A big turnout for Hugo ( Associate Director) and his fellow film makers at the Genesis Cinema complex in Mile End, London for film debut of Watercolours. Just a small niggle, the first scenes were poorly focused, felt there was too much swinging camera movement (maybe deliberate) but. the cinematography radically improved as the film […]
The Final Reckoning Supposedly the last hurrah in the franchise and some spectacular stunts in the submarine and in the air but these sections are too long and the only significant spell cast, is the characters back catalogue, their dialogue and non verbal gestures that make the film an enjoyable watch. As we all know […]
A fun caper from the DC Comic books. Dwayne Johnson as the Rock really made the film watchable with Pierce Brosnan as Dr Fate, a pale mirror image of Dr Strange from rivals Marvel (Benedict Cumberbatch) but his stoicism anchored the drama and increasingly became the essential supporting role. The plot is plainly ludicrous but with some rare […]
The remake was remarkably entertaining despite knowing the outcome. The python Kaa, of ‘Trust in Me’ fame and the orang-utan, King Louie with a threatening Christopher Walken voice over stole the show. Disney left for the most part the musical interludes alone or they were sung with Rex Harrison lethargy which was probably just as […]
The Force Awakens The long awaited sequel arrives and my son chants out the story line displayed as the credits roll up the screen into infinity, but he is unable to keep up as they become smaller and smaller – sucked into a greater, outer space. No matter. Then the camera view drops, holding blank […]
Despite the hype I enjoyed the movie – the opening sequence – as 007 trips across the roof tops of Mexico City and the camera steadfastly following him ready for the shot (to kill). The swashbuckling cascade thru Rome, high above the trees and the chase along the Tiberius; the references back to the […]
My son dragged me along to this film – we waited in the Costa franchise in Cineworld and I wondered why there were so many unattached ladies meeting up and then of course it dawned on me the it was the opening night of 50 Shades of Grey ! However all was not the lost […]
Interstellar Literally a slow burn, as the opening sequence shows the future is in the instant with – ‘the talking heads’ – not that you realise it at the time. Then the movie gathers pace, moving into space travel mode where time is warped and those that you leave behind can age in years, while […]
My experience with a packed audience was not exactly as I expected. Timothy Spall – was a radical departure from a national hero, grunting and ruminating his way thru this performance. The first half was engaging and the cameo scenes were really watchable but after a while the episodic nature of the film with too […]
