This week we decided to see Disney’s Zootropolis. You may know it as Zootopia dependant on where you are based. We liked the concept of a Bunny teaming up with its ‘enemy’ a fox, to fight crime for the ZPD (Zoo Police Department) To be honest, it was also a great choice for us, as this film had not been ruined by an extensive marketing campaign, with about 40 different … [Read more...]
Why can’t Multiplex cinemas give us multiple choices?
This seems an odd one to moan about as when I was growing up, the cinemas I went normally only had 2 to 4 screens. Now cinemas have screens in double figures, for example, my cinema of choice has 10 screens, so this should now give plenty of choice for when choosing what to see. Yet the reality is when a blockbuster is released, multiple screens will be dedicated to … [Read more...]
The next blockbuster, coming to a Sofa near you!
An interesting development appears to be happening in Hollywood at present. Sean Parker, the founder of Napster is developing a project called the Screening Room The idea is that audiences will no longer need to wait for a period of time after the film has left cinemas, to watch it at home. They will be able to watch it at the same time of Cinema release. So you could … [Read more...]
Is Kung Fu Panda 3 Bearilliant or UnBearable?
Animation film sequels can be a mixed bunch, whilst Toy Story sequels have added to the joy brought from the originals, other franchises have slowly got poorer and poorer, Shrek being our worst offender! Coming from Dreamworks Animation, the same studio as Shrek, Kung Fu Panda 2 was an enjoyable sequel and as such a franchise was born with a spin-off TV show and now we have … [Read more...]
Send The Animated Moviestars On Tour
This week, Po, the Kung Fu Panda, voiced by Jack Black charges into UK cinemas for Kung Fu Panda 3 with his superstar voiced friends Shifu (Dustin Hoffman) Tigress (Angelina Jolie) Mantis (Seth Rogen) Viper (Lucy Liu) Crane (David Cross) and Jackie Chan as Monkey. Adding to the cast, this time are Breaking Bad’s Bryan Cranston; J.K. Simmons and Kate Hudson. The films have … [Read more...]