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Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen (1965)
A documentary 'about' Leonard Cohen, not by him
A must for those who want to know more about the man, his personality and his early work.
His poetry, read by himself is something you cant get from a book; something of a revelation. The laughter is an unexpected discovery, Cohen as a stand up comic is unexpected, as is the fact that he lived in Greece for some years.
Someone called this DVD "pretentious". A complete irrelevancy, as pretentiousness is by definition, self promotion, which cant happen in a documentary by another.
There is one special feature, a performance of I'm Your Man, with an animated background.
A must for those who are genuinely interested in,_ Leonard Cohen, the Man, the Artist
Red Dragon (2002)
Should have been a good movie.
Directorial failure. Incompetence spoils what could have been a good movie. The screen play is fair and much could have been made with it.
Hannibal Lecter is an undeveloped character with an indefinite part to play. Anthony Hopkins is unable to carry the role with out any support.
It is a common failing of bad directors, that they expect the actors to just do their thing.
The lack of direction shows in the work of the actors: with two exceptions.
Ralph Fines is magnificent, as the Tooth Fairy and Emily Watson supports him admirably in a performance (rating 9)that elevates the otherwise poor work to a standard that makes it a movie to watch.
I am glad that I saw it, I will remember it and watch it again.
Forbidden Planet (1956)
Classic of Classics, a memorable Film experience
The CLASSIC of the SF. Genre. I saw it when it was new,1956, and never saw it again, or forgot it, until it was on TV. a few years ago. The Forbidden Planet has not faded with age! A great screenplay, topped off by a great cast, with Very futuristic music track and great sets. A joy to watch. Robby the Robot was also in another Very obscure movie "The Invisible Boy" which is worth a look. Vincent