Monday, 11 May 2009
Star Trek (2009)
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009)
I went to see this film with the bf (surprised me he picked it :P) but i wasnt going to say no to a good Matthew McConaughey film.....mmmmmmm ;)
OUTLINE:
Connor Mead is a bachelor through and through. He sleeps with umpteen women and never settles down. Connor's brother, Paul, is getting married and Connor decides to attend the wedding where he meets his best friend from childhood Jenny. However during the night Connor's dead uncle tells him he will be visited by 3 ghosts - ghost of girlfriends past, present and future - to help him see his ways!
REVIEW:
Despite the fact i adore Matthew (but then what female doesn't?!!!!) and also Jennifer Garner i thought this film looked quite good.....and it was! It has a simple story line but it is sweet a nice wee rom com which i like. It is amusing and Matthew does a very good job to keep you amused for the duration of the film. A good film for a night in!
ACTORS:
Connor - Matthew McConaughey (How to lose a guy in 10 days, Tropic Thunder)
Jenny - Jennifer Garner (Juno, Elektra)
Uncle Wayne - Michael Douglas (The Sentinal, Don't Say A Word)
Paul - Brekin Meyer (Garfield, Kate and Leopold)
Sunday, 3 May 2009
17 Again (2009)
Rating: 9 out of 10
Ok so when i saw the trailer for this film i HAD to see it as i love Zac Efron so my opinion for this film is slightly skewed towards my love for Zac but it was a good film...honest!!
OUTLINE:
Mike O'Donnell is not happy with how his life has turned out and the decisions he made after High School. His wife hates him and his two children don't want to be seen with him. All that Mike wishes is that he could go back to High School and make different decisions. One night he wakes up and finds out that he is seventeen again and has to deal with going back to High School with his children and seeing his life from another angle.
REVIEW:
So i loved this film. It has Zac Efron in it and quite frankly he is just HOT! ;) It is funny and has a really nice storyline. To be fair it is fairly predictable but it is entertaining enough to watch and even non Zac Efron fans enjoy it. The only thing i have against this film is that in the trailer for the film it shows Zac taking his shirt off in the garden and this DOES NOT appear in the film i was not happy about this but Zac dancing in just basketball shorts at the beginning of the film will do i suppose. I recommend for a good wee girlie romcom film :)
MAIN ACTORS:
Mike (young) - Zac Efron (High School Musical 1, 2, 3)
Mike (old) - Matthew Perry (Friends)
Monsters Vs Aliens 3D (2009)
Have seen this film twice now (i do love childrens movies!) with it being in 3D and the adverts histerical i was sure it was going to be a good movie!
OUTLINE:
When a meteorite falls from the sky and lands on a woman it ends up turning her into a giant woman (susan/ginormica) She is taken to a secret unit when she meets the 4 other monsters who have had similar accidents and been turned into monsters - BOB, Dr. Cockroach, The Missing Link and Insectosaurus. When an alien lands on Earth the only solution is for the monsters to help save the Earth.
REVIEW:
MvsA was better than i thought. The 3D graphics were outstanding with the film looking like it was real life instead of a cartoon. It was just as funny as the trailers for the films showed it would be. I saw it twice and still found it just as funny the second time round. A fun family film but also a good film for a laugh!
MAIN ACTORS:
Susan - Reece Witherspoon (Four Christmases, Walk The Line, Just Like Heaven)
BOB - Seth Rogan (Step Brothers, Superbad, Knocked up)
Dr. Cockroach - Hugh Laurie (House)
I Love You, Man (2009)
Rating: 6 out of 10
Went to see this film with two of my best mates. Wasn't sure what to think about it but like Paul Rudd so thought we would give it a go!
OUTLINE:
Peter Klaven has always been a ladies man and has never had any real guy friends or a best friend. When he proposes to his girlfriend he realises that he has no-one to be his best man. He sets out to find a guy friend to be just that. When he meets his new best friend Sydney and starts spending a lot of time with him his relationship with his fiance begins to be tesed. Peter struggles to work out if he can have both his fiance and new best friend in his life?
REVIEW:
This film was amusing. There were some funny parts and it was watchable but nothing special. Paul Rudd is funny but the problem i had with this film as both my 2 mates had as well (all of us female which i think might have been the problem!) was the stupid way the guys in the film always talked to each other. It was funny at first but when it carried on through the whole film it got very annoying. All in all is it an alright film a nice wee watch if you don't want to have to concentrate hard and have a wee giggle.
MAIN ACTORS:
Peter - Paul Rudd (Role Models, Knocked up, Over Her Dead Body)
Sydney - Jason Segel (Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Knocked up)
State of Play (2009)
X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
The Univited (2009)
My Reviews and Ratings
I thought i would explain how my movie reviews shall be set up....
- I will title each blog with the movie that i have seen - it should then be easy for people to pick a specific film blog and read about it.
- At the top of each blog will be the rating that i give the movie out of 10. 1 will be the worst movie in history i.e do not see!, 5 being an OK film watchable but nothing special and 10 being Oscar worthy a MUST SEE!!
- I will then give a wee outline of the film and my review of it, trivia, actors (and other films they are in coz that is the most annoying thing when you are watching a film and don't know where you know someone from!) and anything else about it - IMDB.com is my usual place to check about films i would recommend there as well as mine of course ;)
- I might even include a cheeky wee picture of the film as well.
As a side note: There are certain types of films (stupid humour, subtitled, old black and white etc) and actors (Will Ferrell etc) that i generally hate and try not to watch so i must say now that these reviews are my opinion. Saying that, i usually have a fairly good judge of movies and as of yet have not picked a bad film to see at the cinema in 3 years - a very good track record for a film critic i would say hehe :) Enjoy!