This week we saw Split, the new film from Writer/Director M. Night Shyamalan, a director who started off so well, with films like The Sixth Sense; Signs and Unbreakable but seemed to lose his way with bigger budgets like After Earth and The Last Airbender. We had heard this was a return to form for him, so we decided to give it a chance. Kevin Wendell Crumb (James McAvoy) … [Read more...]
Does Now You See Me 2 Bring Back Magic of The Original?
The first Now You See Me film was an unexpected delight, with a great cast, which was a good original thriller, with a lot of escapism and fun on the way, so we finally got round to seeing Now You See Me 2. The film finds the Horsemen; J. Daniel Atlas (Jesse Eisenberg) Merritt McKinney (Woody Harrelson) & Jack Wilder (Dave Franco) in hiding still, after outwitting the … [Read more...]
Was Pete’s Dragon A Worthwhile Remake?
We watched Disney’s remake of their 1977 film Pete’s Dragon, as they continue to bring us live action reincarnations of their classic films, following the success of the Jungle Book, with reports that Dumbo and the Lion King are to follow. Now whilst reboot/remakes are horrific when they take on films you love and are nowhere near as good, for us we would include The Fog; … [Read more...]
Is The Legend of Tarzan Legendary or Not?
This week’s rental was the 2016 Blockbuster ‘The Legend of Tarzan’ from director David Yates, best known for his work as director on the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts films. The Edgar Rice Burroughs character has been portrayed many times from small to the big screen, with everything from TV shows to a Disney film. Whilst most portray the Tarzan in the jungle, … [Read more...]
Is La La Land A Film To Sing About?
This week we watched La La Land, we heard good things about this film, but apart from knowing it’s a musical, didn’t know too much about it. We chose to see this more on the fact it was from writer/director Damien Chazelle who made the excellent Whiplash. The film opens with a huge traffic jam, a driver looks to be getting out of their car to see why the cars are not … [Read more...]