I watched The Expendables tonight. As a whole package I don’t think it worked very well. The dialog was poor and they didn’t really do enough to make me give a crap about any of the characters, so it just decended into a bunch of fights and explosions with nothing to really string it all [...]
The Last Airbender is really hard to make a judgement on. At some points the acting is really cringeworthy, followed by scenes with Dev Patel who is really cool. There are sections of dialog that could have been written by a five year old, then visuals that are absolutely fantastic. I’m sure kids will like [...]
Inception… Wow! Do yourself a favor, go see it. Cheers Tim…
I went to the cinema with one of my friends, who is about 29 weeks pregnant. Needless to say it was her decision to watch Eclipse. It is being promoted as the “best so far” and the most “boyfriend friendly so far”, which are both true statements, but don’t let that fool you. It is [...]
Predators is not massively different to the 1987 Arnie film Predator. That’s right, it was over 20 years ago. The reason for the people being in a jungle is different, and the jungle is on another planet, but it is essentially a group of people running round a forest tryng not to get killed by [...]
One of the few advantages of flying long distances is you get to catch up on films you didn’t get round to seeing at the cinema. I caught these two today: The Wolfman – It’s an OK werewolf film. Not great, but not terrible. How to Train Your Dragon – This is a great film. [...]
I’ve just got back from watching Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. It’s a lightweight action adventure, which I found quite entertaining. Jake Gyllenhaal manages to maintain a pretty good English accent throughout the film. Quite why a Prince of Persia needs an English accent is beyond me though. On the way back I [...]
Just got back from watching Clash of the Titans. I found it a little dull really. Obviously all the effects are amazing compared the the 1981 version, but I don’t think it really added anything or took the film anywhere different. Just the same old thing, but revamped to bring it up to date. I [...]
A Prophet is not an easy film to watch. Kid goes to prison and gets involved in organized crime. Sounds kinda simple, but it can be hard work. For a start, the film is in French and subtitled, but the lead character speaks French, Arabic and later some bits of Corsican. Now if you are [...]
I wasn’t really sure I wanted to see The Book of Eli. A post-apocalyptic story with an religious angle didn’t strike me as being my bag, but the Denzel Washington and Gary Oldman factor swung it for me. It’s not as depressing as I thought it would be, and certainly not as preachy as it [...]