tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80693507727471620742024-02-19T22:20:59.288-08:00Turn Off Your MobilesAn escape from reality on big and small screen!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08626550683179555085noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069350772747162074.post-73616543836758374272014-02-22T16:58:00.001-08:002014-02-22T16:58:22.366-08:00Cram them in Saturday!Not a movie title but today I saw 3 in a row which is very unusual as the film timings never usually fit in like that. So here's a quick rundown. I'm sorry to say that they do have very specific audiences in mind!!<br />
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The Monuments Men:<br />
A light hearted war movie based on true events but of course americanised! Light hearted - though there are the serious moments of course as it is the war - as they spell it out in the music and by casting Bill Murray and John Goodman. Don't expect a comedy though!!! You've all appreciated art in museums but when you watch this you will so appreciate it in a different way, as these men may have saved the pieces you are looking at from destruction during the war. This is worth the watch as it has a great cast, is very well acted, and is one of the things you never hear about? It also makes you realise how much these few men did to preserve the priceless art for us to enjoy today. You won't look at the classic art in the same way ever again after watching this.<br />
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A New York Winter's Tale:<br />
If supernatural (the TV series) was scripted as a fairytale then this is what it would be like. An original story that I enjoyed watching throughout, even though Colin Farrell is in it (no he's not my fave!). But although the story is unusual you just want to watch it all to find out what happens. Probably more a film for the ladies though given it's fairytale feel . Not sure how Will Smith got cast for his minor role though - and not sure that it works as you just see Will Smith - no matter as I did love this one regardless!<br />
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Endless Love:<br />
My excuse for seeing this one was it started 10 mins after the Winter Tale one finished, and I was there. A remake from the 80s Brooke Shield one which I never saw. To be honest, though they couldn't change the title as it was a remake and is based on a book, the poster makes the movie look so boring that I wasn't going to bother, but my dad saw it and thought I might like it. Why? Well I did enjoy it as it was like watching an extended epi of Dawson's Creek with added mild violence. Yep, I can see men switching off at this point, even though I know they did after reading the movie title. But for ladies - you'll enjoy it, and probably more so if you like American series like Dawson's Creek. Also thumbs up to the soundtrack with some nice original tunes!!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08626550683179555085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069350772747162074.post-59427046764725328382013-10-24T15:22:00.002-07:002013-10-24T15:22:39.457-07:00Escape PlanFinally Sylvester Stallone and Arnie in a film that takes you back to their earlier action movie days in a good way. Escape Plan, with it's self explanatory title, is so much better than The Expendables movies simply because it isn't trying to cram in all the action stars and cheesy lines that it can, so the movie can actually concentrate on the story. A good twist although I've seen something similar in a TV show that got cancelled a couple of years ago (sorry to be cryptic but it will spoil the movie), and just a few cheesy moments that are perfectly placed so they are really funny. This is mainly a Sly movie as it's about what happens to his character but he seemed less fresh and more exhausted personally than fictionally, more so than Arnie though his role was less demanding. I would like to see more like this from these 2 actors instead of more Expendables !! And if you like the old school movies these guys used to be in then don't miss this one !!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08626550683179555085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069350772747162074.post-38482226986548726092013-10-16T16:02:00.001-07:002013-10-16T16:02:56.483-07:00Baggage ClaimBaggage Claim is a great watch if you go with a group of girl friends. Expect a sugary fluffy romantic comedy that has exactly the same formula as all the other ones. Paula Patton <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">(apparently Robin Thicke's wife of Blurred Lines fame) who plays </span>the female lead would be okay if she didn't have a really high pitched, squealy voice throughout the film. It does very quickly start to grate on your ears and you do feel like you should give her a slap to get her out of it!! Her role is actually one that you can imagine Sandra Bullock or J'Lo playing several years ago. A nice variety of male actors have been cast to play her strange exes all of whom fit well into their diverse characters. It is unbelievable the amount of exes she's supposed to have though - is it really like that for all air hostesses? Girls night out, girls night in - this is the perfect movie!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08626550683179555085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069350772747162074.post-2958206941097227372013-10-14T15:25:00.002-07:002013-10-14T15:25:34.772-07:00PrisonersPrisoners covers the frightening subject of child abduction. In reality we hear about it on the news and the parents can do nothing. This films considers the alternative - what if the parents can do their utmost to find their children quickly. Hugh Jackman's character is one that will cross any line just to find his daughter no matter what it takes - whilst his friend, who's daughter goes missing at the same time, finds it much harder to cross that line. The film is 153 minutes long, but the performances and story, as it unravels, are so strong that you don't notice the time go by. Both HJ and Jake Gyllenhaal, who plays the cop, are great to watch as the story unfolds, and by the end of the film when they spell it out you probably won't have worked out the ending. Heavy in topic but definitely worth spending the time to watch this one.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08626550683179555085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069350772747162074.post-17939606449307713792013-10-10T12:25:00.001-07:002013-10-10T12:25:36.869-07:00White House DownSo White House Down - is it better than Olympus has Fallen? Oh most definitely yes!!! An awesome, leave your brain at the door, action movie with all the explosions, property damage and random gun fire that any true action fan would want to see in a film. Okay, so it's not too original as Channing Tatum did end up in a white vest which didn't see as much dirt as was John McClane's, and the bad guys, and story, did make you think of Die Hard, but nonetheless White House Down is fun to watch. Channing T was one of the film's producers so I think it's his attempt at moving away from all the romantic roles he gets. After this, no matter how pretty he is, we can respect him as an action hero. A shout out to Jamie Foxx too but he's already well recognised for his diversity in acting. An action movie I will most definitely be watching again !!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08626550683179555085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069350772747162074.post-73471156934678751592013-10-09T12:56:00.001-07:002013-10-09T12:56:28.361-07:00Runner RunnerNow and again there'll be a movie that doesn't inspire you to write and when this happens you know it was middle of the road bland. In this instance I'm talking about Runner Runner. It was fine to kill 90 minutes but it could quite easily have been a TV movie or, even better, an episode of any crime series. It's surprising that Ben Affleck and Justin Timberlake wanted to do this one - I assume they did for diversity. Never see this and the world will still turn.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08626550683179555085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069350772747162074.post-51036496897645368572013-10-03T04:59:00.000-07:002013-10-03T04:59:26.142-07:00R.I.P.D.
Well as you might expect R.I.P.D is extremely similar to Men In Black. Is it better? Not really – the film was kind of mixed. I couldn’t stand Jeff Bridges character who was talking as though he was chewing tobacco the whole time – you couldn’t understand half of the badly written lines he was delivering. Despite this being based on a comic book, Ryan Reynolds didn’t seem to change his acting style at all, okay he was playing a dead guy but he was still stuck in one of his previous serious movies it seemed. Unsurprisingly though it was Kevin Bacon who stole the show – there was nothing extremely unique about his role but his delivery outshone everyone else. And the movie itself? It did pick up as it was going along - the first 30 minutes mediocre, the last 30 minutes great; I suspect if Men In Black hadn’t been done first it would have been much better.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08626550683179555085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069350772747162074.post-86463257003016693632013-09-19T12:12:00.001-07:002013-09-19T12:12:27.179-07:00Insidious Chapter 2If you watched Insidious then you have to go and watch Insidious Chapter 2 regardless as it's an immediate continuation of the story - what I mean is that it's actually the next day from the last movie's night before. If you didn't watch the first one then you really need to see it beforehand so that the second makes total sense. Was it worth watching? Well I liked Insidious as it was a fresh idea for making a connection to the horror that lurked on the 'other side', but because the first film explains what's going on this makes Chapter 2 a lot less scarier than it could be as you know what to expect. What's nice about Insidious 2 is the added comedy element of the 2 guy paranormal investigators that appeared in the first, although I'm sure they got this idea from the Ghostfacers that Sam and Dean have come across in Supernatural. They made the most of these guys in this one, but the fact they had to add comedy could mean that their horror story was running a bit flat. Regardless expect Insidious Chapter 3 as its just been confirmed by Hollywood!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08626550683179555085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069350772747162074.post-43084113041825901182013-09-16T05:16:00.002-07:002013-09-16T05:16:43.689-07:00The Lone RangerNo matter what anyone says about it, I was bound to like The Lone Ranger anyway as Johnny Depp is playing one of his quirky characters. Expect Pirates of the Carribbean in the wild West with some cute ideas like the colourful character that is Silver the horse. It's nice to find out how the Lone Ranger and Tonto came to be as I don't remember any of that being explained in those ancient Lone Ranger series reruns. When I was young to me the 'Lone Ranger' was just his title - who knew he was called that because he was actually a Texas Ranger! So the verdict? If you liked Pirates - watch this, if you're a die hard fan of traditional Westerns - avoid!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08626550683179555085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069350772747162074.post-52357681645719888612013-09-11T05:27:00.000-07:002013-09-11T05:27:01.798-07:00You're NextThe mark of a good movie is one that will have you guessing until the end! Sadly I guessed what was going on in You're Next near the beginning. You know this is going to be a mediocre movie given it's no major star cast - I did recognised the girl from Step Up 3D though and was impressed with the way she could kick-ass. It's a violent one but some of the 'cheesy' violence actually made the audience laugh. This is more the kind of film you'd turn on mid-way through on a late Friday night and be content in watching the rest of it without having seen the beginning. A similar idea movie The Strangers is a much better watch.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08626550683179555085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069350772747162074.post-50914678997779278432013-09-10T05:27:00.001-07:002013-09-10T05:27:12.449-07:00RiddickIf you're both a sci-fi fan and a Riddick fan then no doubt you'll be looking forward to the latest in Riddick's adventures. Whilst this instalment obviously had a much reduced budget compared to Chronicles, and doesn't quite meet the quality of Pitch Black, although is similar in storyline, Riddick's undefeatable tough, but cool, character won't disappoint you; can he survive everything and anyone yet again? Before you go and see this it's best to watch Pitch Black and Chronicles beforehand as there particular character references in the storyline. So out of them all how does Riddick rate? I can watch Pitch Black over and over, I can watch Chronicles again, but watching this one just once at the moment I feel is quite enough, BUT I'm really looking forward to the next part of the story which I hope they definitely make!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08626550683179555085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069350772747162074.post-38746998128359318792013-09-05T15:15:00.000-07:002013-09-05T15:15:28.099-07:00The Way Way BackI've just come fresh from the cinema after watching The Way Way Back, and what a lovely film that was to watch. As you'd expect it is a Sundance Festival movie and would definitely be classed as one of those movies that would not pull in mainstream audiences. The film is about an awkward 14 year old boy who is on vacation with his mum, her boyfriend and his daughter. Not liking the boyfriend much, (who knew Steve Carell could be so mean!) and having trouble fitting in with the older teenagers, Duncan reminds us of how it was when we were young and awkwardly inclined, and throughout the movie your heart goes out to him. Thankfully he finds happiness at the local water park and a role model friend in the shape of Sam Rockwell, who steals the show with his entertaining quick witted character. Similar to the movie Adventureland, this is a great one to end your summer vacation with and it will help you reminisce about all those summer vacations you used to have when you were young.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08626550683179555085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069350772747162074.post-9401886503084641422013-08-08T13:05:00.001-07:002013-08-08T13:05:04.794-07:00This Is the End<div style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 10px;">
This Is the End is kind of a crazy idea for a film where you get to see all the real life celebrities like Seth Rogan, Jonah Hill, Michael Cera, Rihanna, and many more of those comedy actors you’ll know well from Seth Rogan films, having a party at James Franco's house. The party doesn't last long as soon all hell breaks loose in L.A. and our celebrities are forced into a survive or die situation. They are best friends at the start but what with no water, a single milky way and living in the same space for days on end, will they still be friends if they survive it all? Whilst you’ve probably not seen a story like this before, you'll know that you can expect some very funny moments, and the best part is that the actors are making fun of themselves throughout the movie. Be prepared for a very over the top storyline, but 107 minutes of fun with a surprise or two along the way.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08626550683179555085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069350772747162074.post-7180074540204962572013-08-01T11:24:00.000-07:002013-08-01T11:24:23.807-07:00Now You See Me<div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 10px;">
What a great original film – Now You See Me is definitely one to watch. Four magicians know as The Four Horsemen (even though one's a lady) use their magic to cleverly take from the rich and give to the poorer during their performances to audiences of hundreds, all without getting caught. Throughout the movie the FBI, namely Mark Ruffalo, is trying to catch them out, but they are always one step ahead. Morgan Freeman, an ex-magician, is trying to figure out how they are doing this magic but to no avail. The Four Horsemen are Woody Harrelson, Isla Fisher, Dave Franco (James’s brother) and Jesse Eisenberg and they have a very specifc goal ahead so won’t be performing long-term, but exactly what is real and what's an illusion will have you guessing right to the end. All will be explained but it’s not something that's easy to predict. I can imagine kids watching this and going out to buy magic sets, or adults getting out their decks of cards to try those old, much easier tricks once again.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08626550683179555085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069350772747162074.post-5797135406392775472013-07-29T15:47:00.000-07:002013-07-29T15:47:40.082-07:00The Internship<div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 10px;">
You’ve got Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn in a comedy together, so you pretty much know what type of humour is on offer. The Internship is very funny, but then I loved dodgeball, and this film has similar moments to that – they are the underdogs of Google’s internship programme and are fighting to come out on top. There's even a kind of dodgeball moment in there, mashed up with Harry potter of all things!! Do they really do that at Google!?! It was nice to see Dylan O’Brien in this – Styles from the Teenwolf TV series – I was wondering why he now had hair in TW's latest season! Whilst you can probably guess the outcome of the story, it’s the journey you go through to get there that's the fun part – the ups, the downs, and how you can relate to the trouble you may have had yourself when it comes to jobs. Watching this on a Monday after work was such a great way to relax and just giggle at the end of a long day. I would like to know if it’s really like that at Google because it looks incredible. The only question that remains is, after this movie, will Google take on the ‘older’ professionals as interns, or do they already do that? I can imagine that this movie will now become the essential watch for all those future Google interns before they have their interviews.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08626550683179555085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069350772747162074.post-64723677206632934952013-07-26T10:52:00.001-07:002013-07-26T10:52:24.570-07:00Pacific Rim (in 3D)<div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 10px;">
In full Japanese style – i.e. Godzilla versus some other giant monster type thing, Pacific Rim is fun on a large scale. The monsters, known as Kaiju, are aliens who have found a way to travel to earth via a portal from deep within the ocean. The 3D works well for the technology in this movie as we are shown triple layer transparent computer screens that the actors are operating, but other than that 2D would be just as impressive. Whilst you might be thinking this film is all about Robots apparently the ‘Robots’ are really exoskeletons (called Jaeger) which take 2 humans to operate from the inside – I guess it’s like a form of puppetry. It is up to the talented Jaeger pilots to keep these immense aliens at bay whilst the aliens arriving on the planet are becoming bigger and stronger. Directed by Guillermo del Toro of Hellboy fame, it isn’t surprising to see Ron Perlman play a colourful character in this. What adds to this film is that it's been made in a way so you can see and in some ways feel how heavy and immense the Jaegers are, but if they lose the fight they are equally like giant tin cans that can easily be ripped open. Can the world be saved before it's destroyed? Well that’s the mission so you'll have to go and find out! An enjoyable movie with great robot effects for a summer evening’s entertainment.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08626550683179555085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069350772747162074.post-74209271981440717372013-07-21T05:29:00.004-07:002013-07-21T05:29:40.519-07:00Is it a bird? Is it a Plane? Man of Steel<div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">
We were all waiting to see if this would be as bad as the last one or the same calibre as the Christopher Reeve original. Whilst it is far better than the last one you can’t really compare it to the orignal. Man of Steel you feel is a lot closer to the actual comics, with one of the biggest longest battles you’ve seen between 2 people. Strong performances all round, particular from Russell Crowe who makes a worthy Jor-El and great scenes on Krypton before the planet dies. I don’t think they chose the right actor for General Zod though (Michael Shannon) – he didn’t really have any screen presence, and his fellow Kryptonian female compadre stole the show. I think everyone who enjoys superheroes and likes Superman will have to see this movie just so you can say that you have.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08626550683179555085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069350772747162074.post-62542882706642199582013-07-18T14:52:00.000-07:002013-07-18T14:52:01.555-07:00Before Midnight<div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">
Did you watch Before Sunrise in 1995 and Before Sunset in 2004? If you did then you’ll have to watch Before Midnight as you’ll want to see how Jesse (Ethan Hawke) and Celine (Julie Delpy) have come along since their chance meeting on a train in Europe in 1995. Each film takes place within a particular day and they are generally about love and life experiences. Once you’ve started watching them you can’t help but want to see the next one, and then the next - although I wasn't expecting a 3rd. Celine always over thinks everything and comes across a little crazy, and Jesse must have the patience of I don’t know what to put up with her craziness. This is a charming trilogy but would appeal to a very specific audience who enjoy listening to non-stop, amusing and creative, conversation. You do really need to see the other 2 movies first though for this one to make sense.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08626550683179555085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069350772747162074.post-65711801442175618462013-07-11T12:06:00.000-07:002013-07-18T14:53:34.446-07:00Stuck in Love<div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">
If you watch the trailer for Stuck in Love you know that it’s going to be an art house type movie - strong characters and a script where everyone has a lot to say intellectually or philosophically. On the character level this is a great movie because there are many little story lines that gives them depth and keeps it interesting. Greg Kinnear plays an author who has lost his creativity since the day his wife, played by Jennifer Connolly, left him. Three years later he is still convinced she will come back. In the meantime he is pushing his teenage son and twenty-something daughter to write and become authors. The film follows them through a year, and so much happens during that year both in the kids' lives and in the adults' lives; there are funny moments and tearful moments. Saying that, this is definitely a good one for the ladies and for art house lovers who like screenplays filled with meaning and real life.</div>
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08626550683179555085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069350772747162074.post-5385131388722684492013-07-04T14:34:00.002-07:002013-07-18T14:54:21.267-07:00The Purge<div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">
The premise for this film is terrifying. the World, or more so the United States, is in harmony – practically no unemployment or crime throughout the year. How have they achieved this? The Founding Fathers in the US have started an annual event whereby people can go and commit whatever crimes they want, without consequence, within in a set 12 hour period – the annual Purge. Mainly murder it seems is the crime of choice as indicated at the beginning of the movie with a montage of ‘CCTV footage’ scenes. It's okay if you’re rich because you can afford the security system to protect yourself! Or is it? The night of the Purge anything can happen and anyone could be after you. A night that really gives an excuse to all the psychopaths out there to go and do whatever they want. But everyone understands why the night is needed!!
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When you see Ethan Hawke in this you may remember that he was in a very similar film, in a similar role in 2005 – the Assault on Precinct 13 remake. Barricaded in a police station under attack by criminals who want to kill him. Same story with The Purge, but set in a house, in the future, and he has his family to protect. I thought this would be a hard one to watch given its topic, but it wasn’t as bad as I thought and given the nature of horror movies nowadays this one is quite mild in comparison. </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08626550683179555085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069350772747162074.post-62910434772657017762013-06-26T10:24:00.001-07:002013-07-18T14:55:06.884-07:00After Earth – A Smith family project<div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">
Sci-Fi story by Will, produced by Jada and her brother, and Will, starring Jaden and Will.The Smith family have the money and power and the acting ability, but can Will write a good Sci-fi. This movie immediately made me think of a Sci-Fi version of The Jungle Book. Kids would love this, finding bravery and surviving against vicious creatures in a strange world. Adults will probably pick holes in the plot like I did – things like the disabled one-legged man, but after seeing the technology in other parts of this film you know that the man would have a high tech artificial replacement, and the story idea that Earth is dangerous and has evolved to kill man, but they had to introduce an Alien life form on earth as that would be far scarier than baboons and eagles could ever be. So Will should keep-up the writing for kids but maybe step away from the sci-fi genre.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08626550683179555085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069350772747162074.post-15733824212686556342013-06-23T05:17:00.002-07:002013-07-18T14:57:31.165-07:00The Hangover - Part III<div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">
No matter what, if you’ve seen the last two Hangover movies you’ll have to watch this simply because it's called Part III and it’s the last one. I wasn’t a big fan of Hangover Part II, simply because it was lazy and just copied the first one. I loved The Hangover because it was new and original. And Part III? Again I don’t think this had anywhere near the good comedy and fun that the first one had to offer, but I guess it's a nice way to end the trilogy seeing all the characters again one last time, and adding some originality by not copying the story for a third time. It’s amazing how well Bradley Cooper’s character genuinely looks irritated by the sheer presence of Alan, because I also have that look on my face throughout each of the films. If you are a fan of these ones you’ll probably go and watch this anyway then head to the local pub or bar and put it in the back of your mind.</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08626550683179555085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069350772747162074.post-46539962527528772562013-06-19T11:34:00.000-07:002013-06-19T11:34:14.408-07:00Byzantium - A Vampire's StoryByzantium is UK’s answer to Let the Right One In. Based on a play called ‘A Vampire’s Story’ by Moira Buffini it stars Gemma Arterton, (you'll remember her Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters but do you remember her in St Trinian's?), and Saorise Ronan, of ‘Hannah’ and ‘The Host’ fame, who play mother and daughter. Filmed in the UK seaside town Hastings, this is a vampire story that’s a bit different from the norm. It’s not vampires versus humans, though they do of course have ‘the thirst’, its more equal rights for female vampires and their struggle to survive – should there only be male vampires in this world? I personally think not!! :oD Byzantium is also a bit more real than the usual fiction we are fed, and if you are centuries old without a proper education then working on the streets is of course the easiest option to make money for rent.<br />
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Whilst this movie is slow in parts, once it starts flicking back to ancient times the story of the two female vampires becomes more intriguing, and somewhat grim. Probably more of a DVD watch, if you love your vampire films it is worth a go, though it's not there at the top with the best ones. If you do watch it – I bet you’ll love the whole idea of the Island that’s in this story – I did!<br />
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08626550683179555085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069350772747162074.post-86871951584969661182013-06-10T13:42:00.001-07:002013-06-10T13:42:21.605-07:00Fast & Furious 6 - They keep coming back for more !!They're back again and get better and better. Before I had even seen this one Fast & Furious 7 had been announced. If you stuck a little way through the credits of F&F 5 you would have seen that Letty had been caught on CCTV when we had all believed she had died. So what happens next and what happened back then is all explained in Fast & Furious 6. It seems like this Fast & Furious had one of the biggest budgets ever what with the vehicles and destruction – it’s non-stop action all the way. True Fast & Furious fans will love that all the key cast from F&F 1 onwards are in it. The one thing that I keep forgetting is that Fast & Furious Tokyo drift, which was the third movie in the series, takes place after 5 and 6, this is important to know as there's a meaningful tie-in, so stick around for the extra scene near the beginning of the credits as it sets up the next Fast & Furious for us.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08626550683179555085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069350772747162074.post-89417725807326600072013-06-04T14:11:00.001-07:002013-06-04T14:11:23.615-07:00Star Trek Into Darkness 3DI watch all the Star Trek films and every so often there is one that will stand out as one of my favourites, and I have to say that this is one of them. Not giving too much away, there is a tie-in with a particular Star Trek in the past, and whilst this one is far less gory, so obviously done for the rating, it was great being able to reminisce about that particular scene which made such an impact all those years ago. As with the last J.J. Abrams Star Trek offering it's Zachary Quinto as Spock and Karl Urban as Bones who steal the show with their more colourful characters, but the new bad guy played by Benedict Cumberbatch was equally impressive. Simon Pegg as Scotty has a bit more to do this time round, and then there are also the new improved Klingons. Unsurprisingly this is also another film where they've spent the money on high quality 3D so it’s worth checking out. Old Star Trek fans and young first time trekkies will love this one.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08626550683179555085noreply@blogger.com0