After seeing the Sixth Sense, I had high hopes for this film and I wasn't let down. This is a much better film than I ever thought it would be, and fascinates me every time I watch it. The performances from the two leading men are exceptional, with great supporting roles from Robin Wright-Penn and Spencer Treat Clark.
Willis and Jackson play off each superbly, and this is very suspenseful film, even if a lot doesn't happen. Explaining the story would ruin it as the plot is by no means realistic and borderlines the proposterous at times. But Shyamalan has integrated a perfect blend of sci-fi, thriller and comic into his flawless script.
"Unbreakable" is beautifully filmed, with a sense of perfect simplicity to it and with a great twist at the end....i rarely fall for these, but this one left with my jaw in my popcorn. This movie is done by The Sixth Sense director, M. Night Shyamalan, so if you enjoyed that you probably would like this, too.....although it's so different I wouldn't want to predict who would like this film and who wouldn't. If you're open to try something different, give it a look.
A suspense thriller involving a man with a sad past, learns something about extraordinary about himself, and, with the help of a mysterious man, learns to embrace his gift and piece his life back together.
Horrible Bosses is a comedy strictly for adults. Its humour is often vulgar and sexualised, particularly when it comes to Jennifer Aniston's sex-crazed dentist boss, and that might turn some people off. But for those who like that sort of comedy it provides a great 90+ minutes of fun with distinctive characters, a relatable trio of leads and a trio of (as the title suggests) horrible bosses.
The plot is that Nick, Dale and Kurt are sick of their respective bosses (played by Kevin Spacey, Jennifer Aniston and Colin Farrell) and decide one day that killing them is the best choice of action (quitting is not an option). To avoid suspicion they each decide to kill each other's bosses but obviously everything doesn't go smoothly.
It's not exactly the most original plot in the world, stretching all the way back to Alfred Hitchcock's 1951 film Strangers on a Train, but the film is smart enough to know that. In fact, a very funny joke is made about the similarity to Hitchcock's classic film when Charlie Day's Dale (the wackiest of the trio) mistakes it for the Danny DeVito movie Throw Momma From the Train. It's these sort of in-jokes and knowing humour that allows Horrible Bosses to be more than your average adult comedy.
Having said that, the film doesn't do much you're not expecting and ultimately you don't really care whether or not they actually kill their bosses. But that's not really the point of the film and certainly not where it shines. The key moments are in the banter between the three leads, much of which is obviously improvised and thus pops off the screen and feels fresh and original as opposed to just flat jokes that feel entirely scripted (as a lot of modern comedies do).
Horrible Bosses isn't exactly going to go down in history as one of the all-time comedy classics, it's not even close to being the best comedy to come out in 2011 (something like Bridesmaids just does so much more to earn instant classic status). Having said that it's a fun film with plenty of laugh-out-loud moments and a cast that works well together (it's particularly great to see Jennifer Aniston play such against type, foul-mouthed role). A solid watch that might be best with a group of friends.
Brilliant spooky drama with running family story, with lots of scares and chuckles, brilliant series
Two brothers with strong family bonds fight demons.
Bridesmaids is an all out laugh fest from start to finish. Focusing on the maid of honor Annie played brilliantly by the wonderful (Kristen Wiig) who is given the almighty task of organising her best friends wedding. Simple you may think yet ultimately a disaster waiting to happen, poor Annie is up against another bridesmaid who is uping her game to win the appoval of the bride to be Lillian. With an array of hilarious characters to tickle your fancy this movie has all the makings of a great comedy which can be compared as a female version of The Hangover. If your looking for a movie to tickle your ribs hard then look no further, a must own.
Comedy Genius!
Often there is no point reviewing a comedy film because what's funny can be so subjective. It doesn't matter when the actors are rubbish or the plot makes no sense if it makes you laugh. But I'm making the effort for Horrible Bosses, because it is a good film, with a great cast and it is hilarious.
For a start, the premise is funny, onto which a fiendish plot is built. I don't mean to sound surprised or flippant! But when was the last time you saw a comedy movie that had an actual plot driven story? Just look at The Hangover II; funny as hell, but the story was so dumb and repetitive, it was almost depressing. But the first Hangover was successful because the characters were realistic and as well as a good plot, Horrible Bosses has the same sort of people. The bosses themselves are absurd, but the employees are largely normal, caught up in a silly situation.
While Anchorman was genuinely hilarious, like all Will Ferrell and/or Ben Stiller films of recent years, it relied on ridiculous characters. That's getting old and audiences needed a change. Meanwhile Kevin Smith (Clerks, Chasing Amy) seems to have lost momentum to Judd Apatow (Knocked Up) who has nevertheless failed to capture the same balance of sentimental crudeness Smith was so good at. At least Will Gluck's Easy A recaptured the teen comedy last year in superb style, and now Seth Gordon is doing the same thing for grown-ups with Horrible Bosses.
The story is that three working guys are fed up of their respective bosses. Jason Bateman is getting manipulated by Kevin Spacey, who is brilliantly nasty (quieter and more devious than his boss from hell role in Swimming With Sharks). Jason Sudeikis loves his job and his boss (Donald Sutherland), who suddenly dies, leaving his drug addict crazy son (Colin Farrell) in charge ("fire all the fat people!"). Finally Charlie Day is suffering Jennifer Aniston's attention, which the other two find hard to sympathise with and Aniston is looking so fantastic you may struggle to understand as well! The three guys try to hire a hitman (Jamie Foxx, with a character name I can't begin to tell you) to kill off their bosses. He instead advises them to do it Strangers On A Train style and kill each other's boss. "Criss-Cross-Criss", perhaps.
Horrible Bosses is similar to Throw Momma From The Train and not just because they share the same inspiration of Hitchcock's film. It's narrative driven and loves the movies in general, with several great references to spot. A movie savvy script is always fun for film nerds! It reminds me of other workplace comedies like 9 To 5 or Office Space, if a bit racier. That said, despite the story including attempted murder, drugs and extreme sexual harassment, it's an oddly optimistic and good natured film that delivers gags with harmless confidence.
All three Boss actors are having a riot. Spacey gets to do what he's best at and he is a perfect villain, while a near unrecognisable Colin Farrell is fantastic fun (look out for his awesome take on the Enter The Dragon poster!). Jennifer Aniston in possibly her best role really gets to cut loose as the filthy dentist, which has caused some controversy with the film being accused of all sorts of crimes against sexual politics. I personally think that's ridiculous and unfounded, because it's good fun and demonstrates the optimism of the story (Dale isn't taken in by her, because he's in a great relationship already and wants to be left alone). If it really had an agenda and wanted to cause trouble -like Very Bad Things perhaps- it would simply have made her character male. That would have been outrageous and offensive. Horrible Bosses doesn't need to be so obvious or cheap and instead, creates a smart villain who happens to wear suspenders or less, but still this plot point has managed to offend people!
The three disgruntled employees work together well. They each have their quirks, without spoiling the character. Charlie Day could easily have been a silly sidekick, but it doesn't quite happen which is all for the better. In fact, he gets a doozy of a final scene. Meanwhile, Jamie Foxx (I still can't tell you his character's name!) steals the show with a cracking role. The gag about how he got his name is one of the best.
There are several great sequences, particularly dropping a box of cocaine in Farrell's house, or trying to entrap Spacey, but they largely avoid outright slapstick and rely on good banter, which helps make this a refreshing and satisfying comedy. It doesn't repeat gags and there are no speeches about finding what's important in life or some such guff. Even during the overly convenient ending, it refuses to pull punches and it will leave you grinning for hours after. Don't miss the outtakes during the credits, by the way. They're great fun.
In my opinion this is a great film! It explains how each of the main characters become the person they are in the other films! If you've brought the three other films you must have this one to complete your collection. Brilliant, that's all you can say!
it was a brilliant DVD a real hart-warming story that i just could not stop thinking of for days i now can only think about this story and i just couldn't imagen the toughts and the sadness that this little boy was going though !!!
skelig
Tina Fey has ensured that the high standard of equally clever and unashamedly slapstick comedy of 30 Rock has remained far above the standard of most series out there at the moment. Alec Baldwin is still a powerhouse and the interactions between him and Tina and Tracy are still the engine for the finest moments of the series. Fantastic series, too many highlights to focus on but look out for the guest appearances.
Great series, maintains the high standard.
BEST EVER INTERVIEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
this dvd is excellent you have good matches including the first ever triple threat tlc match between edge and christian vs the dudlyz vs the hardyz and one of the most anticapated matches of all time chris benoit vs chris jericho for the intercontinental championship this is a good dvd if you are a wwe fan or not if you just like violent or blood this is the dvd for you.
you have on this dvd tlc matches and ladder matches. You have the first ever ladder match which is a good addition to an excellent dvd.
Ever since Doctor Who was relaunched in 2005, writer Steven Moffat has consistently provided the show's best episodes and most outlandish ideas. And in series 6 - Moffat's second as the show's head writer and showrunner - those crazy ideas are brought to the forefront in a complex time-travel murder mystery that spans all thirteen episodes.
Giving the show added impetus by beginning this series with the apparent death of its lead, Moffat and his team craft a series of imaginative and exciting adventures that take viewers all the way from the bowels of a haunted pirate ship, to a spooky council flat, to a sinister futuristic hospital, to the edges of the universe (and, at one point, beyond even that).
Throughout, it's the chemistry between Matt Smith's Doctor, Karen Gillen's Amy Pond and Arthur Darvill's Rory Williams that holds everything together. The strength of these relationships becomes particularly important to the show when Amy becomes a key player in the overarching series plot, and Moffat also has plenty of fun teasing out clues and revelations about the show's other major supporting player, Alex Kingston's River Song.
In amongst the main overarching plot dealing with sinister new villains The Silence, there's a host of equally intriguing and thought-provoking standalone stories - including a star turn from popular fantasy writer Neil Gaiman, whose imaginative episode "The Doctor's Wife" is a high point for the entire series so far.
With lovable characters, exotic locales and ideas that are straightforward enough for kids to grasp (but layered and complex enough that even the smartest adults will risk tying themselves in knots trying to unpick them), it's another winning set of episodes for a show that has been going from strength to strength in recent years.
After Amy Pond, Rory Williams and River Song witness The Doctor's apparent death at the hands of a mysterious astronaut in 1969, they must journey across space and time with his younger self to uncover the enigma of their new enemies, The Silence.
How do you stop Thor from seeming goofy? That was the main problem facing director Kenneth Branagh (Hamlet) when adapting the outrageously fantastical Marvel comic about Norse Gods and cosmic powers into its first big-screen outing. Happily, it seems like he struck on the perfect formula to satisfy fans of the superhero genre, whilst also lending some genuine weight and drama to what could have been a far thinner story in less capable hands.
Chris Hemsworth - who you might have spotted as Captain Kirk's dad in the most recent Star Trek movie - plays the titular Thunder God, and lends him just the right amount of humanity to make him a compelling lead. Whether he's portraying Thor as the arrogant upstart that he is at the start of the film, or later as a more enlightened soul, Hemsworth's charisma and sheer physical presence carries the role - and, by extension, the movie.
Branagh has also put together an impressive supporting cast that includes the likes of Natalie Portman (Black Swan), Anthony Hopkins (The Silence of the Lambs), Stellan Skarsgård (Good Will Hunting) and Idris Elba (Luther). Together, they lend suitably Shakespearean weight to the film and help to ground its outlandish story - part of which takes place in the futuristic and fantastical realm of Asgard - in some kind of tangible reality.
Finally, fans of Marvel's other superhero movies - such as Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk and Captain America - will be thrilled to see that Thor plays a key role in building towards epic superhero crossover movie The Avengers, which is due to unite all of these characters in a single film when it's released in summer 2012. If it can retain the humanity and heart that's evident in Branagh's Thor, it should be worth looking out for.
When Norse God of thunder Thor is banished to Earth, he must enlist the help of astrophysicist Jane Foster to defeat the plans of his evil half-brother, the trickster God Loki.
"X-Men: First Class" is that rare thing: a superhero movie that manages to satisfy intellectually and emotionally as well as viscerally. Telling the hitherto unrevealed tale about how a friendship turned sour between two super-powered mutants trying to establish their new vision for humanity, director Matthew Vaughn (Layer Cake, Kick-Ass) succeeds in creating a character-driven story that's gripping in its own right, whilst also underpinning all four of the "X-Men" movies we've already seen so far.
Relocating the franchise to the early 1960s, the movie drips with early-James-Bond era cool, and also takes advantage of real-world historical events (such as the Cuban Missile Crisis) to ramp up the political elements that have always played around the edges of the franchise.
It's also undeniably fun to see primitive versions of the concepts and characters that we already know and love from the previous X-Men movies: including one cameo that threatens to steal the entire film out from under James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender's noses (which is no mean feat).
Imaginatively-conceived action scenes sit alongside more intimate and personal character-based subplots, whilst the rise and fall of Professor X and Magneto's friendship is as bittersweet as it is inevitable. This is a superhero movie with real heart and soul, as well as the by-now prerequisite thrilling visuals and exciting powers. Viewers won't be able to help being swept up in the drama of the story, and X-Men fans in particular will love it.
The origins of Professor X's School for Gifted Youngsters are revealed, along with the reasons for his decades-long feud with old friend - and future supervillain - Magneto.
Cameron Diaz is on fine form as a gold digging, pot-smoking harlot whose teaching career comes a distant second to almost everything else, in director Jake Kasdan's mildly amusing but formulaic comedy. Now this is the kind of movie that can't resist going for every cheap laugh and seems to aim low on principle, that said, there are laughs to be had and an eccentric ensemble cast gives Diaz's coarse ladette some room for manoeuvre: There's her annoyingly upbeat nemesis Lucy Punch, strange science teacher and potential boyfriend / benefactor Justin Timberlake, out of shape but down to earth gym teacher Jason Segel, mild mannered Phyllis Smith and Dolphin loving principal John Michael Higgins.
Inoffensively average fluff, most of 'Bad Teacher's' juvenile humour comes from Diaz swearing or being inappropriate; whether its saving up for breast implants or going through the term by putting on education themed movies for the class whilst sleeping at her desk: "Next up is 'School Ties': Brendan Fraser plays a Jew. Classic". Its morals are in the gutter of course, but then again; one would hope that viewers aren't looking to Hollywood for moral guidance. Cameron Diaz is a good actress, and personally, I'd like to see her do more dramatic roles like her excellent, underrated performances in 'The Box' or 'Gangs of New York'. So if you only see one American comedy this year, make it 'Horrible Bosses'. But if you're a Diaz fan and not averse to watching a movie where entire scenes are built around nothing more than a torrent of expletives, you could do worse than 'Bad Teacher': Better than being in detention, but only just.
I loved this film and the conflicts of power and responsibilities. A small story, very well acted with the obvious pain and difficulties well portrayed.
An excellent production from the BBC, makes the younger generation realise what life was actually like in the war time and how hard people had to work in order to have a roof over their head and food on the table. Also the storyline shows how small towns pull together, like one big family in order to make the most of celebrations for example the lads coming back from the hard working life such as the army and how women were not afraid to work, support and get their hands dirty.
Movie of the year!
A really outstanding film, giving you an insight on how Justin Bieber really came about and it shows you he really is a normal person who is incredibly talented. It is a great film to see both up lifting and family friendly It really is a must-see it shows you everything from his first youtube hit to his new and upcoming tour. It is great for the family and a definite BELIEBER film.
Riley sinks the pink(ie)
As a review it's important to appreciate, understand and experience the true classics of cinema, to just have knowledge of a film isn't enough sometimes. I stand by my choice to see the remake of Briton Rock without ever viewing the original. Judge me as you will.
That's not to say I don't have a knowledge of the movie, the plot, the impact it had on cinema and most importantly the much talked about ending (I'll get to that later), but it does mean that in this review there won't be many comparisons between the 2011 release and 1947 version with the same title.
The most notable difference between the original and the remake is the time in which both are set, the original was set in the 1930's the remake alternatively is set in the 1960's, I can't imagine how much of a dramatic difference this can make on a story especially when taking into account some of the more pivotal moments of the film.
My experience of Brighton Rock an interesting one. I watched it in a small screen surrounded by no one under the age of 50, these people weren't here to enjoy the movie like I was, they were here only to compare Brighton Rock to it's predecessor. That realization made me feel a great sympathy and shame towards the movie, before it even started, it had been judged. No one was really interested in the movie apart from to compare it to the original, but not me. I dare to be different and watched it with the sole intention of enjoy the film on it's own merits, I was not disappointed.
Brighton Rock isn't as epic or grand as many films you might see this year and it doesn't need to be, it owes much more of itself to William Shakespeare's Othello then any gangster film I could name. This is a film about a relationship, and how they're filled with drama. Brighton Rock and Othello have many of the same themes and callings in it, ironically many of the themes can also be seen in classic gangster movies, The Godfather, Get Carter and others. For all these one single word could summarize most of the film. Trust.Trust. Trust in each of the characters and their relationships with each other, along with the themes of betrayal, lies and hope.
That is what you will find at the heart of Brighton Rock, and for the duration we are handed a character, an antagonist who is true evil. Pinkie, is introduced as a misguided youth with more anger and frustration then is good for him, but it quickly becomes clear that Pinkie is nothing short of pure hate. Pinkie's brutality is only made more painfully clear when he is placed alongside the innocent and beautiful, Rose. She is moral and loving and all Pinkie isn't. For all of this only one question matters and hangs over the entire film, the answer we all want, does he love her?
I won't answer that question here, it's not one that should be written on the pages of a review, but in the dramatic acting that is put on display from the whole cast, each member hits their lines with perfection with Sam Riley and Andrea Riseborough being able to hold their own with the superstars like John Hurt and Helen Mirren.
To set the right tone and keep the momentum building in Brighton Rock the pitch in direction has to be perfect, Rowan Joffe hits it. Joffe uses real life historical events (like the Brighton riots) and interweaves them using dramatic irony to his advantage. Beautiful.
As I have mentioned before the ending is the most famous part of Brighton Rock. Everyone in the cinema was there to see if Rowan Joffe had changed it back to the original book or kept the one seen in the original. Which one did he choose? Like I am really going to deprive you of seeing the movie for yourself and finding out. No I am most defiantly not.
Truthful, gripping, defiant, different and bold Brighton Rock is no Greene mistake.
The years most visceral pleasure
127 Hours is a riddle to me, it's a conundrum, it's a movie about something that everyone going to see it will know about, and if you don't know the story of Aron Ralston why are you reading this? So knowing the plot and the ending before we even buy a ticket, how can it be possibly interesting? And more to the point who would want to go and see such a film?
Here is a quick summary of the story (just in case you really do need it) Aron Ralston was mountaineering one day in 2003, everything was normal until Aron caught his hand under a large bolder, trapping it against a rock and a hard place (the title of his book), Aron stayed in that god forsaken situation for 127 hours (the title of the film) only freeing himself when he severs his own hand.
That's the whole story, and sorry if I blew the ending but everyone knows it anyway. So why would you go and see this film? And what can Danny Boyle really do to make a man with his hand stuck be interesting, let alone string it out for 90 minuets? We are of course greatly underestimating the genius of Danny Boyle who, lets face it could film a bucket of water for 90 minuets and somehow make it interesting. So one reason that anyone would see the film is that Danny Boyles direction will keep the film engaging; but is sharp camera angles and clever effects really all it has to offer?
No, and let me explain why. Because 127 Hours is amazing, it is phenomenal. Lets for a moment strip out the great direction and the first class performance and lets put everything on pause and state one simple fact. This is a true story, and for that alone 127 Hours is head and shoulders above all competition, everything you see on screen really happened (even the video documentary).
Danny Boyle has created in 127 Hours nothing short of a masterpiece, I do not hesitate when I say this is a work of art. Boyle perfectly paces his film, he makes the entire movie a journey that we (as an audience) take with this man (more on him in a moment), the film isn't just a disaster or tragedy film, like all of Boyles work, this is an exploration into the human soul.
Boyle enjoys making films, you can tell. He toys and plays with his audience, because realistically as soon as Aron traps his hand, we are all waiting for the inevitable, and Boyle knows this, he teases and pokes at it several times before the real moment, and when that moment comes, it's as nasty as you could imagine, and I have never NEVER seen the mood in an audience change so fast, not a single person didn't shift in their seat and feel uncomfortable (I didn't watch the sequence, I watched the audience knowing they would produce a reaction).
Do you want to know the truth? 127 Hours made me do something I've never ever done for another film in my entire life. It made me applaud, and I did as the credits rolled. That is truly how amazing the movie is.
There is so much more to be said about 127 Hours but I'll leave that for you to see, I just say however that James Franco gives a strong performance, he is both convincing and truthful, and more importantly engaging, this is a film where for most of it, it's just him, and you never get board.
127 Hours is a film that everyone, without exception should watch. This is the most powerful movie that I've seen in a long time and if we let it, it will change the world. The perfect movie.
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