In 2008, a found footage creature feature hit cinemas screens called Cloverfield! Now in 2016, whilst not a direct sequel, we have 10 Cloverfield Lane which is described as a blood relative of that film. Now, we have to be honest and say we struggle really badly with Found Footage films, suffering from motion sickness from the rapid camera movement so we were not fans of the … [Read more...]
Horror films, lighten up!
Today in the Barking Mad About Films household it was St Patrick’s Day Waking up early and scrolling through Netflix, I came across Leprechaun: Origins. I had seen some of the previous 6 B-Movies starring Warwick Davis so it grabbed my attention! Now the original 6 Leprechaun films were never too serious, as you can imagine with titles like Leprechaun 4: In Space and … [Read more...]
Sharing our love of Tim Burton
Name your favourite Film Director? Yes, many will say Steven Spielberg; Stanley Kubrick; Martin Scorsese; David Fincher or Christopher Nolan, there are so many to choose from, but for us it is easy, it’s Tim Burton! I can honestly say if he directed the opening of an envelope I would still go to see it. ALL his films are owned by me, I can not think of any other director … [Read more...]
BMAF Enters The Forest
A quiet week at the cinema saw us take a chance on newly released horror film, The Forest. We went into this screening not sure what to expect, a lot of the reviews that had been posted were saying it wasn’t the best. Trouble is, as I’m sure you do, we tend to make our own decision when watching films, reviews only help give us information on the film, but not sure they … [Read more...]
What film would you love to have a sequel?
This year has been a good year for film follow-ups, Mad Max: Fury Road & Jurassic World are stand outs, so whilst enjoying this little high it got me thinking what film would I like a sequel too. I am a massive fan of the creature feature and one film that left me dying for more was 1998's Deep Rising, if you've seen it you'll agree the ending almost demands it, if not … [Read more...]