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Sherlock Holmes has been done many times. Sometimes faithful, sometimes Guy Richtie. Whatever you like there is something about the character that needs revisiting now and again.

Sherlock is back this time in modern day London along with all the old skills but also has the technology savvy to go along with his deduction skills.

Benedict Cumberbatch plays Sherlock and does so with apparent ease - he is comfortable in the role, it fits him perfectly and as an actor has a certain magnetism that is required. Martin Freeman is John Watson -almost the audience really in following Holmes and being impressed with his logical and quick mind.

Having now seen all of the 3 episodes I can now say I can't wait for the next series - it has to happen - if not it would be a crime in itself! Each of the three stories are very well written - storywise and character wise. What I like most is that Holmes is not perfect. He can be childish and offensive, but the next minute he can be charming and brilliant. I was suprrised how well the character fitted into the modern age without it feeling wrong or out of place.

Each story is 90mins long and just great entertainment. At times it is suspenseful, then there is some action then it is funny.

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Well, True Blood is something kind unusual. The series got my attention because it's from the same creator of Six Feet Under and writer of American Beauty, and both are 2 excellent pieces of art. But when I heard about the plot of this new one I thought that it would have all the possibilities to be a huge mistake. For world's sake Buffy and Angel are not among us anymore, but vampires are on top once again because there's this new franchise, Twilight (2008), and also there's the fact that everybody loves a great vampire tale and we all were missing that on TV.

Anyway, vampire tales freaks people's mind because this fascination over these creatures and all their ambiguous qualities really impresses every human being.

Of course that's not all about it, and unlike Buffy or Angel this one is different from the vampire stories that we usually see on television because it's not for teenagers and also is not a crappy one. The vampires or even Sookie's psychic power are just forefronts to a plot that centers all the difficulties between humans and what is called different. So, it's not strange that entire series deals with all different kinds of people that once and still are being named "freaks" or "different", like: black people, gay people, southern people, older, addicted, women, whores, etc. And also is not strange that Sookie and Bill feel so connected because they are just the representation of these different social groups. Have you ever asked yourself why "freakies" have "freakie" friends? Because they share the same feelings and this is the base to construct any kind of relationship. That's why there's a psychic girl and vampires because otherwise it could had been just another series and people would say: "oh, okay... just another one about gay people or black people trying to prove something for someone". Remember X-Men and all its society issues? Well, it's quite the same thing because dealing with unreal things makes people incapable to point their fingers. So they just shut up and fit their selves in any kind of familiar circumstances it's shown with no constraint. So, positive points for Alan Ball once again.

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Joker, one of the villains in Batman franchise. In some ways, nothing makes him special in the comics, just a regular villain. But however, there was something special with him in Nolan’s The Dark Knight. An arrogant character, stories about scars, doing regular villain stuff, that’s all you know...But his speciality is the man who played the character: Heath Ledger.

To prepare for the role, Ledger lived alone in a hotel room for a month, formulating the character's posture, voice, and personality, and kept a diary, in which he recorded the Joker's thoughts and feelings. "There's a bit of everything in him. There's nothing that consistent," Ledger said, and added, "There are a few more surprises to him. Ledger was allowed to shoot and mostly direct the videos the Joker sends out as warnings. Each take Ledger made was different from the last. Nolan was impressed enough with the first video shoot that he chose to not be present when Ledger shot the video with a kidnapped reporter. That’s what makes Ledger’s Joker is one of a kind, actually becomes the “Heath Ledger’s Joker”. Unfortunately, he passed away a bit of time later to give us one of the best villains ever in cinema history.

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After being imprisoned for thirty years, a man steps out of a tiny cell, and he is ready to forgive the people who put him there. Invictus is a movie that inspires greatness. It's difficult to see this film and remain unaffected by such a heartwarming and inspirationally true story.

In every moment of the film, you can feel the relaxed hand of Eastwood, painting this rich and important story with his trademark of gracefulness and understatement. With each film that he makes, Eastwood sheds a new layer of his vision. His ideas and consummate understanding of the world gel, and through his talent, they become magnificent pieces of storytelling that will be talked about for a long time. As his career advances, Eastwood's films only get better; they're mature and always from the heart.

Morgan Freeman's performance of Mandela is so fluent that he disappears in the persona and becomes almost unrecognizable in the role. He had been preparing for this role since the early 1990s  Freeman is like a chameleon; he becomes Mandela.

Matt Damon is extraordinary. Physically, he does not look like Pienaar, but he embodies the spirit of the man. In each of his scenes, you see a man's conscience burning within him, driving him to satisfy his hunger for greatness. Mandela's vision inspires him to lead and become the example that everyone looks to for hope.

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Quite simply the best prison movie in the last 10 years since America History X. A mark of a good film is the effect it has on you after you watched it, some films you enjoy but you forgotten all about it the next day. I think this movie will occupy my mind. The acting is the best you going to see, I think Tahar Rahim and the combination of his acting with Niels Arestrup is probably the best performances in movies recently. Story line is gripping and the tension is unbearable at times, you feel the misery, hope and desperation with all the characters and live the story for the 2 and half hours its on. Its well directed and a very deep storyline, something Hollywood is really short of at the moment, Jacques Audiard has a fan for life with me now. A must see.

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Not a great experience for me. I found it hard to get into the film and felt it was dull in colour making it feel slow.
I feel I was seeing many more missed opportunities to create something much better. However, I feel I must have been missing something with how the producer wanted this to come across.
The picture seemed constantly dull, colours were realistic for the times shot in, but because of the picture it felt they were on a low contrast fuzz filter.
If you are a fan of Matt then pick up another of his films. I cant say he acts badly, he does the movie well. The movie however does not do him well.

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This film is about two identical twins with two very different personalities and ideals for life. Trouble ensues when one of them decides to take on a local drug lord.

Seriously, I found "Leaves of Grass" boring. If it's funny as people say, I certainly missed all of the humour. The plot is boring and dull, and does not uplift your spirits. It's a dull plot that is so dully presented. There were quite a few moments that I thought I was going to fall asleep. Edward Norton is great in the film, he plays two polar opposite characters with such ease. He even masters different accents for the two characters! However, that is not enough to save "Leaves of Grass" from being a dull wreck.

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From its very first images A Single Man shows that it is more than obvious that this film has been made by a fashion designer. Take by take Tom Ford has succeeded to transmit his pedantic vision of things to the cameraman and later to the spectator. Every image to the last one is beautiful in the sense of colors, of decorations and so on to the tiniest details. Maybe sometimes it is too perfect, too neat, but you can't blame him for that!

The "next best thing" that makes this movie so enjoyable is, no doubt, Colin Firth. As not an expert of his acting career, it was pleasant to see him in a slightly different role, not again the "mr-darcy-like grumpy, who after all is very romantic". Nevertheless, in this movie the Colin Firth character still keeps him for himself. Only some dreamlike flash-backs gives a look what's going on in his head. Altogether, quite a touching combination and a realistic one, speaking of loss of the loved one – exterior numbness and interior agony. Colin Firth here is more than capable to give a beautiful combination of both. Relatively small amount of dialogs adds the value – spoken out feelings have the tendency to become less worthy. What concerns Julianne Moore, she looks as beautiful as always, but the role somehow didn't move me as I think it was meant to.All lonely and pathetic, but somehow undone. But perhaps it's Colin Firth who steals all the attention...

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Funny, touching, filled with moving romanticism, scenes so poignant that they make you cry. Like when he arrives at the crime scene; I've never seen in any movie such a heartfelt sense of tragedy associated with a murder. It is so human; every look, touch, silence; it permeates humanity. When Soledad Villamil provokes the criminal, she enjoys a triumph for all women; a masterpiece of reverse machismo. AT the same time, she radiates warmth and love towards Darin's character. It is almost palpable. The unfulfilled love literally hurts you.Lastly,the "TEMO" play of words was a priceless jewel. Don't miss it! There are few movies like this!

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