Friday, June 17, 2011
Green Lantern
SF: I always thought Green Lantern was a decent super hero but Hal Jordon really had no imagination. Alas this seems to have spread to the script writers too. Bored to tears, I almost didn't make it to the end. I wanted to like this film but the characters are one dimensional and the plot (though fine in the comic) has been reduced to nonsense. Also don't like the attempt to emulate Richard Donner's opening to Superman. The effects are fine but I'm struggling to find any redeeming features. 3/10
50 Eggs: Blah blah Me'h. I don't understand how it possible to make a film about a man who can do anything he imagines and yet still make it boring. Plot holes galore too. Would be a lower mark if it weren't for a few good scenes. 5/10
DonkeyB: n/a
Overall - 4/10
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Tree of Life
(If you are wondering what the one is for - cinematography was excellent, shame about everything else)
50 Eggs: More like Tree of Boring. Lifted slightly by some good performances from the kids. 3/10
DonkeyB: Dinosaurs? Really? I liked the family bits (liked is the wrong word, but I'm too lazy to think of the right one), but God it was pretentious, and that's me speaking. 3/10
Overall - 2.3/10
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
X-men: First Class
SF: Why! The timeline is soo messed up. I tried to tell myself it's a parallel world but the more I think of it the more I loathe it. 4/10
50 Eggs: Awesome. Good story, good performances and brilliant set pieces. Time lines are always messed up in comics (ahem) so that didn't bother me in the slightest. 9/10
DonkeyB: January Jones is NOT sexy in this film. That is kind of a problem plotwise. Don't even get me started on the whole Cuban missile crisis thing. Why is Captain America ok to mess with history and this isn't? Oh, yeah sorry short reviews. I was bored the arse off as well. 3/10
Overall - 5.3/10
Senna
50 Eggs: Best documentary I've ever seen in the cinema. Its the only one too, but that doesnt take away from its goodness. 8/10
DonkeyB: Loved this, unfortunately my experience ruined by the berk behind. I'm a big F1 fan and remember the day Senna died really quite vividly for something that happened when I was so young. Very very powerful. 9/10
Overall - 8.3/10
Friday, May 13, 2011
Attack the block
SF: Different approach to Sci-fi - well executed, right blend of humour and tension. Keeps you guessing and entertained. 7/10
50 Eggs: Cheap British Sci-fi, but managing to make you root for utter scumbag youth says something about the strength of the script and actors. 7/10
DonkeyB: Exactly what a British B movie should be, exactly. 7/10
Overall - 7/10
50 Eggs: Cheap British Sci-fi, but managing to make you root for utter scumbag youth says something about the strength of the script and actors. 7/10
DonkeyB: Exactly what a British B movie should be, exactly. 7/10
Overall - 7/10
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Thor
SF: I can't be impartial because I adore Thor, so naturally I loved every second of my marvel hero in the flesh. Lovely nod to Hawkeye too. 7.5/10
50 Eggs: Annoying film making where by far the best sequence of the entire film is right at the start. But apart from that its fine and nice to look at. Good to see Natalie Portman trying new things too. 7.5/10
DonkeyB: n/a
Overall - 7.5/10
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Fast 5
SF: it had everything I wanted, a half okay plot, lots of fights and guns and cars. 7/10
50 Eggs: Big surprise as this is actual pretty good! A little long and a few dead ends, but good fun and you really can smell what the Rock is cooking. 7.5/10
DonkeyB: Boring. No-one who liked cars would desecrate an original GT40 by putting in satnav. 4/10
Overall - 6.17/10
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Your Highness
SF: I was at a loss with this one- think Krull meets Pineapple Express. I still don't know if I liked it as every now and again it just went too far, so a neutral score. 5/10
50 Eggs: A weird mix of puerile comedy and sometimes quite good Fantasy. It made me laugh on occasion and would probably be a really good film to watch after a few drinks. 6/10
DonkeyB: n/a
Overall - 5.5/10
Friday, April 1, 2011
Source Code
SF: I'm confused, for me the physics makes no sense. But then I did fall asleep but I still sort of liked it so 6/10
50 Eggs: Oh this was great. The whole time I was thinking ' I hope they don't mess with the laws of physics here', but by the end it didn't matter. Surprise movie of the year for me. 9.5/10
DonkeyB: Trains; yay! [Spoiler alert] No radioactive material, oh wait actually maybe there was. Good. 7/10
Overall - 7.83/10
Sucker Punch
SF: This movie was the "thrill ride" all the reviews promised it would be. The fight sequences were epic, the story total madness and the soundtrack a perfect compliment. Girls with swords and guns, seriously what's not to like! 7/10
50 Eggs: Wahey! All the ingredients are here for an ace boys film and it doesnt dissapoint. Mega action scenes. It's a shame a little more work wasnt done on the plot as it's almost really good. 8/10
DonkeyB: n/a
Overall: 7.5/10
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