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It's been years since I watched this (Lovefilm!) but the dance still gives me the heebie jeebies.

I sort of get why people frequently bring up the dance as being creepy what with the discordant piano tune and all, but I have to admit that it's kind of funny to me that it gets mentioned so much seeing as it's the only weird consensual thing that we see happen. Like,

I had not. Thank you Marco!

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Crazier than I had expected but unfortunately I didn't like it any more than I expected. Kidman is hot and there were a lot of familiar songs that I love. It is quite lively but not a lot here for this viewer. I felt it's length and it's not even that long.

You just described the reason I enjoy that part of the film so much! It's a rare moment I can sit back and kind of enjoy how weird it is to see an entire village that has collectively gone insane - the rest of the film I'm gritting my teeth and shifting uncomfortably in my chair. I think the English-language title this film has in some places is The Ordeal - which describes my experience watching it. Like you, I can see why some people might find that scene creepy - but I suddenly find the question of communal insanity fun and really interesting, and wonder what the hell led to what I'm witnessing in this tavern. It's a funny little tension-easer that at the same time doesn't break the mood entirely.

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Oh, I definitely enjoy the scene and think it's a standout in the film. But I've seen it cited by multiple people as the creepiest/scariest part, and for the reasons I mentioned, I just don't personally find that to be the case.

But maybe it's more that the dance sequence is very memorable (and weird!), and so it's what people remember most about the film?

I think it's the most memorable for sure. It probably stands out because it's this weird little interlude, and in a movie as relentless in it's building tension and later onslaught, something that stands out like that kind of sticks with you like a little oasis on a train trip through a desert. It turns what was your stock standard insane person tormenting some poor captive (along with some other much less savory moments when Marc explores his surroundings) into a fascinating and bizarre premise. A little, "okay...wow" moment, and like you said - I think people find it creepy because of the discordant piano tune being played (and

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Sabrina - (1954)

During Audrey Hepburn's heyday, while she was in her 20s, she ended up being paired with most of the leading actors of her time who were decades older than her. I mean, I get it. Fred Astaire, Humphrey Bogart, Cary Grant, Gregory Peck - not only did they bring the audiences in, but I'm sure Hepburn was thrilled to get to work with them. There was just this weird dichotomy between male and female performers that allowed male stars to build their status over a career where the female ones burst onto the scene in their youth and then had to fight to keep their status as they got older. The likes of Katherine Hepburn (no relation to Audrey) managed to buck the trend, but the way the system worked we were always destined to see young women swept off their feet by men 30 or so years older than them - again and again. To help put a Prince Charming stamp on proceedings, these characters were usually filthy rich as well - these were fairy tales, and since the United States didn't have their own royal family or monarchs, the closest thing to that was money. In Sabrina Hepburn plays Sabrina Fairchild, the poor daughter of a chauffeur who nevertheless has the money to send his daughter to Paris for her education. Humphrey Bogart and William Holden play Linus and David Larrabee respectively - heirs to a business empire.

So, I wasn't expecting to find out that Sabrina would move me all that much - but Billy Wilder (who to me seems to have two distinctly different modes of directing) has his less goofy hat on, and directs this with the panache I love when he takes things seriously. Also, in this story instead of Sabrina being swept off her feet, David and Linus are men she's known all her life. She's had a crush on David for a long time, but David Larrabee is a playboy thrice married already. Nevertheless, after discovering glamour and poise in Paris, David falls for her despite the fact that it'll cost the Larrabee family big time - he was meant to be marrying into a family that would help them seal a business deal worth a fortune. As Linus tries to break the couple up, he ends up falling for Sabrina as well. I'm skeptical - probably because I'm getting too old to believe that sudden fairytale romances really mean happily ever after - but I simply enjoyed watching Bogart, Hepburn and Holden enjoy their work with Wilder. Especially Bogart, whose iconic status was surely deserved and who was edging closer to his untimely death. The way Linus rescues Sabrina from an attempted suicide aches with kindness, care and an unspoken understanding that makes it the highlight of the film for me.

8/10

Age of Consent (1969)

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No worries, ID2 is not too bad but nowhere near as good and somewhat falls into the Craig Fairbrass (you slag, you nonce, you toilet). Other recommendation is "Away Days" with Stephen Graham, much more about the social and peer-pressure reasons behind organised hooliganism. It's a really good film just didn't get promoted (sorry for football pun!)

I think that Marc leaving the show and the interaction between him and Mademoiselle Vicky (the adult actress Brigitte Lahaie) was actually quite touching. The low-key start to the film does not prepare you for what occurs after that. I'm going to have to rewatch as I really enjoyed it (as I remember!).

I didn't recognize Lahaie at the beginning, but was thrilled to see her name in the credits!

For me, what's interesting (and what stuck with me) was that last act, and particularly the way that the

I'd put forward The Football Factory as well and Green Street, but I didn't care much for that.

Best review I ever got when I was a gigolo.

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I hated this movie. So over-rated & I couldn’t finish it & have never wanted to try again.

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Never seen Tom Holland in a movie before (how come Brits do American accents so well?).

Thought him very good in this over-long not bad movie. Amazed I finished it.



Good sweet movie. Justin Timberlake has grown into a very handsome man & he was excellent in this somewhat saccharine movie. (Juno Temple seems to have a lock on playing strange American women.).

Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead (2024) This was better than expected. Simone Joy Jones is likeable and does a good job in the lead role. June Squibb is amusing with limited screen time. Ayaamii Sledge was quite funny and played my favourite character. There is some witty dialogue and laugh out loud moments. Even though I don't think this remake was necessary, it did end up being entertaining and fun.

Squibb was her usual amusing self in Palmer above.

Yes, I liked Palmer too and rated it a 7/10.

Nothing major, but a solid movie.