Fine performances from Hugo Weaving and Chris Evans in this Comic book adaptation!
RATING 9 out of 10!
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 2 (2 X 2D and 1 X 3D)
Excellent conclusion to the Harry Potter story!
RATING 9 out of 10!
THE GREEN LANTERN - 2D
RATING 8 out of 10!
TRANSFORMERS - DARK OF THE MOON - 3D
RATING 7.5 out of 10!
SENNA
Fantastic documentary about the life of Formula One legend Ayrton Senna!
RATING 8.5 out of 10!
X MEN -FIRST CLASS
Excellent prequel to the X Men trilogy. Michael Fassbender is superb as Magneto!
RATING 8.5 out of 10!
BLITZ
Brit film starring Jason Statham, really good!
RATING 8 out of 10!
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN - ON STRANGER TIDES - 2D
Jack Sparrow adventure continues to the Fountain of Youth, good fun! Geoffery Rush is superb!
8 out of 10!
THE VETERAN
8 out of 10!
THOR - 2D (X 2)
Rating 9 out of 10!
SCRE4M
Rating 8 out of 10!
SUCKER PUNCH
Rating 7 out of 10!
SOURCE CODE
Rating 9 OUT OF 10!
THE EAGLE
RATING 8 out of 10!
THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU
RATING 8.5 out of 10!
BATTLE LOS ANGELES
RATING 6 out of 10!
IRONCLAD
RATING 7 out of 10!
UNKNOWN
RATING 8.5 out of 10!
TRUE GRIT (x 2)
Sensation western starring Jeff bridges!
RATING 10 out of 10!
THE FIGHTER
Superb performances from Christian Bale and mark wahlberg!
RATING 9 out of 10!
HOW DO YOU KNOW
RATING 7.5 out of 10!
HEREAFTER
The latest Clint Eastwood directed film starring Matt Damon is brilliant.
RATING 9 out of 10!
BLACK SWAN (X 2)
Rating 9.5 out of 10!
127 HOURS
Rating 8.5 out of 10!
THE KING'S SPEECH (X 3)
Colin's Firth's latest film is the true story of King George 6st struggle to deal with his stammer. Brilliant and stunning film with some great performances from Geoffrey Rush, Helen Bona Carter, Michael Gambon and Timothy Spall. The sets and costumes are spot on as is Carter's performance as the Queen Mother!
RATING 9.5 out of 10!
TRON: LEGACY 3D (X 2)
My second viewing of the sequel to the original TRON film starring Jeff Bridges. The visuals are stunning and Jeff Bridges turns in another fine performance. Brilliant soundtrack by the group Daft Punk.
Good thrilling action from Director: Tony Scott with cast ast: Denzel Washington, Chris Pine, Rosario Dawson, Ethan Suplee, Kevin Dunn. The plot A massive unmanned locomotive, nicknamed "The Beast" and loaded with toxic cargo, roars through the countryside, vaporizing anything put in front of it. A veteran engineer and a young conductor, aboard another train in the runaway's path, devise an incredible plan to try and stop it -- and prevent certain disaster in a heavily populated area. The film has good thrills and action sequences and liked the many JAWS references through-out the film!
RATING 8 out of 10!
HARRY POTTER & THE DEATHLY HALLOWS
Outstanding 7th film in the Harry Potter series and probably the darkest film yet, this film in the franchise contains scenes which young children and small fluffy animals might find upsetting! The visuals are great check out the chase sequence early in the film, and point at which they chop the film into part 1 is a pretty good ending - can't wait to see the Hallows part 2! The film is directed by David Yates who directed the last two films and seems to have got a grip of the franchise and is doing a fine job. The cast are excellent especially as always Alana Rickman and co! A not should be made about composer Alexandre Desplat who has produced a fine soundtrack.
RATING 10 out of 10!
SKYLINE
Skyline is a 2010 alien invasion science fiction film directed and produced by the Brothers Strause. It stars Eric Balfour, Scottie Thompson, Donald Faison and David Zayas. For a low budget special effects film the visual effects are stunning and the aliens are pretty nasty! I enjoyed this film quite a lot and there are some creepy moments and this film also has the WTF ending of the year! The film depicts are a group of friends stuck in a skyscaper during an alien invasion.
RATING 8.5 out of 10!
THE SOCIAL NETWORK
Stunning film and one of the most enjoyable of the year! The Social Network is a 2010 drama film about the founding of the Internet social networking website Facebook and the resulting lawsuits. The film was directed by David Fincher and features an ensemble cast—Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake, Brenda Song, Armie Hammer, Max Minghella and Rooney Mara. The story and dialogue are brilliant - who would ever think a film about setting up a website would be so good but David Fincher is a master of a good film!
RATING 9 out of 10!
DESPICABLE ME - 2D
Despicable Me is a 2010 American computer-animated 3-D comedy. The film stars Steve Carell, Jason Segel, Russell Brand, Julie Andrews, Will Arnett, Kristen Wiig, and Miranda Cosgrove. The story is of a supervillain named Gru who plans to use three orphan girls as pawns for a grand scheme, only to find that their innocent love is profoundly changing him. I enjoyed the film and the animation looked really good. It's probably not a classic in the same vain as Toy Story but is worth checking out. I ended up watching the film in 2D and I am usure whether the 3D edition would have added anything tot the film. I particularly enjoyed the disco dance sequence which features the use of the BeeGees classic You Should Be Dancing! The real comedy moments are spared for the Minions which are tiny yellow pill-shaped creatures in overalls and goggles!!
RATING 8 out of 10!
THE OTHER GUYS
The Other Guys is a 2010 comedy film directed and co-written by Adam McKay, starring Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg, and featuring Dwayne Johnson, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Keaton, Eva Mendes, Steve Coogan, and Ray Stevenson. The best thing about this film is Mark Wahlber - his straight role in this comedy is briliant. I also enjoyed Michael Keaton's performance and it was good to see him in a while after he's been pretty quiet in recent years.
RATING 8 out of 10!
WALL STREET 2 - MONEY NEVER SLEEPS
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps is a 2010 American drama film directed by Oliver Stone. It is a sequel to the 1987 film Wall Street. Michael Douglas reprises his Academy Award-winning role of Gordon Gekko and Shia LaBeouf, Josh Brolin, Carey Mulligan, and Frank Langella also star in the film. Charlie Sheen reprises his role as Bud Fox in a brief cameo appearance. Douglas and Frank Langella both always brilliant! While no where near as great as the original film Douglas steals this film with his performance.
RATING 8.5 out of 10!
BACK TO THE FUTURE - 25TH ANNIVERSARY RE-RELEASE
Classic 80's FILM with Michael J Fox snd Christopher Lloyd. A real classic and fanastic to watch it again on the big screen! I saw it first time round back in the mid 1980's! The digital remaster looks amazing! A true Classic!
RATING 10 out of 10!
SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World is a 2010 American action comedy film directed by Edgar Wright based on the comic book series Scott Pilgrim by Bryan Lee O'Malley. The film is about Scott Pilgrim (played by Michael Cera) meeting the girl of his dreams, Ramona Flowers (Mary Elizabeth Winstead). In order to win Ramona over, Scott learns that he must defeat Ramona's seven evil exes, who are coming to kill him. I went in with low expectations based on what I had seen on the trailer but immediately was blown away by this interesting film. The opening Universial signature logo and music was done in a retro 80's computer graphics style which was fantastic. The cast was supern and I recommend this film highly! The soundtrack is also very interesting!
RATING 9 out of 10!
AVATAR - SPECIAL EDITION 3D!
My first ever film in 3D and I have to admit I did enjoy seeing Avatar again and enjoyed the extra 8 minutes of extra footage! The depth of the 3D was quite impressive and the pointy spears did make me laugh! Overall I think Avatar is a good film and it was the perfect introduction to 3D. As a re-release I will refer you to my rating from 2009 film review.
SALT
Salt is a 2010 American action-thriller film directed by Phillip Noyce which was very enjoyable and one of the best films I have seen so far in 2010. Angelina Jolie is superb as CIA agent Evelyn Salt and was a great replacement for Tom Cruise who was originally set to play the part before the story was re-written. The plot twists are gripping and Angelina's ability to pull off action sequences are pretty impressive.
RATING 8.5 out of 10!
THE EXPENDABLES
The Expendables is a 2010 American ensemble action-war film written by David Callaham and Sylvester Stallone, and directed by Stallone. The film is about a group of elite mercenaries is tasked with a mission to overthrow a South American dictator. When their informant is arrested in the process due to the team leader's initial denial, the team eventually decides to gain redemption by completing the mission. The film pays tribute to the blockbuster action films of the 1980s and early 1990s, and stars an array of action veterans from those decades, including Stallone, Dolph Lundgren, Mickey Rourke, Jet Li, Bruce Willis and Arnold Schwarzenegger (the latter two in cameo roles), as well as more recent stars such as Jason Statham, Terry Crews, Randy Couture, and Steve Austin. It is a fantastic cast of action heroes and the stunts and visual effects look pretty good, check out the scene with Statham and Stallone in the aeroplane making a "statement of intent" to the bad guys in the film! Its really good and hope they make a sequel as is rumoured!
RATING 8 out of 10!
KNIGHT AND DAY
Tom Cruise's lastest flim is a good fun thrill ride co-starring Cameron Diaz! Knight and Day follows the adventures of Roy Miller (Tom Cruise), a rogue spy and June Havens (Cameron Diaz), a car restorer who boards a plane with Roy which begins a series of events and chase sequences. There are a few dodgy special effects but the chemistry between Cruise and Diaz works and it is a good watch!
RATING 8 out of 10!
THE A-TEAM
The A-Team is a 2010 action film based on the television series famous in the 1980's and is actually a pretty enjable film. My fears were that it was going to be car crash of a film but Liam Nesson in particluar is brilliant as John "Hannibal" Smith and does a great impression of the character made famous and owned by the brilliant George Peppard. I also enjoyed Bradley Cooper performance as Templeton "Face" Peck. Some of the special effects are a bit ropey check out the helicopter scene next to he skyscraper - I think Christopher Nolan would cringe if he saw that! The films depicts the meeting of the A Team and the story of how they were framed and wrongly convicted by an Army court marshal, and the subsequent attempt to clear their names.
Rating 8 out of 10!
INCEPTION
This is Christopher Nolan's masterpiece! Ive seen Inception twice and it is truly awsome but to give aproper review would give to much away about the story - so my review will be short! Inception is a 2010 American science fiction thriller film written, produced, and directed by Christopher Nolan and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Ken Watanabe, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ellen Page, Marion Cotillard, Tom Hardy, and Cillian Murphy. Leonardo DiCaprio is brilliant as is Tom Hardy and Cillian Murphy. Nolan's realism visuals are stunning and the use of stunts rather than CGI really pays dividends! Hans Zimmer's score is just so fantastic! Can't wait to watch it again on DVD!
Rating 10 out of 10!
ECLIPSE (The twilight saga)
This was my first Twilight saga film at the cinema having recently watched Twilight and New Moon on DVD. What I got from seeing Eclipse at the cinema was in no doubt the best of the three films. The Twilight Saga: Eclipse is a 2010 American romantic vampire film based on Stephenie Meyer's 2007 novel, The leading members of the cast are good - Kristen Stewart as Bella Swan,Robert Pattinson as Edward Cullen, Bella's vampire boyfriend and Taylor Lautner as Jacob Black, a werewolf in whom Bella found solace during Edward's absence in New Moon which of course creates the love triangle which is played out in Eclipse. The visual look of the film is good and the action sequences are pretty entertaining. I am looking foward to seeing the conclusion of the story in the next film which like the final Harry Potter film is being slit into two parts.
RATING 8 out of 10!
PREDATORS
After seeing Predators my faith in the franchise has just been revived after the pitiful AVP2 and the slightly dodgy Predator 2 - If I have to hear Danny Glover's lisp one more time.....arghhh! I have to add that PREDATOR 1987 is just a classic! This 2010 sequel makes many nods to the original film including the soundtrack which pays blatant homage to the oriinal score by Alan Silvestri who was talked about returning to do the score, but the music was provided by John Debney who keeps faith with Silvestri's original jungle themes and Predator title theme. The plot In the year 2010, mercenary named Royce (Adrien Brody) awakes in freefall over a tropical jungle. Upon landing, he is immediately confronted by several other heavily-armed individuals. The visual effects are good and despite a slightly slow first 20 minutes the film is entertaining and paves way for a possible sequel. I have to add for a thursday night opening for this film the screening I went to was full which is a promising start for the film!
RATING 8 out of 10!
BLACK DEATH
There are some actors who I will go and see a film just because they are in it. This was the case of Sean Bean in Black Death which i knew relatively little about until this week. I went in with low expectations despite the fact that I think Sean Bean is a brilliant screen presence, and he didn't disappoint in this medieval supernatural thriller feature film by British director Christopher Smith. This was a low budget film but looks amazing and i enjoyed it a lot and didn't see the ending coming! The plot: The action takes place in 1348 in plague-ridden medieval England. Osmund (Redmayne), a young monk, is tasked with leading the feared knight Ulrich (Bean) and his band of mercenaries to a remote marshland village which has remained untouched by the Black Death. Their quest is to hunt down a heretical sorcerer, who is rumoured to be able to bring the dead back to life. After a journey beset with harrowing pitfalls, Ulric's envoy finds the village, an eerie utopia led by a beautiful witch, Langiva (van Houten) After she offers Osmund his heart's desire, he is forced to choose between his faith and the secrets the village reveals. Eddie Redmayne puts in a fine performance as Osmund and he is a talent of the future I suspect. The rest of the cast are fine!
RATING 8.5 out of 10!
DEATH AT A FUNERAL (2010)
Death at a Funeral is a 2010 American comedy film directed by Neil LaBute and starring an ensemble cast including Danny Glover and Chris Rock. The film is a remake of the 2007 British film of the same name and Peter Dinklage reprises his role from the original. Peter Dinklage is excellent as is Danny Glover who is in top grumpy sweary mode! The film revolves around the funeral ceremony for the father of Aaron (Chris Rock) and Ryan (Martin Lawrence). When Peter Dinklage's character appears and trys to blackmail Aaron and Ryan all farec breaks loose. There is also a side plot of one character taking a hallucinagenic drug, sometimes though this side plot is a distraction to the main story of the film. The film isn't a comedy classic but there is enough laughs to make the 1hour 30 minutes go past quite well! I haven't seen the original and it would be interesting to see how they compare.
RATING 7.5 out of 10!
THE KILLER INSIDE ME
The Killer Inside Me is a film based on the 1952 novel of the same name by Jim Thompson. The film is directed by Michael Winterbottom and stars Casey Affleck, Kate Hudson, and Jessica Alba. The film has been quite controversial because of its depiction of violence towards the female members of the story while the violence towards the male characters in either brief or off screen. I enjoyed the film a lot and Casey Affleck (Gone baby Gone, Assasination of Jessie James) puts in another fine performance!
RATING 8.5 out of 10
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call: New Orleans
I went to see the latest Herzof film and my first time watching any of his work. Bad Lieutenant is a 2009 American crime drama film directed by Werner Herzog and starring Nicolas Cage. Cage is on top form and chews up the screen, I really enjoyed this film and even laughed at some of the Lizzard eye viewpoint surreal moments thrown in by Werner Herzog. Plot: Terrence McDonagh (Nicolas Cage), is a New Orleans Police Sergeant. While cleaning out a locker after Hurricane Katrina, he notices that a prisoner may not have been transferred. When he finds the prisoner about to drown, he mocks him before eventually jumping in the water to save him. He is promoted to lieutenant and given a medal for his work, but has suffered a serious back injury because of the rescue. As a result, he is prescribed Vicodin which he will be needing to take for pain for the rest of his life. As a result of his addiction Cage's performance becomes more wired through-out the course of the film. Check out a fine if somewhat brief appearance by Val Kilmer!
RATING 8 out of 10!
PRINCE OF PERSIA - THE SANDS OF TIME
I headed into this film which is based on a computer game with very low expectations and ended up enjoying it quite well. The film stars Jake Gyllenhaal as Prince Dastan, Gemma Arterton as Princess Tamina, Ben Kingsley as Nizam, and the brilliant Alfred Molina as Sheik Amar. Arterton's performance is much more substancial than her appearance in Clash of the Titans. The film is Directed by Mike Newell who directed Four Weddings and a funeral and Harry Potter and the Goblet of fire. The final half hour of the film is pretty good! The plot: The plot follows Dastan (played by Jake Gyllenhaal), a street urchin in the Persian Empire in the sixth century. After showing courage in the market place, he is adopted by the king as his heir, so the king's two sons will not fight over the throne.[2] Later on, he teams up with Princess Tamina (played by Gemma Arterton) to stop a common enemy - the villainous nobleman Nizam (Ben Kingsley)[3] and to take from him an ancient dagger known as "The Dagger of Time" (a valuable dagger which gives to its owner the ability to go back in time for short periods and change the past) and keep him from generating a sandstorm which could destroy the world.
Rating 8 out of 10!
ROBIN HOOD
Robin Hood is a retelling of the Robin Hood legend, directed by Ridley Scott and starring Russell Crowe. It has a fine cast and is very entertaining and a good re-imagining of the usual story of Robin Hood. Mark Strong is ecellent as the English traitor Sir Godfrey. Cate Blanchett is fine as Lady Marion and Max von Sydow as Sir Walter Loxley is also great. The plot: Following King Richard's death in France archer Robin Longstride,along with Will Scarlett, Alan-a-Dale and Little John,decides to return to England. They encounter the dying Robert of Locksley,whose party was ambushed by treacherous Godfrey,who hopes to facilitate a French invasion of England, and Robin promises the dying knight he will return his sword to his father Walter in Nottingham. Here Walter encourages him to impersonate the dead man to prevent his land being confiscated by the crown,and he finds himself with Marian, a ready-made wife.Hoping to stir baronial opposition to weak King John and allow an easy French take-over, Godfrey worms his way into the king's service as Earl Marshal of England and brutally invades towns under the pretext of collecting Royal taxes. Walter tells Robin he knew his father,a freedom-fighter who hoped to unite the barons for a better society but Walter is killed by Godfrey after a raid on Nottingham. Robin rallies the barons and the king and thwarts the invasion,avenging Walter by slaying Godfrey. Sensing that Robin's popularity makes him a threat,John declares him an outlaw. Thus along with his friends,including his wife and her priest Friar Tuck, Robin joins other orphans and outcasts in the greenwoods where the legend begins
RATING 8.5 out of 10
IRON MAN 2 (X 2)
The first of the major summer blockbusters finally arrived. Iron Man 2 the sequel to the hugely successful original Iron Man film in 2008. Directed by Jon Favreau, the film stars Robert Downey, Jr., reprising his role as Tony Stark, an industrialist and master engineer, also known as the superhero Iron Man. Downey Jnr like in the first film is the star of the show, the role of Tony Stark was mae for him, very charasmatic.
There is much to talk about in this film and after seeing it for a second time I give it the thumbs up!
Mickey Rourke’s über-villain Ivan Vanko — is criminally underused. He’s brilliant and the scenes of him slashes apart the Monaco Grand Prix using his own super-suit, complete with laser whips is just brilliant and something to behold, but Whiplash is underused which is a shame!
One of the criticism Ive read about the film is the tangent plot issues but as Marvel's masterplan is to bring all the superhero characters together this actually makes sense. The huge tasic will be to bring them all together in a film which won't be a shambles of different characters struggling to have their characters developed. Will we see Ed Norton and Downey Jnr together I hope so!
The Marvel masterplan is fully underway and the Thor and Captain America films are due out in the next couple of years and the Avengers film will be following that.
RATING 9.5 out of 10!
DATE NIGHT
Date Night is a 2010 comedy film directed by Shawn Levy and starring Steve Carell and Tina Fey. I went into this thinking it was going to be rubbish but actually ended up enjoying it! Phil and Claire Foster (Steve Carell and Tina Fey) are a married couple from New Jersey with two children whose domestic life has become routine.In an effort to reignite romance, Phil takes Claire to a trendy Manhattan restaurant where they can't get a table. Phil decides to take a reservation from a no-show couple, the Tripplehorns, despite Claire's misgivings. Halfway through their meal, they are approached by two men named Collins (Common) and Armstrong (Jimmi Simpson), who question them about a flash drive they believe Phil and Claire stole from mobster boss Joe Miletto (Ray Liotta). Phil and Claire try to explain that they are not the Tripplehorns, but the two men threaten them at gunpoint. Not seeing any other way out, Phil decides to tell them it's in a boathouse in Central Park. There are some really funny moments and Mark Wahlberg as Holbrooke Grant appearance is really funny!
RATING 8 out of 10!
THE GHOST
Hot on the heals of its release today in the UK I went to see The Ghost, which is a film adaptation of the Robert Harris novel The Ghost. The film is directed by Roman Polanski. It stars Ewan McGregor and Pierce Brosnan who are both really good the the supporting cast are excellent. The plot: When a successful British ghostwriter agrees to complete the memoirs of former British Prime Minister Adam Lang, his agent assures him it's the opportunity of a lifetime. But the project seems doomed from the start—not least because his predecessor on the project, Lang's long-term aide, died in an accident. The twists and turns are excellent and I recommend this highly!
RATING 8.5 out of 10!
KICK ASS!
Kick-Ass is a 2010 British/American superhero film based on the comic book of the same name by Mark Millar and John Romita, Jr. The film is directed by Matthew Vaughn. I went into the film with low expectations and came out having seen one of the funniest laugh out loud films I have seen for a long time! Mark Strong is excellent as the evil drug drug lord Frank D'Amico. Chloë Grace Moretz as Mindy Macready/Hit-Girl is sensational and she steals the movie. I also enjoyed Nicolas Cage as Damon Macready/Big Daddy poking fun at Adam West's style of acting as Batman! Theres been a lot of controversy surrounding the violence especially in relation to Hit-Girl but the violence is done in a fun way and doesn't linger of the pain - one of the best fun films of this year and look foward to a possible sequel. I should mention the soundtrack which is really good!
RATING 9 out of 10!
CLASH OF THE TITANS (in 2D!)
I spent Good Friday going along to see the first BIG BLOCKBUSTER OF 2010 which is Clash of the Titans which is a fantasy film which is a remake of the 1981 film of the same name, itself loosely based on the Greek myth of Perseus Directed by Louis Leterrier and starring Sam Worthington. (Avatar and Terminator Salvation) I thought it was great fun, probably not the greatest film ever made but it was quite entertaining. On the downside there is no chemistry between Sam Worthington (Perseus) and the love interest Andromeda (Alexa Davalos) However Zeus (Liam Neeson) and Zeus (Ralph Fiennes) are quite entertaining. I am glad I didn't go and see this in 3D which would have been a complete watse of time.
RATING 8.5 out of 10!
I Love You Phillip Morris
I Love You Phillip Morris is a comedy-drama film based on the real life events of con artist, impostor, and multiple prison escapee Steven Jay Russell played by Jim Carrey. While incarcerated, Russell falls in love with his cell mate, Phillip Morris (Ewan McGregor). After Morris is released from prison, Russell escapes from prison four times in order to be reunited with Morris. I went into the film thinking it was going to be a stupid Carrey comedy only to discover that it was an enjoyable funny and fascinating film with a fine performance from Jim Carrey and Euan McGregor. I was especially delighted when one of the songs used in the soundtrack was the Gibb penned To Love Somebody performed by Nina Simone! Check out a fine appearance by actor Brennan Brown (The guy off the Orange Cinema adverts!)
RATING 7.5 out of 10!
GREEN ZONE
Green Zone is a 2010 action thriller war film directed by Paul Greengrass. The film is "credited as having been 'inspired' by" the non-fiction 2006 book Imperial Life in the Emerald City by journalist Rajiv Chandrasekaran, which documented life in the Green Zone, Baghdad. The film stars Matt Damon who turna in a fine performance, Amy Ryan, Greg Kinnear, and the brilliant Brendan Gleeson. Jason Isaacs portrays Maj. Briggs, an unscrupulous Delta Force operator and is also really good in this film. The eratic camera work which Greengrass is famous for gives the film added realism! The political points made in the film are a pause for thought!!!
RATING 8 out of 10!
SHUTTER ISLAND
Hot off the heels of seeing CRAZY HEART I took full advantage of my new Cineworld Unlimited pass and went to see the new psychological mystery-thriller film directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo DiCaprio. DiCaprio puts in a fine performance and I enjoyed this film a lot, but not to give too much away about what happens heres a brief idea of the plot: In 1954, U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his partner, Chuck Aule (Mark Ruffalo), go to the Ashecliff Hospital for the criminally insane on Shutter Island. They are investigating the disappearance of Rachel Solando (Emily Mortimer), a patient who vanished from a locked room. Dr. John Cawley (Ben Kingsley), the head psychiatrist, explains that Rachel was institutionalized after drowning her three children. She believes, however, that she is still home and that her children are still alive.
RATING 8 out of 10!
CRAZY HEART
Jeff Bridges Oscar winning performance is fantastic in Crazy Heart which is an American musical-drama film, written and directed by Scott Cooper and based on the 1987 novel of the same name by Thomas Cobb. Jeff Bridges plays Bad Blake, a down-and-out country music singer-songwriter who tries to turn his life around after beginning a relationship with a young journalist named Jean, portrayed by Maggie Gyllenhaal. Colin Farrell turns in a fine performance, while legend Robert Duvall turns up and does his thing! The sountrack is cracking (Which I bought before seeing the film) and the real edge to the film is how good Jeff and Colin sing the country songs, as a friend said Jeff Bridges has the lived in voice to pull the performance off! The best film I have seen this year and is perfection on screen!
Rating 10 out of 10!
A SINGLE MAN
Colin Firth is superb in the leading role in A SINGLE MAN which is the directing debut of designer Tom Ford.
RATING 8 out of 10!
THE LOVELY BONES
The Lovely Bones is a 2009 fantasy drama/suspense film directed by Peter Jackson. It is a film adaptation of the award-winning and best-selling 2002 novel of the same name by Alice Sebold. The film stars Saoirse Ronan in the lead role as protagonist Susie Salmon, along with Mark Wahlberg and Rachel Weisz, as her parents Jack and Abigail Salmon respectively, in supporting roles. The film is much darker than it's 12A rating suggests! Peter Jackson is a masterful film director and I found the Lovely Bones most intense and enjoyable if not something quite distressing! The ending was not quite what I was expecting and in some ways left me !??! I definitely recommend the film despite some poor reviews. If you have read the book you will have a different perspective on the film. The cast are superb and Mark Wahlberg turns in an understated but fine performance! Suzie's (Heaven) visuals are stunning and eye catching - very artistic!
RATING 9 OUT OF 10!
THE EDGE OF DARKNESS
A film remake or the 1980's TV series which I never saw. A half decent thriller starring Mel Gibson which romps along nicely and Mel as usual is pretty good! Edge of Darkness follows a detective (Gibson) investigating the murder of his activist daughter (Bojana Novakovic), while uncovering political conspiracies and cover-ups in the process. Ray Winstone is great as Darius Jedburgh, a CIA officer sent to cover up the murder and does the usual gruff voices to make things seem quite important and serious!
RATING 7.5 out of 10!
THE ROAD
The Road shares the premise of the novel on which it is based: an unnamed father (Mortensen) and his young son (Smit-McPhee) struggle to survive a number of years after an unspecified, devastating cataclysm has destroyed civilization, killed all plant and animal life, and obscured the sun; only remnants of mankind remain alive, reduced to scavenging or cannibalism. Man and boy are travelling toward the south, in the hope that it will be warmer.
Viggo Mortensen's performance is utterly brillaint as is that of the young actor Kodi Smit-McPhee who plays the son. This is a very very bleak film but brilliantly shot and acted, a real treat and I recommend everyone go see it, although there are some distrubing moments through-out the film! Guy Pearce and Robert Duval both turn in fine perofmances.
RATING 9.5 out of 10
SHERLOCK HOLMES
The latest Guy Ritchie film and his first Blockbuster is actaully really good! Mark Strong and Jude Law are excellent but Robert Downey Jnr steals the show, he is BRILLIANT! The sets and visuals effects are brilliant and it's not a bad plot with an open ending which paves nicely for a sequel - which I hope they will make! Hans Zimmer's soundtrack is also well worth a note as it is excellent! In 1891 London, Sherlock Holmes (Robert Downey, Jr.) and Dr. John Watson (Jude Law) race to prevent the ritual murder of a girl by Lord Blackwood (Mark Strong), who has killed five other people similarly. They are able to stop the murder just in time before Inspector Lestrade (Eddie Marsan) and the police arrive to make the arrest. Three months later, Blackwood is sentenced to death and requests to see Holmes, who visits him in prison. He warns Holmes of three more impending deaths that will cause great changes to the world. Blackwood is hanged and pronounced dead by Dr. Watson and later it appears he has been brought back to life. Holmes must investigate the suggestion that Blackwood has risen from the grave!
I went to see Avatar in glorious 2d as 3D is all about the industry defeating piracy1 (film piracy is wrong!!!!!) I went in thinking Avatar was going to be over-hyped poo but came out champening one of the best films of the year! The visuals are stunning! I enjoyed the story and have to admit I loved it! Sam Worthington is excellent
RATING 9.5 out of 10!
A Christmas Carol
Really enjoyed Jim Carry's latest offering the animation looked great and I enjoyed it much more than I was expecting. Check out the superb performance from Gary Oldman!
RATING 8.5 out of 10!
Michael Jackson's THIS IS IT!
This was great but ok technically it's not a film. The footage of the ill-fated star is superb and the music sounded wonderful. I think his 02 shows would have been wonderful!
RATING 9 out of 10!
The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus
I really enjoyed Heath Ledger's final film. A good cast and very strange plot!
RATING 8 out of 10
HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF BLOOD PRINCE ( X 2)
The 6th Harry Potter film is absolutely superb, film of the year so far and also the second best HP Film behind Pisoner of Askaban. All the cast step up tot he mark and David Yates really has got to grips with the source material which bolds well for the final films Deathly Hallows parts 1 and 2. Alan Rickman is superb as Professor Snape and he really gets to stretch his character in this outing. Jim Broadbent as Horace Slughorn is a welcome addition to the series and his performance is pretty amazing. I could go on but I don't want to spoil it for anyone who hasn't seen it yet, enjoy!
RATING 9.5 out of 10!
PUBLIC ENEMIES
I did enjoy this film starring Johnny Depp and Christian Bale, Johnny Depp turns in a fine performance as John Dillinger. Michael Mann's film is set during the Great Depression, it focuses on the true story of FBI agent Melvin Purvis's attempt to stop criminals John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson, and Pretty Boy Floyd. The action scenes are pretty exciting but sometimes the digital format of the pictures doesn't sit properly with the period the film is meant to be set in and there still seems to be a problems of a smudging when digital cameras pan over the scene quickly! Marion Cotillard is brilliant but underused as Dillinger's girlfriend Billie Frechette.
Overall with some of the big blockbuster films out it is good to go see a decent well made film!
Rating 8 out of 10!
TRANSFORMERS 2 - REVENGE OF THE FALLEN
The latest MICHAEL "CRASH BOOM BANG!" BAY Transformers film is a better fist than his original film, he introduces the MATRIX and JETFIRE to the story. Some of the CGI is pretty good and I liked the MEGATRON/STARSCREAM/DECEPTICON PRIME stuff much more of that would have been better than the McVittie family stuff, I thought the dougnut scene from the first movie was bad but jesus! Overall more Transformers and less Human crap would have been great1 Shia LaBeouf is a yawn as Sam Witwicky and Megan Fox ... Mikaela Banes is just looks like a 35 year old lap dancer! Had Tranformers been directed by someone like Chris NNolan OR SOMEONE WHO LOVED THE MYTHOLOGY then m aybe it would have turned out better.
RATING 7.5 out of 10!
TERMINATOR SALVATION
There have been some quite unfair reviews of this film especially from Doc Kermode who focused on the fact MacG (Charlies Angels 1 and 2) isn't a great director. However putting that aside for a moment I thought the film was a lot of fun and the winks and nudges homages to the original 3 Terminator films were quite good! Christian Bale's intense performance as future regel leader John Connor is great but it is Sam Worthington as cyborg Marcus Wright that steals the show, his performance is unexpectedly very good and he is fact the real action hero of this film. The visual effects and top notch and expect to be blown away by the T800 101 Terminator visual effects which are the highlight of the film. The plot of ht efilm goes like this:
In 2018, John Connor (Christian Bale) leads an attack by the Resistance on a Skynet base. John discovers human prisoners and the plans for the development of a new type of Terminator incorporating living tissue, but is the only apparent survivor of the attack after the base is destroyed in a nuclear explosion. However, Marcus emerges from the wreckage of the base and proceeds on foot to Los Angeles.
Danny Elfman's score is good but like T3 he has pretty much ignored what Brad Fiedel did with his iconic score and not using the Terminator theme he created still seams a mis-judgement, other fanchises have kept the original themes to their benefit!
I look forward to Terminator 5 which much more hope and confidence post T4 than I was before. Maybe James Cameron's genius of The Terminator and T2 Judgement Day may never be beaten but Salvation is a good attempt!
RATING 9 out of 10!
NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM 2
I don't often go and see comedies but I quite enjoyed this latest offering from Ben Stiller. The visual effects were quite good and some of the jokes were quite funny. It's no masterpiece buy hey ho sometimes a throw away movie going experience is fine, check out the squirrel - funny!
RATING 6.5 out of 10!
ANGELS AND DEMONS
This is a much better film of the book than the Da Vinci Code was. I enjoyed it a lot and after accepting it wasn't going to be Dan Brown's fantastic novel I settle dback to appreciate it for what it was. Tom Hanks is great and it worth seeing.
RATING 9 our of 10!
STAR TREK
This re-vamp of the original Star Trek franchise with Kirk, Spock etc is truly amazing and one of my favourite films of the year so far. It is a great story and the acting is top notch!
RATING - WARP FACTOR 9.5 out of 10
X MEN ORIGINS - WOLVERINE
Hugh Jackman puts in a good performance as Wolverine in this prequel to the first X Men film. Whether we needed to see the backstory to Wolverine which was explored in the first two X Men films this is still quite a good yarn and there is a treat at the end for X Men film fans.
Rating 8 out of 10!
KNOWING
The latest offering from Nicolas Caige is the freaky Knowing which isn't that bad but did freak me out a few times and the BURING MOUSSE - WTF! Nick Caige kinda sleepwalks through this film pickin up his pay at the end but the ending is pretty mental and compared so some rubbish I have seen like the Happening it's actually not that bad! A few dodgy CGI in places but the plane crash was like pretty awful to watch!
The plot: In 1959, a competition is held among the students of a new school to celebrate its opening. The contest winner was a girl named Lucinda Embry, who suggested burying a time capsule containing the students' drawings of the future to be opened 50 years later. Lucinda's contribution is a series of seemingly random numbers which she continued to write, until her teacher took her paper away. During the ceremony, Lucinda leaves. Police do a search for her at the school overnight, and the teacher finds Lucinda in a closet, scratching her fingers bloody, the remaining numbers on the closet door.
Fifty years later, the time capsule is opened and the pictures are handed to the current students. A boy named Caleb receives Lucinda's envelope. His father Jonathan "John" Koestler, professor of astrophysics, doesn't think much of Caleb's envelope, until he notices a single random number sequence which contains the date of the World Trade Center attacks as well as the death toll of the attack. Further examination made him realizes the numbers are a list containing the dates and death tolls of every major disaster over the past fifty years, with three that have not occurred yet.
Rating 7.5 out of 10!
WATCHMEN
I came to the Watchmen not knowing very much about the hype surrounding the 1980's graphic novel sensation which is highly regarded so amungst the fans there was a lot of expectation about this on screen adaptation directed by the guy who brought us the brilliant 300!
Here is a bit of background....Watchmen is a 2009 superhero film directed by Zack Snyder. Based on the 1986-1987 comic book limited series Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons, the film adaptation stars Malin Akerman, Billy Crudup, Matt Frewer, Matthew Goode, Carla Gugino, Jackie Earle Haley, Stephen McHattie, Laura Mennell, Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Patrick Wilson. Set in an alternate-history 1985, Watchmen follows a group of former vigilantes as tensions heighten between the United States and the Soviet Union while an investigation of an apparent conspiracy against them uncovers something even more grandiose and sinister.
The first thing is to say is at 160 minutes this is a long film and the dvd release is meant to be an extended cut. I enjoyed this film and while there are some slow scenes the pace quickly builts at the end having not read the comic I wasn't expecting "THAT ENDING!" This is an 18 certificate film and the graphic violence and gutts and gore are pretty well done and there is actually a few laughs. This is definitely a film I must watch again to decide whether I love this as much as I think I could. It isn't the Dark Knight ot Batman Begins but it is a very well done comic adaptation! I thought Jackie Earle Haley as Walter Kovacs / Rorschach was very good and his performance is up there with Heath Ledger as the Joker in TDK! The cast were good and the visual effects and fighting sequences look stunning! I recommend is deeply...
RATING 9 out of 10!
THE WRESTLER
Mickey Rourke turns in a superb performance in the Wrestler and this is a very good film and deserves to be seen by more people. I had to go to a small independent cinema in Abedreen to see it because none of the large cinema chains are showing it! Mickey's rise and fall in his personal life makes this role perfect for him. The plot goes Robin Ramzinski, ring name Randy "The Ram" Robinson, (Mickey Rourke) is a professional wrestler who was a major star in the 1980s, but is now years past his prime and wrestling on the weekends for various independent wrestling promotions in the Elizabeth, New Jersey area. After a show, a promoter proposes a 20th anniversary rematch with his most notable opponent, the Ayatollah (Ernest Miller), who now owns a used car dealership in Arizona. Their first match together sold out Madison Square Garden, and Randy agrees, wishfully thinking this high-profile match could help him get back to the top. Unfortunately as his health fails and he befriends a pole dancer played brilliantly by Marisa Tomei as Cassidy / Pam, and tries to repair the damaged relationship with his daughter played by Evan Rachel Wood as Stephanie Ramzinski also turns in a fine performance as the bitter young daughter. I recommend this film and it is a life story and isn't really a film about wrestling!
RATING 9 out of 10!
GRAN TORINO
The lastest Clint Eatswood film which he stars in and directs is a real cracker and the ending is brilliant. The supporting cast are pretty good, some critics have said they are weak! There is talk this will be Clint's last film as an actor - I hope this isn't the case but if it were it would be a fitting ending to an awsome acting career - never mind his success as a Directer!
RATING 9 out of 10!
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BEJAMIN BUTTON
I came to this film being a huge fan of David Dincher's horrow film Seven which also starred Brad Pitt. This is a completely different type of film. The story goes that this is the rale of Benjamin Button who lives his life backwards. Visually it is stunning the effects used to make Pitt looks older/younger are sensational and there are great performances from Pitt and Cate Blanchett. The main drawback is the film doesn't have a message and it is unclear what the moral of the story is however this is a very well directed film and the cinematography and visual effects are impressive.
Rating 8.5 out of 10!
VALKYRIE (times 2!)
The new Tom Cruise film about the German plot Valkyrie to kill Adulf Hilter is brilant. A cracking and fascinating film and brilliant cast. Kenneth Branagh, Bill Nighy, Tom Wilkinson, Carice Van Houten, Thomas Kretschmann, Terence Stamp, Eddie Izzard, Kevin McNally all put in brilliant performances and Terence Stamp is an absolute legend! Bryan Singer (X men and Superman Returns)does and fine job and John Ottman's score is amazing! Film of 2009 so far!
Rating 9.5 out of 10!
FROST/NIXON
This deserves to be nominated for BEST FILM at the Oscars and although I am bitterly disappointed that Changeling and Dark Knight have been overlooked at least Ron Howard's film about David Frost's famous interview with Richard Nixon is both engaging, well acted and the use of the inetrviews with the key people involved is a great way to drive the story. Frank Langella as Richard Nixon is comelling and draws you totally into a broken man who was President of the United States, and a fine performance by Michael Sheen as David Frost!
Rating 9 out of 10!
SEVEN POUNDS
Will Smith's latest offering is probably his darkest film to date and I can't tell you much about it as it would totally spoil it. All I will say is that I didn't know anything about the film until I went to see it and it is pretty dark. The supporting cast are excellent and Will does turn in a fine performance. I would say though that the ending is pretty dark and questions have to be asked whether the film earned the right to be so dark at the end!
Rating 5 out of 10!
DEFIANCE
This was a really good film and based on a true story set during the second World War that I had never heard before. Daniel Craig is excellent and Jamie Bell yet again demonstrates that he is turing into a fine actor!
Rating 8 out of 10!
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
My first film of 2009 is the new offering from Trainsppointing director Danny Boyle. The film, shot and set in India, follows a young man from the slums of Mumbai who appears on the show WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE and exceeds people's expectations, raising the suspicions of the game show host and the police. The films shows in flashbacks of his early life how Jamal Malik how he is able to answer the series of questions on the show. The film has a strong cast and is brilliantly shot and the sountrack of indian music is very good.
Oh well we are in mid December and Four Christmases is probably the last film I will see this year! Overall I went to see 25 different films since January and some of which I saw a couple of times. I saw both the Dark Knight and Iron Man 3 times each alone!
MY TOP 10 FILMS OF 2008
NUMBER 1 - THE DARK KNIGHT
IRON MAN
CHANGLING
THERE WILL BE BLOOD
HELLBOY 2 THE GOLDEN ARMY
WALL-E
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
THE DUCHESS
QUANTUM OF SOLACE
THE INCREDIBLE HULK
Film reviews:
FOUR CHRISTMASES
This was meant to be a festive comedy but I thought it went a bit serious at the end. There were a few funny moments but everyone involved could have done better.
Rating 4.3 out of 10
THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL
Jennifer Connelly is one of my favourite actresses and I quite enjoyed this remake - the original 50's version which I watched on DVD the other day did it set a standard from sci fi as we know it today. The critics have been pretty mean to this film and it's not as bad as they make out.
Rating 8 out of 10!
CHANGELING
Changeling is the lastest film Directed and produced by legend Clint Eastwood and what a cracker this film is. Oscar winner stamped all over it and Angelina Jolie's performace is top notch and with a supporting cast which is just awsome! This is in no doubt one of my favourite films of 2008!
Changeling is a 2008 American period thriller directed by Clint Eastwood and written by J. Michael Straczynski. The film begins in 1928 Los Angeles and tells the true story of a woman who recognizes that the boy returned after her son's disappearance is an impostor. After confronting the city authorities, she is vilified as an unfit mother and branded delusional. The events were related to the Wineville Chicken Coop Murders, a kidnapping and murder case that was uncovered in 1928. Changeling explores themes such as disempowerment of women and corruption in political hierarchies
I give this film a brilliant 10 out of 10!
BODY OF LIES
This is quite a good modern political thriller set in the middle east and it was quite enjoyable and DiCarprio is becoming one of my favourite actors of this era!
Body of Lies is a 2008 American spy film based on the novel of the same name by David Ignatius about a CIA operative who goes to Jordan to track a high-ranking terrorist. The film is directed by Ridley Scott, director of American Gangster and Black Hawk Down, written by William Monahan, and stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Russell Crowe, Iranian actress Golshifteh Farahani and Australian actor Vince Colosimo.
Rating 8 out of 10
GHOST TOWN
I quite enjoyed this comedy with comedian Ricky Gervais which was very GHOST esque but much funner! The film had me in tears in the end as it was quite sad!
Plot: A misanthropic dentist, Bertram Pincus, (Ricky Gervais) gains the ability to communicate with ghosts after a near death experience in which he dies for seven minutes(a little bit less) during a colonoscopy and is then miraculously revived. Ghosts begin to pester him, particularly Frank Herlihy (Greg Kinnear) who wants him to break up the impending marriage of his widow Gwen (Téa Leoni)
I will give this a respectable 7.9 out of 10!
QUANTUM OF SOLACE - BOND 22
Quantum of Solace is a really good film and much better than some of the negative reviews suggested. It certainly isn't Casino Royale which re-invented the franchise and is one of the best Bond's ever made. So this film had a lot to live up to, so does it, well to be honest it's not as great as Casino Royale but I did enjoy it and the franchise seems to be in good hands, roll on Bond 23 with the return of gagets, Q and Miss Moneypenny!
Daniel Craig is an excellent Bond and the stunts, most of which he did are really good. The film is quite short - a mere 1hour 40mins so it is quite pacey and kind of wraps up the two films story but leaves the door open for the Quantum organisation that Bond is chasing to appear again.
I would give QUANTUM OF SOLACE 9 out of 10!
THE DUCHESS
I went to see the new Kiera Knightly film "The Duchess" which turned out to be a tremendous little period film about the true life story of Georgiana. I was in tears at the end. Keira (don't call me ikea!) is superb and her best performance to date, maybe she does have a future! The sets and costumes are amazing especially the stuff set at Althrope and Devonshire house in London!
I give this a credible 8.9 out of 10!
MAMMA MIA
Where do I start with my review of this film. First of all I should add that I like what Abba did and they are one of the best pop groups in the history of music. I heard this film was awful but it's not as bad as that if you take the attitude that it is meant not to be taken too seriously. If the producers had wanted GREAT singers they would have got them, maybe the awfulness of some of the singing is part of the film's charm. Pierce Brosman who I am a big fan of (He is a former James Bond after all) is great in this film and is the star in my view, but his singing is just awful and when he sings SOS it's like the QE2 docking!!!! The songs are great and I there were a few lesser known Abba songs that make an appearance. The interesting thing about the music and that Benny and Bjorn actually got the band who did the music originally back together and they sound amazing, even if the singing is pretty damn awful!
How do I rate this film, well for what it is I'd give it a rating of 7.5 out of 10!
HELLBOY 2 - THE GOLDEN ARMY
See my full review for more details but this was an excellent film!
Rating 9.2 out of 10!
THE DARK KNIGHT
See my review but as I said, 12 out of 10! I've seen it 3 times, same as Iron Man the only two films I have seen that many times this year! Next on my list Hellboy 2 and The Mummy - the Dragon Emporer. Roll on Bond 22 and Harry Potter and the half blood prince!
WALL-E
Wow this is the best PIXAR/any CGI movie I have ever seen. Wall e is so cute and this is utter genius, some of the visuals beyond awsome and I love how they have introduced forground/background camera focussing tricks used in normal live action films into a CGI film - fantastic! What a build up to the Dark Knight great stuff oh and the soundtrack is fantastic love the Peter Gabriel song and the Michael Crawford Hello Dolly stuff! Watch the end credits they are very good!
The Greatest Animated film ever!
9 out of 10 for the film and 10 out of 10 for the Animation!
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HANCOCK
Another good performance from Will Smith. I enjoyed this film, it was an interesting twist on the superhero idea. The first half of the film is the best and after the "twist plot change" it kinda lost the plot with the introduction of...(now that would spoil it!) Basically it went all transformers with things hitting eachother.....
7 out of 10
THE HAPPENING
Wow 3 films in as many days but this was not such a good experience, this is not a great film and I recommend you wait until it comes on TV. The question is : WHO IS MAKING THE BLOODY WIND?!!!!
Basically it is a series events of people killing themselves because of some strange force in the trees and the one where the guy sets off the lawnmoer and lays down infront of it is just very very bad.
Mark Waulberg is a very good actor and is the best thing about this film.
3.5 out of 10
THE INCREDIBLE HULK
Marvel's masterplan moves quickly on from Iron Man to the much anticipated and much under promoted Hulk movie. I have seen this film twice now having seen it on Saturday afternoon and Thursday night preview. I will write a more detailed review soon but I did enjoy the film, maybe it isn't as good as Iron Man but I won't hold that against it. I think the set-up looks half decent and they have left things nicely open for another Hulk or the Avenger film. The CGI has been muchly talked about!
8 out of 10
INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE KRISTAL SKULL
8 out of 10
On my second visit to seeing the much hyped Indy4 film I have to admit I enjoyed it much more, maybe because my expectations had gone and I enjoyed it for what it was, a cracking adventure ride. I think Harrison Ford is great and the man who dominated 1980's blockbusters is truly back in the big time. I rate Spielberg as one of the - if not, greatest directors ever!
IRON MAN
Wow I saw this 3 times at the cinema and can't stop raving - see my proper review for more information.
9.7 out of 10!!
FLASHBACKS OF A FOOL
Enjoyed this film very much and thought Daniel Craig played the lead very well. The film has many moral and life messages and is brilliantly shot. Check out the beach scenes they look awsome.
Rating 8.5 out of 10
VANTAGE POINT
I REALLY enjoyed this film, It feels different somehow, watching the events of the Presidential shooting from different view points and you are left teased waiting to find out the bigger picture as the final revelations are fantatsic. Well acted and a good cast. I look foward to the DVD.
Rating 8 out of 10
RAMBO
Bloody violent film that owes much visually to Saving Private Ryan. Maybe this film is Morally Bankrupt but I did laugh at the scenes where Sly gunned down 200 plus bad guys.
Rating 5 out of 10
JUMPER
I quite enjoyed this film and despite the critics (including the DOC KERMODE) I think this could be a good fanchise, the visuals were amazing.
Rating 6 out of 10
THERE WILL BE BLOOD
Film of 2008 so far, Daniel Day Lewis deserved his Best Actor gong at the Oscars and visually this film is sensational and I must watch it again.
Rating 9.5 out of 10
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
Stunning film and deserved Best Film gong at the Oscars. Probably my second favourite film of the year.
Rating 8.5 out of 10
SWEENY TODD
I enjoyed this film much more than I was expecting to. The music was excellent as well as the cast and Alana Rickman was in great form in this production.
Rating 7.5 out of 10
AVP 2 - REQUIEM
Nowhere near the original 4 Alien films or the first Predator film, but it was a bit of fun. HOWEVER THE ALIEN IN THE MATERNITY HOSPITAL SCENE WAS TAKING IT TOOOOO FAR!
Rating 4.5 out of 10
I AM LEGEND
Not bad but the zombie visuals are a bit weak but the empty new york sequences were impressive. WHAT WAS WITH THE BATMAN VS SUPERMAN poster?????? Will Smith was great and looking foward to the alternative ending dvd when it comes out.
It might be an understatement but I am very excited at the released of this:
ODESSA - 40th anniversary Deluxe Edition
Track Listing
Disc 1: Stereo/Disc 2: Mono
1. Odessa (City On The Black Sea) 2. You’ll Never See My Face Again 3. Black Diamond 4. Marley Purt Drive 5. Edison 6. Melody Fair 7. Suddenly 8. Whisper Whisper 9. Lamplight 10. Sound Of Love 11. Give Your Best 12. Seven Seas Symphony 13. With All Nations (International Anthem) 14. I Laugh In Your Face 15. Never Say Never Again 16. First Of May 17. The British Opera
Disc 3: “Sketches for Odessa” [All Tracks Previously Unissued]
1. Odessa” (Demo) 2. You’ll Never See My Face Again”(Alternate Mix) 3. Black Diamond (Demo) 4. Marley Purt Drive (Alternate Mix) 5. Barbara Came To Stay 6. Edison (Alternate Mix) 7. Melody Fair (Demo) 8. Melody Fair (Alternate Mix) 9. Suddenly (Alternate Mix) 10. Whisper Whisper – Part Two (Alternate Version) 11. Lamplight (Demo) 12. Lamplight (Alternate Version) 13. Sound Of Love (Alternate Mix) 14. Give Your Best (Alternate Mix) 15. Seven Seas Symphony (Demo) 16. With All Nations (International Anthem) (Vocal Version)
This effigy of Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand has been erected in Edenbridge, Kent in the wake of the BBC lewd phone calls row. It seems a shame the bonfire guy will be ignited at the start of the town's annual firework display on Saturday as it's a work of art!
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