–2019)
Episode:
Doggone Biscuits
(2015)
TV-G | 5 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Minnie inadvertently feeds Pluto so many dog treats that he becomes overweight.
Directors: Eddie Trigueros, Paul Rudish | Stars: Chris Diamantopoulos, Russi Taylor, Bill Farmer
Votes: 141
Date Watched: Wednesday, May. 18, 2022 | How I Watched: youtube on tv [second time watch]
I wasn't a fan of this one on my first watch, and this viewing hasn't changed much. The humour is too gross and I hate seeing an obese Pluto.
One of the worst out of the modern shorts.
55. Beet (2003)
10 min | Short
A family is on summer vacation. Their adolescent son is a mixture of bored and horny. A yellow jacket wasp joins them in their car and then at their vacation campsite. A sultry young woman ... See full summary »
Director: Annemarie van de Mond | Stars: Tobias Nierop, Rifka Lodeizen, Marij Klos, Hans Noord
Votes: 76
Date Watched: Thursday, May. 19, 2022 | How I Watched: youtube on tv [second time watch]
I almost didn't watch this one on time because I was quite tired after Operation Mincemeat, but I decided to rewatch it anyway.
The director plays off Rifka Lodeizen's assets quite well. Nice usage of wasps too [some of it practial too!]
56.
Mickey Mouse (2013–2019)
Episode:
Workin' Stiff
(2015)
TV-G | 5 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Mickey and Donald struggle to help Goofy at a job interview.
Directors: Eddie Trigueros, Paul Rudish | Stars: Chris Diamantopoulos, Tony Anselmo, Bill Farmer, Illya Quinteros
Votes: 142
Date Watched: Wednesday, May. 25, 2022 | How I Watched: youtube on tv [second time watch]
This will probably be my last sane week before all the exams/tests. So if I am more absent it is because of these reasons.
As for this short, I love it. This was much better and funnier than Doggone Biscuits. I actually chuckled this time.
57. Tenet (2020)
PG-13 | 150 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Armed with only the word "Tenet," and fighting for the survival of the entire world, CIA operative, The Protagonist, journeys through a twilight world of international espionage on a global mission that unfolds beyond real time.
Director: Christopher Nolan | Stars: John David Washington, Robert Pattinson, Elizabeth Debicki, Juhan Ulfsak
Votes: 593,177 | Gross: $58.46M
Date Watched: Thursday, May. 26, 2022 | How I Watched: blu-ray on blu-ray player [third time watch]
✮✮✮/✮✮✮✮✮
Favourite Scene: Rainy Night in Tallinn
Best Actor: Robert Pattinson
My father wanted to see it because he had never seen it. He introduced me to the Bond films and after showing him some scenes from the film he wanted to see the whole thing.
Because of two extra free days I have some time to watch this one.
Weirdly enough I liked it more than my second viewing of it.
58. Een vrije dag (2015)
11 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
'Hipster' Erik finds a new goal when he sees the au pair of the neighbours sunbathing in the garden: to prove that he is not a forty-year-old familyman living in a suburb with the task to mow the lawn.
Director: Wouter Stoter | Stars: Marc Madeleyn, Anemone Valcke, Geerteke van Lierop
Votes: 51
Date Watched: Thursday, May. 26, 2022 | How I Watched: youtube on tv [second time watch]
I almost forgot to watch this one after rewatching Tenet, but I sneaked in the film before reviewing a film for the Collectie Collectief.
On my first viewing I liked this one, but now I don't. It is too on the nose.
Erik is a creepy little bastard and I hated him so much. If he was single and the same things happened it would still be creepy. Stefanie's got a kid! - Or takes care of one! Is Erik thinking with his pecker?
But on the other hand the directing is decent. I don't mind how it takes place in one house throughout the whole short and how the most of the house is used in such a short time. And the acting by Marc Madeleyn, Anemone Valcke and Geerteke van Lierop (and the kids who went uncredited) are fine too.
[This will probably be my last Kort! short in a while. The next few weeks are full of exams!]
59. Cliffhanger (2020)
2 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A sheriff's shootout turns into an adventure through the wondrous world of film.
Directors: Diederick Geers, Jelle Janssen, Jasper Loos
Votes: 12
Date Watched: Friday, May. 27, 2022 | How I Watched: youtube on tv [third time watch]
After Everything Everywhere All at Once I felt like watching this again. This also uses different aspect ratios in interesting ways.
60. Dobermann (1999)
4 min | Short
A man runs down a street, and reads in the newspaper about two Rottweilers who mauled a man. Shortly after he steps in fresh dog poop and is barked at by a small dog. When he sees a ... See full summary »
Director: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | Star: Philipp Kewenig
Votes: 278
Date Watched: Thursday, June. 2, 2022 | How I Watched: youtube on tv [third time watch]
Just needed something sweet and short in-between learning for my exams. This fit the bill perfectly.
61. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
PG | 95 min | Comedy, War
An unhinged American general orders a bombing attack on the Soviet Union, triggering a path to nuclear holocaust that a war room full of politicians and generals frantically tries to stop.
Director: Stanley Kubrick | Stars: Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, Sterling Hayden, Keenan Wynn
Votes: 518,525 | Gross: $0.28M
Date Watched: Monday, June. 13, 2022 | How I Watched: blu-ray on PlayStation 3 [third time watch]
✮✮✮✮✮/✮✮✮✮✮ | ♛
Favourite Scene: An astonishingly good idea [Final Scene]
Best Actor: Peter Sellers
With everything going on in the world right now [or the last few weeks/months for that matter], I decided to rewatch this one.
Peter Sellers absolutely nails the three performances perfectly, and the rest of the cast, including the likes of George C. Scott, Sterling Hayden and James Earl Jones [to mention just three] are all excellent.
I will however probably quit my movie watching for some time. I'm feeling a bit burned out on films [even if I loved this one, I need to loosen up more on balancing work and free time].
62. John Wick (2014)
R | 101 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
An ex-hitman comes out of retirement to track down the gangsters who killed his dog and stole his car.
Director: Chad Stahelski | Stars: Keanu Reeves, Michael Nyqvist, Alfie Allen, Willem Dafoe
Votes: 739,579 | Gross: $43.04M
Date Watched: Wednesday, June. 22, 2022 | How I Watched: blu-ray on PlayStation 3 [sixth time watch]
✮✮✮✮/✮✮✮✮✮ | ♛
Favourite Scene: I'm Thinking I'm Back!
Best Actor: Michael Nyqvist
Decided to rewatch the John Wick films because I was in lockdown, but I was too tired to rewatch all three. Not that I've grown out of the films, but I think I want to do other things for the time being, like reading, or play video games [I'm burnt out on films and updating Letterboxd is a big thing too].
63.
Mickey Mouse (2013–2019)
Episode:
Al Rojo Vivo
(2015)
TV-G | 4 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Mickey's red-hot temper entices a bull to chase him down the streets of Pamplona, Spain.
Director: Dave Wasson | Stars: Chris Diamantopoulos, Russi Taylor, Jim Cummings, Jordi Caballero
Votes: 133
Date Watched: Wednesday, June. 22, 2022 | How I Watched: youtube on tv [second time watch]
I actaully forgot how funny this one was. One of the better ones of the modern shorts.
64.
Mickey Mouse (2013–2019)
Episode:
Bottle Shocked
(2015)
TV-G | 5 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Mickey goes to buy a bottle of lemonade during the Grand Prix and must keep it safe as he takes it to Minnie.
Director: Heiko Von Drengenberg | Stars: Chris Diamantopoulos, Russi Taylor, Jordi Caballero
Votes: 130
Date Watched: Wednesday, June. 22, 2022 | How I Watched: youtube on tv [second time watch]
Absolutely love the colour usage. Monaco looks beautiful here and still looks fantastic on my TV.
65.
Mickey Mouse (2013–2019)
Episode:
A Flower for Minnie
(2015)
TV-G | 5 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Mickey tries to find the perfect flower for Minnie, which proves to be no easy task.
Director: Dave Wasson | Stars: Chris Diamantopoulos, Russi Taylor, Bill Farmer, Jim Cummings
Votes: 140
Date Watched: Wednesday, June. 22, 2022 | How I Watched: youtube on tv [second time watch]
A little worse than Al Rojo Vivo and Bottle Shocked, but still an solid one. Like the ending too.
66. Goodbye Mister De Vries (2012)
6 min | Animation, Short
93-year old mister De Vries is ending his days at the window of his timber cottage in Waterland. Until an unexpected messenger jolts him awake.
Director: Mascha Halberstad
Votes: 67
Date Watched: Thursday, June. 23, 2022 | How I Watched: youtube on tv [second time watch]
I decided to continue (re)watching the Kort! short films after my exams [with one left on the horizon]. The animation is top-notch, but young meneer De Vries/the postman looks a lot like the male character in Zwanger. That's not a bad thing though.
And I do believe meneer De Vries dies in this, with him dreaming of himself being young again and ice skating. He disappears, meaning the dream ends, which probably [or most definitely] means he died in his sleep.
[Quite surprised by the IMDb rating. It should be a lot higher.]
67.
Mickey Mouse (2013–2019)
Episode:
Bronco Busted
(2015)
TV-G | 5 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Mickey enters a rodeo contest to bail his friends out of a bad situation.
Directors: Dave Wasson, Paul Rudish | Stars: Chris Diamantopoulos, Tony Anselmo, Bill Farmer, Paul Rudish
Votes: 124
Date Watched: Thursday, June. 23, 2022 | How I Watched: youtube on tv [second time watch]
I remembering this being one of the less funny ones, but I laughed quite a bit during this watch. Donald Duck getting so angry and changing to a horse is peak humour. And the ending was gold.
68. Brave Little Tailor (1938)
Approved | 9 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Inspired by the Grimm's fairy tale, this classic 1938 Mickey cartoon finds our hero (voiced by Walt Disney) battling a hilariously huge "problem.
Directors: Burt Gillett, Bill Roberts | Stars: Walt Disney, Marcellite Garner, Eddie Holden, Billy Sheets
Votes: 3,341
Date Watched: Friday, June. 24, 2022 | How I Watched: blu-ray on PlayStation 3 [second time watch]
Nice take on the David and Goliath/Gulliver's Travels story. Still holds up very well.
69.
Mickey Mouse (2013–2019)
Episode:
Coned
(2015)
TV-G | 5 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
When Pluto is forced to wear a dog cone, Mickey tries to make him feel better by wearing one himself. But it does not go well for him.
Director: Dave Wasson | Stars: Chris Diamantopoulos, Bill Farmer, Dave Wasson
Votes: 134
Date Watched: Wednesday, June. 29, 2022 | How I Watched: youtube on tv [second time watch]
Somehow I remembered nothing about this one. It's funny enough, but the humour can be a bit much at points.
70. Copyrette (2016)
9 min | Short, Thriller
The nude body of a young woman lies motionless on a kitchen floor. In a nearby forest a man calls out for his dog. Their paths cross at a copy shop where it appears that the outwardly shy woman has a strange obsession with her body image.
Director: Marc de Leeuw | Stars: Sallie Harmsen, Thomas Ryckewaert
Votes: 24
Date Watched: Thursday, June. 30, 2022 | How I Watched: youtube on tv [second time watch]
This is a hard one to describe. The directing and cinematography are both excellent, but I can't get into the story.
Tibor Dingelstad's work behind the camera is perfect, and he should get better and more work, as his black and white cinematography looks amazing and there's some real haunting shots here too.
71.
Mickey Mouse (2013–2019)
Episode:
One Man Band
(2015)
TV-G | 5 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Mickey travels through London searching for the perfect playing spot for his one-man band.
Director: Dave Wasson | Stars: Chris Diamantopoulos, Bill Farmer, Paul Rudish, Dave Wasson
Votes: 125
Date Watched: Saturday, July. 9, 2022 | How I Watched: youtube on tv [second time watch]
Watched this way later than planned (due to an exam on Wednesday and me not thinking of catching up later).
I might've been a little bit drunk, so that helped with the humour for sure. Also, I completely forgot about that torture thing (pretty dark for Disney standards!).
[I absolutely love that British Disney logo thing at the beginning. Well played!]
72.
Mickey Mouse (2013–2019)
Episode:
Wish Upon a Coin
(2015)
TV-G | 5 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Mickey and Minnie visit the wishing well and wish for eternal happiness. However, the villainous Pete has other ideas and makes his move to steal all the wishes.
Director: William Reiss | Stars: Chris Diamantopoulos, Russi Taylor, Bill Farmer, Jim Cummings
Votes: 148
Date Watched: Wednesday, July. 13, 2022 | How I Watched: youtube on tv [second time watch]
I liked the cameos of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs here. Quite humorous too.
73. Dagdromen (2018)
10 min | Short, Drama
Three high school teenagers reflect on the absence of the seriously ill Zoë. Voice overs reveal their deepest thoughts in this poetic triptych.
Director: Yim Brakel | Stars: Juna de Leeuw, Adam El Bakhti, Mees Fernandes, Luciano Hiwat
Votes: 19
Date Watched: Thursday, July. 14, 2022 | How I Watched: youtube on tv [second time watch]
This is honestly one of my favourites from all of the Kort! shorts. The directing is solid, and the acting by everyone is fantastic. Some really excellent editing too.
And I got a bit tear-y eyed at the ending. Powerful stuff.
74. Cape Fear (1991)
R | 128 min | Crime, Thriller
A convicted rapist, released from prison after serving a fourteen-year sentence, stalks the family of the lawyer who originally defended him.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Robert De Niro, Nick Nolte, Jessica Lange, Juliette Lewis
Votes: 216,816 | Gross: $79.10M
Date Watched: Saturday, July. 16, 2022 | How I Watched: dvd on PlayStation 3 [fourth time watch]
✮✮✮✮✮/✮✮✮✮✮ | ♛
Favourite Scene: Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are
Best Actor: Robert De Niro
I have a really interesting history with this one. Back in 2016 at my internship I got the DVD for this one and Das Boot for free [either because of my 17th birthday or a few before Christmas].
This is still a pretty excellent masterhouse of directing, acting, editing, etc. And this is probably the most experimental Scorsese film, and Thelma Schoonmaker's editing is superb.
75. John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)
R | 122 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
After returning to the criminal underworld to repay a debt, John Wick discovers that a large bounty has been put on his life.
Director: Chad Stahelski | Stars: Keanu Reeves, Riccardo Scamarcio, Ian McShane, Ruby Rose
Votes: 512,072 | Gross: $92.03M
Date Watched: Monday, July. 18, 2022 | How I Watched: blu-ray on PlayStation 3 [fifth time watch]
✮✮✮✮/✮✮✮✮✮ | ♛
Favourite Scene: Reflections of the Soul
Best Actor: Keanu Reeves
With this watch I began to like this one a bit less. Keanu Reeves is still on his A-game, Riccardo Scamarcio delivered a good villian, and the action sequences are still great.
The actions of John Wick are a bit out of character though. He kills on Continental grounds which I don’t buy him doing so [even if Santino D'Antonio is a bit of an bitch]
I’ll watch John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum this week [when the heat wave is over].
76.
Mickey Mouse (2013–2019)
Episode:
Movie Time
(2015)
TV-G | 5 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Although the storm of the century is approaching, Mickey is still excited about his movie night. However, when he realizes he has no movies snacks, he must brave the elements to get them.
Director: Dave Wasson | Stars: Russi Taylor, Chris Diamantopoulos, Roz Ryan, Dave Wasson
Votes: 126
Date Watched: Wednesday, July. 20, 2022 | How I Watched: youtube on tv [second time watch]
Sadly this is quite relatable, only it was bloody warm inside of my house and not storm-y.
77. John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (2019)
R | 130 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
John Wick is on the run after killing a member of the international assassins' guild, and with a $14 million price tag on his head, he is the target of hit men and women everywhere.
Director: Chad Stahelski | Stars: Keanu Reeves, Halle Berry, Ian McShane, Laurence Fishburne
Votes: 426,163 | Gross: $171.02M
Date Watched: Thursday, July. 21, 2022 | How I Watched: blu-ray on PlayStation 3 [fourth time watch]
✮✮✮✮½/✮✮✮✮✮ | ♛
Favourite scene: Excommunicado in Effect
Best actor: Keanu Reeves
This is my favourite of the John Wick films so far. And definitely the best with its cinematography, musical score (no offense to Marilyn Manson's Killing Strangers in the first one though). There are some screenplay issues [Like when one dog gets killed, but he's resurrected in the next scene. And I just don't buy John Wick surviving that high of a fall] that prevent it from being 5/5 stars for me.
[And I totally forgot that I had the blu-ray in my collection still sealed.]
78. Ga niet naar zee (2018)
7 min | Short
Director: Sander Burger | Stars: Julia Akkermans, Johan Leysen
Votes: 20
Date Watched: Thursday, July. 21, 2022 | How I Watched: youtube on tv [second time watch]
I remember getting emotional on my first watch, but I did not get tear-y eyed this time.
The visual effects on the balloons is a bit more noticeable this time (which I give leeway to because this doesn't have that high of a budget). And Julia Akkermans and (especially) Johan Leysen are great.
79.
Mickey Mouse (2013–2019)
Episode:
Shifting Gears
(2015)
TV-G | 5 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Mickey is excited and ready for a great day at the beach. Unfortunately his car is not and a hilarious battle between the two ensues.
Director: Clay Morrow | Stars: Russi Taylor, Chris Diamantopoulos, Paul Rudish
Votes: 110
Date Watched: Wednesday, July. 27, 2022 | How I Watched: youtube on tv [second time watch]
I remember thinking this one wasn't the greatest, and after this viewing that same feeling is still there. The colours aren't as vibrant as some of season two, but the humour is fine [Mickey Mouse changing into a pie and into Minnie Mouse was fun to see.]
80. Birthday Boy (2006)
8 min | Short
A birthday that Sjoerd and his friends may never forget. On a treasure hunt they unexpectedly became hostages to some bad guys who took them away into their van and then there was some shooting. Will they survive?
Director: Chris W. Mitchell | Stars: Debbie Korper, Bert Geurkink, Maris Lubbersen, Alon Voet
Votes: 46
Date Watched: Thursday, July. 28, 2022 | How I Watched: youtube on tv [second time watch]
I've got to be honest and say I like this one a bit less now knowing the plot twist. [The YouTube video thumbnail also spoils the ending a bit and I still don't really understand the ''dirty magazine'' bit and how the boys aren't scarred for life after the shit they went through.]
Chris W. Mitchell's directing is really excellent. I'm definitely watching The Pool this October because he's already proven to understand horror. The acting is great too, with some excellent child acting.
[I'll be on vacation tomorrow (Friday, July. 29, 2022) for one week. After that week I hope to be back for more!]
81. Rat Race (2001)
PG-13 | 112 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A Las Vegas casino magnate determined to find a new avenue for wagering sets up a race for money.
Director: Jerry Zucker | Stars: Breckin Meyer, Amy Smart, Whoopi Goldberg, Vince Vieluf
Votes: 123,137 | Gross: $56.62M
Date Watched: Saturday, August. 13, 2022 | How I Watched: dvd on PlayStation 3 [third (?) time watch]
✮✮✮/✮✮✮✮✮
Favourite scene: The Barbie Museum
Best actor: Jon Lovitz
I remember buying the DVD from my internship back in 2017. And I watched it twice or three times, but never again watched it.
A good friend wanted to watch this one and I was game.
This was a decent viewing, but I don’t like it that much.
Jon Lovitz actually delivered my favourite performance, which is kinda sad, considering Rowan Atkinson and John Cleese are in this as well [and their both hamming it up to 11].
The humour is over the top, but I still laughed quite a bit. The helicopter scene is funny, but the Barbie Museum scene is my favourite.
Where this film completely loses me is with its ending. The scene with Smash Mouth’s Steve Harwell feels incredibly forced. I felt like punching Steve Harwell in the fucking face (nothing against him, just that the scene is so fucking stupid).
82. Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994)
R | 123 min | Drama, Horror, Romance
When the brilliant but unorthodox scientist Dr. Victor Frankenstein rejects the artificial man that he has created, the Creature escapes and later swears revenge.
Director: Kenneth Branagh | Stars: Robert De Niro, Kenneth Branagh, Helena Bonham Carter, Tom Hulce
Votes: 59,362 | Gross: $22.01M
Date Watched: Saturday, August. 13, 2022 | How I Watched: blu-ray on PlayStation 3 [second time watch]
✮✮✮½/✮✮✮✮✮
Favourite scene: A Man's Shadow
Best actor: Robert De Niro
After watching Rat Race, a friend wanted to see this one. I watched this one for the first time last year [In August (2021) too!].
My issues with the film still remain. The film drowns in excess [A shirtless Victor Frankenstein (Kenneth Branagh’s ego is on display here), and I definitely wasn’t a fan of the brother/sister relationship.]
Which is a shame, because I almost rated this 4/5 stars this time. Robert De Niro is better this time though.
The Steelbook blu-ray release is a real disappointment of my collection though. There are no extras on the disc. I get that Francis Ford Coppola denounced the film, but I want to see a making-of of this film, because this features excellent set design and the creature effects look fucking fantastic.
83. Domino (I) (2019)
R | 89 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A Copenhagen police officer seeks justice for his partner's murder by a mysterious man.
Director: Brian De Palma | Stars: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Søren Malling, Paprika Steen, Helena Kaittani
Votes: 6,641
Date Watched: Wednesday, August. 17, 2022 | How I Watched: blu-ray on PlayStation 3 [second time watch]
✮✮/✮✮✮✮✮
Favourite scene: The Final Clash
Best actor: Guy Pearce
I bought this blu-ray from a HMV (His Masters Voice) in Scotland back in 2019. At that time I rated the film 2.5/5 stars.
I wanted to see if I was too light on the film.
And…
I like it less now. Christian Toft is a complete dipshit as a character, but they didn’t play up the arsehole level enough for my liking. When they revealed they Alex Boe was in love with Lars Hansen. I fucking laughed. It comes out of leftfield, and she should have a baby belly by now?
I don’t mind some of the ideas this film presents. The first idea being the character of Ezra Tarzi. His quest to find the one who killed his father is interesting to watch. The second idea I (kinda) liked was the interrogation sequence. Normally one character threatens another by releasing information - while holding them at gunpoint. But here it is by holding them into a warm pan of soup. I have never seen that on screen before. But this scene is pointless, because Ezra Tarzi gets nothing out of him.
And while I like the action in this, it is really stupid too. The terrorist attack on The Netherlands Film Festival is the worst. Nobody really acts scared even if three people are gunned down. And how doesn’t anybody of the terrorists hear Christian sneaking up to a baddie? And why doesn’t Joe Martin shoot Christian and Alex after they killed Ezra and Salah Al-Din? I could go on, but I’ll leave it at this.
I would be fine if I never see another modern Brian De Palma film. And José Luis Alcaine should never work with him again. He should just stick with Pedro Almodóvar. His cinematography just looks awful here!
84.
Mickey Mouse (2013–2019)
Episode:
Black and White
(2015)
TV-G | 5 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Mickey struggles with his fear of scary movies, but concedes to go to one with Minnie. However, when he gets to the theater and the movie starts, the real battle begins.
Director: Clay Morrow | Stars: Chris Diamantopoulos, Russi Taylor, Paul Rudish
Votes: 154
Date Watched: Wednesday, August. 17, 2022 | How I Watched: youtube on tv [second time watch]
Because of my two weeks of vacation I quit watching these shorts. But I'm back now and I continued watching.
I really like how trippy this one is, and this has some nice looking visuals with the black and white clashing each other. Despite being very pop culture-ish [see the movie poster in the first few seconds], this one works.
85.
Mickey Mouse (2013–2019)
Episode:
¡Feliz Cumpleaños!
(2015)
TV-G | 4 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
In this Spanish themed episode, Mickey celebrates his birthday while Minnie and Daisy perform a duet and Donald's mariachi band plays. However, chaos ensues when a rowdy group of piñatas crash his party.
Director: Alonso Ramirez Ramos | Stars: Chris Diamantopoulos, Russi Taylor, Bill Farmer, Tress MacNeille
Votes: 123
Date Watched: Wednesday, August. 17, 2022 | How I Watched: youtube on tv [second time watch]
I remembered nothing about this one.
I like the inclusion of Danny Trejo here [as a baddie o.c.], and it way more violent than I remember [One of the Piñata's has been beaten and candy is coming out, which looks like something out of Saving Private Ryan, but without the blood and gore of course :)
86.
Mickey Mouse (2013–2019)
Episode:
Wonders of the Deep
(2015)
TV-G | 9 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
A submarine voyage to the bottom of the ocean turns dangerous when Mickey, Donald, and Goofy have to rescue Professor Von Drake from a giant sea creature.
Director: Alonso Ramirez Ramos | Stars: Tony Anselmo, Corey Burton, Chris Diamantopoulos, Bill Farmer
Votes: 125
Date Watched: Wednesday, August. 17, 2022 | How I Watched: youtube on tv [second time watch]
I remembered this one to be not one of my favourites out of the shorts. And it still is the same. I do really like how they included Pinocchio though.
87. Mowgli & Fidel (2010)
10 min | Short, Drama
Director: Janneke van Heesch | Stars: Robert de Hoog, Teun Kuilboer
Votes: 16
Date Watched: Thursday, August. 18, 2022 | How I Watched: youtube on tv [second time watch]
I like both Robert de Hoog and Teun Kuilboer as actors, but they are so boring to watch here. This also applies for this entire short film.
It feels like director Janneke van Heesch doesn't understand men, and directs the two leads like they are the opposite sex [safe for the playful banter between them at the train station].
I like the final shot though. They use the moving walkway very well.
This is one of the worst Kort! shorts.
88.
Mickey Mouse (2013–2019)
Episode:
Road Hogs
(2015)
TV-G | 5 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
After spending the day riding, Mickey and Minnie stop off at a local bar for a drink. Little do they know it's a hog biker bar and they aren't impressed by Mickey's ride.
Director: Paul Rudish | Stars: Clancy Brown, Chris Diamantopoulos, Paul Rudish, Russi Taylor
Votes: 111
Date Watched: Wednesday, August. 24, 2022 | How I Watched: youtube on tv [second time watch]
Now that I think about it, they really took the meaning of Road Hogs seriously. Also like the inclusion of Clancy Brown as the Pig Biker. He's one of my favourite actors and this voice performance was picture perfect for him.
I was really obvious with the plane at the beginning though. I don't remember if I saw it on first viewing, but it is some nice fore-shadowing.
89. Ruwe honing (2008)
10 min | Short, Drama
A father and a mother prepare a visit to their son for a long time. Father has been sent out to buy a present. Their teenage daughter decides to stay home. It becomes clear things aren't going well with the son and this family.
Director: Annick Vroom | Stars: Wim Bouwens, Janna Fassaert, Johanna ter Steege, Annabel van Lieshout
Votes: 6
Date Watched: Thursday, August. 25, 2022 | How I Watched: youtube on tv [second time watch]
I remember not being into this one because I felt it would benefit being a feature length film(*), but my second viewing changed that.
There's a lot of drama in those eleven minutes. I also found the ending more impactful this time around. I just know he committed suicide without them even stating it.
I do still not like the comedic scene early on where the daughter steals something, but passes out after crashing into the glass pane. Really, she stole from a store that sells cheap products. Didn't really care for that.
(*) = When rewatching this, I played with the idea of this being a feature length film, and having somebody like Alex van Warmerdam or Paul Verhoeven direct a serious drama. I know both are genre directors, but I think both could do a good job regardless.
90. Inception (2010)
PG-13 | 148 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A thief who steals corporate secrets through the use of dream-sharing technology is given the inverse task of planting an idea into the mind of a C.E.O., but his tragic past may doom the project and his team to disaster.
Director: Christopher Nolan | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Elliot Page, Ken Watanabe
Votes: 2,552,608 | Gross: $292.58M
Date Watched: Tuesday, August. 30, 2022 | How I Watched: blu-ray on PlayStation 3 [second time watch]
✮✮✮✮/✮✮✮✮✮ | ♛
Favourite scene: The Hallway Fight
Best actor: Leonardo DiCaprio
This was a long time coming. I bought the 2-disc blu-ray at a flea market for €2,50 last week.
I watched this back in 2014 (or somewhere around that time) on either Netflix or blu-ray and I didn’t remember much of it.
So, a rewatch was in order.
Man, this was overwhelming! I don’t mind Leonardo DiCaprio as an actor (I much prefer Brad Pitt if we’re talking about 90s stars), but he’s good here. The practical stuff here is marvellous to look at too. The hallway scene just works so well.
The cast is a nice thing as well. People like Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Elliot Page, Tom Hardy, Ken Watanabe, Dileep Rao, Cillian Murphy, Tom Berenger, Marion Cotillard, Pete Postlethwaite, Michael Caine and Lukas Haas are all fantastic. I’m not big on Tom Hardy, but I like him here.
Hans Zimmer’s musical score has become a bit of a punching bag for his usage of a loud instruments and overblown sounds. But I do think it works here, because there’s an orchestra behind the louder stuff as well. Time is the most overrated piece Hans Zimmer has ever made, but I don’t mind its usage here either.
Another rewatch is in order!
91.
Mickey Mouse (2013–2019)
Episode:
No
(2016)
TV-G | 5 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Mickey Mouse finds himself incapable of telling anyone no when they want to borrow anything. After it becomes a real problem, he turns to Donald for help.
Director: Clay Morrow | Stars: Chris Diamantopoulos, Russi Taylor, Tony Anselmo, Jim Cummings
Votes: 123
Date Watched: Wednesday, August. 31, 2022 | How I Watched: youtube on tv [second time watch]
I remembered this one to be okay and after viewing it again my opinion hasn't changed. I didn't really laugh, but I didn't mind the moral issues here.
92. Sallie Gardner at a Gallop (1878)
TV-G | 1 min | Documentary, Short, Sport
The clip shows a jockey, Gilbert Domm, riding a horse, Sallie Gardner. The clip is not filmed; instead, it consists of 24 individual photographs shot in rapid succession, making a moving picture when using a zoopraxiscope.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge | Stars: Gilbert Domm, Sallie Gardner
Votes: 3,694
Date Watched: Wednesday, August. 31, 2022 | How I Watched: youtube on tv [second time watch]
After watching Nope I had to watch this one again.
It's difficult to rate and review this one on its own, but its a piece of film history. Granted, this is not a film, but a series of photographs.
And my bloody fucking neighbours were very loud during it, so watching this one was annoying.
93. Sallie Gardner at a Gallop (1878)
TV-G | 1 min | Documentary, Short, Sport
The clip shows a jockey, Gilbert Domm, riding a horse, Sallie Gardner. The clip is not filmed; instead, it consists of 24 individual photographs shot in rapid succession, making a moving picture when using a zoopraxiscope.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge | Stars: Gilbert Domm, Sallie Gardner
Votes: 3,694
Date Watched: Thursday, September. 1, 2022 | How I Watched: youtube on tv [third time watch]
I wanted to rewatch this (again) because my neighbours. They were way too loud and this affected my viewing experience.
So this viewing was a lot better.
94. Samual (2005)
10 min | Short, Drama
In A black and white reality, all that matters is the color of memory.
Director: Tami Ravid | Stars: Moesha van der Berg, Michael Maarssen, Daniel Haages, Thijs ter Avest
Votes: 11
Date Watched: Thursday, September. 1, 2022 | How I Watched: youtube on tv [second time watch]
I remembered this to be a really good one, and this viewing didn't change that.
The way it changes from B&W cinematography during the Amsterdam scenes, and the usage of colours during the Ghana scenes.
My issue might be a minor one, but it is annoying. The sound design during dialogue is terrible. I don't know if the upload caused this, but it is distracting.
95. The Game (1997)
R | 129 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
After a wealthy San Francisco banker is given an opportunity to participate in a mysterious game, his life is turned upside down as he begins to question if it might really be a concealed conspiracy to destroy him.
Director: David Fincher | Stars: Michael Douglas, Deborah Kara Unger, Sean Penn, James Rebhorn
Votes: 429,680 | Gross: $48.32M
Date Watched: Monday, September. 5, 2022 | How I Watched: blu-ray on PlayStation 3 [third time watch]
✮✮✮✮½/✮✮✮✮✮ | ♛
Favourite scene: Pulling Back the Curtain
Best actor: Michael Douglas
I’m trying to watch every blu-ray from my collection [either already watched or not watched before]. In this case it was the latter one.
I owned this blu-ray for quite some time, but never got around to rewatching it.
But I’m glad I now did because it holds up so well on my third viewing [and weirdly enough my first two viewings of this were at my grandparents’ home – and this wasn’t].
David Fincher’s directing is superb, Michael Douglas and the cast around him are great. Howard Shore does deliver a solid score [although he has done better musical scores].
I don’t know why, but the scene where Michael Douglas’ Nicholas Van Orton jumps off the building always gets me emotional.
And I know people have complained about plot holes and such, but I don’t mind it that much.
[P.S. I really need to return two books within two-three weeks and I want to finish them on time, so my activity on this platform will be less active.]
96. Gettin' Wet on Wet with Deadpool 2 (2017 Video)
Not Rated | 2 min | Short, Comedy, Sci-Fi
A short-parody of "The Joy of Painting" starring Deadpool as Bob Ross.
Director: Mike George | Star: Ryan Reynolds
Votes: 2,450
Date Watched: Wednesday, September. 7, 2022 | How I Watched: youtube on phone [third time watch (?)]
This was in my recommended list on YouTube, so I decided to watch it again, not knowing this was short was on IMDb.
Nice dig on Bob Ross and Ryan Reynolds nails the performance.
97.
Mickey Mouse (2013–2019)
Episode:
Roughin' It
(2016)
TV-G | 5 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
The guys head out together on a camping trip. However, Donald and Goofy's idea of roughing it is very different than Mickey's.
Director: Dave Wasson | Stars: Chris Diamantopoulos, Tony Anselmo, Bill Farmer
Votes: 117
Date Watched: Wednesday, September. 7, 2022 | How I Watched: youtube on tv [second time watch]
I’m currently trying to finish Berlin Alexanderplatz [the Dutch translated version] and I wanted to watch something in-between reading.
I still enjoy this one. Also liked the This Is Spinal Tap reference (power level goes to 11) and this feels a bit like The Call of the Simpsons (from The Simpsons), but not as good.
98. De Chinese muur (2002)
10 min | Drama, Short
A lonely middle-aged woman dines alone in a Chinese restaurant on her birthday. She pays close attention to the other patrons, imagining their relationships and personal situations. She ... See full summary »
Director: Sytske Kok | Stars: Celia Nufaar, Eveline Wu, Nucheng Lu, Vincent van de Akker
Votes: 105
Date Watched: Thursday, September. 8, 2022 | How I Watched: youtube on tv [second time watch]
On my second viewing I still think was a decent one, even if there are better Kort! shorts.
I like the way it shows how people judge a book by its cover. When it switches from Aagt's inner thoughts to another character. The morality aspect is something that really interests me.
It's weird seeing Sieger Sloot with pointy hair [emo/punk style] and it is funny seeing that smoking was still allowed in restaurants at that time.
99. Without Remorse (II) (2021)
R | 109 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
An elite Navy SEAL goes on a path to avenge his wife's murder only to find himself inside of a larger conspiracy.
Director: Stefano Sollima | Stars: Michael B. Jordan, Jodie Turner-Smith, Jamie Bell, Guy Pearce
Votes: 64,577
Date Watched: Saturday, September. 10, 2022 | How I Watched: blu-ray on blu-ray player [second time watch]
✮✮✮/✮✮✮✮✮
Favourite scene: Home Breach
Best actor: Jamie Bell
I got my father curious for this one.
And the night I watched it with my father wasn’t the greatest time to do it. We had a sort of garage sale at our neighbourhood, and this drained my energy like crazy.
So that might be why I watched the film at the wrong time. And after watching it I was just completely drained with my energy and sleeping was a disaster too.
As for this film, I still think this is a okay film at best, but I do like it less now. I wish they sticked with John Kelly dying, even if screws with the lore. There’s a dream sequence (making people believe he died), but 1½ minutes later he’s shown to be alive. I would’ve preferred him dying for sure!
Michael B. Jordan is slightly better this time around. I do think the screenplay lets him down, but after watching the making-ofs on the blu-ray, I like that he was so hands on with this project. He did a lot of stunts himself. Also the practical effects really pop on screen better this time around.
But man, I really wish they didn’t colour grade this one, because it is really dark and there’s even one sequence a character being hit and hurt. It is one of the worst colour graded films.
I would be fine with never watching this again.
And because I am starting a special course next week, I won’t be able to watch much.
100.
Mickey Mouse (2013–2019)
Episode:
Dancevidaniya
(2016)
TV-G | 4 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
When Mickey and Minnie head to the Russian ballet they find themselves in the middle of the performance.
Director: Dave Thomas | Stars: Russi Taylor, Chris Diamantopoulos
Votes: 113
Date Watched: Wednesday, September. 14, 2022 | How I Watched: youtube on tv [second time watch]
Weirdfully enough I remembered nothing about this one. But after my this watch I remembered a lot.
While it’s not one of my favourites of the shorts, this one is probably the most stylish in terms of directing (no dialogue, lots of different angles, etc.)
And because I had to get up early in the morning, I decided to watch this before starting my day, which is something I want to try more often.
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