James' Movie Blog

Take all the stories from the tall tale genre, and combine it with a person's real life, and you get this movie. “Big Fish” is basically a tall tale of someone's life told through an extraordinary, and surprising way. This tall tale contains stories of love, laughter, drama, and excitement that will make you laugh and cry at the same time. It's both a wonder and an achievement at how this movie is so good. “Big Fish” combines all the stories of a tale tale, and getting at your emotions, including this reviewer, in one of the most underrated gems from Tim Burton. The story is that Edward Bloom (Albert Finney and Ewan McGregor) tells his son, Will (Billy Cruddup), stories based on events in his life. As a child, Will believes his dad, but on his wedding day, Will now realizes that the stories his father told him were not true. After believing this, Will promises to never speak to his father again. Several months pass, and Will is doing fine, until he learns that his ...

What's it going to be then, eh? Well, come closer, and I'll tell you. Stanley Kubrick adapted Anthony Burgess' novel “A Clockwork Orange” into a cinematic masterpiece. He did so after the tumultuous production of “2001: A Space Odyssey”, and the result is quite shocking to say the least. Words cannot simply describe what this movie is about; you have to see it to believe it. While it may stray from the original source material, and there are one or two minor setbacks, the film is excellent and shocking for the viewing audience. “A Clockwork Orange” is simply one of those films that stand the test of time and provoke controversy over its subject matter. The plot of the film is about a young hoodlum named Alex (Malcolm McDowell) who goes around the city with his gang beating up people and raping innocent women just for the fun, enjoyment and pleasure of it. Unfortunately, on one night, Alex and his gang break into a house where everything goes wrong and Alex mur...

During the 1960s, there was a time when a new wave of directors came into existence, and forever changed cinema in ways one could possibly imagine. On the 50 th anniversary of the close of this wild and crazy decade, director and writer Quentin Tarantino decides to pay tribute to this time period by releasing “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt, along a lot of other big names (too many to list), the film captures what it means to be a celebrity during this time period. While the film isn't absolute perfection, the movie is quite interesting as well as entertaining at the same time. “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” is a look at the last year of the 1960s and how crazy the decade was in general. The story follows Rick Dalton (DiCaprio), a former TV star and his stunt double and best friend Cliff Booth (Pitt). Together, they have formed an inseparable bond, but as the years pass, Rick thinks that his career is over. Together, both Rick an...