We recently rented Blair Witch from director Adam Wingard & writer Simon Barrett, as we really enjoyed their previous hits You’re Next and The Guest. We missed this reboot at the cinema as also like the original 1999 film The Blair Witch Project, it is a found footage movie. It has to be our least favourite genre, when I saw the original, I threw up and it wasn’t until I … [Read more...]
We Await Kong: Skull Island By Watching The Ape’s Last Film
We at Barking Mad About Films are looking forward to seeing Kong: Skull Island upon its release. Like many other reboots/remakes/sequels, it always makes up want to revisit the originals, now we have two Kong titles in our DVD collection; the most recent Peter Jackson remake and a Toho classic of 1963 when King Kong was used as an adversary for Godzilla. Both are good … [Read more...]
Why We Had A Lethal Weapon Week
Here in the UK, about to start on TV is the new Lethal Weapon series inspired by the classic franchise. The first film which came out in 1987 is special to me, as was the first 18 film I saw at the cinema and it is a franchise I've loved. Inspired by the TV show, we decided it was time to re-watch the original 4 movies, all directed by Richard Donner, to build up our … [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...]
Is The Legend of Tarzan Legendary or Not?
This week’s rental was the 2016 Blockbuster ‘The Legend of Tarzan’ from director David Yates, best known for his work as director on the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts films. The Edgar Rice Burroughs character has been portrayed many times from small to the big screen, with everything from TV shows to a Disney film. Whilst most portray the Tarzan in the jungle, … [Read more...]