Near the Arctic Circle, an atomic bomb is detonated. This fearsome experiment disturbs the ... more
sleep of a giant Rhedosaurus encased in ice over 100 million years and sends it southward on a destructive, deadly rampage!The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms is a fil...
Production Year: 2007 - Science Fiction - Director: Francis Lawrence - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Alice Braga, Charlie Tahan, Dash Mihok, Will Smith, Salli Richardson, Willow Smith
Production Year: 2007 - Science Fiction - Director: Francis Lawrence - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Willow Smith, Dash Mihok, Will Smith, Charlie Tahan, Salli Richardson, Alice Braga
Advantages: Some funny moments Disadvantages: I did feel a bit sick
distasteful although I'm not sure why!
Given that the film is now over thirty years old it did seem a little dated, the fashions seemed to be rather confused I thought, it was hard to determine whether it was supposed to be a period piece, in one scene the daughter of the Duke's brother is seen dressed quite contemporarily in jeans, whilst Lucy's nightgown looks decidedly more victorian or antiquated.
The actors are fairly believable, the two old men, the Duke and his brother both seem very much in character and are convincing in their mannerisms and attitudes. Lucy however simply seems to run around, either screaming, lusting laviciously or gazing wistfully at the rose that Mathurin gave to her.
The soundtrack was quite unmemorable apart from the awful nerve-grating Elizabethan tune that coincided with the beast attack dream sequence ...
kitty17 23.02.2006
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of The Beast (DVD)
Advantages: Ben Kingsley Disadvantages: Everything else
I'm pretty sure that Ben Kingsley's terrifying performance means that he's the beast of the show, but as to who the sexy one is? Hmm, I must be missing something here.
It's not like I could fail to notice Ray Winstone tanning in a pair of yellow Speedos in the opening scene -- it's just that he doesn't do anything for me.
Film wise, it's hardly orgasmic either.
Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed Sexy Beast (even if that does sound a little wrong), but if I was forced to distinguish the influence it had upon me by expressing my deepest emotions in the form of a love poem, or simply adding another notch to my bedpost, it would have to be the latter.
In other words: Sexy Beast is good for filling a cheeky hour or so, but it's hardly a film that has such a profound effect upon you that you will remember it for the rest of your life. In some ...
andycarrington 02.08.2009
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Sexy Beast (DVD)
Advantages: Phenomenal performance from Ben Kingsley, great script and stylish Disadvantages: Second half isn't as good as the first, gets a bit boring when Kingsley's not on screen
only describe as exhilarating.
The second half isn't as good as the first, the scenes without Ben Kingsley are nowhere near as good as those with, and it's ultimately a bit meaningless, but Sexy Beast is a very good film. Explosive, stylish, and more intelligent than you might expect, Jonathan Glazer's debut film marks him out as somebody to watch. Saying that, I think he made Birth, which I thought looked pretty bad, and about as different to this as you could imagine, but let's not detract from this achievement, eh?
By the way, Ciao's classing of this under "comedy" is baffling - Sexy Beast isn't funny in the slightest!
I'm reviewing the film only, not the DVD. The cheapest I could find Sexy Beast on the internet is from www.ddhe.co.uk for £7.99, but it seems quite hard to ...
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