So as fans of this action franchise, we were in the queue to see the Fifth adventure entitled Rogue Nation on its opening this week We did well to avoid the trailer campaign for this one other than we know Tom Cruise looks to top his Dubai tower sequence from the last film Ghost Protocol by this time hanging off a plane whilst in the air This is a franchise that never seems … [Read more...]
Ant-Man! Do good things come in small packages
When the announcement of Ant-Man was initially made I was actually looking forward to this one as the writer/director team was to be Adam Cornish and Edgar Wright! Adam wrote the fun Attack the Block and Edgar was of course behind Shaun of the Dead. Creative differences were given and the 2 were taken off the project (although do get credit on the screenplay) brought in to … [Read more...]
Films: Is less more?
At the recent comi-con it has been rumoured that the new Batman v Superman film will come in at a 'bottom numbing' running time of 164 minutes, is that too long to spend in our favourite dark room? My love of cinema started in the Eighties where it was rare for a film to go over 2 hours and in general most where around the 90-100 minute mark This should surely be the ideal … [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...]