AT LAST...

I should be apologising for my late posting as I have seen three films since my last entry. The reason for the delay is University as I started last week and they have already started getting me reading a lot! Who ever told me that a degree is easier than A Levels was obviously having me on.

I have decided to add a new section to my posts where I will state what films I am looking forward to coming out in the next week so here it is:

NEW RELEASES:

Eat Pray Love

Buried

Life as We Know It

Anyway here are the latest reviews:

Faye

THE OTHER GUYS

21^st Sep 2010 (12A)

Director: Adam McKay

Verdict: After enjoying ‘Anchor Man’ I thought this film would be really comical, especially after all the hype it had received before its release; however I’m afraid to say that I was quite disappointed. I know many reviewers will argue with me but I found that the only times I laughed were thanks to Will Ferrell and even then I was just chuckling. I wasn’t particularly enthused by Mark Wahlberg either and I wasn’t sure if he was the right actor to be playing the part. After sitting in the cinema for nearly two hours, I realised that the storyline didn’t particularly make sense and it was weak with it. I have come to the conclusion that perhaps what was missing from this film was Steve Carell, who also starred in ‘Anchor Man’ and continues to make me laugh with every new film.

THE TOWN

24^th Sep 2010 (15)

Director: Ben Affleck

Verdict: I remember seeing the trailer for this and thinking, “that film looks pretty bad and the title is even worse”; I still stick to the title comment which is pretty lazy, but I can say that I was wrong about the movie. I went to see it with a fairly level head about whether I was going to like it or not which might be why I enjoyed it so much. I have noticed that recently my star ratings have been around an average of about three and a half stars and I truly felt this film is one of the better films I have seen in a while which is why I chose to rate it so highly with four. I was so impressed with Ben Affleck’s directing as I thought this was new to him, but after researching I found that this is his fourth film. I understand that the screenplay wasn’t the most original but I didn’t think it mattered because I felt as a whole it was made really well. At times, I would say that Affleck’s character was quite confusing as he was a master of bank robbery but then later confessed to not wanting the money or wanting to hurt people which begs the question, why did he do it? However I tried to think past this. Some people might disagree with me and find this film rather mediocre but I honestly found it above the other films I have seen recently. I might start going to the cinema with a level head more often!

RESIDENT EVIL: AFTERLIFE

28^th Sep 2010 (15)

Director: Paul W.S Anderson

Verdict: I was dragged along to see this at nine in the evening so I wasn’t in the best mood as I walked into the screening. After remembering that the last one had scared me, I started to panic about what might be to come (because as you may guess I do not like jumpy/scary films). It did have moments where I had to look away because I was too frightened to see what was about to pop out. Overall though, the effects and soundtrack were rather impressive which made it three and a half stars. To conclude, as I walked out I decided it wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be

THE LATEST

I haven't been very promt with putting these up as I haven't written my blog in a few weeks so I felt like I had lost the rhythm. I've been very busy with enrolling in university and working. However, I have managed to watch three films this week...

Faye

TAMARA DREWE
13th Sep 2010 (15)
 Director: This film was not at all what I had expected. I thought it was going to be a typical romantic comedy but I was wrong. It did have its comedy and it did have its romance, but it had elements of originality. Gemma Arterton played the feisty Tamara Drewe who had the whole village talking about her and her 'short shorts'. I found her performance, neither thrilling nor dull. I believe she has more to offer than this performance. I did enjoy the film but I think it was slightly too bizarre for what I was expecting.

CYRUS
16th Sep 2010 (15)

Director: Jay Duplass and Mark Duplass
Verdict: Again this was another movie which didn't live up to my expectations. The trailer portrayed this film as highly humorous, when really all the funny parts were shown in the advert. The humour was dark too, in an almost scary way. I also found that there wasn't much music played in the background which I always find annoying as sound can always improve a film. To conclude, there were some funny moments but there were some times when I found the humour too dark. I was happy to see that Jonah Hill played a different character to what he normally plays but the Duplass brothers disappointed me.

GOING THE DISTANCE (15)
16th Sep 2010

Director: Nanette Burstein
Verdict: I went to see this film literally five minutes after Cyrus as I wanted to catch up. I was looking forward to this film as I love a good 'rom-com'. It didn't disappoint as much as Cyrus but I did find that it had something missing; that something I don't know. Drew Barrymore played a fun loving, career minded girl and I immediately liked her character, however I wasn't so keen on her on-off boyfriend's character Garrett, played by Justin Long; I found his character too needy and unrealistic. Even though I did enjoy this film, it wasn't a film I would go and tell all my friends to go and watch. I'm STILL waiting for a decent romantic comedy!


Verdict: Stephen Frears