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Film Review: Push
Superhero films are very popular right now as I’m sure you’ve noticed. But that also means crap pseudo-superhero films which pigeon holes “Abilities” into convenient little holes are too, are we lucky. Categories of people include Pusher (Advanced Jedi Mind Trick), Movers (Jedi Telekinesis), Watcher (Jedi’s can’t do that very well) and Losers (the people who backed this Heroes rip-off).
You have probably all seen Heroes, well imagine that with a lot less variety, annoying camera angles and forgettable loud music. Oh and that moody little girl (Dakota Fanning) who always looks like she’s been seriously abused most of her life.
If you like Jumper then you will probably enjoy this one, there’s even a shadowy organisation called Division (everyone has one) who want to make themselves more powerful than they already are. Unfortunately there doesn’t seem to be a lot of chemistry between the love interests and villians are particularly 2D with no clear motivation, other than being eeevil.
Yawn. Next. I mean no, that was crap too. Please don’t make a sequel.
- Feb 23
Film Review: Vicky Christina Barcelona
Woody Allen is a funny little man and this movie is no different. This films reminds me so much of Pedro Almodóvar, perhaps it’s due to the cast. Both Penelope Cruz (Volver, Todo Sobre Mi Madre, Live Flesh(Carne de cañón)) and Javier Bardem (Live Flesh(Carne de cañón)) have both stared in his films.
However this isn’t a Spanish-language film, I didn’t hear any Catalán despite it being set in Barcelona. This feels like it’s from the viewpoint of tourist as the primary language is English and the 2 main English speaking characters are American tourists.
The story is really fun, it focusses on Vicky (Rebecca Hall) and Cristina (Scarlett Johansson) and their summer in Spain, which ends up being spent with the tortured artist Juan Antonio (Bardem) and his crazy ex-wife Maria Elena (Cruz).
The film itself is really interesting however there is a pretty constant narration that gets really annoying as it can be a little patronising. For the most part it doesn’t give you much more information than what you see on screen. Worth watching for the lovely views of Barcelona.
- Feb 21
Film Review: Quantum of Solace
Remember the best bits of Bourne Supremacy? Don’t worry you’ll see them again, except with some slightly taller doing the balcony jumping and the same shitty cameraman who can’t hold his fucking camera still!
Nothing stays still for long in this film and there isn’t very much in the way of subtlety. A lot of reviews have said watching the Bond is like “being punched in the face”. The plot is pretty much the as you’d expect, however the bad guys aren’t particularly menacing and are annoyingly french (the arrogant type)
Bond is actually the scary one, because he was betrayed and I’m guessing his balls still hurt (hence minimal shagging). You’ve probably watched a lot of chase films but you’re in for a following film in this one.
All in all it’s good fun to watch the grumpy bastard wandering around the globe but definitely not one of the best.
- Nov 10
