This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
Film #1 of November 2017 Scavenger Hunt
Task #21: A film you weren't allowed to watch as a child
My top 100 of all time has been getting a bit unwieldy and I'm not sure how I feel about the current rankings, so for the next little while I'll be re-watching a lot of films in the top 50 so that I can be sure that the list can be more accurate. I've chosen The Good,…
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
Film #11 of Scavenger hunt 34
Task #8: A best cinematography Oscar winning film
Extended Edition
Something I love about this trilogy that I only realized on this viewing is that each film, despite the same cast and crew, has multiple unique aspects that are absent in the other two. As I review the other two films this week I'll list these aspects. Considered as part of the whole, Fellowship is the most unique of the three, with:
-The lovely…
In the 70s you could make your own hand drawn version of a dirty joke and win an Oscar. Can't do that now because society
If this was way longer the ending would have worked better
Film #4 of December 2017 Scavenger Hunt
Task #25: A film you think is going to be nominated for an Oscar this year
Quite possibly my least favourite of the franchise. It betrayed the spirit of certain characters, tried to juggle 5 different plotlines when only 2 of them were kind of interesting, and threw out a dozen different themes without any of them working and few even having proper resolution. I literally didn't know how I felt about it until I had the urge to kick a nearby bush
I use the phrase "jim crackin-dandy" on a regular basis
