This week we saw Blood Father, a return of Mel Gibson as an Action Movie star, rather than a creator of news for his personal life. The film comes from director Jean-Francois Richet who made the acclaimed Mesrine films. The script comes from Straight Outta Compton writer by Andrea Berloff, based on Peter Craig's novel. Peter also co-wrote the screenplay, having already … [Read more...]
Why we see in 3D
3D if done right, can really enhance a film story, things have changed from those amusement park attractions where the 3-D was just a gimmick. You would go to have something hit you in the face or have a pole swing towards you (we still have nightmares of a snake in our lap, from the Disneyland Honey, I shrunk the kids attraction) 3-D is now used to show us depth and heights … [Read more...]
The new film trend we don’t like!
Way back in 1977, Star Wars hit our screens, but oddly it was titled Episode IV: A New Hope. As we all know, they did go back one day and made episodes I-III and more recently, we were given Episode VII : The Force Awakens. We believe way back in 1977, George Lucas always said that he had planned 9 films but only made 6! The baton now passed on to other … [Read more...]
The Hunger Games: Good things come to those who wait!
http://amzn.to/2115X1B In 2011, I used to have a long commute to work so would read many books on my train journey to work, one of the books that was recommended to me was The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. It was a great recommendation as I read it in no time and quickly devoured its two sequels Catching Fire and Mockingjay! I read with anticipation that the first book … [Read more...]
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Is it MockingYAH or Mocking Nah?
We have just left the cinema after seeing one of this year's most anticipated blockbusters. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 A lot was riding on this film, as there seems to be a huge disappointment from the decision to split Suzanne Collins 3rd book in 2. The first part did not offer a lot for those who loved the books and I know from speaking to those who hadn’t read … [Read more...]