Sunday, 7 April 2013

Back to the Future Part III (1990) - Robert Zemeckis

So ends possibly the greatest trilogy of films of all time. Ha. Time.
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

Friday, 5 April 2013

Not Another Teen Movie (2001) - Joel Gallen

It's a piss take, and a good laugh. So, enjoy it for what it is. 
I love how in the background in the football scene, there's a couple of random jocks, with the word "Extra" sewn into the back of their jerseys.
★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆

Spring Breakers (2012) - Harmony Korine

The "lad" in me wants to give this a five star rating. The more dominant side of me will analyse it properly, and being honest, there was too much nudity. This wasn't a porno; it was a trifle unnecessary, the sheer volume of breasts: who needs it. It might be because I'm newly single, but one pair is enough for me.
That out of the way, the film itself was OK. There was an interesting storyline, told in an interesting way. Interesting, yes. That doesn't mean to say I enjoyed the way it was told. The chant, "Spring Break forever," will stay with me forever I've heard it that often. When James Franco turned up properly, the storyline became a lot more interesting. He acted and was brilliant, as apposed to the girls themselves, who were very two dimensional, with exception to perhaps Selena Gomez, but she was too needy and too annoying to ever be likeable. I found myself waiting for the end, but this film could set a trend in new filmmaking, and it's style is possibly a little ahead (or behind) its time.
★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆
PS My favourite Britney Spears song, Everytime, has possibly been ruined forever by this movie. I'm not saying it wasn't used well, but now I know I won't be able to help thinking of Spring Break Forever everytime (pun) I hear this song.

Machete (2010) - Robert Rodriguez

This is the cheesiest movie I have ever watched, but it gets away with it, because it's so bloody brilliant.  Danny Trejo is made to play Machete, and Juni (Daryl Sabara) from all the Spy Kids series - Robert Rodriguez is in it as well. Robert Rodriguez is a brilliant filmmaker and this film proves it.
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

Thursday, 4 April 2013

SPOILERS The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) - Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise SPOILERS

Obviously, this is an amazing movie, and Quasimodo was one of my favourites as a kid. I still have the teddy in my room:
So yeah, it's a boss film. It's kind of adult-like as well though, with Esmerelda being sought after by the three suitors: Quasi, the Captain and of course the perverted Judge Frollo.
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

Argo (2012) - Ben Affleck

I may have done this before, but it's still a brilliant film, and still so very, very tense. I also won a couple of quid betting on it winning the Best Picture Oscar.
★ ★ ★ ★ ★

The Croods (2013) - Kirk De Micco and Chris Sanders

I liked the cute animals. It reminded me of what Amy would have liked (she's not dead, we just broke up).
★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆