Caught Hunt for the Wilderpeople tonight, the new film by Taika Waititi (What We Do In The Shadows, Boy etc).
Beautifully shot, thoroughly well written and acted all round, funny and very heartfelt and emotional too. I hesitate to say that itâs the feel-good film of the year but itâs definitely damn close. Go see it!
Itâs better than the original. The film is resolved in a better way than Jeff Goldblum uploading a fucking computer virus into the alien mothership.
The twenty year gap probably helps a lot as well. Donât get me wrong, itâs still in parts, a load of globetrotting sentimental crap, but itâs not as crap as the first film.
Eight Days A Week - a great slice of nostalgia. I was 6 when the 60s started and 16 when they ended so I did my âproperâ growing up in the 70s but it was great to see those clips again of more innocent times. Although I say innocent, Ron Howard carefully deals with the backdrop of racial issues in America, JFKs assassination and the Vietnam War, so not really so innocent I suppose. The 60s was the birthing pool of the âmodern worldâ but as a stand alone decade it was an amazing period full of so much artistic creativity and social change. You didnt get the keys to the door until you were 21. Childhood seemed to go on forever. Now you are barely out of nappies before you are catapulted into the adult world. Best moment for me was George Harrison using John Lennonâs hair as an ashtray. Happy days.
Scanning through Netflix last night I came across âEuropa Reportâ, Iâd never heard of it but because I like a bit of Sci-Fi and it has Sharlto Copley in it I thought it might be worth a watch. Itâs essentially a âfound footage/documentaryâ of a exploration mission to Jupiter. Sadly it wasnât particularly thrilling and had a weak plot that wasnât helped by fluctuating standards of special effects, some really good, some pretty shit (maybe they ran out of budget like Superman IV did). A valiant effort from a small film studio but ultimately I would not recommend.
Caught The Girl on the Train yesterday - it was fine. It was a bit like a feature-length episode of Eastenders but with prettier people, but Emily Blunt was great as a character struggling with alcoholism. Probably one to wait for on DVD if iâm honest.