Thursday, 11 October 2012
Tuesday, 9 October 2012
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991)
Director: Peter Hewitt
Starring: Alex Winters, Keanu Reeves, William Sadler, George Carlin
Certificate: PG
Genre: Comedy, Sci Fi
Awards: None
This is the sequal to Bill & Ted's excellent adventure. In the future, Bill (Winters) and Ted (Reeves) are profits to the people and there music is holy. Some people don't like that and send robot versions of Bill & Ted back in time in order to kill them. The dudes are killed and they meet death (Sadler). Now they must come bak to life in order to save their reputation and the future.
Bill & Ted 2 has everything the original has. The humour is as good as ever and the new character Death is a good asset to the film. If you liked the original, you'll like this one. There has been talk of a Bill & Ted 3 taking place. I have mixed feelings about this as it has been a long time since the second one and it may seem a bit forced.
****Good
Starring: Alex Winters, Keanu Reeves, William Sadler, George Carlin
Certificate: PG
Genre: Comedy, Sci Fi
Awards: None
This is the sequal to Bill & Ted's excellent adventure. In the future, Bill (Winters) and Ted (Reeves) are profits to the people and there music is holy. Some people don't like that and send robot versions of Bill & Ted back in time in order to kill them. The dudes are killed and they meet death (Sadler). Now they must come bak to life in order to save their reputation and the future.Bill & Ted 2 has everything the original has. The humour is as good as ever and the new character Death is a good asset to the film. If you liked the original, you'll like this one. There has been talk of a Bill & Ted 3 taking place. I have mixed feelings about this as it has been a long time since the second one and it may seem a bit forced.
****Good
Thursday, 4 October 2012
L.A. Confidential (1997)
Director: Curtis Hanson
Starring: Guy Pearce, Russell Crowe, Kevin Spacey, James Cromwell, Kim Basinger, Danny Devito
Certificate: 18
Genre: Crime
Awards: Best adapted Screenplay, Best Supporting actress (Basinger)
L.A. Confidential follows three cops. Bud White (Crowe), a violent man who hates people who beat women; Edmund Exley (Pearce), a rookie who wants to live up to his famed father and Jack Vincennes (Spacey), a man who has connections with the papers. When a mass homicide occurs in a bar, the three are among the people who are trying to find who is responsible.
The film has a good story with a star studded cast that performs excellently. Spacey is as good as ever, Pearce makes his character a likeable guy while Crowe gives us a character we will definitely remember. The supporting cast is also good with Basinger giving us a strong feminine character while DeVito plays a sleazy journalist.
****Good
Starring: Guy Pearce, Russell Crowe, Kevin Spacey, James Cromwell, Kim Basinger, Danny Devito
Certificate: 18
Genre: Crime
Awards: Best adapted Screenplay, Best Supporting actress (Basinger)
L.A. Confidential follows three cops. Bud White (Crowe), a violent man who hates people who beat women; Edmund Exley (Pearce), a rookie who wants to live up to his famed father and Jack Vincennes (Spacey), a man who has connections with the papers. When a mass homicide occurs in a bar, the three are among the people who are trying to find who is responsible.The film has a good story with a star studded cast that performs excellently. Spacey is as good as ever, Pearce makes his character a likeable guy while Crowe gives us a character we will definitely remember. The supporting cast is also good with Basinger giving us a strong feminine character while DeVito plays a sleazy journalist.
****Good
Tuesday, 2 October 2012
Looper (2012)
Director: Rian Johnson
Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis, Emily Blunt, Paul Dano, Jeff Daniels, Pierce Gagnon, Noah Segen
Certificate: 15
Genre: Sci Fi, Action
Awards: None
In the future, time travel has been invented and strictly outlawed. Only the mafia use it. They send people back to the past where people called loopers kill them and dispose of their bodies. Joe (Gordon- Levitt) is one of these people. When his future self (Willis) is sent back however, he hesitates and lets him get away. Now his gang is hunting him in order to catch his future self.
I was surprised how they decided to go with Looper. I imagined it to be completely different. The ideas are unique and pay off well. The film also has allot of humour in it which I didn't expect. Plus JGL actually looks like Bruce Willis. If you look at his face, you could think of him as a young Bruce.
What I really like about Looper is the sound. When one of the future blunderbusses is fired, there is a massive bang and you know that it is final. The first time it was surprising how quick and violent it was.
Pierce Gagnon plays a kid named Cid. He is a wonderful character that is portrayed excellently. His mum (Blunt) is also well thought out. The minor characters are a joy to watch aswell. There's a hilarious scene where Joe and his boss (Daniels) are discussing his future while There Will Be Blood's Paul Dano is impressive as Joe's not so bright friend.
People have been saying that Looper is this generations Matrix. While I still think Inception deserves that title, Looper is definitely allowed to sit at the big boys table. I predict that this will become a cult classic. It is Certainly worth a watch.
*****Brilliant
Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis, Emily Blunt, Paul Dano, Jeff Daniels, Pierce Gagnon, Noah Segen
Certificate: 15
Genre: Sci Fi, Action
Awards: None
In the future, time travel has been invented and strictly outlawed. Only the mafia use it. They send people back to the past where people called loopers kill them and dispose of their bodies. Joe (Gordon- Levitt) is one of these people. When his future self (Willis) is sent back however, he hesitates and lets him get away. Now his gang is hunting him in order to catch his future self.I was surprised how they decided to go with Looper. I imagined it to be completely different. The ideas are unique and pay off well. The film also has allot of humour in it which I didn't expect. Plus JGL actually looks like Bruce Willis. If you look at his face, you could think of him as a young Bruce.
What I really like about Looper is the sound. When one of the future blunderbusses is fired, there is a massive bang and you know that it is final. The first time it was surprising how quick and violent it was.
Pierce Gagnon plays a kid named Cid. He is a wonderful character that is portrayed excellently. His mum (Blunt) is also well thought out. The minor characters are a joy to watch aswell. There's a hilarious scene where Joe and his boss (Daniels) are discussing his future while There Will Be Blood's Paul Dano is impressive as Joe's not so bright friend.
People have been saying that Looper is this generations Matrix. While I still think Inception deserves that title, Looper is definitely allowed to sit at the big boys table. I predict that this will become a cult classic. It is Certainly worth a watch.
*****Brilliant
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