New films for 08

Once a year we hold a big conference for the company and during this time we get to see some very new film clips and very new trailers, I say we but my self and the other super tech's run the event from the back so have to see the clips.

This year was a good one, well the good outweighed the bad.

First of the bat was a 5 min clip of Wanted, this is from the director or Night Watch and Day Watch and the upcoming Dusk watch. It has James McAvoy, Morgan Freeman and Angelina Jolie and in a nut shell its about a group of assassins.

Imdb say's :

A young man finds out his long lost father is an assassin. And when his father is murdered, the son is recruited into his father's old organization and trained by a man named Sloan to follow in his dad's footsteps.

You can see the trailer online now and bit of the trailer were in the clip, the clip we watched was not finished and needed some CGI but god it looks good. If you have seen and of the Day/Night watch's (is that a word?) you should expect more of the same, its just action with a side of action and action for dessert.

Next Hell Boy 2,

We got to see a slightly longer trailer but not much different from what is online now, This film is going to ROCK as did the first one. I'm a big fan of this movie and it would appear that Guillermo del Toro has gone to a new level and still riding the success of Pan's Labyrinth he is doing well, if you see the trailer I feel like he has taken something from Pan's Lab when you see the monsters.

Wall-e

There are a few trailer for this film now out and the new Super Bowl add is wonderful with Woody and Buzz (from toy story). When the trailer first came out it look 'ok' and just 'ok', as the new trailer have some out I have started to warm to it and seeing the new trailer (which is not out yet as I spent an hour looking to show my girl friend) it looks fantastic and I bit of a change from Pixar. From what I hear there is no speech (well there may be R2D2 beeps ect) for the first 40 mins. Keep your eye out from the new trailer as it is well worth a watch.

Sex in the City

After all the bitching about who is going to get the most money between the cast HBO have finally got this film in the mix, got to see the trailer and my flat mate's girl friend wanted to know if it was any good, its just like an advert for Sex in the City, nothing more.

10,000 BC

Looks to be the new big epic film, with some amazing shots. Think of a world (about 10,000 BC) where there are sabre Tooth tigers and Mammoths run around like there are cars on the road! We got to see 2 x 5 min clips and it does look good, it just looks soo smooth and its nice to see what computers can do, looking at the clips you would think there is a company out there who rent out animal like this out there.

Kung Fu Panda

Ok to be honest I had been at work for some time and this was going to be the only time I got a small break as we had 45mins of footage to see so I did only get the last half of the clip, this clip was unfinished and only about 30% was good enough for the cinema, the rest was poor CG and even some was just still animation but I have to say the parts that I did see were very funny and full of action, ass kicking action. It did look like a Kung Foo film just animated. I think it will be a good film and they are thinking it will be a very big hit this year.

Mama Mia

A full 4 min clip, I think most people will know of the success of the theatre production so it was only time before this was made for the big screen, with Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan and Colin Firth it is well on its way to the big screen. We got 4 mins and I will be honest its not the type of film that would really interest me but the clip was good and looks like it could turn in to a big film for 08.

As for the other films that will be popping up in 2008 in a big way, here is a list of films that you will be seeing a lot of.

Quantum of Solace

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

Indiana Jones & The Crystal Skull

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

Escape from Madagascar

The Dark Knight

short film

Found this online the other day, Prey Alone. well worth a watch

Prey Alone

Superbad Premiere

We had the premiere of the new film from Seth Rogen called Superbad, I got chance to watch it last week and I have to say I did enjoy it. We last saw him in Knocked up which was a good film but I think Superbad was better. Anyway we got to do the premier with a Q&A after the film with the 3 main actors from the film (Jonah Hill, Michael Cera and Christopher Mintz-Plasse) and the night went well apart from some stupid question and a bit of a broken Mic.

Well after we did a good job we got some tickets for the after show party and after a long day it was a welcome idea to go get a drink so off we went. Once there we got 3 free drinks which was nice and what was even nicer was another 3 free drinks half way through the night, after 2 hours and 6 pints I was done especially as I had to be back to work in 8 hours and god did I feel rough the following day, rough but well worth it.

I think Cinemec had a good night with the Zoo Girls!

The many faces of Darth Vader

Mondy Tuesday happy days, Wednesday Thursday Camping days.

So after working hard in my new position at work its review time Tuesday, and it should be an interesting day. After the big take over what feels like 10 years ago we are finally getting to a point where things are starting to get sorted out for the department I work in much to everyone’s joy, now things are going well for them I think it is time I made a move on my job and what I can get out of it. I don’t mean to come across as selfish with all this talk of ‘what can I get’ but sometimes you need to spend some time looking at what’s on offer and just pushing and pushing, remember you can just ask, they cal always say no but you will never get if you don’t ask. I did think about the slogan ‘what do I want’ ‘money!’ ‘when do I want it?’ ‘Now!’ but with only myself singing I don’t think it would have the impact I'm looking for so I'm down to just plain old bartering. I think have done the work needed for me to walk in well informed and with all the points I think work in my favor so now it’s just waiting for the day.

As for this week I managed to get 2 days of which are Wednesday and Thursday so as a pre festive test I'm, with my lovely girl friend going camping! Thinking of Windermere lake but I would like to enjoy the sun at some point so it may be more of a weather based in to where we go. Thought it would be nice to get out of the big city for a few days and its perfect time to get that tent up other than my living room all ready for Lowlands! I can’t quite describe how much im looking forward to going in August and as a cherry on top they are showing Death Proof which was part of the Grindhouse movies, this is a Quentin Tarantino film and it was due to come to the Uk as a double bill with Planet terror (Robert Rodriguez) but the stupid Americans (no offence to you smart one’s) didn’t like it so now they will be coming out a separate releases in the UK but I get chance to see one of what I think will be two very good films.

Movie Watch

So I have some movie reviews to catch up with as for the last few weeks I have seen some amazing films so let me share thease with you.

Harry Potter 3D

Manchester Imax is showing the latest installment of Harry potter on a screen 85 feet wide with 14,ooo wats of sound and I can say it is like no other screen you will see. Now I'm not the biggest harry potter fan and I would say the other 4 film have got better as time goes on, I don’t read the book and I'm not excited about what happening but I will watch the films. So now on to this film and what a film, the visual effects are fantastic and have come on a long way from what we saw in the first harry potter. The acting is well…still somewhat wooden from the younger members of the cast but again it’s a nice change from what I thought were card board cut outs in the first movie but now you start to see some life and emotion. For me this is the turning point in the film and they have now become something epic, a step up in the film world. The story is something which sucks you in and keeps you moving alog at some speed and just when you think you have an idea off it goes again. I think you get something different if you had read the book, I'm not sure of that will be a good different or bad different though. The 3D was good and better that i have seen in full leangh films but only the last 20mins, its still worth seeing it.

I'm 27 and have seen a lot of film and this was the first time I ever wanted to be a wizard.

Ok Next film

The Simpson

Well all know and love the Simpson, if you don’t there is something wrong with you as it been with us for what feels like birth and now it has made the big jump from small screen to the BIG screen and you know what, even though it’s the same length of 3 back to back episodes it’s a dam good film. I had reservations as for me it had to be something good and not what I watched on tv the night before, it looks different as its not in CGI but still holds 90% of what you would expect Simpsons to look like but it now has more of a shine to it, the story is good but not excitingly new, and its funny, even very funny but this is what I expected it to be. I cant see this film wining any awards and after a few weeks its will just disappear until you see it at Asda for £9.99 but I dare you not to enjoy it, just try not to.

Die hard 4.0

So he is back, vest and all. Its good, it is. I sat there and enjoyed all of it, its fast, explosive, funny and nothing new. I cant explain it but there was nothing there to get you really excited. Maybe that’s what they wanted. I could not sit here and pick any holes in the movie, good cast, strong acting, a true die hard story, enough explosions and gun fights to keep the most hard core fan happy, the sexy bad girl, the slightly unbelievable action scenes, car chases, John beaten to a pulp but still fighting. You see its all there and its all pretty predictable but good. I would not say this is a bad movie and if that’s what you fancy on that night go and see it and I bet you enjoy it just not as much as you would have hoped.

Transformers.

Well its been a Long time coming and this would be another of the films I have been looking forward to and after a shaky start to the summer movies no thanks to the fantastic 4 upsetting effort we see Transformers hits the Big and Digital screens.

If like me you remember watching the cartoons many many years ago you may have had your own Idea of what it would all look like as a live action film and from the first teaser trailers from about a year ago to the main big trailers I have been very excited to see this film and I did, not just any old 35mm copy but I got to check it on the digital projector which Odeon have in the Printworks, now there are films out there which look good on the DLP but some that look just like the 35mm counterpart but Transformers looks hart stopping, the so bright and color full even to the extent off when I was checking it in last night to a full screen when the digital kicked it there was a gasp from about 150 people, its that good!

Now on to the film, well I don’t think I have the words, for me it was a blockbuster, not a big summer movie a blockbuster like we used to get. Its been a very long time since I sat in a screen for 2 ½ hours and had so much fun and excitement. The graphics of the film are just awesome and at no point did I sit there and not feel any of it, the acting is surprisingly good seeing as they used some small actors from some major roles. Its wonderful getting you on the edge of your seat with anticipation and then pushing you back with explosive action scenes as you hold out hope that good can overcome evil. this was the most enjoyable film I have see this year and I would recommend this to anyone. Now I want to be a Transformer!

Lowlands 16-20 August

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303 Allstars
Admiral Freebee
Abe Duque
After Forever
Air Traffic
Alamo Race Track
The Answer
Arcade Fire
Audion/Matthew Dear
Aux Raus
Basement Jaxx
Battles
Joost van Bellen
The Black Seeds
Blaxtar
Boemklatsch
Bonde Do Role
Brand New
Chatham County Line
Dave Clarke
C-Mon & Kypski
CocoRosie
Chris Cornell
CSS
Dan le Sac vs Scroobius Pip
Darko Esser
David Gilmour Girls
Devendra Banhart
Dinosaur Jr.
Dizzee Rascal
Eagles of Death Metal
Editors
Enter Shikari
Funeral for a Friend
Games in Concert
The Good, The Bad & The Queen
Goose
Groove Armada
Richie Hawtin
Hayseed Dixie
Heartthrob
Heideroosjes
James Holden
Interpol
Jack Peñate
Marike Jager
Jake The Rapper
Jamie T
Jimmy Eat World
Justice (live)
Just Jack
Kaiser Chiefs
DJ Karotte
Kasabian
The Killers
Kings of Leon
Klaxons
Lacuna Coil
La Kinky Beat
Laurent Garnier (Live)
LCD Soundsystem
Lily Allen
Little Cow
Loney, dear
Mad Caddies
Magda
Malkovich
MeloManics
M.I.A.
Mika
Moke
Motörhead
My Brightest Diamond
New Young Pony Club
Kate Nash
Nine Inch Nails
Noisia
Nosfell
Nour
Nymfo (live)
Oi Va Voi
Ojos de Brujo
Orishas
Pendulum (DJ-set)
Troy Pierce
The Pigeon Detectives
Polder
Pronghorn
The Rakes
Damien Rice
The Rifles
Rodrigo y Gabriela
Mark Ronson
Rotfront
Anthony Rother
Sandrien
Saybia
Shackleton
The Shins
Simian Mobile Disco (DJ-Set)
Sonic Youth
Tanya Stephens
Trentemøller (live in concert)
Tool
Turbonegro
Uffie & DJ Feadz
U.N.K.L.E.
The View
Patrick Watson
Andrew Weatherall
Welle:Erdball
The Whitest Boy Alive
Patrick Wolf

Movies:
300
Adam's Apples
Jesus Camp
Falkenberg Farewell
Air Guitar Nation
Glue
Red Road
Babel
Sunshine
Borat
Our Daily Bread
Die Fälscher
Night Of The Hunter
Knallhart
Unknown
Das Leben der Anderen
The Illusionist
Dixie Chicks - Shut Up & Sing
Interview
Rescue Dawn
Ex-Drummer
Q&A Ex-Drummer
Death Proof
Hot Fuzz

Movie Watch

Fantastic 4 : Rise of the Silver Surfer.

Ok, this was the mind set I had before going in to watch this film. The first one had a lot to get in, build the characters, some sort of upset with their change to supper hero’s, trying to get the powers nailed down. And then all coming together to stop the evil person and it did have that in but just not in a good way.

So now I found myself forgetting how bad the 1^st one was and hoping they had seen what mistakes they had made and how they could make it up to us. Watching the trailers this film looked awesome, the silver surfer especially. But no matter how many people told me it was going to be a bad film I still stood strong and held out hope. How wrong was I!

It was like the same idea, each character had his or her own little problem which we got to see last time, there was allot his talk of them saving this and that but it never showed any of it. I didn’t think the acting was very good but I don’t think they had a lot to work with to make it good. My only good thing to say about the whole 1:45 was The Silver Surfer! He’s fantastic and probably the only reason I didn’t just go home half way through, his affects was flawless and I would have believed he was reel (if I was 8 years old). So all in all it was a bit of a let down, it could have been something much more and I don’t believe there is an argument for ‘they were trying to cover all ages’ as many films have don’t this in the past.

Movie Watch

Are we done yet

Ok lest start off at the bad end of the spectrum. Working in projection you have to watch films, good or bad and i can say quite happly this is shit, do not watch it, if you like to laught once in 2 hours go see it but if you have to watch paint dry, wash your hair, scrub floors or stand in a dark room with nothing to do this would be a more fun way to spent 2 hours than watching this film.

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A Room for romeo brass

This is another film from writer and director Shane Medows (This is England) and it one of the 2 film i watched back to back (2^nd to follow). Again this film is set in the late 80’s early 90’s around a very working class environment, it follows the friendship of 2 best friends and the introduction of a simple bloke who seems to be kind at hart. This is a good film, the leading cast is very good and has Andrew Shim how seams to follow Shane Medows in his films along with many more of the cast, Paddy Considne plays a awesome role as well. The supporting cast are floorless as well, they do make the film much more solid and help in the story. This is one of the best films i have seen this year and well well worth a watch

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Dead man’s shoes

Is again a Shane Medows film and follow Paddy Considne on a revengeful campaign to inflict the justice he believes is right, i don’t want to go to much in to the story of this film and i would even ask you don’t go digging round for info as i feel the story and twist of it were fantastic, this is one of my top 10 films, is gritty, funny, well written and just flows so well. I could not take my eyes of the tv. As for Paddy Considne he a very good actor from ‘A room for romeo brass’ and then this which shows what a change can do. I would ask you to go buy this film, now, stop reading grab some cash and just go get it, you will not regret it.

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Movie Watch

Hotel Rwanda

After watching shooting dogs I thought I would give this film a run as its based in the same conflict but got much more press. This is a bigger film with obviously more money and it has a slight American stamp on it compared to shooting dogs. It is a good film and is very gripping, it gets you caught up In the characters but also has a softer edge to it all. Out of the 2 films this one would be the one you would want to watch if you were looking for that slight glimmer of hope that good things do happen but if you can take it I think shooting dogs is the better of the 2 films. I thought it was a very strong cast and Don Cheadle was awesome and I couldn’t see anyone else in the role, Nick Nolte was good but he (for me) played the same character as Jack Cates from 48 hours and Another 48 hours.

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Movie Watch

Shooting dogs

This film is from the conflict in 1994 when President of Rwanda plane crashes which start the slaughter of the Tutsi population buy the Hutu. Its set in a school where 2500 Tutsi look for protection buy the UN forces from there death. This is not a film you will come out of and feel good, good in yourself or the UN and there smeared look on what is right and wrong. After watching this film and with the ongoing conflict in Darfur you do start to think about what the UN should do and not sit there discussing problem while hundreds of thousands of people die for no justified cause at all. Having said you will not feel good after this film this is no excuse not to watch it, this will give you some insight in to the world and the dark side of humanity, not to mention the more people know about the atrocities in this world the more we can change it.

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28 weeks later

After the awesome 28 days later when I heard about this film I could not wait until I found out that it wasn’t a Boil film but a big American one. If I take away the bloke in front of me who had seen it and told his girl friend every bit which was about to happen and the bloke who answered more calls on his phone than I do in a week the film was ok, I think any film with fast moving, crazed zombies would be ok, I think it had all the makings of being a very, truly good film but just kept missing the mark. Instead of getting a really good story, good plot, well written they put some average actors, loads of cg and put it out there. If you like your zombies and have a free afternoon and there is nothing on tv its worth a go but only under them conditions.

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Movie Watch

This is England

This film is set in the 80’s and being a from this time this film had some real felling for me. It looks at the shady topic of the BNP and how a young boy who has just lost his dad in the Faulklands get sucked in to this world without any real understanding of what this world is. Shane Meadows (director) doesn’t paint every skin head in the same light, it shows the spit in people when it comes to race and religion and brings some very difficult subjects for the time into light. It has a good cast with some familiar British faces and a story which feels very strong even if you don’t agree with it. The young boy (Thomas Turgoose) was strong and well suited for the role and I expect to see ore form him in the future. With a win for the best British independent film award to back it up it should be on for a little longer so get down to the picture house and see it.

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Movie Watch

Lives of others

(Leben der Anderen, Das)

The film is set a few years and just up to the fall of the Berlin wall on the east side. It follows a writer and a agent of the secret police and how the life of this free thinking person influences the life of someone who has been put in place to stop this. It has some real dark undertones especially when it comes to the secret police and the awesome power they had just to make people disappear for some small thing or view. This is a wonderful film with a very gripping story, there are many many for filing moments and many moments which will get you raped up in the story. For me the film started off good and just got better and better, may be why it won the best foreign film Oscar. It was a very strong cast and a wonderful story which keeps you in your seat and a numb free bum.

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Movie Watch

Science of Sleep

This is the latest film from Michel Gondry who has brought us such films as eternal sunshine of the spotless mind and the awesome chemical brothers video Daft Punk white stripes and many many more so I was expecting something that didn’t follow the main stream of normal films and looked fantastic and I'm glad to sat it ticked every box. The story is around Stéphane Miroux and how the normal world and his dream world don’t seem to have a defined line of difference, this is a wonderful film and where most of the main stream directors would have gone with CGI its so nice to see this was not the case here which makes the film look fantastic. The cast was very strong and the so was the story, one min a was happily laughing away the next I had a big feeling of sorry and sadness, there are some truly amazing bit in this film which should not be missed by anyone. I hope this film comes to a cinema near you (showing in Manchester soon) but if not it should be a sure buy for any occasion.

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Movie Watch

Spiderman 3

So it is here and I got to watch it and well……. Its ok, for me it feels like they had all these good ideas and instead of putting the best in there they put everyone in there. The action is what you would expect from a film like this and even though the 1^st Spiderman films looked good this does look better, and it is action packed but the story and acting is where it loses points. At one point I thought I had gone in to the wrong screen as Tobey Maguire had become some emo kid who like to dance around a bit, but it did keep the action, funny, suspense and all round appeal you would want from a main stream, middle of the road film. I will be watching it again and getting the DVD when it comes out but I have this little voice in the back of my mind saying I would like it even if it was crap, its Spiderman!

Ps if you do decided to watch it go to the Odeon in Manchester and watch the digital show, there will be other digital shows around the world and I would have not watched it in any other format and even my girl friend commented on how good the image was.

Spiderman 3

Working at the cinema has its advantages and one of these would be getting paid to watch films, I wish it was as clear cut as that but if there are any problems for example, scratches, sounds issues, miss prints, poor make up, all these things need to be fixed and you have to keep your eye out of the smallest of these problems that you would not expect the ‘joe’ public to pick up. Saying all that yes the bottom line is I get paid to watch the latest films, sometimes week and weeks early in a screen all to myself without the annoyance of anyone else. Trust me there is much much to the world of projection and film viewing is only a small part of that world.

But back on track and Spiderman 3 which I would say is the 1^st big block buster for the year, I can remember last summer finding some un-rendered footage on the internet of a trailer and then, right at that minute I could not wait to see this film and with all the recent advertising its something I'm looking forward to. So when do I get to watch it? Tonight, and not just any show but in Digital. Digital is a far better format and is capable of displaying a very high resolution but not just that the colors it can show are head and shoulders above normal 35mm (digital has a larger color gamut) which basically means there are move colors and they can be brighter. Digital covers the gap which in the TV world are classed as illegal colors which are colors which won’t be broadcasted in fear of damaging viewers tv sets. So after checking all the setting and making it ready for my screen at 6 today I wait in anticipation.

You can have a look at Digital Projectors and the technology behind it.

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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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!

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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

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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,

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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!

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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,

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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.

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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

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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.

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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

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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