Wow!

this is the most fun movie I have watched since Severence, it just rocks!

right from the start you know this movie is going to be a non stop ride of pure adrenalin and fun, with little to no brain activity required…

One of the bad guys in the opening scene is killed with a carrot, need I say more!

the plot is irrelvant, the acting is good enough and the action scenes are sometimes so over the top I couldn’t stop laughing. For a film that’s not a “comedy”, there was a heck of a lot of laughter going on in the theatre…

The corny one liners thrown out by both Clive Owen and Paul Giamatti serve as a constant reminder that this is a film that’s not to be taken seriously, at all.

One of the many advantages of having kids is that it’s a perfect excuse to watch kids movies now and then.

We’ve been having a lazy day today and watched Narnia and then The Incredibles, both of which I’ve seen before, but I’d forgotten just how good they are.

Kids movies seems to be better made than a lot of adult movies now, and the incredibles is an excellent example of a movie that’s obviously been deisgned to make the parents laugh and enjoy the movie, as well as the kids.

I actually find myself looking forward to the follow ups for these movies, assuming that they will do them of course…

It would seem like a “no brainer” for Narnia, as there are another 4 books to go from memory, I read them all when I was a kid, more than once as I remember.

The TV rcording boxes (Tivo, Sky Plus etc.) have changed the way I watch TV, as I can now just watch my favorite programs when I feel like it and not worry about missing anything, unless my wife has set something new up that causes a “clash”…

I’ve actually found I end up watching less TV, as I’ve always got a backlog of my favorite shows, I’ve become a lot fussier about what I spend time watching, so what do I take the time to sit down and relax with….?

Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip - This is pretty damn good, it’s not just funny, but topical and quite clever, with an ongoing plot that’s actually got a little depth to it.

I picked up this DVD as a birthday present for myself as it looked to be a bit of an “off the wall” comedy that could be quite good.

Jason Briggs plays a US Army private who ends up at a top secret miltary base in Greenland thanks to a mess up.

The camp turns out to be a pretty mad place with all sorts of “characters” that spark some fairly amusing moments, but there’s no real big laughs to be seen.

The “secret” that the base is hiding, and apparently no-one other than the “top brass” knows about, is never really explained, and apart from some funny moments with Puffin’s, the plot never really gathers pace.

This is another movie that I feel didn’t quite hit the mark, I couldn’t say where it went wrong, but it never seems to really get going.

I’m a big fan of movies based on comics, especially the Marvel stuff nowadays, as it tends to be pretty good.

I’m also familiar with the Ghostrider comic, although I never read more than a couple of issues, so I waslooking forward to seeing the movie…

The special effects are pretty cool, but the whole thing was let down for me because there never really seemed any doubt that the Ghostrider was going to win, so the movie never really “grabbed me”.

It’s not one of Nicholas Cages best performances, but then the plot, scenes and dialogue he had to work with were unlikely to stretch him, at all.

If you’re just looking for a Marvel super hero action movie that’s not going to tax you’re brain (at all), then I guess it’s ok, but don’t expect much.

I’m always a sucker for a movie that Angelina’s in, but she doesn’t play much of a roll in this one, it’s mostly Matt Damon and it’s mostly very confusing…

I did enjoy it, and I think I got most of what was going on, but I’m going to have to watch it again to really get it all!

My wife on the other hand gave up after just 15 mins.

This is not an “easy watch” movie, but if you enjoy a movie full of intrigue, twists and turns, then this should be right up your street!

Just be prepared to give it your full attention, or you’ll probably be lost before tyou get half way through.

Outlaw

I missed this one at the Cinema and only just managed to get hold of a copy this week on DVD to watch.

I remember seeing the trailers and getting the impression that it would be a big time action/fight scene movie, but it’s a lot slower than I was expecting.

It is good, but not quite what I thought it would be, although the ending was better than I expected.

Sean Bean is damn good as the slighlty mad and angry ex-soldier, and Danny Dyer shows once more why he’s such a cool up and coming actor.

There are a few bits where it seems like the movie is unsure of where it’s going and I was left wondering whether it was going to get better or worse, it did neither, it just plodded along to the twist at the end.

Having thoroughly enjoyed the first two Bourne movies I’ve been looking forward to this one and it didn’t fail to please.

I did manage to persuade some mates to come along on this one and we were all of the same opinion when it was over, “wow, that went quick”, which is always a goos sign for a movie.

It literally grabs you by the scruff and zooms you through the whole thing with the fast paced action and typically brutal Bourne style fight scenes.

I’m not sure it would stand so well on it’s own, if you watched it without seeing the other two first, it probably wouldn’t work, but having seen the first two, you know what to expect and it delivers.

Friday Morning, 10 am and I’m sat in the Cinema with a bucket of popcorn watching Transformers all on my own, literally, the Cinema was empty!!

I’m going to have to assume that it was empty because it was so early on a Friday, so people were either at work or still at home, as the movie was pretty good.

I admit I was watching it on my own as none of my mates were keen on coming to see it, they claimed they were too busy working and couldn’t take time off, but I reckon it was more a case of not wanting to go watch a “kids” movie…

I managed to sneak out to see Shrek the 3rd last weekend under the guise of “taking my kids”…

I have to say that whilst I did enjoy it, and even laugh at a few bits, I found it dissapointing.

I guess it’sprobably because I’m used to the format and the characters, and even the jokes, from the first two.

For the third movie in a series it’s not bad, but there was nothing really fresh somehow, and my kids felt the same way.

Favorite bits: -

Pinochio trying not to lie

Puss trying to do his “big sad eyes” whilst in Donkey’s body

and Eric Idle as the Hippy Merlin the Wizard.

they’re going to have to do a lot better if the decide to make a fourth, otherswise it’s gonna kill the series…