Monday 26 November 2018

Movies: The Girl In The Spiders Web (15) & Robin Hood (12A)

The Girl In The Spiders Web (15) – What’s it about? The story of Lisbeth continues, she takes on another dodgy job and gets caught up in her past.

If you are going to watch this one and you want to be sucked into the universe then its best to look back to the previous movies but I suppose you can watch it stand alone, you shouldn’t get too lost with the plot. It’s as gritty as the previous ones, though no way as graphic as the first one, and the story continues very much in the same style. It’s got a good plot, which is very dark, a good music scene, and it also has some good action and suspense, well it’s basically as expected really. It’s not one to watch if you want a nice happy film though :P

Rating: ****



Robin Hood (12A) – What’s it about? Robin of Loxley returns home after war and becomes the legendary Robin Hood.

I know what you’re thinking ugh another Robin Hood movie, have we not had enough of these already.  Well this one is a little different, it changes the story up a little and it has a bit of a modern take on it, even though it’s still set at some time in the past. That said most Robin Hood movies are a little cheesy in some way and this one even though it is more serious is still filled with quite a bit of humour too, yep it’s pretty cheesy in parts but don’t worry there are no men in tights here! Yeah, it’s an alright movie but nothing special, the story is ok and the action is alright, it’s not like the best movie but it’s something you can just leave your brain at the door and watch for a bit of light entertainment.

Rating: ***


Monday 19 November 2018

Movies: Fantastic Beasts: Crimes of Grindelwald (12A) & Widows (15)

Fantastic Beasts: Crimes of Grindelwald (12A) – what’s it about? Grindlewald wants to get all the pure bloods on his side to rule over other magical folk and the muggles.

I have to admit I’m not the biggest fan of the Harry Potter universe, don’t get me wrong its good but I never find it amazing, though I did prefer Fantastic Beasts over Harry Potter. I really did like the first Fantastic Beasts film but this one just seemed well not so fantastic, don’t get me wrong though it was a good watch. I just found it a lot more political and serious than the first one which isn’t necessarily a bad thing but the story just didn’t draw me in. It may be a bit deep for the younger audiences but those in their later teens+ will probably enjoy it more as they’ll actually get the plot rather than just watching it for it being “Harry Potter world”. Yeah its worth looking into if you’ve enjoyed the other films, just maybe don’t expect to be wowed by it.

Rating: ***



Widows (15) – what’s it about? A group newly widowed women team up to continue on their husbands lives of crime by pulling off a robbery.

I wouldn’t necessarily say this is a chick flick – well ok it probably is, the cast is mainly women with only a few male snippets. It’s a very story driven movie with it showing more about their lives and how they are forced into the life of crime after they are left with nothing. It’s not got too much action, it’s your typically kind of robbery film really so a lot about the preparation work and with the robbery just being a small piece of it. It was a good film in general but it was really really slow, it didn’t need to be as long as it was, they could have easily cut it down by 30 mins and left the audience feeling a little more positive about it as everyone seemed a little bored. I think it’s more like a 2 ½ star movie because how much it dragged but I’m feeling in a generous mood today.

Rating: ***


Monday 12 November 2018

Movie: Slaughterhouse Rulez (15)


Slaughterhouse Rulez (15) – what’s it about? After fracking creates a sinkhole in the grounds at a boarding school, the students and teachers come under attack from monsters.

I watched the advert for this and thought it could either be good or shit, and it turned out to be a typical Simon Pegg and Nick Frost film – you know in the same comedy-horror style as their previous films, which is all good in my book. I never know these days with these teen movies if they are going to be really annoying or not but thankfully the kids weren’t too annoying in this one which is also a plus. It’s not as funny as say Shaun of the Dead but it has a few moments that I’m sure will make you giggle if you like their sense of humour. Yeah, it’s got some humour and light horror action, it’s your average movie, nothing too amazing but worth a watch if you like Pegg/Frost movies.

Rating: ***