I have been reviewing films all my life, semi-professionally in the past and for the past 10 or 12 years on imdb and more recently in letterboxd and facebook. The idea of this blog is to get as many of those reviews gathered together in one place. I have had a great deal of support and encouragement from a lot of people throughout the world and I hope that continues. Now for the ratings. **** = not to be missed. *** = highly recommended. ** = recommended. * = of interest and no stars = avoid..
Sunday, 10 March 2019
UNFRIENDED no stars
It was bound to happen. We have now moved from CGI to literally looking
at a computer screen and it you think flicking between Facebook and
Skype and God-knows-what-else on your actual computer is annoying wait
until you see"Unfriended". Actually this movie, which takes place in real
time on a computer monitor, moving back and forth between a group of
nasty, randy teenagers who are being menaced by an unseen presence, is
something of a technical marvel and it does provide the occasional
frisson but it's also headache-inducing and hard to sit through. It's
actually one of the few films that will look better on your tv or
computer screen than in the cinema where the size of the screen just
seems out of place or perhaps it's just one of those films that's best
not seen at all since the originality of the concept is quickly
swallowed up by the silliness of the plot. Amazingly, a sequel is on
the way.
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