Troll Hunter seems to have had mixed reviews ranging from “the best film ever” to “what a load of crap”. I’m somewhere between the two. It’s filmed in a documentary style using a handheld camera. Think The Blair Witch Project and Cloverfield. You see a few different types of trolls, with the effects ranging from [...]
I just watched Apollo 18. It’s like The Blair Witch Project meets Cloverfield on the moon. Throw a conspiracy theory into the mix and you have a pretty cool combination. Claustrophobic and creepy. Cheers Tim…
Being a former Arnie fan, I wasn’t holding out much hope for the remake of Conan the Barbarian. As it turns out I was pleasantly surprised. It wasn’t that bad really. Jason Momoa is a decent Conan. He’s not physically as massive as Arnie was in his day, but he sure looks like it would hurt [...]
I’ve got a late flight home, which always presents a bit of a problem as the hotel checkout means you are hanging around with no base for most of the day. As a result I decided to go to see Cowboys & Aliens. Let me start by saying I got 1.5 hours of sleep last [...]
Rise of the Planet of the Apes is AWESOME! Love it, love it, love it! Don’t go expecting an all out action film, because it isn’t one. The trailers would have you believe it’s a constant stream of apes going … ape. For the most part it’s relatively even paced, but in a good way. [...]
I can see Super 8 getting really mixed reviews because it feels a little like The Goonies meet Cloverfield. Personally, I liked it and could see past the odd cheesy bits, but I can also see why some would think it falls short. There is a very E.T. childlike feel to the film, which is hardly surprising [...]
I went to see Captain America: The First Avenger at the weekend. It’s kinda odd because there are lots of elements that make me think I should like this film, but I found it all a little dull. I actually found myself saying “Meh” as I stood up at the end of the film. That’s [...]
Transformers: Dark of the Moon rocks! The previous two films were good, although the second didn’t even prompt a review from me. The first few minutes did not bode well. I dislike those child-friendly stupid little robots. Think Ewoks and Jar Jar Binks. Maybe that lowered my expectations sufficiently to make me enjoy the rest [...]
I’ve said it before and I’ll no doubt say it again, but the mark of a good superhero film is you should be watching it thinking, “I wish I was <insert superhero name here>!”. As a fat 41 year old man, that is exactly what I was thinking whilst watching Green Lantern. If Iron Man is [...]
I started to write a quick review of the latest X-Men film and I realized I hadn’t written anything about that pirate film, so here goes a double whammy… Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides – This is just more of the same as far as I’m concerned. Some of the cast are back. [...]