Review: Chronicle

Hey guys, it's been a little while but my next review is for the masterpiece I've just seen called "Chronicle". Sort of like "Cloverfield" mixed with "Misfits", the story is about four teenage boys who discover something deep underground and the next thing they know, they all of a sudden have super powers. They have fun with them, but learn on how to control them. But one of them named Andrew has other ideas with what to do with these powers. The whole thing is filmed with video cameras and is I think apart from "The Artist", one of the greatest things I've ever seen in my life, it's just incredible. Everything is right, the story, the characters, the way it's filmed, it's exciting, funny, suspenseful and thrilling to watch, unbelievable. Check it out, please it's incredible and I give it;

5/5-A Masterpiece

Top 5 Worst Nicolas Cage Films

So to celebrate the release of "Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance", I have a list here of the worst films unimaginable from Nicolas Cage himself. Here's a top 5 list of good examples of dull acting, over-the-top screaming and just inhuman performances. So in the words of Nic Cage himself; "I HOPE YOU REALLY ENJOY THIS!!!!!!!!" Sorry. Warning, these clips contain strong language, graphic violence and sex references and no one under age should watch these.




1. Nicolas Cage in "The Wicker Man" (2006)





2. Nicolas Cage in the original "Ghost Rider" (2007)







3. Nicolas Cage in "Deadfall" (1993)





4. Nicolas Cage in "Vampire's Kiss" (1989)





5. Nicolas Cage in "Zandelee" (1991)

Review: Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

Nicolas Cage returns as Marvel's darkest superhero in this... well... first let's just explain the plot. Nic Cage stars as Johnny Blaze, once a motorcycle stuntman who made a deal that went horribly wrong with the Devil to save his dying dad and now is stuck with the curse that stand up to his side of the deal, and that is whenever evil is around his head becomes a flaming skull, his motorcycle turns on fire and he becomes the Ghost Rider. When the Devil comes back and wants to unleash a new form on boy, Blaze is hired to save the boy so his curse will be lifted. During all of this you feel no pain, no remorse for Blaze in this, now I will say it, complete superhero mess. Nicolas, you're an academy award winning actor... stop doing these crap films and coming off as a douchbag in them. Poorly done, looking at it gives you a headache, boring, no heart, bad acting particularly from the main man him self, as you can imagine. I'm pleased to give this;

1/5-Pathetic 

Review: The Woman in Black

Next review is for "The Woman in Black", the terrifying ghost story based on the novel by Susan Hill and the stage play which scared the hell out of me and starring Daniel Radcliffe, who plays Arthur Kipps, a young lawyer from London travelling to the countryside of England to sell a deserted house. As he gets there he realises a chilling history and something which has haunted the local village. So as from a line in the trailer above, Arthur won't find a local buyer. The film I thought was very well done, very scary and Daniel Radcliffe, after being in those series of films, which I can't I... don't really remember the name of, has shown that he can do different pieces of acting and really serious mature acting once again. While I didn't think it was as scary as the play, it's beautifully filmed and will make you jump in some places and might make you feel a little scared to be alone when you come home from the cinema. I'm pleased to give "The Woman in Black";

4/5-Very Good

2012 BAFTA Winners and Review

So I'm sure you guys were aware that last night were the BAFTAS, live at the Royal Opera House with Sir Stephen Fry hosting (how awesome is that) and yeah gotta tell you it was a pretty good show. The awards were given to the right winners and if you guys don't who the winners were, here's what I'll do which is a lot a different from my review of the Golden Globes. Basically I'll just make the list of the winners and the follow ups and then after the list then I'll give you my full review and opinion on the winners. Okay here we go.

Best Film: "The Artist"
Runners Up: "The Descendants", "Drive", "The Help" and "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy".

Best Director: Michel Hazanavicius for "The Artist"
Runners Up: Tomas Alfredson for "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy", Lynne Ramsey for "We Need to Talk About Kevin", Nicolas Winding Refn for "Drive" and Martin Scorsese for "Hugo".

Best Actor: Jean Dujardin for "The Artist"
Runners Up: George Clooney for "The Descendants", Michael Fassbender for "Shame", Gary Oldman for "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" and Brad Pitt for "Moneyball".

Best Actress: Meryl Streep for "The Iron Lady"
Runners Up: Berenice Bejo for "The Artist", Viola Davis for "The Help", Tilda Swinton for "We Need to Talk About Kevin" and Michelle Williams for "My Week with Marilyn".

Best Supporting Actor: Christopher Plummer for "Beginners"
Runners Up: Kenneth Branagh for "My Week with Marilyn", Jim Broadbent for "The Iron Lady", Jonah Hill for "Moneyball" and Phillip Seymour Hoffman for "The Ides of March".

Best Supporting Actress: Octavia Spencer for "The Help"
Runners Up: Jessica Chastain for "The Help", Judi Dench for "My Week with Marilyn", Melissa McCarthy for "Bridesmaids" and Carey Mulligan for "Drive".

Alexander Korda Award for Outstanding British Film: 
"Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy"
Runners Up: "My Week with Marilyn", "Senna", "Shame" and "We Need to Talk About Kevin".

Best Screenplay (Original): "The Artist"
Runners Up: "Bridesmaids", "The Guard", "The Iron Lady" and "Midnight in Paris".

Best Screenplay (Adapted): "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy"
Runners Up: "The Descendants", "The Help", "The Ides of March" and "Moneyball".

Best Cinematography: "The Artist"
Runners Up: "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo", "Hugo", "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" and "War Horse".

Best Editing: "Senna"
Runners Up: "The Artist", "Drive", "Hugo" and "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy".

Best Production Design: "Hugo"
Runners Up: "The Artist", "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pt. 2", "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" and "War Horse".

Best Costume Design: "The Artist"
Runners Up: "Hugo", "Jane Eyre", "My Week with Marilyn" and "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy".

Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music: Ludovic Bource for 
"The Artist"
Runners Up: Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross for "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo", Howard Shore for "Hugo", Alberto Inglesias for "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" and John Williams for "War Horse".

Best Make-Up/Hair: "The Iron Lady"
Runners Up: "The Artist", "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pt. 2", "Hugo" and "My Week with Marilyn".

Best Sound: "Hugo"
Runners Up: "The Artist", "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pt. 2", "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" and "War Horse".

Best Achievement in Special Visual Effects: "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pt. 2"
Runners Up: "The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn", "Hugo", "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" and "War Horse".

Best Film Not in the English Language: "The Skin I Live In"
Runners Up: "Incendies", "Pina", "Potiche" and "A Separation".

Best Animated Feature Film: "Rango"
Runners Up: "The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn" and "Arthur Christmas".

Best Documentary: "Senna"
Runners Up: "George Harrison: Living in a Material World" and "Project Nim".

Orange Wednesday's Rising Star: Adam Deacon
Runners Up: Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Chris O'Dowd and Eddie Redmayne.

Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer: 
Paddy Considine and Diarmid Scrimshaw for "Tyrannosaur"
Runners Up: Joe Cornish for "Attack of the Block", Will Sharpe, Tom Kingsley and Sarah Brockelhurst for "Black Pond", Ralph Finnes for "Coriolanus" and Richard Ayoade for "Submarine".

Best Short Animation: "A Morning Stroll"
Runners Up: "Abuelas" and "Bobby Yeah".

Best Short Film: "Pitch Black Heist"
Runners Up: "Chalk", "Mwansa the Great", "Only Sound Remains" and "Two & Two".

Okay so in total, I thought the decisions they made this year were brilliant, "The Artist" was as you can see with 7 BAFTAS including Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Original Screenplay, Best Music etc. and of course "The Artist" deserves all those awards and there is no doubt that it's gonna win at the Oscars, I believe it might win all it's nominations. Anyway for the other wins, I was kind of 50/50 on "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" but then again when you look at it's competitors that it won against such Best British Film and Best Adapted Screenplay, it's really the best film to win those. But for me honestly I didn't think "Tinker Tailor..." was the brilliant film everyone said it was, as I found it a bit slow. But anyway on to the other winners, of course Meryl Streep had to win for her performance as Maggie Thatcher even though I've still not seen the film, don't think I will to be honest, but obviously I'll route for her cos she's one of the best. I was also happy with Octavia Spencer for winning for "The Help" and Christopher Plummer for "Beginners" as Best Supporting Actress and Actor. I was bit surprised though that "Rango" won for best animated film instead of "Tintin", as I thought "Rango" was okay, I mean it looked stunning but it was clearly no masterpiece. So for the rest of the night, good choice of winners as I said before, also Martin Scorsese won for the BAFTA Fellowship as he deserves too and the legendary John Hurt won for outstanding contribution to British Cinema, plus you had Sir Tom Jones perform "Thunderball" for the 50th Anniversary of James Bond, you can't beat that. But anyway if you wanna leave a comment about the show at the bottom go ahead and now it's time to get ready for the Oscars.

Whitney Houston

(1963-2012)

Review: The Muppets

It's time to play the music, it's time to light the lights, it's time to meet the Muppets as they are back on the big screen after their last cinema appearance 11 years ago. In this new adventure written by and starring "How I Met Your Mother" star Jason Segal, the Muppets meet their biggest fan, new Muppet Walter, who after hearing from the evil Tex Richman, played by Chris Cooper, that the old Muppet theatre is being torn down, Walter along with his human brother Gary (Segal) and Gary's girlfriend Mary, played by Amy Adams, go to get Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Gonzo, Swedish Chief, Animal, Scooter, god I could go on there's so many of them, anyway they go to get them back together after they've been apart for a long time, to perform a show to save their old theatre. The movie is just gorgeous, a wonderful sense of nostalgia is felt throughout it and just seeing these characters that I've loved since I was a kid, was just pure gold it really was. Great songs, acting, very funny, surprise celebrity cameos and I think you may cry a little bit... I certainly nearly did. Thank god for Jason Segal who wrote the movie and brought the Muppets back on the big screen, I am very proud to give "The Muppets";

4/5-Excellent


Manah, Manah!

Review: Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace 3D

Ladies and Gentleman, it's time to return... 'A Long Time Ago, In A Galaxy Far, Far Away!'

Sorry I just had to do that. But yes, the "Star Wars" saga is back on the big screen in 3D. I cannot tell you how happy I am that I get to see these movies again being as I told you before the biggest "Star Wars" fan. For those who don't know "Star Wars", "Phantom Menace" will be a great start into this magnificent film series, that has become a global phenomenon. But onto what I thought of "Phantom Menace" itself, I first saw it back in 1999 when I was I think 11 years old. I was so excited to see the movie being a fan of the original and great trilogy and watching it now that I'm 23 and seeing it in one of the cinemas I first saw it in, was pretty magical. But the movie itself, I gotta say, while most fans consider this the least popular of the saga, I really like "Phantom Menace'. I mean yes it's a bit childish and silly in some places and it stars literally the most annoying film character ever created, Jar Jar Binks, but funny thing is I love him for being annoying... well okay not that much. But it does have some spectacular sequences in it, such as the underwater scenes, the pod-race scene and the final light-sabre duel with a memorable "Star Wars" villain, Darth Maul and his awesome double-edge light-sabre. And let's not be forgetting John William's iconic music which gets me excited every time. So that's what I love about the movie I saw when I was 11, but now onto the changes that Mr George Lucas has done. First of all Yoda has been changed into his CG self, that we saw in the later prequel films, and originally he was his puppet self from the original trilogy, but I think he looks better in CG. And of course there's the 3D which I thought, if being honest, no effect whatsoever. But hey I'm not surprised or ticked off, I was just happy that I'm seeing possibly the best film series ever made back on the big screen. Enjoy your journey back a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away. Sorry I said it again, couldn't help it. But anyway I'd like to give "Phantom Menace' itself;

4/5-Very Good


And a;

2/5-Poor (For the 3D).

Happy Birthday John Williams

Big News today guys as one of the greatest living composers who has brought us the most memorable scores ever heard, there isn't anyone in the world who hasn't heard them, turns 80 today. The legendary John Williams. To celebrate here is my list of 25 of his greatest pieces of work in my opinion, they need no description and no introduction. Happy Birthday Mr Williams, may the force be with you!

1. The Flying Theme from "E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial" (1982).



2. The Raider's March (Indiana Jones Theme) from "Raiders of the Lost Ark" (1981).



3. Theme from "Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope" (1977).



4. Theme from "Superman: The Movie" (1978).

5. The Imperial March (Darth Vader's Theme) from "Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back" (1980).




6. Theme from "Jaws" (1975).



7. Theme from "Jurassic Park" (1993).



8. Theme from "Schindler's List" (1993).



9. Flight to Neverland from "Hook" (1991).



10. Hedwig's Theme from "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" (2001).



11. Hymn to the Fallen from "Saving Private Ryan" (1998).



12. Duel of the Fates from "Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace" (1999).



13. The Dance of the Witches from "The Witches of Eastwick" (1987).

14. Main Titles and Somewhere in my Memory from "Home Alone" (1990).




15. Main Titles from "The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn" (2011).




16. Harry's Wondrous World from "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" (2001).




17. Luke and Leia's Theme from "Star Wars Episode VI: The Return of the Jedi" (1983).




18. Love Theme from "Superman: The Movie" (1978).




19. Where Dreams Are Born from "A.I. Artificial Intelligence" (2001).



20. Yoda's Theme from "Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back" (1980).



21. Princess Leia's Theme from "Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope" (1977).



22. Cadillac of the Skies from "Empire of the Sun" (1987).




23. Suite from "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" (1977).




24. Plowing from "War Horse" (2011).




25. The Throne Room & Finale from "Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope" (1977).

Review: Man on a Ledge

My next review of February is for the new action thriller set-piece "Man on a Ledge". Sam Worthington plays Nick Cassidy, a former cop arrested for being accused of stealing a $40,000,000 diamond from a guy named David Englander, played by Ed Harris. Nick escapes from police custody and heads to New York where to prove his innocence, stands outside on ledge to the Roosevelt Hotel while his brother and his brother's girlfriend steal the diamond, and the rest if you wanna know, see the film to find out what Nick's got in mind. Anyway that being said, the movie although it's no masterpiece is still enjoyable but at times pretty silly, it kind of reminded me of "Phone Booth" it being a centre-piece in Manhattan but with a few different things. Also if you wanna see the incredibly gorgeous Genesis Rodriguez in her bra at one point, then trust me it will be worth the money. Kind of. Anyway I'd give "Man on a Ledge" a decent and good fun;

3/5-Good

Review: Journey 2: The Mysterious Island

My next review for February is the new fun family adventure "Journey 2: The Mysterious Island", sequel to 2008's "Journey to the Centre of the Earth". In the sequel, Josh Hutcherson reprises his character from the first film Sean Anderson, who receives a radio signal from his grandfather, played by the legendary Sir Michael Caine, saying he's found Jules Verne's Mysterious Island. Accompanied by his step father, played by Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson they begin searching for Sean's grandfather on the island, and come face to face with giant lizards, tiny elephants and Sean gets a tip from his step father on how to impress the girl of their team, played by Vanessa Hudgens, that is to pop his pecks. The movie I thought was awesome, it's a great family adventure, filled with laughs, cool action scenes and good performances as well. However it won't make kids read about Jules Verne, but never the less they'll still have an awesome 3D ride, and now can I say, good to finally have a 3D film where the 3D effects come in handy! Any way I'm pleased to give "Journey 2: The Mysterious Island";

3/5- Good

Review: The Descendants

Hey guys, welcome to February of 2012, and to kick it off I have another review and this is for George Clooney's new film and what won him the Golden Globe this year for best actor in a drama, "The Descendants". Clooney plays Matt King, a man along with his family live in Hawaii where he learns that after his wife has a boat accident and is in a coma, it will be unlikely that she will wake up from it. With Matt and his two daughters realising a tragic loss they have to go through, he learns that his wife was keeping a very big secret from him and one that they test the fact on whether or not he will always love her. The film is just absolutely brilliant, the script is superb, smart, witty and sad at the same time and I think by far this is Clooney's best performance. He does what he does best as an actor he portrays emotion brilliantly and knows when to be funny in a scene, and I could easily tell that this role was made for him. I would absolutely recommend this lovely, lovely film to all people I know whether you're a George Clooney fan or not. I proudly give "The Descendants";

5/5-Superb

Review: The Grey

Next review is for Liam Neeson's new film "The Grey". Neeson plays a guy who survives a plane crash in Alaska and leads a team of other survivors against a pack of wolves. Most of Liam's movies like "Taken" and "Unknown" have a tendency to not be that great but this I gotta say is his best action film. It's thrilling, exciting, you care about the guys who gotta try and survive from these wolves and it has that beautiful feel of a wilderness adventure flick like "The Edge", if you think about it it is a "The Edge" but with Liam Neeson and wolves. There's one scene in it where they gotta cross from the edge of a cliff to a tree to cross a chasm, which I thought looked fake but the rest of it is a thrilling ride. I give "The Grey";

4/5-Excellent

In Memoriam- Bingham Ray

Today some sad news as the champion of indie filmmaking Bingham Ray sadly died of a stroke at the age of 57 at this years Sundance Film Festival. He was known for his indie hits from his company October Films (which he helmed from 1991), such as "Breaking the Waters", "Secrets and Lies" and "The Apposite". Maybe you guys have heard of those films, or maybe you haven't but the point is I love indie films so I respect this guy for confounding an indie studio which has made these films and a lot more indie studios are now confident that they can make their indie films as good as October Films ones. So to Bingham Ray, very sad the way he went, thanks for showing the world that indie films can be great.

Bingham Ray

(1954-2012)

Top 20 Favourite Movie Fight Scenes:

To celebrate the release of "Haywire", which as I said is filled with amazing fight sequences, I'm very excited and pleased to give you guys my top 20 favourite fight scenes that I've seen in movies and tell you why they are.




1. The Subway Fight from "The Matrix" (1999):
This is by far my favourite fight scene ever in a movie and from my favourite action movie ever. The way this scene is shot up is beautiful and exciting and in my honest opinion this is how you do a final fight scene between the hero and the villain, Agent Smith played here by the great Hugo Weaving. This is the best fight scene ever in a movie I think, the final showdown between Neo and Smith.




2. Luke Skywalker vs Darth Vader from "Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back" (1980):
Obviously I couldn't not have this the most amazing and iconic fight scene ever in movie history from one of the greatest film sagas of all time, from my favourite sequel of all time and that ends with one of the most shocking lines ever in movie history. May the force be with you for this one.



3. The Skeleton Fight from "Jason and the Argonauts" (1963):
This is just extraordinary and one of the greatest pieces of special effects that has ever been made by the great and legendary maestro Ray Harryhausen. Can you believe it, no computers back then only stop-motion animation and they were able to make the actors fight with these make-beleive and very scary skeletons and just make it look as real as anything, I have no idea how they did this, it's just a beautiful piece of work.



4. The Bride vs The Crazy 88's from "Kill Bill: Volume 1" (2003):
This fight scene is just incredible to watch and so in a way beautifully violent. I'm not really if I'm being honest a huge fan of Quentin Tarantino or the "Kill Bill" films but this scene really just shows how powerful a woman like Uma Thurman can be and the violence in it just... it's like... whatever it's crazy man! And when the music kicks in that brilliant iconic theme music, you know that shit is about to go down. Warning: This scene contains graphic violence and no one under 18 should watch it.



5. Final Fight Scene from "Dragons Forever" (1988):
Now again as I was thinking up this list, I knew I couldn't leave out a movie fight scene from martial arts legend Jackie Chan. I was deciding on which scene I should choose and I decided to go with this one because it really is just crazy and extraordinary to watch, sorry to keep using that word. But I mean the stunts and the way the scene is done is so funny and exciting to watch I mean literally what an Ass-kicker! Nobody does it like Jackie Chan and his stunt team.



6. Jason Bourne vs Desh from "The Bourne Ultimatum" (2007):
Also I knew I had to put in a fight scene from the Jason Bourne films on my list, and out of all the ones to choose I thought this was the best fight scene, the way it builds up you have Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) jumping from house to house through windows and then he crashes though one with glass and fights the bad guy, by using a book in one stage, to choke the dude! This one I thought was the best "Bourne" film and the best fight scene from the trilogy.





7. Kong vs The T-Rexes from "King Kong" (2005):
Obviously the original fight scene from the classic 1939 "King Kong" is one of the greatest fight scenes ever made, but the one here for Peter Jackson's remake was incredible to watch because all though it was a little over the top because he fought three instead of one, the effects that Weta Digital had done I mean no wonder they won an Oscar for this. Also what I loved about this scene is that they are tributes to the original when Kong breaks the T-Rex's jaw and beats his chest in victory, and also I really felt like Kong was a hero and an animal with a big heart protecting Ann Darrow. Sorry by the way that this scene was broken into two parts. And that the middle is missing.



8. The First Night Fight from "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" (2000):
This fight scene from Ang Lee's masterpiece "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", when I first saw this as a teenager I was so blown away and it's my favourite fight scene from the whole film.



9. Dom vs Hobbs from "Fast and Furious 5" (2011):
I gotta say when you have two big action stars like Vin Diesel and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson going at it, you can't help but get excited about it. And while I haven't seen "Fast and Furious 5", I saw this scene from the internet and was blown away by how brutal it was.



10. The First Battle from "300" (2006):
I'm such a huge fan of this movie and the first battle scene I thought was stunning as the moment where King Leonidas fight a few Persians on his own was like a beautiful ballet dance but violent at the same time. And forgive for saying but I've got to when I say; "THESE ARE SPARTANS!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Wait no that's not right. Oh never mind.


11. The Final Fight from "The Karate Kid: Part 2" (1986):
This is from the final scene from "The Karate Kid: Part 2" where Daniel LaRusso fights the evil Chozen in order to prove that he is the strongest fighter, from how big his heart is. This scene is awesome to watch as I felt it was really a scene where the main character is fighting for something, rather than for himself.



12. Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker & Yoda vs Count Dooku from "Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones" (2002):
Okay this is from the prequel trilogy but if I'm being honest this one of the best fights from the prequels, starts off with Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker fighting Count Dooku (played by the legend that is Christopher Lee) and then later one of the greatest movie mentors Yoda, for the first time digital the "Star Wars" saga, fights Dooku and shows that Yoda, when he has his lightsaber is just ruthless!



13. T-800 vs T-1000 from "Terminator 2: Judgement Day" (1991):
This sequence is just brilliant from my favourite "Terminator" movie" the final showdown between the heroic T-800 (Arnold Schwarzenegger's character) and the ruthless T-1000 played by the brilliant Robert Patrick. The effects in this film were mind-blowing and this scene was great to watch, unfortunately I couldn't get the final bit where Arnie destroys the T-1000. But if you've seen the film you know what happens, if you haven't, watch the film to find out.



14. Tyler Durden vs Jack the Narrator from "Fight Club" (1999):
When you do a list of your favourite fight scenes from movies you have to have one from "Fight Club". This is a brilliant fight scene, actually the end fight in the movie between our protagonist Jack (played by Edward Norton) and the antagonist Tyler Durden (played by that dude.... oh what's his name the guy whose married to that actress named Angelina something.... : /).




15. The Train Fight from "Spider-Man 2" (2004):
This sequence from one of the best sequel made to a great movie like Sam Raimi's "Spider-Man" is an excellent fight scene between Spidey and my favourite spidey villain Doc Ock (Doctor Octopus) who was played by the great Alfred Molina. Here they are duking it out on a train.



16. Prince Phillip vs Maleficent from "Sleeping Beauty" (1959):
Yes we have a Disney movie on the list and this is literally my favourite fight between the her and the villain I just remembered being excited by this scene when I was a kid, having a prince fighting a witch who turns into a dragon, I mean who doesn't love that?



17. Optimus Prime vs Bonecrusher & Jazz, Ironhide and Ratchet vs Brawl from "Transformers" (2007):
Yes I have "Transformers" on the list, only the first one. I thought these fight scenes were so awesome to watch and the way Optimus kills Bonecrusher with his flame sword is a wicked way to kill a villian, also you've got a little snippet of the big final battle in the movie. So it's two fight scenes put together, sorry about the quality by the way.



18. T-Rex vs Spinosaurus from "Jurassic Park III" (2001):
Gotta have a dinosaur clash on your list right? And this is from the third "Jurassic Park", not the best one in my opinion but to see the iconic T-Rex going head to toe with this big bad Spinosaurus was pretty awesome.



19. Freddy Krueger vs Jason Voorhees from "Freddy vs Jason" (2003):
Yes I have this on my list, only because it's two horror icons going at it and it's pretty gruesome to watch but quite good fun at the same time.



20. The Dojo Fight from "The Matrix" (1999):
This scene from again from my favourite action film is one of the best raining sequences between master and student, Morpheus (the master) and Neo (the student).

Review: Haywire

So my next review is for "Haywire" a new action thriller from director Stephen Soderberg. Which stars female fighter and one of the hottest women I've seen Gina Carano, playing Malory Kane. A post-marine now agent who works for a secret government who all of a sudden when a previous mission goes haywire, is betrayed by her own unit and becomes a fugitive. I thought the movie itself was so awesome, most of you might think it's Bourne with a women when you watch the trailer above, and it kind of is but at the same time it's done in such a great beautiful way that only Soderberg knows how to do when you look at his films such as "Out of Sight" and the "Oceans Eleven" films. The action sequences are by far some of the best action sequences I've seen in a film and she, Gina Carano, having this as her first film as she's never acted or played a lead role before, I thought was extraordinary and a beautiful performer apart from being one hot, and I mean hot piece of work. But anyway "Haywire" I thought was excellent and I'm pleased to give it;

4/5-Excellent

In Memoriam- Etta James

Sadly one of the greatest female singers whose songs have been heard in many films like "Back to the Future", "Rain Man", "American Pie" and "A Single Man", Etta James has died at the age of 73. As my tribute to her here is one of her most famous and recognisable songs that's been used in so many romantic films and will one day I hope to play when I dance with the girl of my dreams.

Etta James

(1938-2012)

The 69th Annual Golden Globe Award Winners and Review

Hey guys, in case none were aware but last night were the 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards which as you know are a lead up to the Oscars and give everybody in Hollywood a taste of what will win this year. From what I saw which are photos from IMDB, it was a pretty decent show, the right films won and everyone looked great really natural and perfect, the only downfall of it all was once again Ricky Gervais hosted. But don't let that put you off as the winners were really what made the night great. So in no particular order I'm very pleased to tell you who won and who were the runners up.

Best Animated Film Winner: "The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn":
Steven Spielberg accepted the award as he should as "Tintin" really was the best animated film of last year, as I said before, and I cannot tell you how happy I was that it won. The runners up were; "Arthur Christmas", "Rango", "Puss in Boots" and "Cars 2". One thing however that I'm disappointed with this category is that "Kung-Fu Panda 2" wasn't nominated, but no matter as the award went to the right film.

Best Original Score Winner: Ludovic Bource for "The Artist":
I was so unbelievably happy that "The Artist" won because the music, I am just in love with the music. It captures the pure essence of 1920's Hollywood and is just so gorgeous and charming and just delightful. Ludovic Bource did such an incredible job for such a beautiful, beautiful film. By the way if you still haven't seen "The Artist" please do, you will not regret it. And also download this gorgeous music to the film. The runners up were "The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo" from Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross who also did "The Soical Network", "War Horse" from the legendary John Williams, "Hugo" from Howard Shore who also scored "The Lord of the Rings Trilogy" and Madonna's new film "W.E." from Abel Korzeniowski which I have not seen or heard. I would of liked to have seen "Girl with the Dragon Tatoo" win or "War Horse" or "Hugo" I suppose but I think "The Artist" rightfully deserved it.

Best Screenplay Winner: Woody Allen for "Midnight in Paris":
Oh my god, I was jumping up and down in happiness inside because I don't think they made a better decision. Woody Allen truly deserves this award as the script for the wonderful "Midnight in Paris" is well... wonderful. Also if you still haven't seen "Midnight in Paris", again see it when it comes out on DVD and I won't tell you what it's about, you have to see the film to find out and as I said before, be surprised like I was. In fact I think that's why it won the award because it surprised everyone, the script that is. The runners up were "The Artist", "The Descendants", The Ides of March" and "Moneyball". It would of been nice to have seen "The Artist" win but again I am more then happy that "Midnight in Paris" won, such a perfect choice. Sorry to keep repeating myself.

Best Director: Martin Scorsese for "Hugo": 
I'm kind of happy and kind of not happy with this decision because don't get me wrong I thought "Hugo" was a good film but I didn't think it was a masterpiece as everyone thought it was. I'm happy Martin Scorsese won but I did think they were some better runners up who could of won such as Woody Allen for "Midnight in Paris" and Michel Hazanavicius for "The Artist". Also nominated were George Clooney for his film "The Ides of March" and Alexander Payne for his upcoming film which stars George Clooney called "The Descendants" which I am very excited to see. So I'm a little bit 50/50 on this decision but at the same time I'm very pleased Martin Scorsese won because even though "Hugo" is not one of his masterpieces, he is still one of the greatest directors all time.

Best Performance by an Actor in a Musical or Comedy: Jean Dujardin in "The Artist":
Again I couldn't be more then happier when Jean Dujardin won for his outstanding performance as George Valentin in "The Artist". He can just pull off playing a silent movie actor of the 1920's at have so much charm and so much emotion he is just so incredible to watch as an actor and he was just... I'm sorry but you have to see "The Artist" to see what I'm talking about. Anyway the runners up were Brendan Gleeson in "The Guard", Joseph Gordon Levitt in "50/50", Ryan Gosling in "Crazy, Supid, Love" and Owen Wilson in "Midnight in Paris". I would of liked to have seen any of those actors win the award but really Jean Dujardin so deserved the award.

And finally;

Best Motion Picture for Musical or Comedy: "The Artist":
I was smiling for joy once again because they could not of made a better decision. It was up against "Bridesmaids", "50/50", "Midnight in Paris" and "My Week with Marilyn". So happy with the choices they made and gave the right awards to this marvellous film.

Anyway all those were for films I've seen but the other winners were;

"The Descendants" for Best Motion Picture Drama
(Runners Up: "The Help", "Hugo", "The Ides of March", "Moneyball" & "War Horse"),
George Clooney for Best Performance by an Actor in a Drama for "The Descendants"
(Runners Up: Leonardo DiCaprio in"J. Edgar", Michael Fassbender in "Shame", Ryan Gosling in "The Ides of March" & Brad Pitt in "Moneyball".) ,
Meryl Streep for Best Performance by an Actress in a Drama for "The Iron Lady"
(Runners Up: Glenn Close in "Albert Nobbs", Viola Davis in "The Help", Rooney Mara in "The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo" & Tilda Swinton in "We Need to Talk About Kevin"),
Michelle Williams for Best Performance by an Actress in a Musical or Comedy for "My Week with Marilyn"
(Runners Up: Jodie Foster in "Carnage", Charlize Theron in "Young Adult", Kristen Wiig in "Bridesmaids" & Kate Winslet in "Carnage"),
Christopher Plummer for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role for "Beginners"
(Runners Up: Kenneth Branagh in "My Week with Marilyn", Albert Brooks in "Drive", Jonah Hill in "Moneyball" & Viggo Mortensen in "A Dangerous Method"),
Octavia Spencer for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role for "The Help"
(Runners Up: Berenice Bejo in "The Artist", Jessica Chastain in "The Help", Janet McTeer in "Albert Nobbs" & Shailene Woodley in "The Descendants") ,
"Masterpeice" from "W.E." by Madonna, Julie Frost & Jimmy Harry for Best Original Song in a Motion Picture
("Lay Your Head Down" from "Albert Nobbs" by Brian Byrne & Glenn Close, "Hello, Hello" from "Gnomeo and Juliet" by Elton John & Bernie Taupin, "The Living Proof" from "The Help" by Mary J. Blige, Thomas Newman, Harvey Mason Jr. & Damon Thomas and "The Keeper" from "Machine Gun Preacher" by Chris Cornell)
&
"A Separation" for Best Foreign Film
(Runners Up: "The Flowers of War", "In the Land of Blood and Honey", "The Kind with a Bike" and "The Skin I Live In").


So they you have it the list of winners and the runners up. Now guys if you'd like to comment below and  give me your views, did they make the right decisions or not?

Review: The Darkest Hour

Bunch of young people find themselves facing a bunch of aliens who are trying to take over the wolrd and they're the only ones who can stop it... yep we've all seen that, so it's nothing new and it's just stupid and just terrible. I give this;

1/5-Miss

Review: War Horse

My next review for the year is Steven Spielberg's new war epic "War Horse". Based on the book by Michael Morpurgo and the enormously successful Tony award winning west end stage play, "War Horse" is a story of courage, love and friendship. A young farm boy named Albert and his beloved horse named Joey find themselves separated as Joey is signed as a military horse in the first world war and goes on a hard journey through the horror of the war itself in order to be reunited with Albert. What Spielberg captures is just how terrifying war can be, as he did in "Saving Private Ryan", but at the same time is still able to make it a little bit family friendly. But don't let that put you off as it's just beautifully filmed and the horse itself is incredible to watch as an actor and the war sequences are just superb as Spielberg really knows how to make that stuff look good. However that being said it's a bit sentimental in some sense and with some of the acting, but "War Horse" is still an incredible story that's full of heart and Spielberg I think has done a great job of making it suitable for all ages. While it's not as amazing as the stage play, I shall give "War Horse" a decent;

4/5-Very Good