So in 2012 the creator Family Guy Seth MacFarlane released his first live action cinema film, Ted about a Bear that comes to life Of course being from the creator of Family Guy, this was no Paddington bear, this was a foul mouthed, pot smoking rude bear and the film certainly had its laugh out loud moments and certainly was worth our time although it would be fair to say … [Read more...]
Movies at sea
The Barking Mad's have been on holiday this past week and have been on a cruise After a long day at sea and over indulging the buffet, I ended up at P&O Seascreen, the romantic idea of watching films under the stars Sadly, with a destination of Norway, with nearly 24 hours of light a day and weather of shall we just say the usual British type, it wasn't the most … [Read more...]
From Excitement to Disappointment: Not every film can be amazing
Movies have changed over the years, extensive advertising campaigns with various trailers lure us in but sometimes the film ends up being a massive let down The biggest example for me of recent years was Prometheus, a fantastic no voicever trailer promised great things and whilst the film was not awful, it never lived up to those hopes I had going in Alien vs Predators 1 … [Read more...]
From Pop to Flop or Greatness: When singers want to act
Sunday night at Barking Mad About Films HQ is movie night and this week was the turn of Mrs Barking Mad to choose (I went there =) she chose Box She chose Box Office smash 50 Shades of Grey, the ‘naughty’ romantic drama to put it lightly. Now who should pop up as Christian’s sister, singer and talent show judge Rita Ora Whilst the film just about kept my attention, my … [Read more...]
Not Another Movie Trailer
I recently saw the great fun film Minions, but what would have made it better had been the fact that I had seen quite a few of the best laughs in trailers before, from the great Geoffrey Rush narrated opening with dinosaurs to Minions sharing baths with fire hydrants, sequences had also been seen via promotions, sky broadband and McDonalds The problem with my argument is that … [Read more...]