ALIEN 3; Carlisle's Final Word.

"Let me see if I have this correct, Lieutenant - it's an 8-foot creature of some kind with acid for blood, and it arrived on your spaceship. It kills on sight, and is generally unpleasant. And of course, you expect me accept all this on your word?"

Andrews.

 

 

 

Script Logic; 1/2

Pace; 1/2

Acting; 2/2

Aesthetic; 2/2

Originality & Intention; 1/2

Score; 7/10

 

Final Word; A difficult film to review, and it needs to be said that after all the studio interference its miraculous that David Fincher managed to put together a film at all. The acting can’t be faulted (no matter how unlikable the characters), nor the sets or phisical effects, and the Alien itself has never looked better- a faster, nastier and leaner beast than before. Despite its unrelenting grimness and hotchpotch story, there is still much here to be admired, making this a curiously eccentric entry in the Alien saga.

SE7EN; Carlisle's Final Word

"Ernest Hemingway once wrote, 'The world is a fine place and worth fighting for.' I agree with the second part."

William Somerset.

Script Logic; 2/2

Pace; 2/2

Acting; 2/2

Aesthetic; 2/2

Originality & Intention; 2/2

Score; 10/10

Final Word; As a film, Se7en represents a flawless achievement (a very are thing), but it’s an incredibly tough film to watch. I’m sure everyone’s already seen this, but I’ll still hold back from revealing spoilers- surface to say, it’s a grim film with a sucker-punch ending that will stay with you for years to come. Another genre defining classic responsible for a string of knock-offs and pale imitations, which luckily have done nothing to diminish the film's achievements. Even to this day, the film feels contemporary.

FIGHT CLUB; Carlisle's Final Word.

"Did you know that if you mix equal parts of gasoline and frozen orange juice concentrate you can make napalm?"

Tyler Durden.

Script Logic; 2/2

Pace; 1/2

Acting; 2/2

Aesthetic; 2/2

Originality & Intention; 2/2

Score; 9/10

Final Word; Close to a perfect film, which I should have marked down for what is essentially (no matter how entertaining) a cliché ending. But that said, it's pulled off with a fresh and exciting spin, and it's exactly the experiance that David Fincher intended it to be: subversive, intriguing, seductive, edgy, and darkly funny. Again, another iconic film.