With the Guardians of the Galaxy sequel about to hit cinemas, we felt we had to give the first film another viewing as it is part of the BMAF collection. This film was a highlight for us when we were suffering from comic book film fatigue, yet we went in not sure what to expect, we knew nothing of the comic or the characters its based on, but a talking raccoon and tree … [Read more...]
BMAF Watch Beautiful Creatures In Another YA Book Adaptation
Over the festive period we picked up Beautiful Creatures on BluRay, it was one of those £1 films in Poundland, we hadn’t seen it, didn’t know much about it but knew that it starred Alden Ehrenreich as Ethan, who has been cast as Han Solo in the new Star Wars Anthology film, scheduled for a 2018 release. We had never seen him lead a film before, and looking at his IMDb … [Read more...]
The new film trend we don’t like!
Way back in 1977, Star Wars hit our screens, but oddly it was titled Episode IV: A New Hope. As we all know, they did go back one day and made episodes I-III and more recently, we were given Episode VII : The Force Awakens. We believe way back in 1977, George Lucas always said that he had planned 9 films but only made 6! The baton now passed on to other … [Read more...]
At a cinema near your from err… Monday!
The new James Bond 007 film, Spectre has justhad its Cinema release, here in the UK. Yet it has only dawned on me that it is being released on a Monday, not the usual Friday day of new releases! When I was younger, films used to be released on a Sunday, you would always hear the booming voice at the end of the adverts on TV announce ‘At a Cinema near you from Sunday. Check … [Read more...]
What film would you love to have a sequel?
This year has been a good year for film follow-ups, Mad Max: Fury Road & Jurassic World are stand outs, so whilst enjoying this little high it got me thinking what film would I like a sequel too. I am a massive fan of the creature feature and one film that left me dying for more was 1998's Deep Rising, if you've seen it you'll agree the ending almost demands it, if not … [Read more...]