As a fan of the book by Ernest Cline, we rushed out to see Ready Player One from director Steven Spielberg. It was our first of his movies at the cinema for some time, whilst he has done fewer blockbusters and gone for more dramatic movies such as Bridge of Spies and The Post as well as family dramas such as War Horse and the BFG; whilst all worth watching for his talent, we … [Read more...]
Pacific Rim: Uprising – Monster Hit or Jaeger Bomb?
We are fans of the big-budget creature vs robots feature Pacific Rim so when the sequel Pacific Rim: Uprising came out, it was a no-brainer we would go see it. The sequel sadly for us was a major disappointment. Set 10 years after the events of the first film, troubled Jake (John Boyega) son of the Idris Elba ' Stacker' character of the first film is now stealing the … [Read more...]
BMAF Revisit Pacific Rim Ahead of its Sequel
With Pacific Rim Uprising opening soon, we decided to revisit the original from acclaimed director, Guillermo Del Toro Pacific Rim takes parts of Transformers and Godzilla in this big-budget creature feature which sees Earth having to create large robots called Jaegers, operated by 2 pilots, to fight the onslaught of large Kaiju, monstrous sea creatures. The film opens … [Read more...]
Is the Shape of Water Oscar Worthy or a Wash Out?
One of the films we were desperate to see was The Shape of Water, the new film from director Guillermo Del Toro, one of our favourite directors. The film was released in America last year so it has felt like ages that we have waited to see this film, and the fact that in that wait, the film has now been nominated for 13 Oscars, well we hoped for something special. The … [Read more...]
Barking Mad About Films Go To The Jumanji Jungle
We went to our local cinema to see Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, the sequel to the much-loved late, great Robin Williams family adventure film Jumanji. If the truth is told, the trailers had left us underwhelmed but strong word of mouth had us intrigued. The film does well to establish that the dated board game of the original needed to be upgraded for new tech-savvy … [Read more...]