Today, we went to see the Fifth instalment in the Pirates of the Caribbean film franchise. Depending on where you live, it’ll either be called Salazar’s Revenge or Dead Men Tell No Tales. Now we have liked the previous sequels but in all honesty, never found any of them to quite bring back the magic of the first film, The Curse of the Black Pearl. Well, this 5th film is … [Read more...]
Barking Mad About Films Talk Sequels: The Good & The Bad
Way back when Sigourney Weaver first faced off against Ridley Scott’s Alien, no one knew the franchise would be as successful as it is now, of course, things could have been different, had it not had such an incredible sequel in James Cameron’s Aliens that more sequels; prequels and spin-offs followed! By then we were so invested in the Aliens, we rushed out for films … [Read more...]
Is A Dogs Purpose To Give Us A Great Film?
When we first heard of the film A Dogs Purpose being made, we rushed out to read the book by W. Bruce Cameron.It is a story full of highs and lows as we follow a dog and its quest to decide what its purpose in life is as he goes through various reincarnations. The book and the film both hit hard that sadly not all of our dog friends get treated to a wonderful life, the first … [Read more...]
We Came Back and Rewatched Last Action Hero
We decided to re-watch a classic Nineties film today, Last Action Hero a film that would bring back the director and star of Predator, John McTiernan & Arnold Schwarzenegger. Widely accepted as Arnold’s first major box-office failure, in part due to rushed production and the fact that it went almost head to head with the huge success that was Jurassic Park, with a script … [Read more...]
Is Disney’s Moana Something to Moan or Cheer About?
This week’s rental was Moana, an animated box office hit from Disney, that we missed on its cinema release. Set in Polynesia, an island has been cursed following the theft of a stone by the demigod Maui (Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson) that is the mystical heart of the island goddess Te Fiti! The curse has now reached an alarming situation, as the village crops are dying and … [Read more...]