Hi and welcome to my new site where I'm gonna give you my
thoughts on certain films around at the moment. Now, I'm not gonna give away plots or major story lines, just gonna let you
know what I think of a film. Why should you care? You shouldn't.
I'm no Jonny Ross, I'm just gonna be honest and cut out all the
crap that other film critics spew out. And hopefully with me
sharing my views, you will share your thoughts and views with us
here too.
In
the future I'll review many films and add features to the
site. As a flavour of what's to come here's some DVD reviews:
KICK
ASS
Not since Deep Throat has
a movie lived up to its title like Kick Ass.
This film has a great story line, cool
characters and over the top violence. Yes it is
comic book style, but the good thing about this
movie is there is no comic book for people
(nerds) to say "well in the comic book he
wouldn't do that" This is the comic book.
The director Matthew Vaughan (Layer Cake and
Stardust - yes I have done a little research,
don't expect it every time) said he used the
same idea as George Lucas. Not an annoying Jar
Jar Binks character to piss you off, but using
an unknown actor for the main role (well he was
when they made this film), and one big name
Nicholas Cage. It works a treat! The pace of the
film runs well, like Ussain Bolt. The soundtrack
is spot on, and the script is sharp. Mc Loving
(super bad) once again puts in a 4- star
performance. I recommend this film to anyone,
unless you don't have a sense of humour. Then
you should go rent Beaches, otherwise go see
Kick Ass.
What do you get when you cross an ex-junkie, a
sex addict, a mad woman, who names her kids
after fruit, and a bloke who was in 'Friends'
for six
episodes? No......? Well the clue is in the
title. This could be one of the best sequels of
all time (not including Airplane 2 - that is the
best). I kid you not. Jon Favreau has hit the
nail on the head, if it's not broken then don’t
fix it. Here we have the template that should be
handed down through the ages, so no more shit
sequels should ever be made again.
This is funnier, sexier, and just so slick you
could use it as hair cream. Who would have
thought that Robert Downey Jr would be the best
super hero actor since Adam West? After all his
troubles, he’s come up smelling of roses, just
like Mickey Rourke (whose come up smelling of
Kim Basinger). This is a superb film, and dare I
say better than the first, which just leaves me
to say: Spiderman, Daredevil,
Fantastic Four, Ghost Rider, Blade, The
Punisher, Incredible Hulk X-men - can you hear
me X-Men? Your boys took one HELL of a BEATING!
As family films go this one is good. Kids of all
ages can enjoy this viking v dragon tale. If on
the other hand you need to train an animal this
film will not help you. All the tricks he uses
don't work on real animals (I have tried and
failed - saying that it WAS a koi carp).
Only trouble with this film is it's the same
story formula as before. Someone who is
different to everyone comes good in the end and
all is well. It's not as clever as Shrek and not
as funny as Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs or
Monsters vs Aliens. After ten minutes you know
what is going to happen. But hey, the kids in
the cinema loved it and so did my two.
As for 3D it makes no difference to the quality
of the film. Lets be honest,
Shrek 4 and Toy Story 3 are both in 3D. So save your
cash for those two. Also, wait till next year to
see Pixar take on Dreamworks in a right royal
rumble style fight. Hands up all those who want
to see that in 3D?
