Director: Michael Dowse
Verdict: Some of you reading this will probably think 'what the hell is that'. Take Me Home Tonight wasn't advertised particularly well so I understand if none of you have heard of it. It's basically a comedy, set in the 1980s. There are a couple of names you might recognise such as Topher Grace (Valentine's Day) and Anna Faris (Scary Movie).
I didn't have much of an opinion about this film before I went to see it because like I said before, it was hardly advertised. I have to be honest and say I watched this a few weeks ago so I'm struggling to remember it but I do know I thought it was alright when I came out, hence the rating. I do remember that it wasn't particularly original which is why I haven't given it more stars. The story basically follows twins (Grace and Faris) and their friend as they go to a party, in order to seem cool. Yes, the story is pretty lame. It did make me laugh a few times and it's a nice little romantic film so I've given it a pretty average rating.
ON STRANGER TIDES (12A)
Director: Rob Marshall
Verdict: I have to admit that I'm not the biggest fan of the Pirates of the Caribbean so I wasn't overly excited about seeing this next instalment. I'm sure a lot of you already know the story line so I'm not going to go into too much detail but this film sees Jack Sparrow escape prison and begin another quest with a previous love, played by Penelope Cruz. The film introduces some new characters and mystic mermaids.
I did actually find it quite funny and I liked the story line a lot better than I have with the previous films. I did think some parts of the film went too far and were slightly ridiculous but I suppose that's the idea. Johnny Depp was brilliant as usual as he continued to produce the most laughs. Overall it was better than I was expecting as it made me laugh and I liked the storyline.
Director: Thomas McCarthy
Verdict: I was quite looking forward to this film because I love a film like this; a friendly comical film which makes you smile. It reminded me slightly of Juno, with the music and the characters.
The film follows a young boy who ends up being taken in by a family who are struggling financially but can't let the boy go home to his horrible mother. The young actor, Alex Shaffer really impressed me, although I haven't seen him anything else so I don't know whether he's quiet and awkward in real life! Overall I really enjoyed this film as it was very original and made me smile.
Director: Todd Phillips
Verdict: Having mentioned this film in a previous blog it was obvious that I was looking forward to seeing this. I'm sure most people reading this would have seen this as it was so popular when it opened. I have never seen the cinema so full and I go rather a lot... The queue was right back to the door and people were practically running for their seats when the doors were opened. The Hangover II (if you haven't seen it) is basically the same as the first film with some slight changes! Instead of Doug's wedding, it's Stu's wedding and the men are in Thailand for the ceremony. They decide to go and have a few beers on the beach but end up waking up in a run down hotel, not knowing what happened the previous night. As I said before, part II is practically the same but involves a monkey instead of a tiger!
There were a few times I really burst out laughing and other times I just giggled. It was brilliant but nearly went on the brink of ridiculous. If you haven't already seen it, then you should and you MUST stay to see the photos at the end because they are probably the best part of the film.
Director: Matthew Vaughn
Verdict: I really wanted to see this film because I thought it looked really impressive. I had only previously watched Wolverine so I can't really call myself an X-Men fan. This film goes back in time as it explores the earlier days of Magneto and Proffesor X and the rest of the X Men. I have to be honest, I was pretty disappointed when I came out the cinema. I thought the acting was rather rubbish and I thought they could have done better with their money.
I usually really like James McAvoy but he really irritated me in this film, I don't think he was the right person to play Proffesor X. I'm really pleased that Nicholas Hoult got the part of Hank (Beast) because I believe he deserves to do well. However, I thought his American accent needed a bit more work but perhaps I'm being too picky. I thought in general, the action was pretty good but at times it was really cheesy, especially when they talked to each other through their minds (not sure of the technical name). I'm sure true fans of X-Men would be happy but it didn't quite do it for me.
Director: Joe Nussbaum
Verdict: I know what you are thinking...really? Yes really. Today me and my lovely friends Kayleigh and Sarah couldn't think of anything to do and Prom seemed to be the only decent thing I hadn't already seen in the cinema that we could go and watch. We knew that it was going to be pants but we thought it might be good pants. I'm in two minds about which one it was!
Obviously it wasn't going to be the greatest film in the world with the title Prom! It's quite funny because the film is actually based around the prom. The acting was pretty lame and some of the lines were laughable but the eye candy was alright! I may have been slightly harsh with my rating but I did giggle at it for probably the wrong reasons.
PICK OF THE WEEK
This isn't really a pick of next week, it's just something I wanted to share with you. Some of you may have already seen it but the new twilight trailer was shown at a movie awards last night so it has gone crazy on the internet already. I also saw a trailer earlier for next Valentine's Day and it looks pretty good, especially if you are a Channing Tatum fan like me so enjoy!
THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN- PART 1
This won't actually be out till November but it's one of the first looks at the latest installment of the famous saga. It looks pretty good, I just hope it's as good as the book.
THE VOW
You will LOVE this film if you are a fan of Dear John and The Notebook as it stars Channing Tatum and Rachel McAdams and it looks very similar to both. It also looks a lot like 50 First Dates but I will let you decide:
