This movie is just brilliant and a must see. Based on true events, this film tells the story about the group L.G.S.M (Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners) and how they raised money and worked alongside the miners during the miner's strike in 1984 under the rule of Maggie Thatcher. The cast as a collective are just wonderful and are so flawless that it is very hard to pick out a stand out performance, but if I had to I would say that it was Imelda Staunton, who steals many of the scenes she is in. But like I said before everyone is knockout, making you want to laugh, whilst showing the grit of the time.
While Billy Elliot and Brassed Off (who also deal with the Miner's Strike) show how bad the times were more vividly, this film focuses more on solidarity and friendship.
A fantastic film with mammoth heart and a stellar cast, you can't leave this film not feeling joyful.... Overall it is spectacular.
Something that needs to be played on tv at some point because this is just amazing. From Joss Whedon comes a short trio of mini-episodes about a criminal who wants to become one of the League of Evil and win the girl of his dreams. This is brilliant with some amazing songs, cheesy superhero action and tongue in cheeck mickey taking on the usually hero/vilain show. My favorite character has to be Dr. Horrible, which is pulled off with the charm that only Neill Patrick Harris gives.
This is wonderful and proves you don't need to spend big money to make something that is such good quality like this.
Can we change the title to the "incredibly average Spider-Man" for this film? No... I'm being slightly harsh here. I was excpecting to like it so much more than I actually did, because I love the first one so much. I had to agree with my dad's usual "half an hour to long" moan. I found the many Peter, Gwen scenes to be unnecessary in number although they are probably needed in light of what happens later.
The character of Rhino was irritating and the only thing that made him worth watching was the suit at the end. As for Electro, I feel he was too whiny and wasn't hard-hitting enough as a villain. If they had just kept Dane DeHann as the only villain then that would have made the film a lot better than it was.
I felt DeHann and Garfield were the best actors in the film and I loved the new look of "The Green Goblin."
Did I like this movie.... Yes. Did I love this movie... Not even close. It was one superhero movie I would watch if I was bored, but it would not be one I would beg to put on if I was asked to choose a movie to watch on film night. I generally feel bad putting this down, but I can only hope the thrid and fgourth movie relight the fire and send it soaring back to the standards of the the first film.
A brilliant movie that has to be watched and rewatched to pick up on small details that are easy to miss first time you watch. This movie is about four solo magicians banded together to become one of the best bands of criminals and their battle against the F.B.I. In simple terms, four stage magicians try to defeat the people who are supposed to help protect the world. Each of the "Four Horsemen" have a brillaint trick to play in the film and you will not finish the film without feeling amazed by the very unexspected twist that was so outside the box it was practically in a diffrent film. The acting is amazing with standout performances from Mark Ruffalo, Isla Fisher and Morgan Freeman, but their is honestly not a bad actor or actress in this film. My favorite characters are: Jack Wilder, the youngest up-and coming magaician trying to stand out in the world of magic and Henley Reeves, the escape artist with some great lines and a sassy trick with piranhas.
Overall this movie is amazing and would recomend it very much.
Very diffrent from my original posts plan, but my brother gave me the best advice.... Don't just talk non- stop about the same thing. This week I watched Davy and Stu and I thought it was a really sweet, emotional and engaging short. The film, based on the play written by Anton Dudley tells the story about two teenagers meeting in the bog and woods after school and the relationship the two boys have with each other. Though the accents (meant to be scottish) aren't the best and are hard to understand after the first watch, the acting is great, spesifically the small facial expressions. It is also a wonderful tale of a teenager's first love, with Stu finding it difficult to express his feelings. The conversations are real and the I find the whole script and the addition of the old scary legends to be a believable exchange between two teenagers. Overall I absolutly adore this movie and think it is a great example of a short film. I also think that both Nicholas Cutro and Travis Walters (as Davy and Stu) do a marvelous job and have great chemistry between them.
