My Favourite Five awesome movies with terrible sequels that redeemed themselves in the third chapter.
^ man, what a title!
Basically, this is trilogies where the first and third movies are great and the second is somewhat terrible … Continue reading “My Favourite Five awesome movies with terrible sequels that redeemed themselves in the third chapter”
Let’s step back in time a second to September 1991. I was a lad all of 13 years old and I had just witnessed as close to a perfect science fiction film as I will ever see. That movie was Terminator 2: Judgment Day, the James Cameron masterpiece that took the brilliant ideas introduced in his 1984 original and expanded and explored them further than anyone could have hoped for. The ending of Judgment Day ended on a perfect, optimistic note, and I walked out of the cinema happy knowing that Cameron’s one-two punch of Terminator films was complete.
This is one of those movies that I had seen previews for in 2012 but never ended up watching when it was first released. Continue reading “Thoughts on Looper (2012)”
To be honest, I really wasn’t excited to see this movie. I’m a huge fan of dinosaurs and the Jurassic Park franchise but to me this movie seemed like pointless and unnecessary add on to an already completed trilogy. But I went along, and this is what I thought …
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I love Elizabeth Banks. She’s adorable. If you are after a comedy filled with lots of funny moments and ridiculous misunderstandings I recommend you add Walk of Shame to your movie night list. Continue reading “Thoughts on Walk of Shame (2014)”
There are those actors who give the same style performance playing pretty much the same character each time (with a change of accent or costume) and then there are those who really transform for a role and give it everything. Here are five times Johnny Depp has proven he can adapt and deliver the goods with appearance, body language and voice.
5.) SWEENEY TODD
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) Continue reading “My Favourite Five: Johnny Depp Character Transformations”
Everyone has a selection of movies that in one way or another shaped a part of their childhood or at the very least stayed with them well into their adult years. Here are the five movies that have made it to my list. I struggled to narrow it down as I have watched many movies that I have enjoyed or remember well. In the end, I had to go with what had the strongest connection for me.
If you grew up with The Little Mermaid and are quite attached to the movie and the characters there is a chance its sequel The Little Mermaid II Return To The Sea will not make a lasting impression.
Sure, it has the odd catchy song (“Titanic Tip and Daring Dash, adventurers slash explorers” will get stuck in your head on repeat for days) and most of the original character voices but it’s no timeless classic. I loved The Little Mermaid so why don’t I love the sequel just as much? Maybe it’s the little things that bugged me so…
Continue reading “Review: ‘The Little Mermaid II Return To The Sea’ (2000)”
I was given the choice to see Hot Pursuit or Aloha, I chose this.
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TINSEL and TAP SHOES 