Disapointing, but what did I really expect!

I recently went to see Did You Hear About The Morgans, staring Sarah Jessica Parker and Hugh Grant. Both still have their great acting talent but this films isn't their best choice.

I'm still playing catch up by the way, but hopefully I won't be for much longer lol. Anyway, its not too bad, but its nothing special. Unless you love this kind of genre your bound to not be impressed.

It's about a couple, the main stars, going through a divorce due to him cheating. Problem is though that he wants her back, but she isn't interested and instead pushes all her attention to her thriving estate business.

On her way to meet client, with her husband following, attempting to sort things out between them, they witness a murder. The assassin spots them and soon attmpts to tie off the loose ends, by killing them.

The couple initially refuse relocation by the witness protection progamme because they were too busy in the city, with work and other engagments. But after the assasin finds her and tries to kill her, they are left with no other option.

So they are sent off together until seperate locations and arrangements can be made. During this time stuck together, with no phones or external contact, they get to know each other again and enjoy each others company.

They soon forgive the past and after a last battle with the assasin, who tracked them down again, they realise that they want to be with each other, and are in love, more than they thought.

It's pretty much your typical love story, with a few funny bits thrown in, like when they wear stetson hats. Though most of the funny parts are a bit weak.

Avatar =D

AVATAR!!!! The hype is totally right, this film is AMAZING!! Not only is the Digital 3D stunning, but the film is action packed and so interesing.

Your simply gripped from the word go, and once it gets into the Na'vi and how they live, your glued to your chair, even if your desperate for the loo. Being a long film, and something you don't want to miss, you are bound to need the toilet part way through.

My local Showcase Cinema do premier seats, which isn't just seating, its also free food and the seats are amazingly plush ones seperate to everyone else. As we knew Avatar would be crowded, we thought we'd pay the extra and enjoy not fighting our way through a huge crowd for good seats.

It was so worth it, the food we were given meant we didn't have to buy any, the seats were basically leather sofas with lots of room and a little side table for you plate of goodies and of course, being shown the private way into the screeing was rather nice, we felt like VIPs =)

But anyway, back to the film. Everyone should see this, if just for the experience. I think most people will like this film, and with 11 years in the making, I bet director James Cameron is happy it hasn't disappointed, a flop after that much time, effort and money went into it would have been devastating.

The film is about a planet, which has a very valuable substance on it. The human race is attempting to collect this to sell it and be rich, the army have set up camp on this planet and are fighting the planets species, the Na'vi, who of course are protecting and defending their lands.

As well as the army, scientists have developed a Na'vi body for people to use as avatars and infultrate the Na'vi's, learning their way of life and any thing else they can. In Jake's case, he uses it to tell the colonel weak points in the Na'vi's collony, so he can use this information to destroy their home and take the expensive substance.

Jake soon comes to respect the Na'vi and regrets his allegence with the colonel, he tries to help them but is branded a traitor until he proves to them that he is on their side. This story has action, love, and even new creatures and nature due to how the Na'vi live and nurtue their land.

Its definately the best film I've seen in a fair while. Go and see it in 3D for the full experience while you can =)

A huge catch up of DVDs

Right, here goes, lets hope my memory is good enough. I have seen at least, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or so films =) I think!

Lets start with Confessions of a Shopaholic, its a good film, enjoyable and funny though admittably not amazing. I had heard good and bad things about this film, and I thought I would try it as Isla Fisher normally picks good films and brings her particular charm to the role, creating a witty funny young girl.

The clue is in the title, the film is about a young woman aspiring to be a fashion journalist. She absoloutly adores clothes, accessories and everything fashion related, so much so that she is in lots of debt.

She finds an opening in the fashion magazine she loves, but soon discovers that it has been filled. The helpful receptionist points out that once you are in, you can work your way up the ladder and so she tries out for a job in a sister magazine and is succssful.

Though the job is to give finacial advice, not her strong point. The film continues with many twists and lessons being learnt, there is a best friend who wants her in a hideous bridesmaid dress, shopping therapy and of course, a love interest. Worth watching if you like the genre and that kind of story.

I also got Pinnaple Express for christmas, again Seth Rogen picks great films and always funny ones, so I thought I'd try it. It's an odd film, quirky and drug fueled. It is about a guy who likes his weed and becomes a witness to a murder whilst smoking some.

Though as he had rare weed only sold by his dealer, and he leaves it at the scene after crashing his car a few times trying to make a quick escape, he soon realises that the murderer's will easily be able to track him down.

So he goes on the run, taking his drug dealer with him, and dragging the supplier as well as his girlfriend into the messy situation. The film is full of action and the end has some good comedy and fighting scenes as well as big explosions. If you usually like Seth Rogan's films, and enjoy something a bit different, then your bound to love this humourous film.

Another film I recenly watched, purely out of random choice as my step dad and had been on the hunt for cheap DVDs. He spotten An Empress and a Warrior, an oriental film that he thought might be good. It involves war, a lot of skillful fighting and love.

If you like the war side of Gladiator, and the amazing skill of Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, you will at least enjoy and appreciate this film. It isn't main stream or english but if thats your kind of thing, you'll like it.

Again, thanks to my step dad's DVD collection, and his action craving, we watched The Day The Earth Stood Still after An Empress and a Warrior. Keanu Reeves and Jennifer Connelly star in this remake, and in my step dads words, you can't compare the two films.

They are based on the same story, but a few things are in a different order and for example the robot in the original is only 8-9 feet tall, and in the new one, its a giant. The film is good, and interesting, as we watch the story play out and realise that aliens beileve we are destorying the planet and so plan to 'reset' the earth saving only two of every species, not including us.

Me and my step dad finally got round to watching Drag Me to Hell, and my god, its soooo funny. The old woman is halirious. Yes it is a horror, but she does and causes some daft things which you cant help but giggle at.

If you really don't like horrors, though this one isn't as bad as most, your still not likely to enjoy it because it is still a horror and has tension and weird scary things. But if you like horrors, this is tamer than most, kind of like a comedy horror, I'd recomend it if you like that kind of thing.

I still have a 'to do' list though, of DVDs that I got for christmas or borrowed and haven't gotten round to watching. These include Gossip, 27 Dresses, Iron Man and In her Shoes. If you've seen any of these films, let me know what you thought of them, without spoiling anything though =P

I know how late this is :/ I'm sorry, please forgive me. Again, i have some excuses...Sales shopping, and lots of it, its is just too tempting lol. I also met up with friends before I left home and had to pack my masses of stuff, but now I'm back, and revising lots, so hopefully I can catch up on this too =D

Confessions of a Shopaholic

Pinnaple Express

I would give The Empress and the Warrior a 3, I'm just not sure what it would come under lol.

The Day the Earth Stood Still

Drag Me to Hell

Better late then never...

I know, I know, it's been FAR too long since my last post, but the horrible truth is, I hadn't been to the cinema since I left uni and came home for the christams holidays.

A terrible crime, I admit, but I have since rectified this mistake, and finally gotten around too seeing Sherlock Holmes! A great film I might add.

Some critics have slated it, and while I agree that it isn't an amazingly different or unique film, it does have a honest take on the original Sherlock Holmes character.

As a lot of you may know, Sherlock's character is moody, anti-social and an addict, making it far more true to the books portrayal of him. Though the character sounds morbid, Robert Downey Jr. makes him quite funny and easy to relate to.

The other actors and actresses are good too, they all work together really well and are believeable as the characters they play. The film is enjoyable, action packed and certain to be loved by any true Sherlock Holmes fan.

I will admit thought that I have been quite bad, not due to laziness, well...not all anyway =) Since I've been back I have been really busy, and not in the way I hoped (seeing friends and having lots of fun)

To begin with, I was busy doing the last of my christmas shopping, then it was family time, and enjoying my new pressies (LOTS OF DVDS =D) So, my excuse for after that is that I was helping my mum with work, meaning most of my day was gone and then we'd have food and watch tv, something I never really do at uni, I've been getting into Ghost Whisperer =)

I have met up with a few friends, though not as much as I would have liked, but it has taken a bit of my time of course, including a bit of sales shopping, but for trousers for uni. See I have a valid excuse, and anything else I picked up was of course an unexpected bonus =P

So back to the real point of my post, I've addressed the cinema point and now it is time to go over the DVDs that I have worked my way through. And the fact that I haven't posted in a while is going to be my enemy, because I have to search my memory and remember the films i have seen over the last 3 weeks or so and write about them.

So this may be a long post, infact I think it would be better to group all of the DVDs I have recently watched, together in one post. It'll save confusion on the masses of rating at the bottom of the post =)

Dog Soldiers!!

Last night I spotted my friend had Dog Soldiers, and it's always been a film that I've wanted to watch as people have said so much about how good it is. And you know what, I love it!

Its so funny, yes its a horror, but the main characters, 6 Army lads on a training exercise, are amazing. They are so loud and say some great things, for example, just before one gets eaten by a werewolf he says "I hope I give you the s**ts!"

My favorite bit was the part with the hammer and the letterbox. I actually cried with laughter, my housemates didn't get it either don't worry, it just tickled me in the right places lol =)

Another favorite bit of mine was when the Sgt and Cooper start tunneling through the house, I mean how daft, but so good, it just works well with the characters personalities. The film isn't all blood and gore though, there are a few well placed twists in there, though they can be fairly easily predicted, but still, its all good fun.

I do have to say that it gets straight into it, although not long after the beginning it feels like the film is ending, cause they are out in the open, and surrounded (I haven't ruined it...no film finishes that quick =P) Once they find the house, the film really starts, getting into the swing of horror and comedy perfectly.

I'd definitely recommend it, I is gory but its full of funny bits too. If you don't mind blood and guts, watch it =D

Finally...I've seen twilight

Yes people, you heard me right. I managed to drag someone with me to go and see New Moon. I went last night for Orange Wednesdays, we decided on an early evening viewing, so the line wouldn't be too bad, it was long, but I think we missed the worse of it =P

There was a fair amount of man flesh on show, some pretty nicely toned (or spray painted in Pattinson's case) torsos. Some girls even swooned out loud when Jacob first displayed his newly ripped chest.

The effects were great, the Volturi were good and the wolves were impressive. It's a long film, but of course you expect that, and a lot would be disappointed to have it any other way.

I enjoyed it, though half way through, the guy I went with said, this is a great ending (when she was drowning). It clearly wasn't, I think he was just hoping lol. Relationships bloom and die in this film, and as you probably know, from the trailers, press or book, a love triangle develops.

It's interesting to watch Jacob's crush on Bella become realised, in the absence of Edward, she comes to depend on him and soon returns the crush. Jacob goes through more than his crush in this film though, he joins a new social group, which seems to mean you have to have short hair and only ever wear shorts. A quite enjoyable bonus for us girls I might add though ;D



I won’t spoil anything, but if you liked the first one, you’re bound to love the second. I enjoyed both, though I have to admit not as much as some people did. I just don’t get the massive hype, but don’t hold it against me, I still enjoy them =P

Hopefully I’ll go to the cinema next Wednesday, which will be the last time I’ll go this term while at uni as I’m off home for the Christmas break next weekend =D Three weeks of relaxing…and doing some revision lol.

Horror at the weekend

I'm sorry for the delay on this posting guys, the uni coursework is piling up and with deadlines coming up and passing it's been hectic for me! I hope your all far more relaxed =)

I can't wait till the Christmas break when I won't have so much to do, sure I'll still be revising, but that's for about 2 exams, not 10 pieces of coursework all at once lol.

Anyway, back to business. I managed to convince my step dad that he did have time to go to the cinema so off we went. As you know from my last post, we planned to see The Descent Part 2.

We went for a mid evening viewing which worked great as there were only a few other people in the screening and we even missed all the commercials but arrived in time for the trailers, not that any looked particularly good.

I liked the original The Descent, though I know a lot didn't, but I still couldn't help but wonder how they would move the story on, and make it new. So it starts with (don't worry I wont spoil the film, this is just the beginning setting as it were) a search party, looking for the girls who went caving 2 days earlier.

Sarah, who we left in the cave at the end of the first film, has just been discovered by a car after escaping from the cave and is taken to hospital. The search party tries to ask about the rest of the girls, what happened and where they are. Sarah has lost her memory of the incident and even forgets her daughter is dead.

A sniffer dog follows her trail to the old mining church, where it runs off scared, and the sheriff decides that they should go down the old mine, taking Sarah with them hoping that she remembers the way her and her friends took.



There is a twist thrown in there, and your left asking a few questions, which could be answered in a third film, but other than that, the story is pretty much the same, people go into the cave, people then discover the horrible creatures down there, and soon people start dying.

There are your usual jumpy bits due to the music and something suddenly popping up on screen, though I have to say I managed to predict when they would be, again I think the music helped me do that lol. But, I still jumped non-the less.

Ooooo, there was one quite funny bit added in there, something to do with a pool of something, I won't ruin it, but I've said enough for you to realise what I mean if you watch it =)

It's entertaining to watch, and with the few things they throw into the mix, they manage to keep it interesting. If you liked the first one, The Descent, you'll like part 2, if you didn't like the first one, this won't change your mind.

The only thing that bugged me, is the questions it leaves you asking yourself, they aren't questions you can figure out by yourself, or even by watching the film again, they seem like questions that leave it open for a third film.

Which means any questions your left wondering about, you'll just have to wait and leave them unsolved. But it's good to discuss them with whom ever you went with, though not for too long =P Enjoy.