Valkyrie.
WWII drama telling the truish story about a Nazzy colonel who's arm fell off, so he and his chums tried to assassinate Hitler. Tom Cruise gives it his all as the heronof the piece, and the production, costumes etc are lavish. Not A1, but still decent.
7/10.
*****
Iron Sky.
Visually spectacular and very funny black comedy/drama/historical/war/political flick, based around the premise that at the end of the war the surviving Nazzies fled to the moon, and have now decided to come back and invade Earth.
At times dramatic, at others funny, but a strangely enjoyable cocktail of genres. Well worth a loomk and I'm surprised it stayed below the radar as it has.
8/10.
*****
Grand Prix.
Sexy sixties period piece following a fictitious season in F1. Sex, violence, gore, and some stunning visual shots. This film pioneered the idea of point of view cameras in vehicles, and the F3000 cars dressed up as F1 motors look and sound authentic.
An understated performance from James Garner, who also did his own driving - word was that he was a natural, and was well able to physically manhandle the very demanding cars of the time and was good enough to have been a pro had he so chosen, but beyond doing it to make the filming look authentic it never interested Garner. Contrast this with McQueen who loved his cars, but was actually nothing special behind the wheel.
It does drag on though, and the protracted romantic and domestic scenes serve to show the off track stresses, but do go on a bit.
Nevertheless, a classic, and a must if you're a true afficionado of cinema.
8/10.
