Eating Raoul (1982) (6/10)

A black comedy. Almost dark. Partway through it I thought it was like Marc Caro's Delikatssen (1991). But this has many twists, or rather kinks in the story. Played with rather straight faces. But believable. Almost like the aunts in Arsenic and old lace. Rather direct at times. Well, almost always. Multiple scams. I wonder which of these go on in the real world. If you would rather not know, don't watch it.

Eating Raoul (1982) (6/10)

Dawn of the Dead (1978) (3/10)

An outcropping of zombies after live people (why don't they attack other zombies?) I can understand if there is no art in such a movie, if there is no great photography, or perhaps even no scientific basis IF (and that is a very important if) it manages to scare you. Nothing of that sort either. The saving grace was perhaps that it was not downright ugly (though it did have some elements of it).

Dawn of the Dead (1978) (3/10)

Gosford Park (2001) (4/10)

Excellent performances by good actors is the saving grace of the movie the theme of which many will like and the costumes many will adore. Mainly about the interrelationships between different people in the high-society (lords and ladies) and between their servents and between the two classes. Served foolishly by some packagers as a murder mystery. Was reminded at times of Party (Hindi). Elegant, but vacous. So true that it is mundane in terms of not offering anything new.

Gosford Park (2001) (4/10)

La Cage Aux Follies AKA Birds of a Feather (1978) (4/10)

This French movie has a potentially good, though a bit weird premise. The son of two gays, one of them a drag queen, decides to marry. Large possibilities for interesting situations, but it mostly drags on. Or rather, it does not much take off. Except for about 15 minutes late in to the movie there are a few complicatedly funny situations, but that is about it.

La Cage Aux Follies AKA Birds of a Feather (1978) (4/10)