Mary
Poppins Returns (U) – what’s it
about? The title says it all - Mary Poppins returns to look after the next generation of the Banks
family.
Well I’m pretty sure most
people have seen the original Mary Poppins film, I can’t remember how many
times I must have watched this as a kid. And the big question is does this meet
up to the expectations of all those children that have now grown up? Well imo
its ok, its not amazing but it’s a good watch to pass the time – but to those
who are still young or who may have not seen the original will probably love
this. It’s basically more a movie for the next generation, so if you or your
little ones like a happy clappy magical film with lots of singing then this
will probably be right up your street. If though you are wanting to re-live
your youth, you’ve become a grumpy old git or have great expectations of this
one then you may come away a little disappointed.
Rating: **
Spider-Man:
Into The Spiderverse (PG)
– what’s it about? Evil villain sets off a collider and ends up mashing up
universes which results in multiple Spider-people.
I went to see this after a
couple of people I know said to go see it, its amazing! I wasn’t too fussed on
it, though I love my comic book movies, I just didn’t think it looked too good
from the adverts. So it’s more of a kid’s film but it has some moments which
adults will get more than the kids, so it’s one of those where the parents and
the weens will like it. I have to admit in parts I was in stitches, I was
crying in laughter in the cinema – whilst everyone else was pretty reserved, so
it definitely has some good humour in it. It’s got some good action and adds
something else to the Spiderman story. It was actually a really good film, with
only one character that got on my nerves, and if it wasn’t for one of the
Spider-people I probably would have given it another star – but its there for
the kids so is probably me just being a grumpy pants.
Rating:
***
Bumblebee
(PG) – what’s it about?
The story of Bumblebee arriving on earth prior to the other transformers after
the downfall of Cybertron.
Now everybody loves
Bumblebee right? Such a fun Transformer. Well if you’ve liked all the
Transformer movies to date then you can probably guarantee that you’ll like
this one, though a bit of a re-harsh of the first movie, where a Transformer
ends up being taken in by a teenager and they become friends and have to save
the planet and all from the evil Decepticons. It’s still a good and fun movie
to watch though, it’s got some story, some humour which made me giggle – but sadly
not LOL funny and as always it’s got some good action as is expected from this
movie franchise. If you would like to see a little more of what happened on
Cybertron and learn how Bumblebee became the radio-talking Transformer we all
know and love then this is totally worth watching.
Rating:
****
Cool
Runnings (DVD – PG) –
what’s it about? A group of want-to-be athletes set up the first Jamaican
Bobsleigh team.
I hadn’t seen this for
years and found the DVD in the second-hand shop for cheap so I thought I’d
re-live my youth and re-watch it. I wasn’t disappointed with it, it was still a
good watch all these years later. I still laughed away at it and it made me smile,
its one of those stories where you can just watch and enjoy, where you don’t really
need to think about it. It’s heart-warming and fun to watch, so if you haven’t
seen it before or if you haven’t seen it in a long while then maybe its time to
re-visit this one.
Rating:
***
Die-Hard
(DVD - 18) – what’s it
about? A group of robbers set their sight on the vault of a high-flying company
– can a cop save the hostages and the day.
This was another where I
hadn’t seen it in years and thought I’d give it another go, it has been Christmas
after all! And there we have it the age-old argument of if Die-Hard is a Christmas
movie or not. Anyway yes back to the movie, even though it’s getting on a
little bit now and movies have changed a little over the years, this is totally
a classic and a classic action movie at that. It’s got everything you need, the
good guys vs the bad, the action, the whole guns and bombs and the good guy
trying to save the day etc etc. Yeah it’s definitely one of those leave you
brain at the door films where you don’t ask too many questions, but it’s
totally worth re-watching or watching if you’ve never seen it and like some
good classic action style movie.
Rating: ***
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