Some of the best films of the past 12 months have been foreign with subtitles, Armour, Untouchable and Rust and Bone are all superb films, however these films all have something on common, they are French, and with stories based largely around relationships and acting performances that transcend language.
I'm so excited is a Spanish comedy, and not a very good one at that. I'm sure if you are a Spanish speaker it may be funny in places, but in translation and having to read subtitles the jokes lose their timing and humour.
This is a highly sexualised film, with a lot of homosexual inuendo, and plays on gay stereotyping of male cabin crew.
It is clearly a very low budget movie, so much so that they either couldn't afford or couldn't be bothered with the special effects required to bring us a proper crash landing sequence at the end of the movie.
this is very poor, with much of it lost in translation. With big blockbusters like Iron Man and Star Trek out, this is unlikely to make much of an impact at the box office and will quickly disappear 3/10
Tuesday 30 April 2013
Friday 26 April 2013
Iron Man 3
After the 2 previous Iron Man films and the Avengers assemble, this is a very different movie. It is much less about saving the world, and much more personal.
The lead performance from Robert Downey Jr. is great, full of emotion in a way not seen in the first two movies.
There are a few good jokes along the way, particularly the Croydon reference, probably the first time Croydon has been mentioned in a Holywood blockbuster.
If you are going to watch this, it is worth staying until the end of the credits as there is an additional scene on the end which is worth waiting for.
This is probably the best Marvel film to date 8.5/10
The lead performance from Robert Downey Jr. is great, full of emotion in a way not seen in the first two movies.
There are a few good jokes along the way, particularly the Croydon reference, probably the first time Croydon has been mentioned in a Holywood blockbuster.
If you are going to watch this, it is worth staying until the end of the credits as there is an additional scene on the end which is worth waiting for.
This is probably the best Marvel film to date 8.5/10
Wednesday 24 April 2013
Papadopolous and Sons
The box office wasn't exactly busy for Papadopolous and Sons, as I shared the largest screen in my local Cineworld with 4 other people. Which is a shame as this is better than several bigger films of the past month or so.
This is a tale of a successful businessman who loses everything in a banking crash and ends up finding out what is important in life, family, fun and being a nice person.
It has its faults, some of the dialogue is a bit clunky, and its a little cliché and much of it is very predictable, but on the whole this deserves a much bigger audience than, for example, G.I. Joe Retaliation. 7.5/10
This is a tale of a successful businessman who loses everything in a banking crash and ends up finding out what is important in life, family, fun and being a nice person.
It has its faults, some of the dialogue is a bit clunky, and its a little cliché and much of it is very predictable, but on the whole this deserves a much bigger audience than, for example, G.I. Joe Retaliation. 7.5/10
Wednesday 17 April 2013
Olympus Has Fallen
The critics are undecided on Olympus Has Fallen, I have read reviews from people who liked it, and several that didn't. I find myself in the former.
This is a fast paced action thriller, with plenty of killing, The opening crash scene sets up the characters nicely and the taking of the white house scene is pretty immense.
I do however have on major issue with the plot of this film, however as it is a fairly integral part of the last part of the film I don't want to ruin it for you. So if you have not seen the film and don't want to know how it ends consider this an official plot spoiler warning...
...Still reading? Towards the end of the film with have the clichéd countdown to armageddon scene, it is based around the ability to self distruct nuclear weapons. However if you built a failsafe system that allows you to destroy a nuclear missile when it is in flight, why would it have a 5 minute countdown? Surely it would be an instant press of a button system as 5 minutes might be too late.
Apart from that major plot fail, this is a very good movie, with a decent performance from Gerrard Butler, which after playing for keeps he really needed. 8/10
This is a fast paced action thriller, with plenty of killing, The opening crash scene sets up the characters nicely and the taking of the white house scene is pretty immense.
I do however have on major issue with the plot of this film, however as it is a fairly integral part of the last part of the film I don't want to ruin it for you. So if you have not seen the film and don't want to know how it ends consider this an official plot spoiler warning...
...Still reading? Towards the end of the film with have the clichéd countdown to armageddon scene, it is based around the ability to self distruct nuclear weapons. However if you built a failsafe system that allows you to destroy a nuclear missile when it is in flight, why would it have a 5 minute countdown? Surely it would be an instant press of a button system as 5 minutes might be too late.
Apart from that major plot fail, this is a very good movie, with a decent performance from Gerrard Butler, which after playing for keeps he really needed. 8/10
Friday 12 April 2013
Scary Movie 5
This is largely what I have come to expect from this franchise, a mickey take of some of the highest films in the last few years since the last movie. Mainly Mama, Rise of the planet of the apes, Inception and Black Swan with several others along the way.
There are however several issues with this film, firstly because this is the fifth film it is starting to feel like they know what works and are just repeating what has been done before. It needs a bit of a refresh and some new ideas. Also the opening sequence before the titles is so hilariously funny that it sets up expectations that the rest of the film fails to deliver.
If you are a fan of the scary movie franchise then I'm sure you will enjoy this, just don't expect a plot that makes sense 6/10
There are however several issues with this film, firstly because this is the fifth film it is starting to feel like they know what works and are just repeating what has been done before. It needs a bit of a refresh and some new ideas. Also the opening sequence before the titles is so hilariously funny that it sets up expectations that the rest of the film fails to deliver.
If you are a fan of the scary movie franchise then I'm sure you will enjoy this, just don't expect a plot that makes sense 6/10
Wednesday 10 April 2013
Oblivion
If you have seen the trailer for oblivion you may think you know roughly what its about. You know nothing! This is a film that keeps you guessing throughout and has more twists than your average rollercoaster. Just when you think you know what's going on something else surprises you.
Tom Cruise is great Mission Impossible sort of way, but also manages the more tender moments of the film with ease.
Perhaps my only gripe is the lack of Morgan Freeman, who despite being an integral part of the film is actually only in it for two short sequences. That said it is nice to see him break from his normal statesman type performance and play someone other than a president.
This is a must see film for all the right reasons 9/10
Tom Cruise is great Mission Impossible sort of way, but also manages the more tender moments of the film with ease.
Perhaps my only gripe is the lack of Morgan Freeman, who despite being an integral part of the film is actually only in it for two short sequences. That said it is nice to see him break from his normal statesman type performance and play someone other than a president.
This is a must see film for all the right reasons 9/10
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