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Barking Mad About Films, TV, and Books

One man and his dog; both barking mad about films, TV, and books

Should You Have ‘Hakuna Matata’ About Seeing The Live Action Version of The Lion King?

August 3, 2019 by Bill Leave a Comment

The Lion King Review

Director:  Jon Favreau Writer: Jeff Nathanson (Screenplay)  Brenda Chapman (Story) and Irene Mecchi; Jonathan Roberts and Linda Woolverton (Characters) Voice Cast: Chiwetel Ejiofor; John Oliver;James Earl Jones; John Kani; Alfre Woodard; JD McCrary; Shahadi Wright Joseph; Penny Johnson Jerald; Keegan-Michael Kay; Eric Andre; Florence Kasumba; Seth Rogen; Billy Eichner; … [Read more...]

The BMAF Review: Fighting With my Family

March 18, 2019 by Bill Leave a Comment

chihuahua with ticket to see Fighting With my Family

Synopis: A Brother and Sister are thrilled when they get a chance to audition for the WWE when they are spotted wrestling in the UK Director: Stephen Merchant Writer: Stephen Merchant Stars: Florence Pugh;Jack Lowden; Nick Frost; Dwayne Johnson; Vince Vaughn; Lena Headey Watch trailer here: The BMAF Review: This film is based on the true story of an English … [Read more...]

Is IT A Great Adaptation Of A Stephen KIng Book?

September 10, 2017 by Bill Leave a Comment

Chihuahua with It cinema ticket

We are fans of the books of Stephen King, and one of the ones we enjoyed the most was It, which gave us the iconic Pennywise the Clown, who is already known to many having already been immortalised by the legendary Tim Curry, in a 1990 TV mini series adaptation. With liking both the book and mini-series, as well as giving them a re-watch, we were highly excited to see … [Read more...]

Was Pete’s Dragon A Worthwhile Remake?

January 18, 2017 by Bill Leave a Comment

Chihuahua with rental copy of Pete's Dragon

We watched Disney’s remake of their 1977 film Pete’s Dragon, as they continue to bring us live action reincarnations of their classic films, following the success of the Jungle Book, with reports that Dumbo and the Lion King are to follow. Now whilst reboot/remakes are horrific when they take on films you love and are nowhere near as good, for us we would include The Fog; … [Read more...]

Did We Go Wild For Hunt For The Wilderpeople?

January 8, 2017 by Bill Leave a Comment

We finally got to see Taiki Waititi’s 'Hunt For The Wilderpeople', a film that did not make our local cinema, yet we desperately wanted to see as a fan of his last film, What We Do In The Shadows and a lot of his earlier work, in particular, his Eagle Vs Shark and TV’s Flight of the Conchords. It has now arrived on the UK Netflix so we could not wait to watch it. The film is … [Read more...]

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