When I was a lot younger, one Actor/Comedian always would have massive hits in the US, but they would never be as popular in the UK, I am of course talking about Adam Sandler. This always used to surprise me. An actor who I had seen in the background of such films as Coneheads and Airheads, as well as the Steve Martin film, Mixed Nuts uit not taken much notice of him. I … [Read more...]
BMAF watch The Jungle Book come to life
One of my first ever memories of going to the cinema would have been to see the re-release of Disney’s animated 1967 classic, The Jungle Book. Since then, it has had an animated sequel and in 1994 Disney made a live action version, starring Jason Scott Lee; John Cleese; Sam Neill and Lena Headey. Various spin-offs featuring Mowgli’s adventures have followed, all heading on … [Read more...]
The new film trend we don’t like!
Way back in 1977, Star Wars hit our screens, but oddly it was titled Episode IV: A New Hope. As we all know, they did go back one day and made episodes I-III and more recently, we were given Episode VII : The Force Awakens. We believe way back in 1977, George Lucas always said that he had planned 9 films but only made 6! The baton now passed on to other … [Read more...]
Is Zootropolis another Disney classic?
This week we decided to see Disney’s Zootropolis. You may know it as Zootopia dependant on where you are based. We liked the concept of a Bunny teaming up with its ‘enemy’ a fox, to fight crime for the ZPD (Zoo Police Department) To be honest, it was also a great choice for us, as this film had not been ruined by an extensive marketing campaign, with about 40 different … [Read more...]
How good is The Good Dinosaur?
This weeks rental was Disney Pixar movie The Good Dinosaur and we didn’t know what to expect! Pixar films used to be a sign of quality but now can be indifferent, whilst we have some sure fire epics like Inside Out, the film prior to this won a best animation Oscar, other hits we love, probably as you do, to name a few are Up!; The Toy Story trilogy; WALL-E; Monsters Inc as … [Read more...]