Monday 27 March 2017

Movies: Beauty and the Beast (2017) (PG), Get Out (15), Noah (DVD – 12) & Snatch (DVD – 18)

Beauty and the Beast (2017) (PG) – what’s it about? A cursed prince must find true love before the petals fall from a rose and the curse remains for all time.

So a live action version of the Disney classic…how does it fair? Pretty good actually, it sticks pretty closely to the original, there’s just been a few bits added which give a little more to it. It was as expected – extremely girlie but it’s bearable as there’s not too much that makes you want to vom…but be warned you will come out with the songs stuck in your head!

Rating: ***



Get Out (15) – what’s it about? A man goes to meet his girlfriend’s family for the first time and all is not what it seems.

I didn’t really know much about this one before I went to see it so it was a little surprising. It’s like a thriller/horror, a good concept that did leave me wanting to shout “just get out” in the cinema. I can’t really say much though without spoiling it, maybe just don’t expect gore or anything of the sort because it’s more on the thriller side of things.

Rating: ***



Noah (DVD – 12) – what’s it about? Humanity has destroyed the world; Noah receives a message from God about the great flood and sets out to build an ark.

So what to say about this one…hmmm if you hadn’t guessed it by the title then just to make it clear this is based on the bible story. Even though I’m not religious at all (far from it being a Pagan) I do like all these newer bible story movies and I don’t know why. This one is pretty dark in parts, some violence, some story and well some weird shit, it definitely makes for a good watch.

Rating: ***



Snatch (DVD – 18) – what’s it about? Various criminals try to steal a diamond from another thief.

I thought this one deserved a re-watch as I hadn’t seen it since it originally came out back at the turn on the century and even though it’s a little old it’s still great and hasn’t dated too much. Its bit of a comedy but not one for the youngens, a different take on the criminal underworld – it’s got some random characters and good situation humour to boot. It’s definitely worth a revisit.

Rating: ****


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