Bond's loyalty to M is tested as her past comes back to haunt her. As
MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no
matter how personal the cost.
Billed as the best ever Bond film, i'm not so sure to be honest! Live and Let Die still has it for me.
It has less gadgets and more action but its still a traditional Bond film, the plot is slightly far fetched but they generally are. Though i think they missed a trick not having Sean Connery doing a cameo in the film, when you'll see it you'll know where!
Javier Bardem plays the Bond villain very well, a slightly creepy, sinister deranged character. The scene with Bond its really quite funny, and i think they played well of each other!
The film is good and well worth a watch, i'll let you judge if its the best or not! 4/5
Thursday, 1 November 2012
Monday, 22 October 2012
Frankenweenie
Young Victor conducts a science experiment to bring his beloved dog
Sparky back to life, only to face unintended, sometimes monstrous,
consequences.
Frankenstein for kids is the best way to describe this film with the Tim Burton twist. Frankenweenie is in black and white, which i wasnt aware off before i watched the film. This isnt a bad thing, it adds to the eeriness of the film.
Its a nice film apart from being a bit sad about Sparky the dog, the storyline is not too heavy, nor did i feel like it dragged and went on too long. Victor is a likeable character and you can engage with him, unlike a couple of films ive seen this year, when i didnt care what happened to the main character.
I dont really have anything bad to say about this film, its hard not to like it, you wont be disappointed! 4/5
Frankenstein for kids is the best way to describe this film with the Tim Burton twist. Frankenweenie is in black and white, which i wasnt aware off before i watched the film. This isnt a bad thing, it adds to the eeriness of the film.
Its a nice film apart from being a bit sad about Sparky the dog, the storyline is not too heavy, nor did i feel like it dragged and went on too long. Victor is a likeable character and you can engage with him, unlike a couple of films ive seen this year, when i didnt care what happened to the main character.
I dont really have anything bad to say about this film, its hard not to like it, you wont be disappointed! 4/5
Friday, 12 October 2012
Hotel Transylvania
Dracula, who operates a high-end resort away from the human world, goes
into overprotective mode when a boy discovers the resort and falls for
the count's teen-aged daughter.
I liked this film, but it wasnt as funny as i thought it would be nor did the plot enthrall you. You know what was going to happen, boy meets girl, dad hates boy...
Thou i liked the message the film had for children, Who is the real monster.. but i think that's as deep as the film goes. None of the voices really stood out, apart from Adam Sandler and Steve Busemi I couldnt really tell you who else voiced this film.
Id say this film was better than Madagascar but still fell slightly short of what it could have been. 3/5
I liked this film, but it wasnt as funny as i thought it would be nor did the plot enthrall you. You know what was going to happen, boy meets girl, dad hates boy...
Thou i liked the message the film had for children, Who is the real monster.. but i think that's as deep as the film goes. None of the voices really stood out, apart from Adam Sandler and Steve Busemi I couldnt really tell you who else voiced this film.
Id say this film was better than Madagascar but still fell slightly short of what it could have been. 3/5
Tuesday, 9 October 2012
Madagascar 3
Alex, Marty, Gloria and Melman are still fighting to get home to their
beloved Big Apple. Their journey takes them through Europe where they
find the perfect cover: a traveling circus, which they reinvent -
Madagascar style.
I never really took to the first couple of films, i couldnt seem to connect it. Maybe i just couldn't get over the fact that a Lion, Zebra, Hippo and Giraffe were friends (yes i'm aware its a cartoon)and dont me started on the relationship between Gloria and Melman... Thou i do love Mort (the little guy who idolizes King Julian).
I did like the film, until the end were i thought it had come too far fetched, and i thought this is just getting silly. But then again it is a kiddies film and I'm guessing they like that kinda thing. Don't get me wrong, i do love my animation films, I'm normally the first in line. But if they did a 4th i dont think i would bother seeing it. 2.5/5
I never really took to the first couple of films, i couldnt seem to connect it. Maybe i just couldn't get over the fact that a Lion, Zebra, Hippo and Giraffe were friends (yes i'm aware its a cartoon)and dont me started on the relationship between Gloria and Melman... Thou i do love Mort (the little guy who idolizes King Julian).
I did like the film, until the end were i thought it had come too far fetched, and i thought this is just getting silly. But then again it is a kiddies film and I'm guessing they like that kinda thing. Don't get me wrong, i do love my animation films, I'm normally the first in line. But if they did a 4th i dont think i would bother seeing it. 2.5/5
Taken 2
In Istanbul, retired CIA operative Bryan Mills and his ex-wife are taken
hostage by the father of a kidnapper Mills killed while rescuing his
daughter.
If you've seen the first film, you know what this is going to be about, but if you haven't, it doesn't really matter you'll pick up the storyline its not that complicated!
When i was buying the ticket i noticed it was a 12a, which did make me sigh slightly but i suppose they did that to appeal to the masses. Basically there is still loads of killing just without the blood.
Guns and explosions are through out the film, thou no one in authority seems to question why there are a load grenades going off around Istanbul. The only thing that really annoyed me about this film was that the gun Neeson is using never seems to run out of bullets, even though he used all the way though the film!
If you liked the first one, then you will like this one a solid 3/5.
If you've seen the first film, you know what this is going to be about, but if you haven't, it doesn't really matter you'll pick up the storyline its not that complicated!
When i was buying the ticket i noticed it was a 12a, which did make me sigh slightly but i suppose they did that to appeal to the masses. Basically there is still loads of killing just without the blood.
Guns and explosions are through out the film, thou no one in authority seems to question why there are a load grenades going off around Istanbul. The only thing that really annoyed me about this film was that the gun Neeson is using never seems to run out of bullets, even though he used all the way though the film!
If you liked the first one, then you will like this one a solid 3/5.
Sunday, 7 October 2012
Resident Evil: Retribution
Alice fights alongside a resistance movement in the continuing battle against the Umbrella Corporation and the undead.
They way i described this film to my friend was ' I just wasted 85 minutes of my life, with emphasis on wasted' If you've seen the other films then, there's no point seeing this one. Its almost as if they went, shall we just condense the other films into one? I think its fair to say this falls into the category of pointless squeals.
If you've seen a Norwegian film called 'Dead Snow' which features zombie Nazi's on a killing rampage, they seem to make an appearance in this film, though i think they were meant to be Russian Zombies with guns which can drive....
All and all i thought this was a pointless film but i dont think it will be the last in the franchise (sadly) 1/5
They way i described this film to my friend was ' I just wasted 85 minutes of my life, with emphasis on wasted' If you've seen the other films then, there's no point seeing this one. Its almost as if they went, shall we just condense the other films into one? I think its fair to say this falls into the category of pointless squeals.
If you've seen a Norwegian film called 'Dead Snow' which features zombie Nazi's on a killing rampage, they seem to make an appearance in this film, though i think they were meant to be Russian Zombies with guns which can drive....
All and all i thought this was a pointless film but i dont think it will be the last in the franchise (sadly) 1/5
ParaNorman
A boy who is misunderstood by everyone must takes on ghosts, zombies and grown-ups to save his town from a centuries-old curse.
It is quite a dark film for a kiddies film, the only other horror children's film i have seen that was quite as eerie was Monster House. But all i can say is if you are taking kids stick around till the end as i doubt they will be scared by the end.
It is made with stop-motion animation (like Wallace and Gromit.) which i can only imagine takes a lot of dedication to move figures millimeters at a time to make a 90 minutes film. Visually it was great and you couldn't tell that it wasn't animation.
Like most animations there are jokes for kids and for adults, i really enjoyed this film, i was going to pass on it, but i saw clips and an interview with the creators on BBC Breakfast and thought i might as well go see it, and i'm glad i did! A strong 4/5.
It is quite a dark film for a kiddies film, the only other horror children's film i have seen that was quite as eerie was Monster House. But all i can say is if you are taking kids stick around till the end as i doubt they will be scared by the end.
It is made with stop-motion animation (like Wallace and Gromit.) which i can only imagine takes a lot of dedication to move figures millimeters at a time to make a 90 minutes film. Visually it was great and you couldn't tell that it wasn't animation.
Like most animations there are jokes for kids and for adults, i really enjoyed this film, i was going to pass on it, but i saw clips and an interview with the creators on BBC Breakfast and thought i might as well go see it, and i'm glad i did! A strong 4/5.
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