This week we headed out to see King Arthur: Legend of the Sword the latest film from director Guy Ritchie. This is the King Arthur legend in a way we hadn’t seen before, it takes the legend but adds Ritchie’s style, so we have a hybrid of his earlier films such as Snatch mixed with his more recent Sherlock Holmes films. Unlike the 2004 Antoine Fuqua version of the Arthur … [Read more...]
Did We Find The Great Wall To Be A Great Film?
If there is one thing we like at Barking Mad About Films, it’s a creature feature so despite a bashing from the critics, we booked tickets to see The Great Wall. Set in China, the film tells how The Great Wall was actually built to protect China from creatures known as the Tao Tei. The film was hit by a backlash before the film was even released over whitewashing claims, due … [Read more...]
One Film We Wouldn’t Dredd To Get A Sequel!
Another summer has passed, with plenty of sequels and reboots, with even more on the way, yet we still remain amazed that we have yet to see a Dredd 2! From director Pete Travis, who directed thriller Vantage Point and a script from Alex Garland (Sunshine; 28 Days Later & Ex Machina) this film about an established 2000 AD comic character, should have had no trouble … [Read more...]
Jaws 3-D or not 3-D, That is the Question
It was recently my birthday here at the home of Barking Mad About Films and Pepper (with the help of Mrs. BMAF) brought me the recently released BluRay of the 3 Jaws sequels. I had them on DVD but the highlight of this new edition other than the clearer picture was the inclusion of the 3D version of Jaws 3, which sadly I missed at the cinema in 1983. As I grew up and … [Read more...]
Why we see in 3D
3D if done right, can really enhance a film story, things have changed from those amusement park attractions where the 3-D was just a gimmick. You would go to have something hit you in the face or have a pole swing towards you (we still have nightmares of a snake in our lap, from the Disneyland Honey, I shrunk the kids attraction) 3-D is now used to show us depth and heights … [Read more...]