For some reason time has just run away from me & hence no blogging for the past 3 weeks or so….Unfortunately, that has meant no film reviews & believe it or not, we’ve actually seen a film on every one of those weeks, so I’ve got 3 film reviews to do!!
Suprisingly, I’m not gonna sit & write an in depth review for each…I just don’t have the time, plus I’m sure I’d be lacking some of the info required to do so….therefore I’m going to just do 3 mini reviews on the 3 films, starting with:
CRANK 2: HIGH VOLTAGE:
This film is the sequel to Crank & continues the saga of Chev Chelios (Jason Statham) & his dodgy ticker this time having to keep himself ‘charged’ to keep himself alive!! If you’ve seen the first film, you may be wondering how there could be a sequel when the ending shows Chev hitting the ground at high speed after falling 35,000 feet from a helicopter!! Well, the writers couldn’t believe it easier & basically described the whole event as “unbelivable bullsh*t.” Which, is exactly why I enjoyed the film soo much….. It didn’t take itself seriously, had crazy fight scenes (including a Godzilla tribute), extremely bad language & crude put downs – that I couldn’t possibly repeat!! Plus it had plenty of, this, this, this oh & this…..Marvelous. Overall, the film isn’t going to win any awards, but hey it was fun….Jason Statham was his usual Cockney self & Amy Smart looked fit as with her pert titties & arse more or less permantely on show!! My overall rate would be an entertaining: 6.5/10.
X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE:
I actually really enjoyed this film, Chris & Andrew it seems, on the other hand weren’t so keen…However, in the words of Louis Walsh – ‘I liked it…..’ Starring Hugh Jackman as Logan/Wolverine, the film follows the Orgins (funnily enough) of how he became part on the X Men regime. One of the reasons I enjoyed the film, was because I don’t actually know much about the whole X Men story & introduced me to some new X Men characters!! The story is basically about the on going fight between Logan/Wolverine & his brother Creed/Sabretooth – both of who are Mutans. With plenty of action, fighting & a pretty decent story the film was pretty enjoyable….the only think that let it down was some of the CGI was pretty poor & obvious!! I’m sure that the success of this film, may lead to more Origin spin offs, such as Storm or Cyclops?? My score would be a respectable 7/10.
STAR TREK:
Last weeks film, was by far the best of the 3, of course I’m talking about the lastest film by J.J Abrams, Star Trek. To be honest, I’m not going to bother to review it for a couple of reasons: 1) So you just go & see it (although if you’re reading this, your were probably there with me!! 2) I wouldn’t want to offend anyone with my lack of general Star Trek knowledge. You see, unlike the rest of the cinema group, I’m not a great Star Trek fan….I haven’t watched every other film, nor did I really watch the TV series in any of its incarnations (TNG, Deep Space 9 or Voyager etc). Hence, why I wasn’t particulary bothered about the whole new cast thing….How could ‘Sylar’ be ‘Spock’? or You can’t have someone else playing Kirk!! arguements!! Anyway, I actually thought the whole casting was pretty spot on & ‘Sylar’ (Zachary Quinto) was very good as Spock. Plus, the whole time travel ‘alternate reality’ thing was well done & just made me think of an ‘alternate 1985′….Overall, I can definatley recommend this film, for all round entertainment & over 2 hours of cinematic pleasure!! My score out of 10 would be an excellent 9….
Here we are with the 2nd installment in my Alphabet babes series & we’re following tradition and going with the letter ‘B’.
Hey all, time for a bit family time here on my blog as this week saw the 1st birthday of my boy Joshua!! For those of you that know me (most of ya!!), I can not believe that I’ve been a Dad for a year – how that time has flown by….To be honest, you do hear horror stories of how parenthood can be tough in the first few years, well touch wood, Joshua has been a breeze to bring up so far!! I know this may change the older he gets & there has been the odd testing moment but he’s been great….then again I am biased!! Finally, I mustn’t finish this post without mentioning my beautiful wife, Connie, who has just been the best Mummy Joshua could ask for….she’s adapted to Motherhood with ease!!