When the announcement of Ant-Man was initially made I was actually looking forward to this one as the writer/director team was to be Adam Cornish and Edgar Wright! Adam wrote the fun Attack the Block and Edgar was of course behind Shaun of the Dead. Creative differences were given and the 2 were taken off the project (although do get credit on the screenplay) brought in to … [Read more...]
Surprise Find in a Charity Shop
On a recent trip to town Mrs Barking Mad (I need a better name for her =) was getting her haircut so I was left to wander around town and maybe find a film for us to watch for our Sunday movie night. Sadly the ever popular trend to watch films online means the likes of Woolworths & HMV have gone from our high streets But an unexpected source of film finding has been the … [Read more...]
TED 2: Bear-illiant or Not?
So in 2012 the creator Family Guy Seth MacFarlane released his first live action cinema film, Ted about a Bear that comes to life Of course being from the creator of Family Guy, this was no Paddington bear, this was a foul mouthed, pot smoking rude bear and the film certainly had its laugh out loud moments and certainly was worth our time although it would be fair to say … [Read more...]
Minions! Would it be Banana’s to Miss it?
So I am back home from this week’s Barking Mad About Films trip to the cinema and this weeks choice of viewing was Minions Those cheeky little yellow fella’s from the smash hit film Despicable Me and Despicable Me 2. I personally saw the first film as a big fan of Steve Carrell and the thought of him as a super villain with promise of laughs sold me and it is a film I do … [Read more...]