War for the Planet of the Apes (12A) – what’s it about? The Humans and Apes continue to battle it out for survival.
Well what to say about this one…in short I thought it was pretty dull – well the second part was better and had more oomph to it but the whole thing was just way too long and drawn out. It really felt like they were milking the franchise with this one, it did though have a few good moments and the graphics were top notch but that was about it really. I’m maybe being a bit harsh with my rating, it’s probably more a 2 ½ stars movie but yeah it was generally meh. If you are a hard-core fan you’ll probably like this more than I did but if you’re not then I’d maybe wait until you can find it in the shops for no more than a 5er.
Transformers:
The Last Knight (12A)
– what’s it about? The race is on to find an artifact that’s hidden on earth
before it can be used to destroy the world.
I’m not too sure what to
say that you don’t already know if you’ve seen any of the previous movies as it
really continues on in the same lines. It’s what you expect really from a
Transformers movie, some fighting, story and some big ass robots. It was good
but I don’t know, it just seemed really long, I thought I’d been in the cinema
for way over 3 hours but it wasn’t that long. It was very flashy as all these
films are, lots of graphics and good scenes with the Transformers. It was a
good piece of entertainment – a good mindless movie but nothing special. If you
like this rebooted Transformers universe then you’ll probably enjoy it.
Rating: ***
Despicable
Me 3 (U) – what’s it
about? Gru finds out he has a long lost twin brother, the pair meet up and Gru
is persuaded to teach him how to be a villain by committing one last crime.
So the third adventure
of Gru and the gang and what to say, I’m not sure – I liked it but it just
didn’t seem as strong or funny as the previous movies. I think though it’s one
of those gems that when you watch it again you pick up on more. It still had
some good moments and it’s generally a fun movie for all the family. If you
like the previous ones it’s still definitely worth a watch.
Rating: ***
Baby
Driver (15) – what’s
it about? Baby is a get-away driver who is forced to work for a crime boss
until his debts are repaid.
I wasn’t sure what to
expect from this one, the adverts looked good but I was really pleasantly
surprised with how great this one was. It had a good story-line, characters and
action too. There were a couple of bits that felt like my heart had skipped a
beat – I really got engrossed by it. I would definitely recommend seeing it if
you like a good crime/robbers movie as it was very well done!
Rating: ****
Spider-Man:
Homecoming (12A) –
what’s it about? After the battle with Captain America, Peter Parker goes back
to being a friendly neighbourhood Spider-Man but a villain doesn’t leave where
he lives alone for long…
Well first off this isn’t
an origin story of Spider-Man which was pretty refreshing as that’s been done
over and over again. This I think is probably one of the better Spider-Man
movies to date, well most definitely better than the last one anyway. It is very
much in line with the current Marvel movies style and fits in nicely with the
universe they’ve built up on the big screen appearances, especially with a
guest staring of Tony Stark and other bits to link back too. Anyway yep, a well
done movie, some laughs, some action and a cool-ass wing suit I totally want, it’s
definitely worth checking out if you like all the Marvel movies.
