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Son of Rambow (2007)
Childhood Trip
This film is the first that I have ever felt like commenting outside of facebook apps, and it is a truly awesome childhood flashback for a lot of 30 odd year olds who grew up in the Southern Counties, to the point I spotted that the lake scene was filmed at Hawley Woods where I used to play around the same age and time as the pair in this film.
It some how manages to really capture the atmosphere of being a kid again with all that happens to you as a child and the music shows the era in a believable way, it intelligently portrays the world back then for someone that age, when Rambo was the coolest thing and the sixth formers where getting off on spacedust and coke! If you need a little escapism and remembering the magic of being a kid in 80's Britan, then this is the one.
Death Tunnel (2005)
Ain't all bad
Death Tunnel was a pleasant surprise after reading some reviews, yes it basically is a generic story, with generic teens and generic horror in a MTV music video style, but...
...I was captivated by the quality of the editing, it was pretty chaotic at points and you struggled to see what was happening, but it's those moments you see in follow up viewings and tie in with the plot you know already. If a film reveals all in one showing then it becomes quickly disposable.
The use of light and shadow was it's biggest tool, a lot of energy went into it's use to evoke atmosphere and emotional content, and did it well. There was a lot of post production and it showed attention to detail fused with a passion. The composition of most shots was well thought out, each frame a photo which tells a story in it own right.
It ain't going down in cinema history as a milestone, but it is a visual treat.