Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Conan


SF: Love the opening 20 mins but it all went downhill once the damsel in distress appeared, sadly unsatisfying. 4/10

50 Eggs: 10 minutes in 'this is great', 40 minutes in 'this is trash'. I don't remember past the hour as I had fallen asleep. 4/10

DonkeyB: n/a

Overall - 4/10

Thursday, August 11, 2011

Rise of the Planet of the Apes


SF: Andy Serkis you are amazing. I almost forgot it was CGI. Plot was coherent and at times insightful. If anything an improvement on the original films. 7/10

50 Eggs: Excellent. A surprisingly plausible story, terrific monkeys, and a nice set up for the sequel. 9/10

DonkeyB: Good, better than original(s). Inverse quality to the trailer. 8/10

Overall - 8/10

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Devil's Double


SF: I didn't know what to expect but was really impressed. deeply intelligent, awesome acting, brilliantly executed. 7/10

50 Eggs: n/a

DonkeyB: Gripping, scary, superb central performance(s). 7.5/10

Overall - 7.25/10

Journey 2: The Mysterious Island

SF: Adventure films are right up my street, having seen the first movie and rather enjoyed it I was looking froward to the sequel. Pleased to say this doesn't disappoint. Right amount of imagination, fun and of course adventure. 6.5/10

50 Eggs: Silly fun. There are a tonne of plot holes and implausibilities but this is squarely aimed at kids so I wont be too harsh. And while it probably doesn't deserve more than 5/10, it does have a scene where The Rock sings 'What a Wonderful World' around a campfire, so I cant possibly give it less than 6.5/10.

DonkeyB: n/a

Overall - 6.5/10

Friday, August 5, 2011

Super 8


SF: Had that 80s feel like ET meets Stand By Me. Tad longer than you'd like though I never lost interest. 7/10

50 Eggs: A very cosy watch that harks back to an age of innocence. I thought the ending was rushed but up to that point it was faultless. 8/10

DonkeyB: Really liked the start and the end, middle too long. 7/10

Overall - 7.333333333333333333333333 (you get the idea) /10

Friday, July 29, 2011

Captain America


SF: Right blend of cheesy humour, action and comic book plot. Loved it do much I saw it twice. 9/10

50 Eggs: Loved some of it but thought other bits were a missed opportunity that could have been so much better. Still one of the better Marvel films. 8/10.

DonkeyB: Very Rocketeery, which is 1) not surprising, 2) not a bad thing. Trailer for the next one made me want to cry it looks so bad. 7/10

Overall - 8/10

Friday, July 22, 2011

Beginners


SF: Urgh. I wanted to like this film. I tried and there were bits I was genuinely taken with but over all I left the cinema going "huh". Whoever did the artwork for Ewan Mcgregor's Character was fantastic. 4/10

50 Eggs: n/a

DonkeyB: Very me, quite funny and charming. 6.5/10

Overall - 5.25/10

Horrible Bosses


SF: Mildly entertaining. Not as funny as it should of been but certainly has a few surprises that come out of nowhere as the film is soo mediocre. Unlike Donkey I thought Jennifer was rather hot in this. 5/10

50 Eggs: Made me laugh out loud which is quite unusual in the cinema. A stellar, virtuoso performance from Jennifer Aniston as the nimphomaniac dentist. 8/10

DonkeyB: Disappointing, Aniston not convincing as sex crazed, surprisingly unsexy in the lingerie too. Look out for my series of reviews Blue Donkey watches Jennifer Aniston, in which I review every Jennifer Aniston film (properly not like this one line balony). 5/10

Overall - 6/10

Friday, July 15, 2011

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2


Sequel to Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

SF: I have an issue with this, is this the second half or should it be a seperate movie? It was all End and ahhh drama. I was just a bit unsatified. Still the action was good. A case of does what it says on the tin but not my favourite HP movie. 6/10

50 Eggs: This is much more like it. Pacey, action packed - everything Part 1 wasn't. As good an ending as could reasonably be hoped for and a fitting finale to the series. 8/10

DonkeyB: n/a

Overall: 7/10

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Larry Crowne

SF: Light hearted and sweet. A fairly non-offensive movie, the exact sort of thing you'd expect from Tom hanks and Julia Roberts. Mildly amusing but nothing special. 5.5/10

50Eggs: n/a

DonkeyB: Totally inoffensive nothing of a film. Hanks in his charming screen presence late career norm. Just a touch pointless. 4.5/10

Overall: 5/10