Top Gun, Ghandi, The Bucket List

After the week of Easter, I had quite the opportunity to watch a lot of films - including several rewatches of those old 5*s, and then these new ones. There's another post to come sometime this week.

#1 - THE BUCKET LIST

Stars - Morgan Freeman, Jack Nicholson,
Director - Rob Reiner
Memorable Quote - 'We live, we die, and the wheels on the bus go round and round.'
Review - Quite a touching little storyline really, which in fact causes you to think about the mortality of the actors themselves - Morgan Freeman's getting on a bit now, isn't he? Can't really say much about this one - worth a watch if you're a fan of either of them, and a heart-warming ending, but not so very amazing that I want to watch it again. Still, as I say, the storyline is nice, and there's a message to be found there. 3/5

#2 - GHANDI


Stars - Ben Kingsley, Martin Sheen, John Gielgud
Director - Richard Attenborough
Memorable Quote - 'I know a way out of Hell. Find a child, a child whose mother and father have been killed and raise him as your own. Only be sure that he is a Muslim and that you raise him as one.'
Review - Wow, this film is long, first of all. Very long. A lot of the time I found myself thinking, 'do we need to see the same fight scene over and again so many times?' And if anything that is the main fault with the film - its repetition. Only so many times can you see a street brawl or watch Ghandi gaze with compassion before you start to lose your concentration. Good film though with good cause to create a film, and certainly one that could be inspirational to us all. Also, I now know what to do if faced with a charge of horses. 3/5

#3 - TOP GUN

Stars - Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis, Val Kilmer, Meg Ryan
Director - Tony Scott
Memorable Quote - 'You can be my wingman any time.'
Review - Ahahah. What a remarkably corny movie. Also, about halfway through I recall commenting that 'this is the most homoerotic straight film I've ever seen.' And I've seen a good few straight films. There was 100% a secret Maverick/Iceman relationship going on there, you could cut the tension with a knife. Seriously though, too many flight scenes and not really enough storyline. And what kind of training programme spends years getting the best pilots, sends them on ONE mission, and then lets them retire? Also 3/5, a bit of a week for it this time.