Way back when Sigourney Weaver first faced off against Ridley Scott’s Alien, no one knew the franchise would be as successful as it is now, of course, things could have been different, had it not had such an incredible sequel in James Cameron’s Aliens that more sequels; prequels and spin-offs followed! By then we were so invested in the Aliens, we rushed out for films … [Read more...]
Were We A Fan Of Swiss Army Man?
We watched Swiss Army Man this weekend, its one of those films we kept hearing about but due to limited cinema release, hadn’t seen. Now when a film is described as a cross between Robert Zemeckis drama Cast Away but with a large element of comedy cult classic Weekend at Bernie's it certainly grabbed our interest, mainly out of curiosity. Bernie's centres around 2 friends … [Read more...]
BMAF Takes A Ride To See Monster Trucks
Our last cinema trip of 2016 saw us see Monster Trucks a film which must like the reboot of Ghostbusters was being destroyed on the Internetas nowadays everyone is a critic! Yet from the trailers, we just thought it looked a fun family flick with hints of classic horror B movies with some comedy and science fiction thrown in. All the potential to be a cult classic in years … [Read more...]
Does Time Bandits Remain A Timeless Classic?
This week at Barking Mad About Films we chose to watch the 1981 classic Time Bandits. A film we were reminded of following the sad news that actor Kenny Baker, probably best known for being the man inside R2-D2 from Star Wars had passed away. Kenny plays Fidgit, one of the Time Bandits of the film, directed by Terry Gilliam, who also co-wrote the film with his Monty Python … [Read more...]
I’m a Veronica!* How a music band helped us rediscover ‘Heathers’
We at Barking Mad about Films love an Australian music band called The Veronicas, a band made of 2 sisters named Lisa and Jessica, they got their band's name from a 1988 black comedy called 'Heathers' a film I remember seeing and enjoying but hadn't watched in a while The Veronica's self titled latest album includes a song called Did You Miss Me (I'm a Veronica) and the I'm a … [Read more...]