Idgykitty Reviews

Boiling Point (I) (2021)

Can't cook won't cook

[3/10 · 28 March 2022]

Is it me ( having zero interest in camera techniques) boffered whether the film is taken. In 'one shot ' no because I assume that 99.99% of movies are not! And there's a probable reason for that ? Who knows and more importantly or gives a flying .Over an hour and more of uninteresting scenes of a busy night at an atty farty London restaurant. Swearing ( in earshot of the customers) for effect, arguing for effect. So what !!! It was that poor it wasn't even boring .The whole scenario resulted in bang average performances from the cast. The industry is really running out of ideas.

The Accountant (2016)

Well you can't account for everything

[4/10 · 22 April 2021]

Maybe I'm a bit long in the tooth , but really does any movie in 2020 really need murders , assignations, torture to entertain .Not for me , a good story ruined by the prosperous 'violent action' and promotion of any number of sophisticated weapons , totally unnecessary fight scenes. The plot was tricky enough to follow without the ridiculous macho madness.

A really good film spoilt by the violence , I wouldn't recommend it even on a cold and rainy evening.

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019)

What's new pussycat

[5/10 · 21 April 2021]

We watched this at home ,so therefore no cinema experience, did that spoil or increase the enjoyment .Impossible to say whether watching the nicely shot movie on the big screen would be enough compensation for making the effort and paying double jury out. I knew absolutely nothing about the movie which had slipped under my radar , in fact when it was suggested by my son I thought it was an older movie about mafia, so you will realise we are not avid cinema goers , well not covid nowadays. So we were raw I didn't even know it was QT who's movies I usually enjoy with a certain amount of confusion. And this effort didn't disappoint .

Of course I know of the Manson incidents , and this movie has encouraged me to re read about the crazy goings on , but nothing I didn't know. So therefore the murder scenes at the end came as a surprise because I had questioned several times ( typical QT) what the he'll was going on . And my word it took a hell of a long tedious totally unnecessary prolonged scenes time to tell. I admit I had to check that this was in fact a fictional ending , and I was pleased with the quirky ending .I won't do , but watching with some knowledge where is was going could help, but it's nowhere near good enough to watch again and definitely good enough to recommend,unless you really really have not a lot on.

The dialogue was mildly entertaining, but not up there with QT best , didn't engage with Leanardo , or the child 'actor' or the very annoying but beautiful hippy hitchhiker.

Several over long boring scenes especially with the kid and the the Spahn ranch incident , it may have been more tense if I knew that the hippys were part of the Manson family.

Margot Robbie looked great ,but soon went from hippy chick to 8 month pregnant yummy mummy to be a roll any good looking blond could have played.

We have been to LA and Hollywood on hols but don't know enough about the place to make that interesting.

5/10 because of the unexpected finale but could have been much more entertaining.

The Salisbury Poisonings (2020)

Poor effort

[4/10 · 16 June 2020]

From the first minute to the last minute , the drama ( not a documentary) was full of holes , with most of the important information left out , the mysterious absence of the main characters was just baffling .Pathetic wooden acting throughout, I just could not warm to anyone.

The script the wooden tops had to work with must have been written by a 12 year old , the incredible fact that the Beeb didn't even use its own news footage makes it all a complete dogs dinner and imo told too soon after the events , I assume poor Miss Sturgess RIP family must have given permission.

Not a production I will be recommending, a boring 3 part drama that will be remembered more for the facts left out of the series.

I,m not going to repeat all the most very Interesting views on this incident, that's up to the public to read and believe what you will .

Poor effort .

Respect to the family of Miss Sturgess.

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019)

A load of old crap

[5/10 · 4 February 2020]

Well UK residents will probably never have heard of the saintly Mr Rogers but it's children and grandchildren of our own have seen the format over the years , enough to drive me yaya then , but worse when you turn up and pay voluntarily to watch a repeat. Not for me although the Mrs loved it , Tom Hanks plays a good part always does but this has to be his worst movie ( not his fault)to date. My own fault assumed it would be a Cross betwixt Forrest Gump and Trueman couldn't be further from truth , should have done my usual homework. Tired old story , I couldn't get the like or emphasise with most of the characters , basically didn't have one single scene of interest, humour or shock , what a mistaka to maka.

Uncut Gems (2019)

Keep the noise down

[8/10 · 21 January 2020]

A very enjoyable 7.7 movie , great performances from all characters especially Sandlar his missus and his bit on the side. A type version of the Sting one of my all time favs , a lot a lot and I mean a lot of swearing of the effing type , I did agree with some the soundtrack was a bit overbearing but I accepted it was part of the nature of the location. Well worth an evening visit to the flicks , but not an Oscar contender pour moi, not taking anything away from it . Some good movies lately which is cool , Hollywood as awoke.

1917 (2019)

Seen it all before

[7/10 · 14 January 2020]

Nicely ( not extraordinary in my view) shot , interesting tale but mainly a modern day Saving Private Ryan ( nowhere near as good ) ,unfortunately not over enthusiastic over the acting too, fairly wooden in my opinion.The score is not memorable either , plus with spoilers in my mind , some quite ridiculous scenes.As you can see it's just another war film for me ,of which I've seen many ,no different and a pointless remake . Tbf the one shot technique is lost on me so much for that. Wouldn't recommend anyone unless they are war film aficionados , if it's raining don't waste your time 7.4 for us .

The Irishman (2019)

Homage to ageing actors

[7/10 · 25 November 2019]

Not gunna be using any Barry Norman like fancy words to review this , unfortunately bang average at best , Pacino and De Niro are play as they do in every performance, not bad , but not great either , in essence what it says on the tin.Worth watching if you're a mafia storyline film buff , coz that's it seen it over and over. There is not one scene or twist in the whole movie that remains in the head, not really to bothered its very long , had nothing better to do on a wet Monday afternoon. Film of the year not a chance ( joker ) Oscars ? Sentimentally yea but one for the boys retirement pot. Casting was Norman Dobbins too , how the hell did the Scouce lad end up in there , there has to be 100 + American actors who could have played that part , so wooden it had splinters. Each to their own , but a Rotten Tomato imo.

Official Secrets (2019)

The Office

[7/10 · 23 October 2019]

A good history tale surrounding the subject, tells the sorry tale really well , the Government of the day doesn't come out of it very well esp Mr Blair . Am I surprised that GCHQ exists in this form . There are a number cases which would be very interesting to undergo this kind of scrutiny, David Kelly , Clive Ponting the suicide of the MI6 agent discovered in a suitcase in Pimlico and to the day the Skripal affair and subsequent death of Dawn Sturgess and Julian Assange . Some wooden acting , not overly impressed by any of the cast ,inc KK ,but overall a decent watch although remembering the thousands of poor folk who lost their lives and the injured. A worthwhile trip to the cinema for a change.

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)

3 billboards gets 8

[24 January 2018]

Well worth watching although I could write a hundred things I didn't like with movie.All th character's provoked plus / negative reactions throughout.I,m struggling to compare it with other similar type movies.Agree with others that it has a Coen brother type story and script without really succeeding, A lot of unnecessary bad language and violence but I suppose that is expected from a black comedy in 2018. It doesn't paint a nice picture of mid town USA and it may have a political theme . But overall I believe most will feel it worth viewing even if only to drive a bus through the script. Different movie during a time in the Cinema when we believe is as poor as ever,hardly surprising writers and directors must yearn to produce a movie that hasn't been done before. So without really getting there it's a decent attempt .

The Revenant (I) (2015)

My Goodness me

[7/10 · 24 January 2016]

I will concede a 7 for visual,the story a 5 ,the dialogue a 3 ,and the ridiculous goofs a 2 ,for instance the number of times a man on the verge of frost bite happily splash into freezing cold water makes the film just stupid,plus. Best actor really ? why what acting did De Cap actually have to do,apart from lying down in the snow and then leaping to his feet on any number of occasions. How many viewers really cared what happened ? I just wanted it to end.The tired story of old two men stabbing each other but then carrying on scrapping as though they have been attacked with a feather duster. O.K visually magnificent ,Oscar potential ,2016 scraping the bottom of the barrel now.

Animal Kingdom (2010)

its Australian

[4/10 · 28 February 2011]

And that sums it!!!!! the kid in the lead role is so wooden hes almost unbelievable.The preposterous characters mothered by Ma Baker /Barbara Windsor look a like,the whole movie just drags on from stupid scene to stupid scene,at one point I actually thought it was me not understanding that it was a comedy. I should have known going to watch a film made in the country that gave us Bluey Hills and Boney!!! Outstandingly bad .I couldn't include a spoiler alert because the whole movie is just spoilt by the ludicrous script and even worst acting.Melbourne doesn't fair to well either,o.k most cities have there seedy sides,but the city just looks dull,like the movie.A big fat no from us,it was a real struggle to stay till the end.

A Serious Man (2009)

no we didn't miss anything

[5/10 · 24 April 2010]

Because nothing,well anything of a slight interest happened.O.K we are not Jewish so like many have said we may have missed ,not understood the Jewish jokes.We probably like others too watch this because of the Coen bros,but brothers you have totally lost us now as admirers,No Country pushed us,but the movie had some substance,but there is a word for this effort and that word pathetic. So all the art lovers will say,'oh your not clever enough to understand' I will retort with'we are not daft enough to fall for this rubbish' I feel that the Coen bros are insulting our intelligence,they must sit back and say'we don't even have to try''some nutter will give it a great review and look for something that is not there'. We gave the movie 5/10 purely out of respect,i would recommend this movie ,recommend that people don't watch it !!!

1408 (2007)

not one of Stephen kings best

[3/10 · 29 March 2008]

Not one of Kings best stories and certainly not one of the best film adaptations of one of his books. Very silly,not frightening ,predictable overall a very boring horror flick that eventually becomes preposterous. I couldn't give any spoilers because the viewer will soon realise quite quickly into the movie that they have seen it all before. I haven't seen a decent film in ages and its getting frustrating,mind you i knew that this would be garbage anyway.There has not Benn a truly frightening movie for years ,perhaps i am getting old(hang on i am) I scored it a 5 ,now come to think of it i am being very silly,cos i gave no country 3!!! and thats unfair,i going to swap the scores.

No Country for Old Men (2007)

no point in going to see no country

[5/10 · 24 March 2008]

Well at least it was better than There Wil Be Blood,we watched that tripe last night! we went to see no country in the hope that after watching the other highly acclaimed nonsense the previous evening that decent modern day movies were still alive,,,,but there not. This was marginally better,the audience were astonished with the ending and felt cheated as they left the cinema. Whats the point ,please,why build up characters then forget about them,were not mind readers,and it ain't clever.Give the audience what they want ,ENTERTAINMENT!!! ,and this wasn't. And this is to the 'so called' film buffs who write ridiculous reviews giving the members of this forum false reads. No it ain't opinion ,thats rubbish,just like these two movies ,give us the real deal and not the crap thats ends with us spending our well earned cash on total garbage.

There Will Be Blood (2007)

There will be Poo

[1/10 · 23 March 2008]

I will certainly have to think twice about believing the reviews of movies on this site ,after wasting 2 and a half hours of our lives. Boring ,no point,no nothing,i'm so frustrated!!! when seeing the film had already shot to 45 n the best list,we couldn't wait to get there.We have seen 245 films better than this!!!!!There were at least 4 couples who walked out,although i always think you should see a film out ,i cant blame them. Daniel Day Lewis performance was excellent ,all be it exactly the sane character as Gangs of New York,but we need more than a great acting performance to make a good movie,and this is not a good movie.

Only the 'luvvies' could even dream that this is a decent attempt and unless your one of those pretentious movie goers who think that 30 minutes without dialogue and 5 minute long shots of actors faces are what films are all about.AVOID THERE WILL BE POO!!!!

The Lives of Others (2006)

What price freedom

[8/10 · 24 April 2007]

Firstly for my wife to enjoy this movie written in German but with English subtitles is a first in itself,and enjoy it she did immensely! Second i was attracted to this movie because the story is about modern(well modern to me)day oppression on ww2 scale or that similar to the situation in Germany in the mid to late 1930's,how could a society allow that to happen again,yet in did.

I have never been to the west of Germany and the way it was portrayed in this excellent film,its bleakness,its greyness,makes you wonder why and how horrible characters like seen in the movie gain power.

Yet was there a point at the end of the movie,the stasi officer,in a dead end job,the walls covered in graffiti,the traffic.I have spoken to a few young Germans from the East and asked is life any better nowadays and there answer is ,that before they could not say or go where they wanted,now they can go where ever they like and say almost whatever they like but they cannot afford it.

Freedom of speech is of course the number one requirement of any society,but our writers and artist take the freedom for granted.

An excellent movie but will not be watched by the wider audience.

The Departed (2006)

Oscar????

[8/10 · 20 March 2007]

Best movie i have seen this year ,so ,i reckon it is probably justified as the best picture. But yea its a great story with some great performances,similar to Crash really,but for an Oscar as best Pic don't you think it should be more than just a good story. Now i'm confusing myself,i suppose the purpose of this web site is too recommend a movie and avoid anyone watching the dross they produce nowadays ,so that in itself ,i will conclude that The Departed is a very well recommended movie which we enjoyed immensely.........but is it an Oscar winning. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Of course Jack Nicholson puts in another quirky performance that we expect of him and i am never disappointed with Jacks name in the credits.Martin Scorcesse once points fun in the direction of the criminal and organised crime,sometimes i think that it glamorises ,but hey its a movie.Thought the sex scene was a tad unnecessary,but no real overuse of bad language.great really enjoyed.

Perfect Parents (2006 TV Movie)

perfect rubbish

[4/10 · 30 December 2006]

what a preposterous story ,murder blackmail,child sex allegations ,gays and the catholic church.....absolute tripe. How is it that most UK based TV dramas ,sit coms etc have to include the obligortory Gay,its really getting tiresome now. Everybody accepts that there are Gay people in society just has there are other minority groups,but we don't want it ramming down our throats(i'll pass on this one) in every single show. Apart from the above, the drama went from what could have been an interesting little story into a pantomime,the priest was a paedophile and there are gays running about every where,oh yes just to be totally PC one of the gay couple was black.i am surprised at c ecclestone for even contemplating this when he read the script.

The Da Vinci Code (2006)

see it for yourself,its worth the time and the fee.

[6/10 · 25 May 2006]

FACTS........obviously a reasonably good movie,just by the reactions on this site alone.........................

Great to see the cinema full(well almost) again and with families with teenagers............blimey ain't seen that for ages.........

The storyline (aint read the book and i'm bloody glad i didn't,see i'm a philistine)very complicated if you attended a roman catholic church and served on the alter,very ,very complicated if you didn't..........

is it entertaining......yes........is it too long ........yes by about 1/2 hr..........is it nicely filmed ..........yes superbly great locations ,very pleasing on the eye.........are the cast good ........NO......and i love tom hanks,but nowhere near as good as he was in his classics......is the dialogue .........NO .....pathetic at times.......is it over-hyped..........YES,YES,YES........and finally............is it worth getting of your arse and going to the cinema.........A Definite ...YES ,despite its faults.

on a religious note,the Leonardo DA vinci fresco(copy of course) was mounted on the front of our alter at st Vincent De Paul's openshaw Manchester.......now i stared at that painting (more out of boredom) for nigh on 10 years and at know time did i think the figure to the right(or left as i saw it) wasn't anybody but a woman,i actually thought it was Mary Jesus mother,and never saw anything sinister in it . oh dear if only i would have thought sideways.................dreammmmmm,dream.dream,dream,dreammmmmmmm

Walk the Line (2005)

go and walk this line

[8/10 · 23 March 2006]

i thoroughly recommend this movie to all, the finest performances from the leading roles i have seen for many a year. especially Reese Witherspoon.

HOW THE HELL SHE Didn't WIN THE Oscar FOR THIS PERFORMANCE IS BEYOND ME. AND I HAVE SEEN THE CONSTANT BORE!!!

The film of the year for me 2005/2006 i know thats two .

i mean the last 12 month. superbly acted,easy watching and very informative,absolutely superb. couldn't take my eyes of miss Witherspoon,fantastic ,tremendous.

go and watch,well worth the entrance fee.a good night out .

Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)

good night ,no thanks.

[6/10 · 23 March 2006]

another over-hyped movie which disappointed me.although an interesting story ,in my humblest! its just a TV documentary.well acted,nicely shot in black and white and an interesting subject but ,well nothing to get excited about,wait whilst its on video or TV.sorry George. we had the choice to see v for vendetta and the matador ,so i was sorry we didn't choose these options. maybe it was because i didn't know enough about the subject ,i think this movie could possibly only interest those persons who work in the movies or have a detailed interest in the story subject. in fact i don't even know who played the lead role and to fair cant be bothered to find out (although i will)George clooney played a decent role and i like him in most things ,but Syriana was much,much better and as controvertial. so Mr clooney i believe you invested your own cash in this movie ,so i hope it works ,because its a dodgy subject and there should be more movies of this type ,unfortunately though the subject was not interesting enough for me to recommend it ,even to an enemy.