We’re not sure if we are getting older, but we seem to have gone off comic book films, they all look good and we are entertained in the whole for about 2/3rd’s of the film but then they all turn into a big CGI mess of a finale, yet we knew we wanted to see Thor: Ragnarok. Thor seems to possibly the least liked of the Marvel film characters but with this film being directed … [Read more...]
The Saw Franchise Returns With A New ‘Jigsaw’ Puzzle
We finally went to see Jigsaw this week, the return of the big Horror franchise Saw 7 films.which so far had given us We felt that despite a great ending, which brought Dr. Gordon (Cary Elwes) back into the story, the previous film Saw 3D: The Final Chapter was probably the weakest entry, that was in 2010 and its box office appeared to agree, so the franchise which had … [Read more...]
Blade Runner 2049! Was This Sequel Worth the Wait?
We finally got to seeing Blade Runner 2049, the sequel to one of our favourite films of all time. We had high hopes going in as came from director Denis Villeneuve of Sicario and Arrival, 2 films that we found amazing too. This film centres around K, a Blade Runner played by Ryan Gosling, who after an early confrontation with Sapper played by Dave Bautista, we soon learn is … [Read more...]
We Revisit Blade Runner Ahead of its Sequel
With Blade Runner 2049 arriving this year, and our most anticipated film in the second half of this year, we knew we wanted to revisit the original before seeing it. The first film released way back in 1982 was considered a box office disaster yet luckily over the years audiences and filmmakers have helped it find success. The film has, in fact, got so popular, we have had … [Read more...]
Barking Mad About Films Return to the World of Kingsman
Ever since director Matthew Vaughn moved from product to director his films have been ones to watch from Layer Cake; Stardust; Kick-Ass; X-Men: First Class and Kingsman: The Secret Service. Now if we were honest, we found Kingsman the weakest of these, yet this is the film he has chosen to make for his first sequel, leaving other franchises to continue with other directors … [Read more...]