Films

Been to the cinema loads recently. Some of the films I've seen:

(I'm going to focus on the faults so if it seems like I hate all the films...I didn't!)

Hanna

I liked it! I didn't quite get into it as much as I would've liked because I was with a large group that decided to be pricks and make noise constantly. That is one of my pet peeves. I can't stand people making unnecessary noise in the cinema! Anyway, I felt it was trying to be more "artsy" than it really was. Either that or it had been altered to suit mainstream audiences which actually made it less enjoyable. And there were parts where I was just thinking, "why on earth they do that? That's ridiculous" But they were few and far between so overall decent movie.

4/5

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

I tend not to like sequels as often they are never as good as the first film and are often purely made because movie companies know there's already a fanbase so it's guaranteed to make money. (Shrek 4 for example is the most pointless movie ever made...ever) I loved the first PofC, the second was okay but no where near as good as the first and the third was just downright stupid so I wasn't expecting anything from the fourth. However, I was pleasantly surprised! It was much more simple like the first one. I felt the second and third tried way to hard and ended up just having far too many overlapping story-lines. I don't even remember what the third one was about! This one was much more basic and went back to the easy-going comedy side that I loved in the first one. Of course, the first is still the best but for a sequel I thought this was pretty darn good!

It also lacked the mind-numbingly forced "talents" of Knightley and Bloom which I think was a good thing. I hated the sub-plot of the "new Orlando Bloom" though. Some random pretty boy was captured and fell in love with a mermaid...It didn't contribute to the story AT ALL and was so vomit-inducing to watch. It was purely put in the film to fill the "2 young Caucasian pretty people falling in love" slot previously filled by Knightley and Bloom. Afterwards I was thinking, would they ever have a subplot where the handsome guy was Black? or the mermaid was Asian? Somehow I think not.

Depp was great as per usual and I think it was an improvement after the 2nd and 3rd. They still shouldn't make a 5th...

3.5/5

Thor

I again wasn't expecting much. It was better than I thought it would be and Chris Hemsworth is fiiiiiiiiiine! It's not a serious thinker but for passive entertainment it was okay. I didn't like the spontaneous romance between Thor and Natalie Portman's character. They literally met, spoke for 5 minutes and then were like, "I'll love you forever!" ...right.

I also felt it got worse when the battles and everyone from Thor's world came to Earth, it just was TOO unrealistic. I know it's fiction...quite clearly. But I just was not having it at all.

I also think my view of this film was improved because I saw it in this old fashioned cinema with massive leather armchairs and sofas. I had never been to one like this before and I think I enjoyed it so much I didn't care what film we saw I would love it either way!

(The random cameo by the guy in the Hurt Locker was a strange addition...I thought I was seeing things as he was in it for all of 5 seconds)

3/5

Limitless

I was expecting great things. I was disappointed. It was okay, but not as good as I had hoped. There were also far too many inconsistencies which I'm a stickler for. One example...He takes two sips of some guys blood and he's superman again...but that was one pill in 8 pints...he had about 10ml and he somehow the pill worked on him? It wasn't amazing. Also came across as like a more serious version of the film Click with Adam Sandler.

2.5/5

Fast 5

Awful, awful movie! Paul Walker cannot act! It was full of cheesy one liners. A lot of people seemed to love this movie and say it was the best of the bunch. I understand the whole franchise is cheesy and light entertainment but this was by far the most pointless/cheesy/awful out of the bunch. I actually liked the others! Fourth the most.

It pissed me off that they raced to get cars and didn't' even show the race! That's what the whole franchise is about! Car chases!

Also the bit at the end where they drag a safe that is quoted as weighing something like 10 tons with cars that weigh about 2 tons...and the safe goes flying off into buildings and the cars don't even slow down slightly. Shite. You have to be in a very easily amused mood to enjoy it.

0.5/5

Attack the Block

Awesome! Loved it! I thought it was well done and highlighted some important issues about poverty and racism in my country. Great film :) I don't know how people from other countries would find it but I thought it was excellent.

4.5/5

Chalet Girl

I got dragged to this. It's fairly predictable but it's entertaining enough and I actually quite liked it! For teen romance genre it was surprisingly good.

3/5

Disappearance of Alice Creed (on DVD)

Good thriller! Quite graphic if you don't like any nudity or violence but it is an 18 so it's to be expected. I really enjoyed it though and I thought the cast were very good.

4/5

Tron Legacy

I fell asleep. I was very tired but I suspect I would have fallen asleep anyway. Really didn't enjoy it.

1/5

Scream 4

I only saw the first Scream about a month ago and really liked it so went to see the fourth and thought it was really good. For the genre, I thought it was actually really entertaining and I enjoyed it. I also liked the fact there were loads of random cameos, like Kristen Bell and Sookie Stackhouse from Tru Blood.

4/5

The Human Centipede

My brother showed me the trailer for this when it came out in 2009 and it looked disgusting but part of my felt I had to see it so I could just say I had haha! It was on tv in the middle of the night recently so I watched it. It was fairly low budget and incredibly disgusting but I still felt like I had accomplished something by watching it.

For disgusting horror 5/5

For entertaining plot 1/5

The King's Speech

Excellent! So glad Colin Firth won...well everything basically! :D

5/5

The Fighter

Very very good film. I really enjoyed it! Also was surprised at how good Mark Wahlberg was in it! definitely worth a watch.

4.5/5

The Town

Really liked it. Felt a little...short. I'm not sure why, the story just felt quite bare. I didn't like Blake Lively in it. Although I've mentioned before that she could make me straight, she's just an awful actress! She should just sit and look pretty :) Everyone else was terrific.

4/5

I saw lots more but that's all I can think of at the moment.

New movies I want to see:

Bridesmaids - It looks bloody hilarious!

Hangover part II - I actually suspect this will be an awful sequel but I enjoyed the first one so I will dutifully go and see this too.

Blue Valentine - I like all the films I've seen with Ryan Gosling and I'm a sucker for tragic-romance movies.

X-Men: First Class - Looks fun and I like films were people have superpowers because I then spend the rest of the day thinking about what superpower I would want most.

I also kind of want to see Bad Teacher and Horrible Bosses. Even though they don't look great from the trailer and Cameron Diaz really annoys me (The Holiday was mind-numbing) I still like blockbuster comedies with lots of money behind them. It's easy entertainment.