Here in the UK, about to start on TV is the new Lethal Weapon series inspired by the classic franchise. The first film which came out in 1987 is special to me, as was the first 18 film I saw at the cinema and it is a franchise I've loved. Inspired by the TV show, we decided it was time to re-watch the original 4 movies, all directed by Richard Donner, to build up our … [Read more...]
John Wick 2! We’re Thinking We’re Glad He’s Back!
This week there was only one new release for us and that was the big action sequel John Wick 2. We think the first John Wick is one of the best action films we had ever seen, in part this was because of the huge emotional attachment we had to it. Simply because when John Wick’s dog was killed, he had so much anger that he wanted revenge and we could only imagine how much … [Read more...]
Are We Bats About The Lego Batman Movie?
So this week we saw The Lego Batman Movie, we must admit we were quite excited about it as the Lego Batman of the Lego Movie was for us the film highlight. Those high hopes increased by the film opening as we get a commentary of the opening titles by Batman (again voiced by Will Arnett) setting up what we hoped would be a lot of fun. The story shows that Bruce … [Read more...]
Does Now You See Me 2 Bring Back Magic of The Original?
The first Now You See Me film was an unexpected delight, with a great cast, which was a good original thriller, with a lot of escapism and fun on the way, so we finally got round to seeing Now You See Me 2. The film finds the Horsemen; J. Daniel Atlas (Jesse Eisenberg) Merritt McKinney (Woody Harrelson) & Jack Wilder (Dave Franco) in hiding still, after outwitting the … [Read more...]
Is The Legend of Tarzan Legendary or Not?
This week’s rental was the 2016 Blockbuster ‘The Legend of Tarzan’ from director David Yates, best known for his work as director on the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts films. The Edgar Rice Burroughs character has been portrayed many times from small to the big screen, with everything from TV shows to a Disney film. Whilst most portray the Tarzan in the jungle, … [Read more...]