We at Barking Mad About Films love to theme our movie watching. This year we have for example done Fraser Fridays, in which we would watch a film that starred the actor, Brendan Fraser. We have also done Washington Wednesdays in the same theme but movies of Denzel Washington, we were inspired by this after a rewatch of his two Equalizer films ahead of the third. The … [Read more...]
The Good & The Bad Of The Reboot/Remake
The reboot/remake is becoming increasingly more popular, with old favourites being turned into new movies or the now popular spin-off TV shows, with Lethal Weapon and Mallrats being the latest to be announced. The idea is of course not new, one of our favourite films of all time John Carpenter’s The Thing was a remake of 1951 classic The Thing From Another World. In … [Read more...]
London Has Fallen Review!
In 2013, the White House, home of the American president was attacked on screen in White House Down which gave us Jamie Foxx as the president and as his protector, Channing Tatum. Coming from big blockbuster director Roland Emmerich whose CV includes Stargate; Universal Soldier; 2012; The Day After Tomorrow and Independence Day. The film was expected to be a … [Read more...]
Do we rave about the 5th Wave
A few years ago, we on social media had been raving about our love of Suzanne Collins Hunger Games books when someone suggested we give Rick Yancey's novel The 5th Wave a read. Whilst in the town next door, I saw it in a charity shop window for a £1. I thought it was worth a go, as I was going on holiday and needed something new to read. The book was a real page-turner, and … [Read more...]