olleyy Reviews

Tenet (2020)

A great Nolan film. One you will be able to rewatch over and over down the line.

[8/10 · 19 December 2020]

I watched the movie at the cinema and I have to agree with basically everyone else reviewing this movie, the sound in the cinema was off, maybe way off (maybe they mixed it using AirPods on their laptops during lockdown :D ). A lot of the time it was extremely hard to decipher what was going on and didn't help with following the storyline. I think my cinema played it way too loud though. But in the end, I came out and had great discussions on the mind-bending story and enjoyed it a lot, although my ears may not have.

The set is honestly amazing, and the acting by John David Washington & Kenneth Branagh was awesome, however, I've got to hand it to Robert Pattinson and for me, he was the star of it all. The composing by Ludwig Göransson was incredible as well! It brought everything to life, especially while experiencing it in the cinema.

I ended up re-watching the movie at home with subtitles, and this is what I would highly recommend for anyone watching this. The cinema experience is unbeatable, but if you want to understand what characters are saying and be able to follow the story well watching at home with subs is a no brainer.

I think the reason why so many people are reviewing it badly and saying things like "I'm confused" & "it's hollow" is because they haven't understood the movie yet. In my opinion, maybe Nolan wanted people to watch it more than once, maybe he made it for you to be confused on the first watch, and maybe this one sets up for a sequel. I don't know about you, but aren't the best movies are ones you can continue to watch and uncover more layers over time? There are a lot of haters (or people who still don't get it), but I honestly think this was a great mind-bending movie with a super complex storyline that you only really understand with either more research or by watching it again (and again). Wait until you get the "oh now I get it" moment.

Chernobyl (2019)

Awesome series

[10/10 · 11 March 2020]

This is one of the most entertaining series I have watched. I could honestly not pick out a single fault with it.

I think Chernobyl should be on everyones watch list, it gives us a terrifying example of what can happen when lies get out of hand. When the powers at be don't care about the well fare of the people but instead only themselves and making profit.

This show reminds all of us the cost of lies.

Band of Brothers (2001)

Best war movie/series I have seen

[10/10 · 5 March 2020]

For those thinking 'oh it's like 20 years old now, probably some better ones to watch' you are definitely mistaken. This is hands down the best war story. The acting was brilliant, the scenes were amazing, the filming was done to perfection, I don't really have anything to fault in it. I would highly recommend this to anyone, even you may not enjoy war films, as this doesn't only show the battles of WW2 but instead it gives us some insight into what those soldiers had to live through, and how they were affected by it.

Interstellar (2014)

A movie you need to watch

[10/10 · 27 February 2020]

Christopher Nolan is definitely one of my favourite directors, his films always make you stop and think about things. Interstellar is amazing, I cannot find even a single fault in it. The longer you watch the more you get sucked into it. The film evokes all sorts of emotions making you completely perplexed by the end of it.

There is nothing else to say, except that Interstellar should be on everyones bucket-list of the all-time greats.

Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)

I just rewatched the first 30 minutes, good thing I stopped there!

[3/10 · 27 February 2020]

This film is a complete flop by Disney.

After Episode 7 I was left with some hope, thinking that this trilogy might actually be pretty good. But after watching all three of them together I can safely say that the trilogy was disappointing to say the least.

There are more plot holes in this movie to count, making me think about it actually makes them seem even worse than they are. Kathleen Kennedy is primarily responsible for this unorganised, chaotic mess. I am not going into why, as there is plenty of material online you can find on her xD

This movie accentuates the real intentions of Disney with buying the franchise. Money. They have no care in the world about keeping fans happy, or maintaining some dignity for George Lucas and his legacy. This movie is like a C grade film made with an A grade budget, it's a joke...

It isn't worth watching unless you want to come out with 10 times more questions then answers, and for you to be that little bit more upsetted off about how terrible the story actually is.

2040 (2019)

Awesome...

[8/10 · 1 June 2019]

What an inspiring film, great to see such a positive perspective on our future for once :) Amazing work Damon!