This week I chose a film to watch, not on the basis of the director being Robert Zemeckis, but something that rarely happens, it being in 3D. The film in question was The Walk. The reason why the director, cast etc did not have me rushing to see it, was because the Walk is based on true events, which have already been covered on screen, in the brilliant 2008 documentary, Man … [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...]
Should You Grab(oid) At The Chance Of Seeing Another Tremors Movie?
We at Barking Mad About Films do love a creature feature, and one of the best, in our opinion was the 1990 film, Tremors. Directed by Ron Underwood, who would go on to direct the also excellent City Slickers. Also on his CV is Mighty Joe Young. Ron may be best known, however, for directing the huge Eddie Murphy box office flop: The Adventures of Pluto Nash. Ron now … [Read more...]
Extended On DVD! Are Cinemas Missing Out?
We at Barking Mad About Films had a decision to make! What film to see this week and our 2 choices could not be further apart! Choice One was Disney’s Zootropolis (changed from its US title of Zootopia, at the request of a Denmark Zoo, which shared the same name apparently!) Choice Two was Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice from Zack Snyder, who is no stranger to big box … [Read more...]