When I was a lad, movie merchandise was in general maybe a tie-in magazine, book, badges, jigsaws, T-shirts and the like but along came Star Wars in 1977, which changed everything, instead of ‘Action Man’, the action figure was born, a 5 inch replica of our heroes Han, Luke and the like (as well as Darth and his troopers of course =) Excellent marketing showed the list of … [Read more...]
3-D or not 3-D, That is the Question (for Movie Goers Lately ?)
Around 2005, our film experiences were served up a new experience which had been used in cinema as early as even the Fifties when a creature emerged from a Black Lagoon to scare movie fans in the format we know as 3-D Previous attempts to use 3-D have occurred since the Fifties, most notably in the Eighties especially in the Threequel, Jason stalked his victims on a Friday the … [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...]