Movie Pick of the week (New Feature)

Yoyo, I've decided to make a new feature called, yes you guessed it you cleaver boy and girls, "Movie Pick of the week". The idea is genius in its simplicity! Every Friday i'm going to recommend out of the new movie releases starting Friday which is the must see film!

So here we go...

Ooops little problem, I haven't actually seen any of this weeks new releases so that really wouldn't be an informed suggestion. How about I just tell you what out (UK):

• Brooklyn's Finest 
• Letter to Juliet 

These will speak for them selves really it's down to a simple choice Chick flick or Gritty story of the Hard streets of New York, simples.

I think it's obvious what 95% of people will be watching this week, and the next few for that matter... The World Cup (Starting today)! So get your mates round have a few drinks and enjoy....

G

Movie Trailer - Mortal Kombat (a good one)

Stop your grinnin' and drop your linnen. Check out this trailer for The new Mortal Kombat movie. IMDb has it down for 2013, quiet a while but judging by this trailer it will be worth the wait. I had a quick look for more info on the movie and it seems at this point there's no official word that this is even a movie coming to release let alone when it will be release. Personally looking at this trailer I would guess it's safe to say this is a movie in production and it close to being ready a lot sooner than 2013. 

Here's hoping this one gets released because i'm already pumped!

G

Update on Wednesday, June 9, 2010 at 11:44AM by Graham Royston

Hey read this article from Empireonline.com they have more info on where the trailer came from and how likely the film is to be made.

Cheers

G

Movie Review - Death at a Funeral

I really need to get in the babit of doing these reviews faster. I saw this fine days ago! Ok here we go...

BTW: I just found out the this isn't the 1st version of the comedy film Death at a Funeral as well as this 2010 edition with a predominately black cast it was also made in 2007 with an predominately white cast. I'm willing to bet this version is funnier...

Death at a Funeral has a surprisingly long list of famous faces appearing in the film some more suprinsing than other for such a flick, Danny Glover for one. This movie is clearly gonna live or die by how funny it is and the movie is, let me just say funny! The cast boasts three big names in comedy who all have roots in stand up. 30 Rock's Tracy Morgan, seasoned actor Martin Lawrence, and the fantastic Chris Rock all play important parts. I'm disappointed to say the comedy performance from these guy is a little disappointing. I was all set to have my side split by these heavy hitters. I'm a big fan of all three dudes, especially Chris rock and they do have their funny moment but I came out feeling let down. However, fear not, there is an awesome source of hilarious and daft comedy and it comes from a very unlikely supply. James Marden is an actor who 1st got my attention as Cyclops in Xmen and since then I've like him more and more with every new film he does, each one showing a different side to his acting ability. In Marsden we find the true fountain of giggles from his portail of his characters reaction to acidently taking some very powerful hallucinogenic drugs mistaking them for valium. I don't want to ruin it for you so I wount go into details but what follows is extremely entertaining to say the least.

There's enough going on in the plot to keep you entertained, from all the way through thanks to new twists in the main story and funny little sub stories there's plenty to keep your attention.

All in all Death at a Funeral isn't the definitive comedy I can think of funnier, The Hangover for example, but it defiantly worth a trip to the cinema to see it. So go, get out to your local cinema tell 'em Graham sent you and they'll say 'Who the f*ck is Graham?' and you'll feel very stilly indeed ;-)

Enjoy

Graham

Movie Review - She's out of my League

OK it's been 2 days now since I watched it, need to get this review in the can.

There's not a massive amount I need to day about this one. That's not to say is a rubbish movie or lacking in story. In fact I loved this movie on a number of fronts. It's just that I don't want to give too much away and ruin the film. Let me set up the story a little before I go into what I thought.

She's out of my League is about a Kirk (Jay Baruchel), a boy who see's himself as a 4/5, finding himself in a relationship with Molly (Alice Eve), who is a solid 10. The movie depicts how Kirk deals with his, to him, unbelievable situation.

The reason why I loved this movie so much is because the story isn't simply about the relationship between the central couple but it also covers the very colourful relationships between family and friends on both sides. Most entertaining of all is Kirks friendship with his 3 mates who he has grown up with and now works with. They have a friendship, I have never had and am a little jealous of. They constantly abuse each other 99% of the time but when the chips are down they are there for their mates. Each of these characters are very different in there unique ways but are all very entertaining to watch. 

So to summaries' great movie. If your looking for a 1st date movie then this is the one for you. Very much delivers on the funny. Story was good, much more substantial than expected. Great sound track, all popular songs, I found myself singing along and taping my foot at just about every song in the flick. When you leave the cinema you'll be feeling all warm and cuddly inside. Personally I will be returning to watch it a 2nd time with Lotti and cannot wait. 8/10

As usual I'd love to here your thoughts so leave a comment

Peace out

G 

Movie Review - The Losers

As I seem to be billy no mates today I decided to go see The Losers by myself tonight and as a FB friend point out it's all in the movie title. After the idiot lads on the back row calmed down because mummy let them out past 9pm I settled down to see one of the summer releases I'd been looking forward to.

Arriving to see the movie, like all movies I want to be good, I went in with as little expectation as possible. I find the key to this to avoid as much marketing and hype about a movie as possible. I even go as far as only watching a trailer for a movie once or twice as not to get too excited. The reason being for this strange behaviour is that a film can never live up to the high expectations you build in your head.

Right back to the task at hand... the review. The Losers is very much the type of movie I enjoy. Right from the very 1st scene I knew I was going to enjoy the show. From here I knew right from the off that I like the good guys and want to see some revenge on the bad guy. The Losers is fun to watch thanks to a number of reasons. It has some decent kick ass action scenes and it keeps a surprisingly low body count while achieving this. I particualty enjoyed watching the dynamic between the Losers team, the playful banter between them was very entertaining and kept me locked in the film between the action scenes thanks to some very funny and dialog. I love watching the playful arrogant bravado of these types of character not least the way it's portrayed by Chris Evans, his best scene is him posing as a delivery boy to enter a business high-rise while signing to Don't stop believing on his ipod (You have to see it to get it) very funny scene. I also enjoyed watching the character Max (main enemy who sets the Losers team up). He has some very amusing scenes as he play the role of a super spook who can do what ever he wants. 

All in all there was some cheesy and far fetched action scenes but it's all in good fun. I thoroughly enjoyed every every second of this one. It's not the most perfectly written film in terms of story but this is made for in dialog and the playful use of reoccurring jokes. But, having said that it did have more story than I expected, certainly enough to keep me interested. Put simply it's great entertainment for all the family not too full on in terms of violence while still being cool and it will have you chuckling in your seat all the way through so what more do you want? 

Peace out 

G

(Forgot to mention if you get to see the Losers i'd love to hear what you thought of it so please leave a comment bellow and let me know)

National Movie Awards - The Results are in

A little while ago I posted how I voted for the national movie awards on my other blog. Now the results are in! So here’s how I voted In the National Movie Awards for 2010 - winners in bold 

• Action/Thriller - Kick Ass winner is Sherlock Holmes (i'm happy with that)
• Family - Up winner is Harry Potter
• Fantasy - Avatar winner is New Moon (shocker)
• Most Anticipated summer Movie - The A-Team (Iron Man wasn’t on there) winner is Eclipse (another shocker)
• Breakthrough Movie - Nativity winner is The Time Travellers Wife
• Performance of the year - Robert Downey Jr (Sherlock Holmes) winner is Robert Pattison (For the love of god get of it!)

Looking at the winners I think it's safe to say the majority of the voters were 16yr old school girls with no clue but I guess thats more to do with how the awards were run/advertised.

Next time one of these comes up think I will also do my predictions for who I think will win as well as who I want to win. Think I would have guessed most of these.

G

Video - Jeff Dunham with Sweet Daddy D'

Jeff Dunham - Watch the top videos of the week here

I love this guy, need to go see him live

New Onk-Bak 2 Footage... Awesome!

Check this video footage out. Tony Jaa kicks absolute ass! God dam, watching this makes me wanna go out and beat up scum bags with nothing more than a shoelace and a can do attitude!

G

The Human Centipede

WFT! Thats fu*cked up! Who comes up with this stuff???

In The Human Centipede, Dr. Heiter (Dieter Laser) is a leering, sepulchral surgeon from Germany whose specialty is separating Siamese twins. Dr. Heiter decides to evolve his craft by sewing together living beings together at the “mucous-cutaneous zone” (guess) in order to create Siamese triplets with a single digestive system. After his experiment in creating a three-segment rottweiler (”a beautiful three-hound construction”) fails, Dr. Heiter tries again, shifting his attention to humans. First, a trucker is stolen away while relieving himself on the side of the road, Next, two clueless party girls who come knocking on Dr. Heiter’s door after getting lost in the German forest get pulled into the experiment. After erasing the trucker from the picture, the doctor finds another victim: a crazed Japanese man wandering around Germany. The doctor concludes the initial phase of his experiment by splicing together the two girls and the Japanese man. At this stage, the film really goes berserk as Dr. Heiter attempts to impose his personal brand of order and discipline on an increasingly out-of-control situation. [viaTwitch]

Tron Legacy Trailer

This is the 1st footage i've seen of the new Tron movie, from disney, but I'm already very excited. This looks fantastic! Any fan of the original is gonna go see this. Having Jeff Bridges return is awesome and interestingly he seems to be a more darker character!

One small criticism I have from what I've seen in the trailer is with the light bikes. Fan's of the original will remember they were both cool and scary for two reasons, they were extremely fast and turned at 90 degree angles! The new bikes don't seem to do this, weather a good or bad thing remains to be seen... I'll reserve judgement.

The concept art which was unveiled at Comic-Con this year in San Diego looks wicked click here to check it out for yourselves. If the finished film resembles the art, which I see know reason why it wouldn't judging from the trailer, this film will be a must see for all Tron fan's.

So lets hear you thoughts, comment bellow. Do you think this look like a big pile of poo or and awesome trip down nostalgia lane?

Later

G