My last visit to the cinema was to see yet another Marvel comics creation head to the big screen. I have to admit I am not a big comic book reader, but the films, in general, have been entertaining enough. There seems to have been a bit of life put into them of late, Guardians of the Galaxy and Ant-Man have even offered something a bit different to the genre. Even the … [Read more...]
Did The Goosebumps movie leave us down in the dumps?
This weeks movie choice was the film adaptation of the popular children’s book series, Goosebumps by R.L Stine. I am writing this blog as someone who has never read one of these books so am unable to tell you if its faithful to these. The film is directed by Rob (Shark Tale; Monsters vs. Aliens) Letterman and reteams him with the star of his last film, Gulliver's Travels … [Read more...]
Can the world all watch the film together?
Today, I had an email regards the film Goosebumps. I found it odd as it was promoting the release of the DVD, yet it’s not in cinemas until Friday. (Unless you went to the preview screenings this weekend) Then, I saw where to buy the DVD and it included Best Buy and Wal-Mart! I’d clearly signed up to the film’s US email distribution list. So potentially I could see the film … [Read more...]
Do we rave about the 5th Wave
A few years ago, we on social media had been raving about our love of Suzanne Collins Hunger Games books when someone suggested we give Rick Yancey's novel The 5th Wave a read. Whilst in the town next door, I saw it in a charity shop window for a £1. I thought it was worth a go, as I was going on holiday and needed something new to read. The book was a real page-turner, and … [Read more...]
BMAF search the pix that can be found on Netflix
Over the festive period, the BMAF household decided it was time to join so many of our friends and subscribe to Netflix. It's a format that concerns us as its popularity seems to again be pushing people to watch movies online, we would hate this to be at the expense of the DVD/BluRay hard copy At the moment, there seems to be a world where both can exist, and being … [Read more...]