Last Vegas 2013

So with Last Vegas coming up to dvd release I thought I would do a quick blog just in case you haven't had the chance to see it yet and have been wondering about it.
So it is Directed by Jon Turteltaub, and stars Michael Douglas, Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman and Kevin Kline.
The plot line is to be honest pretty close to The Hangover except they are all in there 60's and above. But one of them is getting married, and so they decide that one last blow out in Las Vegas is what they need. So yeah, they get up to mischief and cause problems and it is funny, some places laugh out loud funny but not as many as I would have liked considering the cast they had.
Not to mention it is a very slow moving film to start with but it does pick up and that was when I began to enjoy the movie a lot more.
Unfortunately though I don't feel the writer Dan Fogelman really used the actors that are involved to his advantage when it came to it. There could have been a lot more to it than there was and some of the characters weren't very well developed compared to others. Which made it out that some of them were there just because of who was playing them. Like it was trying to be The expendables only a comedy not a action movie obviously.
The acting is good, from all of them which of course it to be expected from such high flying actors as these four. It is just a shame that the writing wasn't really up to scratch, otherwise it would have been a lot better movie over all, and it would have been a bigger box office hit.

People in the movie business that have died this year.

It is always sad when someone dies and my blog today is going to be in honor of people that have died this year that have either been in films or directed and produced films. So here is some of them...

Eileen Brennan- Clue

Jim Kelly- Enter the dragon

Esther Williams- Dangerous when Wet

Ray Harryhausen- special effects for films like Valley of the Gwangi

Richard Griffiths- Harry Potter, History Boys

Roger Ebert- film critic

Jane Henson- Jim Henson's wife and in charge of henson films such as Mirrormask

David R. Ellis- director of Final Destination and Final Destination 2

Gail Kobe- Peyton Place

Barbara Trentham- Rollerball and she was John Cleese 2nd wife

Margaret Pellegrini- Wizard of Oz

Hiroshi Ogawa- Japanese animator for films such as Lupin 3

Karen Black- Easy Rider, The Great Gatsby

Hagi- Pussycat! Kill! Kill!

Jonathan Dawso- Australian film maker and critic

Henry Polic- Batman: The animated series

Every single one of these people brought joy and entertainment to others and there memories will live on with the films and reviews they have written.
I know this was a bit of a depressing and mushy blog but I think we should remember and celebrate their lifes as they brought many of us such joy.
I know I will have failed to mention many other people in this list but unfortunately the list would be to long if I mentioned everyone. But I respect everything they have done as well.

The Worlds End 2013

Hello Everyone,
It has been awhile but I'm back with a review of The Worlds End.
I have always been a big fan of Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. My favourite been there TV series spaced. After seeing Paul I must admit that I thought that they might of lost there way abit. It wasn't as funny as their previous films. So I was abit apprehensive about The Worlds End.
It was however alot better than I expected the characters were well protrayed and jokes were many and funny.
I loved the relationship between Simon's character and Nick's I think everyone has that friends that if something really bad happened you still couldn't not be friends. I love that the movie keeps you guessing about the thought process of Simon's character, you feel sorry for him but at the same time you keeps asking yourself why? Why does he what to finnish the golden mile so much that he puts himself and everyone else in danger. You start to question his motives is he insane or is there something deeper.
There were bits where it was hard to see what was going on in some of the fight senes but there was alot going on it such a small space so I can forgive that.
The one bit that really annoyed me was near the end Simon and Nick have this drunken argument with the reason behind why everything was happening. I loved the argument it was well scripted and acted and everything but when the voice they are arguing with just goes fine everyone in the cinema kind of went what? That was way to easy. Is that really it?
All in all the film was good it was funny action packed and kept you entertained. This film proved that the ain't going out on a flop. They have mentioned that this is that last of these types of films by them. And with that I and sad but they have proved to everyone that they have stopped at the right time.
I would like to think they will change there mind but if they don't then fair enough. I can imagine this isn't the last we are going to see of them though.
So to wrap things up I recommend that if you haven't seen it then you should. It is a laugh and if you like their previous films you are sure to like this one.

Spring Breakers 2013

So I saw this 2 weeks ago. I will admit it wasn't at all what I thought it was going to be. For those of you that don't know this is a film about 4 girls that desperately want to go on spring break and will do anything to get there. After ending up in prison someone bails them out and that is when everything starts getting messed up. The film stars James Franco ( Pineapple Express, Knocked Up)  Vanessa Hudgens (High school musical) Selena Gomez (Hannah Montana, Hotel Transylvania) Ashley Benson ( Pretty little liars ) and  Rachel Korine ( The Fourth Dimension). It is directed and written by Harmony Korine and is a rating 18.

    So I will admit that the first 5 mins of the movie was a bit embarrassing for me I was sat with a male friend and the first 5 mins of the movies just consisted of boobs, I mean they were everywhere. Already the film is turning out to be not what I imagined. In the trailer it makes it out to be a crime, thriller type movie and yes it does fit them genres but it is very arty at the same time. And if you are expecting Selena Gomez and Vanessa Hudgens to be sweet ad innocent like we have seen them before for example they were on the disney channel. You don't what to see this movie they are not sweet and definitely not innocent. Granted Selena's character Faith is more innocent then the others but just to warn you there is drug use and a lot of violence which is to be expected in a 18 rated movie. 

James Franco was the big surprise for me, after seeing him mainly in comedy movies acting like a goof. It was a shock to see him play a serious character. He plays a character named Alien that is a drug dealer and is a little bit crazy. He still managed to make me laugh in places I'm not sure weather it was suppose to be serious or not but listening to him playing piano while singing a Britney Spears song was cringe worthy and funny at the same time but believe me that isn't the weirdest thing he does in the movie.  

All in all I am a fan of artistic films and enjoyed the movie but it isn't for everyone ( actually at least 4 people left during the screening) but if you are a fan of artistic films and don't mind things repeating a lot for example the words Spring Break are repeated an awful lot, then give it a go. It wasn't at all what the trailer makes it out to be so don't judge it by that alone. I enjoyed it and give it a 7 out of 10. 

Thank you for reading :)          

Movies of 2013 Part 2

Ok so last time I said I was going to continue with what other films of next Year I think might be good to watch . So here it goes here are 5 more films to look out for next year.


Hansel and Gretel- Witch Hunters


So this version of Hansel and Gretel is based 15 year after the original story of them been trapped in a gingerbread house. They team up into bounty hunters that track and kill witches from all over the world. Directed and Written by Tommy Wirkola, I think this will be an ok film. The concept is good and original (as far as I know) the casting looks interesting, Jeremy Renner will be playing Hansel. For those of you that don't recognise the name he played Hawkeye in this years Avengers Assemble, Thor and 28 weeks later. Gemma Arterton will be playing Gretel. You may know her from Prince of Persia, The Boat that Rocked and Tamara Drewe. Based on there previous roles it is going to be a lot different but they should be able to pull it off as along as the script is well written. Although then rating has not yet been given to the movie, it going to be a Action/Horror so personally I'm hoping for at least a 15. It will be released in the UK on the 13th March so keep your eyes out.

Me and my shadow


This is going to be one of the only animation's coming out that isn't going to be a sequel. Me and my shadow is about a shadow that gets very frustrated with his life. As the person that he follows Stanley is the most boring person on the planet as his shadow describes. So he decides to make things more interesting by taking control of Stanley. The Shadow's voice is going to be played by Bill Hader, from films such as Superbad, Pineapple express and Forgetting Sarah Marshall. I personally find him very funny doing animation roles such as Flint from Cloudy with a chance of Meatballs and I'm looking forward to getting the chance to watch this film. I hope you all do to. Unfortunately they haven't given a date for the release in the UK yet. But it is out in the USA 8th November. So go and see this film if you want a laugh and enjoy animation. It will also be shown in 3D.


The Mortal Instrument

Based on the Trilogy by Cassandra Clare. (City of Bones, City of Ashes and City of Glass) This film is about a young teenage girl named Clary Fray, that goes in search of her mother after she has been taken away by an unknown creature. On here travels she finds out things about her past and bloodline that changes her life forever. For those of you that haven't read the books I will stop there to not give away any spoilers. It is directed by Harald Zwart and stars Lily Collins (Priest and Mirror,Mirror) playing Clary Fray. Again the film has not yet been given a UK release date but will be released in USA on 23rd August. If you like fantasy adventures with some romance then this is the film for you to check out next Year.

Robopocalype

Ok so the title of this film kind of speaks for itself. This film is set in the aftermath of a Robot uprising. Human race have created super intelligent computers and robots, but when one escapes called Archos, that will do anything in its path to preserve life, even if that means destroying the entire human race. All hell breaks lose and a group of humans decide to fight back against them. It is been directed by Steven Spielberg and is based on the novel by Daniel H Wilson. Unfortunately there are no references as to who will be starring in the upcoming movie. But will be released in the UK 3rd July. So if you like Action and Si-fi then go see this film.


The Hobbit: There and Back Again

I know the first half has not come out yet and I will say that I am very much looking forward to them both. I have been talking to people about the fact that it is been made in to two parts. A lot have said that it isn't needed and I must admit I agreed at first, but the more I think about it, it seems like a good idea to release this in two parts. The book itself is not very long and it could be put into one long film. But a lot happens in the book so it would be very easy to make two interesting films at average length. For those of you that don't know when the Hobbit was first announced rumours of Leonard Nimoy to do the voice of Smaug was all over the place. These rumours were untrue and it is now known that Benedict Cumberbatch  is to be doing the voice of Smaug and the Necromancer. Which I think that either would do the role justice ( tell me what you think. Which do you think would be better for the part?) Also Andy Serkis is to play the role of Gollum for both parts, after rumours of someone else taking his place after the first part. Hopefully Peter Jackson will do this awesome book justice when turning it into the film. And I encourage people to go and see this prequel to Lord of the Ring. If you liked them then you will like this too. It is released 13th December in the UK. Just to remind people the First half The Unexpected Journey is released on the 14th December this Year.

Thank you all for taking the time to read this and I hope I have given you some ideas about what to see, Please comment about the ones like the sound of.
     



 

Up Coming Movies Of 2013!

Hey so I have been looking up the upcoming films of next Year, and I must say I am very disappointed. Out of a entire Year of films waiting to be released, there are only a very small hand full of films that are not sequels, prequels and yet more remakes of perfectly good films. I don't know what is going on in the Movie industry but they are really starting to take the biscuit! I mean for example here are a few of the upcoming movies to look forward to......

Scary Movie 5
Hangover 3
Fast and Furious 6
Evil Dead
Thor 2
Bad Santa 2
Iron man 3
Terminator 6
Dirty Dancing
ect ect ect....

I mean God, yes most of these movies where good when they first came out, but do they really have to keep bringing out sequel after sequel after sequel!! It is almost like they are either completely running out of ideas or they are just getting plain lazy. I don't know about you but if they keep going on like this then I am going to start running out of faith in the industry altogether, as i am already getting sick and tired of the whole sequel thing. Don't even get me started on remakes. If it was good the first time don't ruin it by remaking an already good film for example Clash of the Titans  and Tron were both disappointing so Why? keep doing it.

Now I know that there are two movies on that list which are only whatever the name 2. But if you look at it did these films really need a sequel. I mean if they were not going to exists would we really care. Would someone out there be complaining to the industry demanding these sequels. Just leave a movie alone for God's sake, they were good and then you go and ruin them!!! I am just hoping that they will sort themselves out, because thinking of a future of more sequels and remakes makes me feel really sad.

Anyway now my rant is over, I think it is time I tell you about the Movie that is coming out that might be worth a watch.

WORLD WAR Z

 For those of you that don't know World War Z is a book written by Max Brooks. Is is about a guy that has to go around the world trying to stop a zombie pandemic. The book is written in diary form of the main characters individual accounts and according to the director, Marc Forster the film is going to be sticking as must as possible to the book. So for those of you out there that have read the book and loved it as must as me, get to the cinema 21st JUNE 2013. For those of you that haven't read the book but love zombies movies or horror movies go and see it. Because if it is sticking to the book it might just be one of the best zombie films for a long time.

I will be writing about other upcoming movies that look good so keep watching this space to find out.