When you first look at the cast which includes 'Game of Thrones' Emilia Clark and Charles Dance, 'The Hunger Games' Sam Claflin and 'Doctor Who' companion Jenna Coleman you would be forgiven that this would be a big Science Fiction blockbuster but you would be wrong. It is actually a story about A girl in a small town who forms an unlikely bond with a recently-paralyzed man … [Read more...]
From Excitement to Disappointment: Not every film can be amazing
Movies have changed over the years, extensive advertising campaigns with various trailers lure us in but sometimes the film ends up being a massive let down The biggest example for me of recent years was Prometheus, a fantastic no voicever trailer promised great things and whilst the film was not awful, it never lived up to those hopes I had going in Alien vs Predators 1 … [Read more...]
Fears or Cheers: When the Book You’ve Read is to Become a Film
In a world where every other film appears to be a sequel and original scripts seem to be harder to come from as the worry is they won’t find an audience, the next best option is to find a best selling book and turn that into a film normally with a mixture of good or bad results Over the recent years, I’ve seen books that I have read become big screen blockbusters (Harry … [Read more...]