Appleseed Ex Machina is better in just about every way than its predecessor Appleseed. The animation is amazing, without trying to look too realistic. The story has much more depth and you come away feeling like you’ve watched a film, rather than a cartoon.
If you are a fan of Japanimation, give it a go.
Cheers
Tim…
Journey to the Center of the Earth is definitely a kids film, but don’t let that put you off because it’s quite enjoyable. I wasn’t that bothered about seeing the film itself. I was more interested to see the 3D stuff in action. Unfortunately when I got to the cinema I found out they were [...]
I had great expectations for The Forbidden Kingdom because it stars Jet Li, Jackie Chan and Collin Chou (Seraph from The Matrix II & III), but I was a little disappointed. I’m not saying it was a bad film. Far from it. I enjoyed it and I would recommend it to any martial arts fan, [...]
Hancock was a bit of a surprise. It’s a story about a superhero who’s down on his luck and is looking for redemption. It was a genuinely funny movie that only descended into cornball cheese a couple of times. I knew nothing about the story before I went to the movie, so there were a [...]
Takes a large dose of John Woo, inject it with steroids and give it a crack habit. What do you get? Wanted.
It’s uber violence that resembles a live action cartoon, kinda like Shoot ‘Em Up! Don’t go looking for story or even sense. Just enjoy the messed up freak show.
It’s wrong on so many levels [...]
Or should I say The (not) Happening!
I’ve liked most M. Night Shyamalan stuff, but I really didn’t get on well with this film. It’s really just a non-event. The story can be summarized in 1 sentance. The acting is pretty lame. It’s not scary, interesting or though provoking. I really don’t know what happened during [...]
Don’t assume The Incredible Hulk is a sequel to Ang Lee’s Hulk from 2003, because it’s not. It completely ignores the story laid down in the previous film. It doesn’t replay the creation of the Hulk. You just get some idea of how it happened during the opening credits. The cast is completely different, and [...]
When I was watching Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull I got the distinct feeling I was watching a ripoff of The Mummy Returns, which is kinda funny since the mummy franchise was a ripoff of the Indiana Jones franchise. The original Indiana Jones films had some pretty extended and outlandish action [...]
Outpost is a reasonable film. Better than I expected, but not totally amazing. The cast is mostly British, with plenty of TV actors, but they do a reasonable job (if you can ignore a couple of dodgy accents). The story is ok, and there are a few genuinely tense moments.
If you are bored and you’ve [...]
As far as the story goes, Doomsday is one of the most derivative films I’ve ever seen. The whole plague thing is very reminiscent of 28 Days Later, with a few scenes robbed from Resident Evil: Apocalypse. Rhona Mitra’s character (Eden Sinclair) was very much like Selene (Kate Beckinsale) in Underworld, with a bit of [...]