The Wolf of Wallstreet: 8.2
I was lucky enough to get free tickets to the premier screening of this movie at my local cinema! So the movie starts out at a hilarious, pumping, chaotic adrenaline rush and doesn't stop throughout the three hours of movie, and it doesn't get tiring either! There's enough witty dialogue, whacky situations, twists, turns and brilliant acting to keep you entertained amidst the drugs, sex, money and crime. A side note is the editing can be a bit strange at times, although later I read this was on purpose it can be a bit off-putting at times. The movies plot also doesn't really have a linear path, for a majority of the movie it's just people [doing things] that have no real significance to the overall plot, but are just there to get a good laugh. The movie, however, is definitely worth a watch for someone interested in a bombastic black comedy that is both crazy, intelligent and breaks all laws of film making. The movie is independent so get ready to see lots of nudity, LOTS of drugs and just a whole bunch of crazy shenanigans.
The Godfather: 8.2
The Godfather is one of the most critically acclaimed movies of all time and so I was very willing to see what all the fuss was about. The movie was good, it was incredible in terms of acting, had a very solid story, had a believable environment, lots of characters, realistic portrayal of events and really does make organized crime look cool. The movie is good, it's slow at times and for some reasons there's entire lengths of scenes, some over ten minutes long, that are in Italian without subtitles. I mean, I understand the want to be authentic, but if the audience can't understand what's going on in a scene I feel that retracts from the experience rather than adds to it, subtitles would of been nice in my opinion. The movie is good though! The violent scenes are very suspenseful, the dialogue scenes are very engaging, the filler scenes are... well they can be slightly boring tbh, but they do add to the atmosphere of the movie. Generally good, don't think it's the best movie I've ever seen, but it's good.