In 1984, as a 13 year old I was so excited by a movie called Ghostbusters. My schoolbooks were covered with the stickers that came in my cereal box (Shreddies from memory). I owned the storybook, so I could relive their adventures over and over, and hoped that I would see the crew again. And then Ghostbusters 2 came in 1989, the wait had been helped by a hugely … [Read more...]
We head to the cinema for the return of AntMan
This week we headed out to see the latest entry into the Marvel Comics Cinematic Universe, Ant-Man and the Wasp, a sequel to the 2015 Ant-Man. The film follows the events of Ant-Man’s involvement in Captain America: Civil War where Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) the man behind the suit, is now under house arrest. Scott has a dream where he sees a woman, who we will learn is Janet … [Read more...]
Captain America: Civil War! MARVELlous or not?
This week, we went off to see Captain America: Civil War, with high hopes, after all, we thought The Winter Soldier, the previous Captain America entry, was one of Marvel’s better films. Adding further evidence, critics and audiences alike were heaping praise on it, with rave reviews and massive box office records. If honest though we think we may have superhero fatigue! We … [Read more...]
Ant-Man! Do good things come in small packages
When the announcement of Ant-Man was initially made I was actually looking forward to this one as the writer/director team was to be Adam Cornish and Edgar Wright! Adam wrote the fun Attack the Block and Edgar was of course behind Shaun of the Dead. Creative differences were given and the 2 were taken off the project (although do get credit on the screenplay) brought in to … [Read more...]