Top Gun (1986) - Tony Scott

This film is one of those Tom Cruise classics, that there are so many of. Watching any of them makes you realise why Tom Cruise is one of the most powerful actors in Hollywood. He's cool, suarve, and still a brilliant actor. As watching Jack Reacher (2012) - Christopher McQuarrie last year, taught me, Cruise is still one of the finest actors around, and still super cool.
A good film, even if the air fights got a bit tedious and confusing to someone without any kind of aeroplane knowledge to speak of.

★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆

Inception (2010) - Christopher Nolan

What kind of mind can write something like this? What kind of company would let him make it? This film is outstanding, and finally, uses special effects to furthur a narrative!

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

SPOILERS I am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932) - Mervyn LeRoy SPOILERS

I don't know why I'm tagging this with "spoilers" because it's so old, no one will probably not see the end coming, but I didn't like that it was ruined for me, by the lecturer telling us there would be a "twist". Had I not known about the twist, I think I'd have been a lot more shocked by the ending.
I enjoyed the film immensely anyway, but the ending especially was poignant: the way in which Paul Muni's character was driven to thievery, by the very forces in place to stop him.

★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 

American Pie: The Wedding (2003) - Jesse Dylan

This film was lacking a lot of what the earlier two did have, mainly Oz, for fuck's sake, mention him at least once, it deserves that.

★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ 

ParaNorman (2012) - Chris Butler and Sam Fell

I saw this back in October 2012, just before Hallowe'en, and I enjoyed. However, on repeat viewing, I realised it was a bit cliche and the animation was a bit lacklustre. It sort of reminded me of a Scooby Doo movie from my childhood. Other than that, it was still OK. Not great, but OK. I noticed Anna Kendrick was in it this time, but other than that, not much new. It's that kind of humour and stroy telling where every piece of information and/or comedy has to be pointed out and walked through. I realise it's a kid's film, but some films manage to bridge that gap to adult humour quite well. As for ParaNorman, not for me.

★ ★ ☆ ☆ ☆ 

Bullet to the Head (2012) - Walter Hill

This was generically Sylvester Stallone. It is so obvious what it's like, it might even be unnecessary to go see it.

★ ★ ☆ ☆ ☆ 

Movie 43 (2013) - Too Many To List

Right, here is a list of the directors: Bob Odenkirk, Elizabeth Banks, Steven Brill, Steve Carr, Rusty Cundieff, James Duffy, Griffin Dunne, Peter Farrelly, Patrick Forsberg, Will Graham, James Gunn, Brett Ratner, and Jonathan Van Tulleken.

Parts were OK. All of it was crude as fuck, but maybe sometimes, that's necessary, in a world where serious drama rules the screens, sometimes all you want is a good laugh at some laddish, pub humour. I think the UK got the better version of the film. Analysis' of the US one are very critical of the way the sketches are linked together, but ours made (kind of) sense. This film wasn't fantastic, but doesn't deserve these tags of worst film in the world. It's worth watching, just for a certain testicular problem on an Oscar nominated actor.

★ ★ ☆ ☆ ☆