THE BIG ONES

My essay is in for tomorrow and I've practically finished so I felt the urge to write a new post. Obviously since last time I haven't had time to go to the cinema, and I'm not really sure if there's anything I particularly want to see that I haven't already. I thought I would share the big films out this year so you can get excited (or not excited) about them too. There are obviously many more decent films coming out such as Harry Potter etc but these ones have especially caught my eye.

THE HANGOVER PART II

Release Date: 26th May 2011

I'm sure, like me, a lot of you out there were big fans of 'The Hangover'. If you haven't seen it then I really think you should because you are missing out. It was full of laughs and disasters. The second one looks pretty damn good too. I would say however, that it does look VERY similar to the first one but I think this was the intention to be honest. It actually comes out on my birthday so I will look forward to seeing this. If you havent already seen it, or if you want to watch it again, here's the trailer:

X-MEN: FIRST CLASS

Release Date: 30th May 2011

Well it looks like the week of my birthday a few good films are coming out. Now you shouldn't be put off by the title because I am by no means an 'X-Men' geek (shudder). I have not seen the first few films but I saw 'Wolverine' and admittedly really liked it. I really don't think it matters if you haven't seen the other X-Men films because this one is set before all the other films. Don't quote me on this because I don't know if you will need to have seen the others to understand it, so I suppose I will risk it! The trailers make it look really epic and I love that the characters are British. So if you fancy checking it out...



TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON

Release Date: 1st July 2011

Now I would just like to say that I am not AS excited about this as the others but I do have to (annoyingly) admit that the trailer does make it look pretty good and I have seen the others so I should really see it. It seems that my boyfriend might be 'dragging' me to see this at the IMAX but to be fair, I've never been before so I think it would be a pretty good experience. I also quite like Shia LaBeouf so I suppose there is a positive in it! But seriously it does look pretty good so I recommend a watch of the trailer.



JOHNNY ENGLISH REBORN

Release Date: 7th October 2011

This one is a bit of a silly one to be honest but I do actually love 'Johnny English' and I'm not embarrased to say because I think it's pretty funny. Some of you will disagree but I think the second one looks even better and it made me giggle quite a lot when I saw the trailer at the cinema. Anyway I'll leave the judging to you...



SO MANY MOVIES!

Well I think I have put this off for long enough. I have been trying to finish my last uni assignment (other than my exam) so I have been rather occupied with that this week. It has not particularly helped that there have been a lot of decent movies over the last two weeks! I just wanted to add one last thing...when you next go to the cinema please look out for that one lonely man on his own, because there is always one!

RIO 3D (U)

Director: Carlos Saldanha
Verdict: I feel bad saying this but I am struggling to even make the effort to write this review because it was such a long time ago that I saw this film and I can't particularly remember how I felt about it. I'm going to take this as a negative because it's never good to forget a film. Overall I'm sure the kids will love it as a tropical bird accidently ends up in America and then when he grows up he has to be taken to Brazil to make babies with the only other surviving bird of their kind. Yes, I think it is a bit of a lame story line but I remember the soundtrack was pretty good and there were a few laughs. Maybe I'm being a little harsh with my rating but I'm not sure I would be too fussed with seeing it again!

THOR 3D (12A)

Director: Kenneth Branaugh
Verdict: Now, I was slightly looking forward to this because it looked alright but mainly because not much else was on at the time. Basically it's about a warrior who gets kicked out of his kingdom, by his dad, for being too arrogant. The film follows him trying to save his kingdom, even though he has been banished to America where he meets a girl (Natalie Portman) as his brother is evily trying to take over.

I was disappointed with this film I have to admit. I really could not stand the main character Thor, I found him so irritating. Another bad thing about this film is that I remember looking at the time on my phone because I couldn't believe how slow it was going. I believe that a truly brilliant film makes you engrossed in what you are watching and this really didn't! I'm sure a lot of people would disagree with this low rated review because to be fair, the effects were pretty good, but I'm afraid this film just didn't appeal to me. I would recommend this film to people that like 'Lord of the Rings' because it did seem a bit like that.

CEDAR RAPIDS (15)

Director: Miguel Artetan
Verdict: I was quite looking forward to seeing this film because it had Ed Helms from 'The Hangover' in it and the trailer made me laugh. I was slightly confused as to why this film hadn't been advertised more because I'm sure a few of you reading this might not even know what film I'm talking about. Cedar Rapids is a place where an insurance convention takes place every year and the main character Tim, played by Helms, has to represent his company this time round.

It sounds pretty boring but Tim is a middle aged man who does not have much of a life but in Cedar Rapids everything seems to come alive for him as he meets friends, a woman and a prostitute! Overall the movie did make me laugh and I liked that it was so original. I appreciated that the ending was happy but not quite as the audience would have expected. A good film if you are looking for a laugh.

WATER FOR ELEPHANTS (12A)

Director: Francis Lawrence
Verdict: I had only seen one trailer for this film and that was when I went to see 'Red Riding Hood' so again, I didn't think this film was particularly well advertised especially considering it has Reece Witherspoon and Robert Pattinson starring. It's set in the past (not entirely sure when) and looks into the life of Jacob (Robert Pattinson) who leaves his studies of veternary sciences and runs away from his hometown as tragedy strikes him when his parents are killed in a car accident. Jacob happens to jump onto a train which he then realises belongs to a circus. Cutting a long story short, he gets a job as the circus vet and gets close to the August (head of the circus) and his Mrs. Jacob gets a bit too friendly to the boss' wife, Marlena and this causes so many problems. August gets violent towards the animals, Jacob and his wife but we see Jacob and Marlena fight back in order to be happy. 

I really haven't explained it very well so you will just have to go and watch it yourself! This film was lovely on the eyes, from the costumes to the circus displays. I loved the movie because it seems like such a classic and I think it will be for years to come. I do have to say that girls will probably love this a lot more than guys but it is a great film.

HANNA (12A)

Director: Joe Wright
Verdict: Again, this film hadn't been advertised particularly well but it looked good from the one trailer I had seen. It had been liked to the Bourne series but I would like to say that this is totally wrong! The film follows Hanna, a young girl, brought up by her father in a secluded forrest to be an assasin (yes you read that right). It becomes clear that Hanna has to kill a CIA agent, Marissa, before Marissa kills her and her father.

The film is very strange as it switches from Hanna experiencing life outside her secluded home and the action which follows Marissa's men trying to capture Hanna. I know that does not make sense, so all I'm going to say is that Hanna is a crazy good action girl who learns about so many things throughout the film. Saoirse Ronan who plays Hanna is an incredible actor for her age. This movie is a film student's dream as it has so many metaphors and great cinematic moments. 'Hanna' is a great film and I would have rated it even higher if it wasn't for some annoying plot holes, such as Marissa, played by Cate Blanchett running around in high heels even though she would've done a million times better if she had worn flats (I know I'm being ridiculous here). Blanchett also struggled with her accent because it kept falling into different American regions (unless it was supposed to be like that). Another thing I really can't miss is the soundtrack; most of it was produced by the Chemical Brothers. The heavy beats really added to the atmosphere, making 'Hanna' a brilliant film to watch at the cinema.

SOMETHING BORROWED (12A)

Director: Luke Greenfield
Verdict: Obviously I was really looking forward to this because I'm a sucker for a chick flick! 'Something Borrowed' sees Rachel falling for her best friend's fiance Dex, whom she met at university. I was rather wrong with this film because I told my boyfriend what would happen, just because rom-com's are normally so predictable but I was actually wrong! It didn't turn out at all how I had imagined but I still liked it!

The film produced quite a lot of laughs, even from the guys in the cinema. I would say it was a really good girly film and I would love to see it again but I do still think the ending was rather odd, so you should go and watch it and tell me what you think!