Apr
12
2007
How could I not have been intrigued[1] by that mix when I saw those names flash up on the screen. I had been flicking while the dinner was on and seeing as there was nothing else on I decided, sure I may as well watch it. It being Blood Oath.
Not a terribly cheery film for a sunny-ish Wednesday afternoon, but interesting. It was made back in 1990[2] and was concerned with the tribunals held on the island of Ambon to investigate the abuse of the Australian POWs held by the Japanese there during WWII.
As a film it was a little slow, and could have done with being sharpened up here and there. However, because of the subject matter it actually worked quite well.
Spoilers below
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Linknotes:
- okay, so intrigued might be slightly too strong an expression. Mildly interested is possibly more accurate ↩
- remember when the 90s were futuristic? ↩
Tags:
Ambon,
Australia - POW,
Australia - WWII,
Blood Oath,
Jason Donovan,
Russell Crowe
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Sep
16
2005
- Russell Crowe - Jim Braddock
- Renée Zellweger - Mae Braddock
- Paul Giamatti - Joe Gould
Based on the true story of James J Braddock. A boxing film. Set during the Depression. Consider all of these things and you may be thinking that this is a sentimental boxer-overcoming-hardship film, and, in a way you’d be right. But Cinderella Man is much, much more than that.
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Tags:
8 Stars,
biography,
boxing,
Cinderella Man,
great acting,
historical fiction,
James J. Braddock,
Paddy Considine,
Paul Giamatti,
Renée Zellweger,
Russell Crowe,
sports film,
USA - depression
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