We watched Swiss Army Man this weekend, its one of those films we kept hearing about but due to limited cinema release, hadn’t seen. Now when a film is described as a cross between Robert Zemeckis drama Cast Away but with a large element of comedy cult classic Weekend at Bernie's it certainly grabbed our interest, mainly out of curiosity. Bernie's centres around 2 friends … [Read more...]
We Came Back and Rewatched Last Action Hero
We decided to re-watch a classic Nineties film today, Last Action Hero a film that would bring back the director and star of Predator, John McTiernan & Arnold Schwarzenegger. Widely accepted as Arnold’s first major box-office failure, in part due to rushed production and the fact that it went almost head to head with the huge success that was Jurassic Park, with a script … [Read more...]
I Am Groot Again! BMAF review Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.2
When we announced our 10 to see in 2017 we considered a wealth of comic book films, but one was a must see for us and it was Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.2 We loved the Guardians first adventure and with all the main cast returning and writer/director James Gunn, we had high hopes even though sequels often don’t bring back the magic. The film wins you over in the first … [Read more...]
We Rewatch Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 1
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...]
Is Logan A Grand Finale For Hugh Jackman as The Wolverine?
We have mentioned in the past about our superhero fatigue but with Logan pitched as the final outing for Hugh Jackman as the Wolverine that we first saw in X-Men way back in the year 2000, we knew we would be seeing this one, as he has been one of the more consistent standouts of the comic book movies!!! But Hugh isn’t alone, he’s bringing Professor X (Patrick Stewart) along … [Read more...]