Film 2003 with Holden MacGroyn

[Holden MacGroyn]

Tonite, I had the pleasure of watching 2 rather good films.

Firstly, PhoneBooth. Not half bad at all. about 70mins and it's the first film in ages that I have watched in one sitting.
Yes, 70 mins inside a PhoneBooth can actually keep you hooked!

But the suprise film has to be, Vanilla Sky.
OK so I took my time in getting round to this one.
A remake of the film Abre Los Ojos.
This film, although slated at the time, I think is absolutely brilliant, in a surrealist, existentialist way.
Really does keep you guessing and has some wonderful twists & turns.
In a age when it is so uncool and unhip to say "I like Tom Cruise", I have to say, he does a damned fine job in this film.

Very thought provoking, disturbing and possible. I can't really say too much without giving it away.
Please, if you have seen this, don't spoil it for anyone who hasn't.


I recommend it to anyone who appreciates things a little off center.....and yes Steve56, Penelope Cruz does get her little tits out at one point.


Next week, I shall be talking to Vinnie Jones over the fone and telling him that I have a high calibre rifle trained on his kneecaps.

[Pervert]

Cruise can be good---as is proved by Vanilla Sky, Born On The Fourth Of July and Magnolia, among others. VS was a film that had you thinking all the way through, though I can't say I was too impressed by Ms Cruz.

Phone Booth I'll look out for. Thanks for the recommendation.

I just watched Ferris Bueller's Day Off for the nth time. Okay, he's a cocky little shit---but gets points for style and humour. Of course, almost 20 years on, he's probably running a right-wing think tank in the White House.

[Dave]

Tom Hanks is ok but another big headed actor.

[steve56]

charlie sheens more natural ithink?

[Dave]

i didn't mean Tom Hanks i meat to say Tom Cruise is ok ok but comes across and being big headed and to cocky maybe one day some will knock him down a peg or too as he is a hot head also....

[steve56]

in top gun he was cocky,the all american boy and in the 1 where they were investigating a sailor that had been beatun up,not the last detail the other 1,few good men?

[Dave]

he's done good films steve but his attitude stinks like most of them but in 1998 i got the chance to meet Arnie , Bruce and Sly who were co-owners of the planet hollywood chain of restaurants i was in Reno NV. and they are really down to earth actors and have time for there fans or for the press.

[steve56]

yes i agree hes done some good films,i saw 1 the other night it was a comedy but a good 1 he moved in next door to mat perry,that rossanna arquette was in it that was in the madonna film yrs ago,iliked the last boy scout too,never saw moonlighting though.

[Dave]

your talking about Whole Nine Yards. Last Boy Scout was a good film but the Die Hard Series is good , aswell as a film he was in called Striking Distance, and he played well as a bad guy in The Jackal.