Alright party people? Another midweek mini-post here to tease you for this weeks’ film. That’s right, despite Dark Crimes’ best efforts, the blog don’t stop! I’ll have another post up this coming Sunday (23/06/19) about a film that has several ingredients of film gold: De Niro! New York! Sean Bean! Will it reach the heights of other such films like Goodfellas, The Godfather, or hell, even Gangs of New York?
Well actually… maybe!
See I bought this film as per usual rummaging through a pound store, and pulled it out to take a look largely based on the name. It rang no immediate bells, and despite a great cast, we knoe from past experience that down’t always make for a good film! The fact that the DVD copy I picked up features no reviews extolling its virtues and some pretty uninspired sleeve design, I figured I had found a winner; another bad flick with which to fill my boots.
When I mentioned the name of the film to my day-job colleagues however, they were unanimously of the opinion that this was a good film! And a cursory glance at some online reviews suggests the same. My instincts may have failed me!
Nonetheless I will watch and write about this film, likely talking about what lifts it above the two previous films this blog has tackled, and perhaps what could be improved. It should still present an interesting example! Though I’m disappointed my streak of bad films has been broken so early, it’s not the end of the world. Like a wise man once said: ‘Don’t be sad- ‘Cos 2 out 3 ain’t bad@.
Some other points of note:
–Bad Movie Diaries, an occasional column over at Paste Magazine’s website and major influence on this blog, has a new post up about a bad Robocop rip-off. Check it out, these guys are funny as hell. https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2018/05/bad-movie-diaries-rotor-1987.html
-Another inspiration for this blog (albeit in a very different way) was/ is my friend Alex’s blog about learning and working within the History/ Heritage sector. My own writing background is within the study of history, especially British Cultural History (like films!), and while I try to bring some of that studiousness to my blog, Alex’s blog is the real deal. Check it out, she’s smart as hell! https://wordpress.com/read/blogs/110804269
Until Sunday then!
-Tom
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