This week we headed out to see the latest film that Disney have taken from animated classic to live action with Beauty and the Beast from acclaimed Director Bill Condon. The film has already lived on past the original 1991 animated version, with a successful transfer to the stage with a hit musical. The musical has shown the songs are loved, so this reboot seemed a … [Read more...]
Is It Worth A Visit To See Kong On Skull Island?
We have written before, that we love a creature feature so it was always likely we were going to see Kong: Skull Island. However coming from director Jordan Vogt-Roberts who we had never heard of, for a blockbuster movie we went in with low hopes, especially as our previous King Kong watches have always left us entertained, but wanting more. It is safe to say that for us, … [Read more...]
Was Pete’s Dragon A Worthwhile Remake?
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...]
The Barking Mad About Films Top Five Favourite Movie Musicals
We at Barking Mad About Films are hopefully heading off to see La La Land, a new film musical from Damian Chazelle, the writer/director of Whiplash. This got us thinking of our favourite Film musicals os here are ours. 5. Tim Burton's Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street We knew we wanted to include a Tim film, but we went with Todd starring Johnny Depp, based … [Read more...]
Ninja Turtles Come Out Of The Shadows! Should They Have?
This week we saw the big-budget sequel to the comic book heroes, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out Of The Shadows. Now if we are honest, we really didn’t like its 2014 predecessor, directed by Jonathan Liebesman, but with the addition of Krang; Rocksteady; Bebop and Casey Jones, we were intrigued. The new film, again written by Josh Applebaum and Andre Nemec, is this time … [Read more...]