Movie Watch

Sorry about the extra long post but i needed to get them moved over, lets hope it looks better in the end.

V for Vendetta

I quite enjoyed this film, I thought the plot was I bit all over the place at time but I thought the character of V was a good one and I did like it when it got darker. It was average with nothing that made me sit up and watch but in the same breth nothing that made me want to turn it off.

3Monkey

Tenacious D The movie

When the trailer came out for this I so wanted to watch it and even when it came out at the cinema it was something I wanted to see but alas never got the time to do so until now and I have to say it was a little bit of a let down, there was nothing I didn’t expect and even though I didn’t sit there looking at my watch I again didn’t sit there griped to my seat, bit of a shame but good music and some good bits seam to pick it up a little.

3Monkey

Talladega Nights

What a funny film, as I thought it would be and it lived up to my expectations. How does he get undressed so quick? And as for the knife in the leg I could not stop laughing. Thank you Will Ferrell.

4Monkey

Little Miss Sunshine

I heard some good things about this film and eventually got round to watching it, one thing that really stood out for me was how character driven this film is and they have done it will, somehow you get involved with everyone in it. Its good how they make you dislike and then like the same character in the space of 5 mins and how you start to understand each of their problems and come to sympathize with them. It also brings a wonderful séance of friends and family and no matter how you differ from the stereotypes of the world you will always be accepted by the people who call you family or friend. Nice change from the blockbuster run of films

5Monkey

Crank

Ok I do like and think there is a place for these action packed movies, there is not much to concentrate on and that’s the idea, just look at the pretty lights and people getting killed and fast car and so on, again I hear that crank is a good film and well worth a watch and I wont be mean but it was ok, nothing new, didn’t feel like a lost anything but didn’t feel like I got anything back. Shame.

3Monkey

300

Now showing in manchster very own imax and I think you should go watch it, this is a good film and its make even better with the massive screen size and the awesome sound system, the film is good and looks wonderful thanks to blue screen and this makes it, loads of blokes with 6packs and some sexy girls with a whole lot of blood, splatter here splatter there!

4Monkey

Pirates of the Caribbean 2

I think Captain Jack Sparrow is a brilliant character and away brings out smiles but with Pirates of the Caribbean 2 it felt like they had spent loads of money on special affects and costumes and getting the stars back but very little on plot or script and it could have easily been 30/40 mins shorter. The more I think about it the less it seems that bad but I do remember thinking someone had stolen 2 ½ hours of my life which I would not get back after it had finished, lets hope the 3rd one has more substance

2Monkey

El Aura (Auora)

Had a potter down to the corner house over the Spanish film festival, after my first choose was full I settle for this one and it was good, well odd but good. There would be big sections of the film with out any dialog, this for me was not the best but it had some wonderful shots and it was an enjoyable film and I would recommend it,

4Monkey

Black Book

Didn’t know anything about this film upto 2 hours before watching it, knew it had subtitles which tends to put me off films but what a film, set at the end of world war 2 it follows the life of one woman and how she had to cope with the life of war, I thought it was great and added a different aspet to world war 2 and there is some nakedness in it which makes the film really really good, its well worth a watch so go now!

6 Monkey

Hot Fuzz

I have been wating for hot fuzz to come out for weeks and weeks and to be give the opertunity towatch this film very early at work I jumped at the chance and im glad to say I wasn’t disappointed at all, it was very very funny and would quite happly watch it again and again. If you’re a fan of Spaced and Sean of the dead I think you will love this film,

6 Monkey

The Last King of Scotland

In thing Fostest Witcker is a very good actor and I have loved everything he has been in and to see him playing such a strong role was a joy even with the poor racking, soft focus and the people talking on the back row (who I warned) I still enjoyed the film with events which would normally spoil a movie for me, one of the impacting point of the movie for me was the very end where you get to see footage of the man this film was based on which brings the film to a very realistic level, shame the works were cut off the bottom of the screen so im not sure what it said!
Only getting 3 monkeys as the film was good but didn’t think is was as hard hitting as I expected.

3 Monkey

El Lobo

Got this film off a friend and its about ETA in Spain and how the secret service try to get someone undercover to bring this terrorist organization to an end, its based on real events and the man (wolf) is still in hiding now due to the impact it had on ETA, now I did enjoy this film even with the sound on my laptop getting quieter and quieter as the film ran, good job its subtitled. I thought it had a strong story and being based on real events it made me think about the conflict in the area and what these people were and are fighting for, another well worth a watch

4 Monkey

The Last Kiss

Watched this film after a really really long day, to start it was a good film, some funny bits with a good story. about 2/3 the way through i stared to get board with the story and i thought this could have been a good film but from out of no ware it was back on track. looking at the whole film now i thought it was peaty good, a good honest film about all the things we have to go through in life when it comes to love, life and relationships.

3 Monkey

Wizard of Oz

Watched this film at the corner house a few weeks ago, it’s the new re mastered version and to begin with you cant tell much difference until she walks through the door and it goes in to colour, it look really well and I sat there bobbing up and down to each and every song, it was funny when the kid in the back started to cry when she had to go home and say good bye to all her Oz friends. Awww

4 Monkey

Renaissance

1st heard of this film and to be honest didn’t think I would like the France subtitled film but how wrong could I be, it’s a stunning film which looks fantastic all the way through with a really good story, not the easiest film to keep up with but nothing a second watch wouldn’t cure

4 Monkey

Perfume

This is a good odd film, the main character I thought was good if not bizarre. It has some amazing shots in with a good but not to believable story, didn’t think it would have been as good as it turned out to be.

3 Monkey

Happy Feet

Ok I know this is a kids film but I thought it was good, the story wasn’t plot ridden but who want that with a kids film? The song were good and they didn’t settle for some modern boy band but some old classic motown which made the film better, there was even a few time there I jumped all down to the big, angry looking seal and killer whale.

4 Monkey

Bond

Bond is back and is he! What a film, thought it was a welcome change from the way bonds have been going over the last few, you almost see bond as a human making a few mistakes on the way not to mention the more believable touchier seines instead of some laser. Thought the new bond bloke did a very good job and I hope to see him in more of them if this one is anything to go off

5 Monkey

Pan's labyrinth

What a film, do you like subtitled film, own a beret? Then this film is for you, good story, looks amazing and has a welcome streak of violence which was unexpected, very very good

7 Monkey

Babel

My advice, watch the first half then go, when you sit there thinking any minute now it will get better that’s the time you should go, trust me, nothing happens after that

1 Monkey

Children of Men

When to watch Children of men at the lovely Printworks in Manchester sat night, I had heard good with some mixed bad reviews about this film but the trailer looked good so thought I would give it a go and I'm glad I did, its a good film and comes across a very realistic and gritty. I think because it had a lot of real world elements which we can all be familiar with it was more easy to get in to the story but being set in the not to distant future you could believe the story. It doesn’t shy away from the violent aspect of the story and even has a war element to it which I liked. I found it to be a moving story and even kept me on my toes with the twist and turns. It was good to see no matter how big the actor they were willing to kill anyone off at any time. Clive Owen who I don’t like redeemed him self in my eyes.
Well worth a watch!

4 Monkey

Stephen Kings IT

I remember watching this film as a kid and i also remember it scared the S**t out of me so i was a little apprehensive to watch it again, i did enjoy the movie even though the DVD is a flipper but it wasn’t as scary as i remember, probably a good thing.

2 Monkey

UltraViolet

What can i say, Ding Dong! now it was just to go off the film based on script, action, flow, characters, direction i would give it 4 monkeys, if i just go off Milla Jovovich at would get a 28 monkeys, !!!!!DING DONG!!!!!!

4 Monkey

Aeon Flux

O well, it looked good on the packing but i was very let down and it never even excited me at all, could have been something worth watching but not this time! Poo

1/2 Monkey

Old Boy

I didn’t get round to see Old Boy at the cinema but from what I had heard it was worth a watch. There are not many films which make me turn away but this one did! Twice! Thought it was fantastic even with subtitles. Some good twists.

4 Monkeys

The Wicker Man

I have not see the original Wicker Man and I get different reviews of the old film but I have to say I liked this one, maybe Nicolas Cage! Just don’t know. A little long and with an American stamp but still good.

3 Monkeys

Snakes on a Plane

Now i wasnt expecting some thing close to the real world and i got what i wanted, what a good film, got to stop jumping so much on the scarry bits

3 Monkeys

Mission Impossible 3

I finally got round to watch the 3rd instalment from Eathen Hunt and as I did enjoy the first 2 i was looking forward to this one, from the trailer i had seen it looked like it could have been something good. Now it is very much like the 2nd rather than the 1st with a more shiny look and massive explosions and amazing stunts but for me it wasn’t anything special and didn’t look as good as the second, I didn’t sit there waiting for it to end but neither did i want it to keep going!

2 1/2 Monkeys