12-year-old Dre Parker could've been the most popular kid in Detroit but his mother's latest career move has landed him in China. Dre immediately falls for his classmate Mei Ying - and the feeling is mutual - but cultural differences make such a friendship impossible. Even worse Dre's feelings make an enemy of the class bully Cheng. In the land of kung fu Dre knows only a little karate and Cheng puts the karate kid on the floor with ease. With no friends in a strange land Dre has nowhere to turn but maintenance man Mr. Han who is secretly a master of kung fu. As Han... teaches Dre that kung fu is not about punches and parries but maturity and calm Dre realizes that facing down the bullies will be the fight of his life. [show more]
Title: An Education
Starring: Carey Mulligan, Peter Sarsgaard, Alfred Molina
Director: Lone Scherfig
DVD released 15th March 2010
An Education is my favourite poignant film of 2010.
Carey Mulligan takes on her first lead role and stuns as the young Jenny in 60s England, supported to great effect by the always dependable duo of Peter Sarsgaard and Alfred Molina. An Education is a fine film, played perfectly by its cast directed by Lone Scherfig and written by Nick Hornby for the screen, adapted from Lynn Barber's memoirs.
An Education is a touching and mesmerising coming-of-age story about a teenage girl living in 1960s suburban London who meets a charming and wealthy man, nearly twice her age, who sweeps her into a whirlwind romance. Scherfig's direction is excellent, he has a light touch and directs his actors with care and precision. The result is compelling, sad and uplifting. An Education received three Oscar nominations and should have won at least one of them. Highly recommended.
Title: Bad Lieutenant
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes, Val Kilmer, Fairuza Balk
Director: Werner Herzog
DVD released 26th September 2010
Bad Lieutenant is my favourite weird film of 2010.
Nicolas Cage is Terence McDonagh, a cop turned-rogue who likes to snort coke and drop acid, shag lots of women including prostitutes, swear at old ladies and in general act like an arsehole. It's both brilliant and extremely strange and also in many ways flawed. Cage plays McDonagh with gusto and commitment and as always he does something a little bit different - always willing to take a risk.
Bad Lieutenant has some brilliant moments of dialogue and action. It's maxed out on swearing, shagging and drugs. It's an enjoyable film with a storyline that is very adult. Bad Lieutenant has a real sense of devil-may-care filmmaking about it.
Title: Cemetery Junction
Starring: Christian Cooke, Tom Hughes, Ricky Gervais, Felicity Jones, Ralph Fiennes
Directors: Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant
DVD released 30th August 2010
Cemetery Junction is my favourite coming-of-age film of 2010.
Set in 1970s suburban England it follows the story of three young working-class friends with different dreams and ambitions each trying, in his own way, to grow up in the aftermath of the swinging sixties.
Cemetery Junction is an extremely assured debut for Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. They are clearly natural filmmakers and are now showcasing their seemingly innate ability and indeed flair for writing, direction and most importantly pacing and character development on the big screen. Cemetery Junction is a British made film that can more than hold its own with Hollywood films.
Cemetery Junction is a delightfully character-driven piece with stories that are firmly rooted in the truths of everyday lives. It's imbued with laughter and tears and it's not afraid to tackle tough themes.
Title: Inception
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, Ellen Page, Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Director: Christopher Nolan
DVD released, 6th December 2010
Inception is my favourite reality and mind-bending film of 2010.
Inception is a cut above the rest in terms of elaborate and complex storytelling. It's a entertaining Matrix-esque action film, packed full of top-notch stars with a number of high-energy running gun battles and car chases as well as some excellent special effects that help Nolan to realise his alternative worlds of his protagonists' dreams that all happens at breakneck pace.
In terms of Hollywood blockbusters, this is one of the most artistic you are likely to see. It's also one of the most mentally challenging films in recent memory. It also packs in plenty of exciting action scenes that will get your blood pumping. Inception will keep viewers on the edge of their seats.
Title: The Karate Kid
Starring: Jaden Smith, Jackie Chan, Han Wen Wen
Director: Harald Zwart
DVD released 15 November 2010
The Karate Kid is my favourite sports film of 2010.
Jaden Smith's acting is very impressive and his physical performance is quite outstanding. Jackie Chan, he of course, the old master and delivers a knockout performance which is, by turns, fun, humorous and heartfelt.
The direction is solid, and although it may lack a few of the flourishes of John G. Avildsen's original film it is still very impressive. The film truly soars at the end with a climatic wushu tournament and one hell of a killer kung fu move which easily rivals - hell I'm going to say it - outdoes the Larusso's Crane kick. Wow.
The Karate Kid will have you punching the air in delight just like you did when Larusso proved that he was 'the best around' back in the 80s. It takes the original premise, improves on the production values and cranks up the kung-fu action to the max.
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Please note this is a region B Blu-Ray and will require a region B or region free blu-ray player in order to play 12-year-old Dre Parker could&39;ve been the most popular kid in Detroit but his mother&39;s latest career move has landed him in China Dre immediately falls for his classmate Mei Ying - and the feeling is mutual - but cultural differences make such a friendship impossible Even worse Dre&39;s feelings make an enemy of the class bully Cheng In the land of kung fu Dre knows only a little karate and Cheng puts "the karate kid" on the floor with ease With no friends in a strange land Dre has nowhere to turn but maintenance man Mr Han who is secretly a master of kung fu As Han teaches Dre that kung fu is not about punches and parries but maturity and calm Dre realizes that facing down the bullies will be the fight of his life Actors Jackie Chan Jaden Smith & Taraji P Henson Director Harald Zwart Certificate PG Year 2010 Screen Widescreen 2401 Languages English - DTS-HD Master Audio (51) Additional Languages French ; Hindi ; English Audio Description Subtitles English ; English for the hearing impaired ; Arabic ; Dutch ; French ; Hindi Closed Captions Yes Duration 2 hours and 20 minutes (approx)
Remake of the 1984 film starring Ralph Macchio. Jaden Smith stars this time round as 12-year-old Dre Parker, who moves from his childhood home in Detroit to Beijing, China with his single mother Sherry (Taraji P. Henson). There he falls victim to the class bully at his new school, Cheng (Zhenwei Wang), after falling for his pretty classmate Mei Ying (Wenwen Han). Friendless and alienated in a strange new culture, Dre finds an unlikely ally in maintenance man and martial arts master Mr Han (Jackie Chan), who instructs Dre in the principles of Kung Fu, giving him the skills and confidence he needs to take on the bullies who are making his life a misery.
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