Finally saw 2 films I've been meaning to watch for an eternity -
Melancholia - Just great - no matter how arty farty Von Trier is, his films always have a gritty, realistic edge to them. Kirsten Dunst is just amazing and there's great cameos by the likes of Udo Keir ('I am at the end of my rope'), John Hurt, and not forgetting Charlotte Rampling as the mother-in -law from hell. A lot of doo-dahs on Amazon dismissing this as pretentious drivel, completely missing the black humour and sly references (Alain Renais especially) that underscore all the weird goings on. A depressing treat for Xmas!
13 Assassins - 75% of me loved this, the other 25% wished I was watching The Seven Samurai. This is like a pulpy, cartoon version of that film - none of the mythic granduer and spot on characterisations but plenty fun. I hated those stupid CGI flaming bulls though, much as I hate all CGI these days.
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