Director: David Yates
Verdict: I was a bit late in joining the Harry Potter fan club as I only read the fourth, six and seventh books (weird I know). Although I was late joining, by the end, I got pretty hooked in the books and it was always quite humorous at school because there was always a race to finish it before other people (I never won this race because I'm a slow reader!) Anyway after the last few films being pretty good, I was really looking forward to the last installment but I was also apprehensive about it because it was the last one and because the book is pretty damn cheesy. With most book adaptions the films never live up to the book and I still really agree with this, especially with this film. So this film sees Harry, Ron and Hermione try to finish Voldemort off for good and they have to destroy all of the horcruxes in order for this to happen.
There's a lot of twists and turns for people that haven't read the book but there's a lot of disappointments for the readers as things get rushed and missed out (in my opinion). I thought the majority of the effects were brilliant but there is one scene which I cringed at (room of requirement mayhem). I have been thinking about my rating for this film and I have found it really difficult because it was really good but perhaps not as good as I was expecting. I really felt like none of the main characters had a chance because no one seemed to have a particularly big part. I know that sounds silly but there seems to be A LOT of characters in this film and some don't even get to speak. Overall the film is really good and I have now seen it twice! I think it was a good ending to a wonderful series.
Director: Seth Gordon
Verdict: I was expecting big things from this movie because I really laughed at the trailer and I thought it looked pretty good. The story follows three friends who struggle in their work places due to their awful bosses. After a drunken night then decided they actually want to kill them (yes it's a little silly), so the film follows them attempting to kill each other's bosses.
I did laugh rather a lot and I really liked Charlie Day who played Dale has he produced the most laughs and I haven't seen him in much before. I was also very impressed with Jennifer Aniston because she played a completely different role than she normally does (even if she was playing a bit of a sl**). Anyway I would recommend this film if you are after a comedy because it will definately make you laugh at some point.
Director: Joe Johnston
Verdict: I could have gone to see this in 3D but I have decided that I really don't think 3D is worth it anymore unless the film has been made especially for that. I really wanted to see this because I thought the trailer looked pretty good but I can only say that I was a little disappointed. The film is based on another comic and The Avengers film which will release in 2012 will star Captain America and other characters including Iron Man. It was nothing on Iron Man at all because I like the way they make that modern and smart.
I do understand that Captain America was based around the war but I just found the whole thing rather cheesy, there were so many laughable one liners and the soundtrack was really awful at times. I did appreciate the effects but I felt like they glazed over all the action sequences and it just seemed like the whole film was building up to something but nothing spectacular came of it. I have decided to give it a pretty average rating because I think avid fans of the comic would really enjoy it and there's a little eye candy for the guys and girls!
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