Hi All!

Today's film is The Road.

Plot: A man and his son struggle to stay alive in post-apocolyptic America.

I must say this is a brilliant film. The acting was fantastic. Viggo Mortensen plays the role of a struggling father desperate to keep his son alive very, very well. Kodi Smit-McPhee is absolutely incredible. A stunning performance! I have not seen such good young acting for a very long time, and with such a difficult role! He captures the raw emotions of a child in a desperate, dangerous world and the fear of losing his only family, his father, spectacularly! It is a very moving film. The style, or pace, of the film is much like 'I Am Legend' in that not too much happens, yet it feels like something is going on all the time as the struggle and fight to survive is never-ending. It is not as 'jumpy' as 'I Am Legend', but very suspenseful. A very emotional film on every level! It shows how, even with the lengths Mortensen has to go to to keep his son safe while still trying to keep him morally good, his son's pure spirit shines through, untainted and always forgiving. A beautiful story. The film has made me want to go out and buy the book straight away!

Until next time…

I like this forum. It lets me get an idea about a film before I go see it. You should do requests harriet, so people can ask you about films before they buy them on DVD! You obviously watch a lot of them! Have you seen daybreakers at the cinema yet? Is it any good?

Yeah, ended up seeing Daybreakers yesterday. I completely agree about the gore and the ending! Luckily I saw a different trailer just before going that hinted at a bit of gore, so I was slightly prepared (I chose not to get a hotdog!). The ending does sort of taint my impression of the rest of the film (it's cheesy!) but I still liked the concept. It's a little unbelievable that socially adept vampires would allow it to get that far with the blood situation without doing something about it sooner, but I guess I just have to be open minded!

Up In The Air was brilliant! I went and saw it last night and thought it was great. My boyfriend really enjoyed it too. It was funny, but at the same time was quite sad. All those people being fired was comical at times, but mostly reflected what life is like at the moment and sort of makes you realise the struggles some people are going through. I'm so glad I have my job!

Hi All!

Last night I went and saw The Book of Eli.

Plot: Denzel Washington stars as a warrior of the wasteland in this post-apocalyptic thriller.

Denzel is amazing in this film. It makes you think without realising it. I loved the twist at the end. There's not much I can tell you about it without giving anything away. It is about a man that travels with a book, always heading west. He does everything he can to protect the book. If you like mysterious thrillers, then this is a film for you. My friend didn't really understand it, and still didn't get it when I tried to explain it to her, so if you don't want to have to think too much and want a chilled, relaxed film, this isn't for you.

Until next time…

Hi All!

Last week I went to see Brothers.

Plot: A family is torn apart by the after-effects of war.

This film was incredible. Toby Maguire is on top form playing the role of the older brother in the marines sent off to war. Jake Gyllenhall provides us with a spectacular performance, capturing the emotions of the younger brother, just out of prison, who loves his brother more than anything but hates the fact that their father despises him for not making anything of his life. Toby is definitely the favourite in the family, but, when he does not come back from Afghanistan, his family has to try and cope without him. This film is absolutely gripping. I remember hearing a woman in the queue behind me telling her boyfriend over the phone that this film was going to be soppy so he wouldn’t like it. I have to disagree. The war side of things men will definitely like. The relationships are portrayed powerfully and it shows how irrational emotions can become with the effects of war. I think anyone who enjoys dramas, thrillers, emotional, and war films will love this. I went with my mum and there is a scene at the end where both of us has our hands over our mouths in shock and suspense. We could not take our eyes off the screen. A must see!

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I really liked the look of Brothers. Yeah, it looked as though it could have been a bit soppy in places, but it definitely still looked like a guy film! I'm glad you've confirmed that! Me and a group of my mates were thinking of bombarding the cinema of Friday night, so maybe we should see that! Oh, and don't be scared off just because we'll be there. We'll be good, I promise

Then again, there is that new Mel Gibson film coming out. That looks pretty good…

Hi All!

On the weekend I saw All About Steve.

Plot: Rom-com queen Sandra Bullock is stars in a frothily funny comedy of romantic obsession.

I was really looking forward to this film as the trailers looked very funny. I can confirm, this is definitely a girly romantic comedy, so I know there will be a lot of people out there that won’t like it. To be completely honest, the beginning of this film left me disappointed. I wasn’t turning out as I expected and I thought I wasn’t going to enjoy it. But then….it miraculously changed! Before I knew it, I was loving it! Sandra Bullock’s performance was brilliant and consistent. This may sound like an insult, but it’s not. She managed to keep me believing in her strange character the whole way through. To begin with you don’t really like her, thinking she is just too strange and doesn’t realise it, so then you pity her, but then you admire her! I love the way they ended the film, but I won’t give it away. If you like a feel-good rom-com, then this film is for you.

Until next time…

Cool, edge of darkness sounds like my kind of film! Not sure about all about steve though! I never get to the cinema much these days. It looks like I'm missing out!

Hi All!

On the weekend I went and saw Wolfman.

Plot: A village in Victorian England is menaced by the horror of a werewolf.

I went and saw this reluctantly. I can usually judge a film by its trailer quite well and this one didn't inspire me. The film turned out to be ok, but not brilliant. Anthony Hopkins I felt was pretty good (I usually think he's amazing!) but I don't think he was given a very good character. There is some action, not a great deal of suspense, but it kept me vaguely entertained for a couple of hours. It's one of those films that I'm glad I've seen but I won't be buying the DVD. The werewolves look a bit more like the gorilla-men in Planet of the Apes than werewolves, but I guess they wanted us to use our imgaination a bit more! Overall, and uninspiring, ok-ish film.

Until next time…