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.
This was very good and is a great start up for Selina Kyle. The episode is about a number of homeless children, who have been kidnapped by two henchmen working for the Dollmaker. It also functions as the Penguin's first time to use extortion. Selina Kyle was just stunning and Oswald Cobblepot had brutal and intense present about him. Still my heart is for Nigma, who is just so socially akward that he is sweet. I need a little time to get use this Alfred, but in time I think I will. Overal this episode is great and if they keep this quality up, it will be a great series.
Frisky and Mannish are just truly fabulous in every way. They are hilarious and highly talented and any show you go to of theirs is going to be packed with well crafted spoofs of songs and an array of dance that will amaze. I have been a fan sice by mum played their music in the car and had the privalege of seeing them live last year at the Edinburgh Fringe where they were just out of this world. Started in 2008 Laura Corcoran and Matthew Floyd Jones have been incredibly successful touring the world and have posted there work on Youtube.
If you are a fan of funny songs, dance and an overall great night out you should look no further than Frisky and Mannish.
They also give the oppertunity to speak to them after the shows and they are just so down to earth. They are just.... WOW...I met my idols!! (probably too much information for this blog) (Name taken from Miss Frisky and Miss Mannish- Lord Byron. Link below is to their Youtube channel.
https://www.youtube.com/user/LadyFitzFrisky
As you can tell I can't recommend then highly enough.
My god this was amazing.... and I mean AMAZING. This is not a hero show, but a cop and origin show featuring some of the greatest villains and heroes of the Batman universe. But the best thing is, the show is about how they are working their way up to become what they are "today." The premise of the show follows Jim Gordon as a detective, trying to fulfil a promise he made to Bruce Wayne to hunt down his parents. The episode does a great job at setting up storylines without giving too much away for the future. The tension between the characters is just brilliant and Edward Nygma was just.... wow. But the stand out performances came from Jada Pinkett Smith as the hard as nails criminal Fish Mooney and Robert Lord Taylor as the double crossing, manipuative and violent Oswald Cobblepot. This is a show you have to watch. Even if you don't like supeheroes you will like this. Its more of a cop show and I must say a great one at that.
My mum took me this year while it was on.... It was just mind-blowing. A retelling of the original Swan Lake with almost the music from Tchaikovsky, this version has an all male swan assemble compared to that of the female swans. The story revolves around a young prince who gets no affection from his mother, the queen, and wants to have freedom. The choreography in this is just stunning and the chemistry between the male lead swan and the prince is absolutely amazing. The costumes for scenes are just incredible and it was an absolute treat to watch. The music is just second to none and you won't leave the theater disappointed.
I first learned about it from Billy Elliot, which had the first ever swan, Adam Cooper, playing a grown up Billy starring in the show and I am privileged to have been able to see it because it is stunning.
Now this show is just hilarious with a different scenario happening every Friday night when the family sit down to have dinner.
This channel 4 comedy is wonderful, taking the mickey out of modern family life and is generally a warm hearted feel good show to watch. My favorite character is the mum, played by Tasim Greg, who just nails the withering looks and disapproving/ cutting statements that she does so well .
On it's third season this show has a great cast and is well worth a watch if you haven't seen it.
If you are interested in watching it then you can check it out on 4oD
Another great adaptation with a cast that brings the characters to life with scary realism. Based on Mervyn Peake's novels, this BBC adaptation recounts the stories of Steerpike (Jonathan Rhys- Myers) as he works his way from a kitchen boy to become one of the darkest blights that Gormenghast had ever seen. The costumes, set direction and Master Chalk (the albino rook) add to the spectacular performances of the actors, bringing many high profile names to flock in an amazing rank. To list favorite characters would be naming most of the cast and would take far too long, but there are some performances that are just stunning. First is Neve McIntosh playing Lady Fusha Groan, who brings the character a child-like adolescence. The second is June Brown as Nannie Slagg, who's constant complaints about her health are just brilliant tension breakers. The final stand out is Ian Richardson as Lord Groan, who brings powerful emotion to scenes, especially after the G.L.F (making sure not to spoil anything.)
If you are able to you should really watch this as this is wonderful and dramatic piece that will give you a pleasurable TV viewing experience.
A must see BBC adaption of Charles Dicken's novel about the court case Jarndyce
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My mum introduced this to me when I was around 11, when reading a book of Bleak House's length would have been difficult for me, no matter how much I loved reading. It compelled me to read the book and I must say that I appreciate it.
The acting is brilliant on all parts with stand out performances from Timothy West as Lord Deadlock and Charles Dance as Mr. Tulkinghorn. But it is Gillian Anderson who steals the show with a breath-taking portrayal of Lady Deadlock. She brings a great presence and I can't imagine anyone else to play her. It is hard not to shed a tear or a dozen when watching this in many different parts and is well worth a watch as it honors the book. Some adaptations ruin the book, but others like this highlight the very best in classical literature. It's not all sad with Burn Gorman playing the rather shallow and imbecilic Guppy, which throughout leaves the viewer "mortified" and a tension breaker. This also goes for his mother with Sheila Hancock stealing the one scene she is in.
Overall a must see for all, whether you want to see a great Victorian period drama or a fan of Dickens this is the perfect show.
This game is extremely fun and is well worth investing time to play. The premise of the game is to rescue Coco from Cortex and stop another one of his evil inventions "The Doom-i- nator." Both Uka-Uka and Cortex have also mutated animals on Whompa Island to become their loyal servants and use them to terrorize Crash and Aku-Aku. These mutants are brilliant and each have a cool look, ability and are just amazing to hi-jack and control. There is also a multi-player mode, which is cooperative storyline. I have not tested this version properly, but it sounds fun to play with two people.
My favorite character has to be Tiny Tiger, who is just a hilarious, bumbling henchmen in this game with some nice lines. But if you like a comedic character, you will love N-Gin, who has some killer lines as he tries to suck up to his boss.
If you haven't played this game you should as it is just great. It is exciting and has an engaging story mode, overall the effect is spellbinding.
The classic dark humor from two of the League of Gentlemen, Inside Number 9 is a series of self contained shorts that all revolve in some way around a building or room with the number 9. In all episodes (except one come to mention it) Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton star alongside a wave of classic comedy actors and actresses, with appearances from Tasim Greg, Anne Reid, Mark Wootton and Katherine Parkinson and a host of others. They also have many layers of twisted humor for the macabre fan and classic bickering. However some episodes are more drama than comedy, with comedy being used to numb and lighten tenser scenes.
This show is great to watch; either in the dark on a scary night or with friends, it will appeal to fans of the more edgier and dark drama/comedy.
This series chronicles the relationship between Batman and the rest of the Justice League after the fall of Metropolis and how Superman begins his journey to becoming the villain he is. This series I love and it is a great way of showing the how dark someone can get if they let revenge become their only motovation in life. The first severa chapters deals with Superman hunting down the Joker after he kidnapps Lois, leading to the events of Injustice. The next chapters are about Aquaman and how the Justice League stop him from attacking people who were whaling. Then in the next chapters Superman begins his reign over criminals. There are 36 issues in total and if I go through them individually in this review it will take too long, so I would recommend reading them. They are truelly briliant and are just as good as the later, Year 2 series. If you want to read the first issue you can find this series on (Redemption Mode) as well as other issues both old and new.
I love this game.... no matter how much it infuriates me when I get shot constantly by Green Arrow from half way across the map. This game, coming out in 2013, is like Mortal Combat with Dc Characters.
Everything about this game is great.I love the story mode, where you basically have to take down an evil, oppressive version of Superman, who has taken over Earth and turned it into his vision of "Justice." The battle's are really intense, taking care to add in little references to the characters for most. The S.T.A.R Labs side missions, although highly annoying for me (as I have the hand-eye coordination of a bear) are still really fun and do help to try and master moves you find hard to achieve in game. It's multi-player is what really stands out though. It is great not just for the competitive gamer, but anyone who just wants to have a laugh. Whether it's Killer Frost or Shazam, the battles can always go to anyone if they use the right combination. Not what my brother says "It's just a load of hitting buttons." Overall this is a great game and has gotten me into playing more types of these games.
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.
I found this to be one of the best tv series of this decade, in both the acting and the writting. I love the map work, story and way the crime scenes are examined. This show based on the works of Sir Arthur Connan Doyle is a modern day twist on the consulting detectives battle against crime, whilst he must fight his nemesis in the shadows. Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat do an excellent job of updating the classic novels, whilst still keeping true to the books. I have to admit that before I saw Sherlock, Robert Downy Jr. was my Holmes and thought it would be impossible to better, but I was wrong. Benedict Cumberbatch's icy portrail of the "Great Detective in the funny hat" was most engaging and funny with his lack of understaning human emotion. But it is Andrew Scott and Lara Pulver, who in my opinion made the show brilliant for me. Moriarty, played by Scott was a flamboyant, nasty man with some of the best killer line. While Irene Adler had a powerful and emotional story with lighter notes, giving her a more rounded personality than Rachel Mcadams (though I still do like her portrail.)
If you haven't watched this show you should as it is tv gold and a brilliant Brittish classic tv series.
I was concerned how it would fit in to the Arkham video game series, however my worries were put to bed and I think it doesn't affect the running of the series between Origins to Asylum. The premise of this movie is that the Riddler is threatening to post secrets on the internet about the Suicide Squad, so Waller wants them to take either him or the data out. While Batman is trying to locate a chemical bomb that Joker has set up to destroy Gotham.
I personally love the dinamic between the team and the fact that they can't stand each other, but all hate Waller more. My favorite character has to be Harley Quinn. Her personality is so child-like and zany that it makes every scene she is in brilliant to watch. To sum up what I mean, all I need to say is "Bugs Bunny", you need to watch it to get the refrence but I just love how it goes from calm to completly bizare. I would recommend this film not only to fans of the games, but anyone who likes the other animated movies Dc brings out. (Kids under the age of 12 may need to be aware of the blood, heads exploding and a sex scene.... Just have to state it, before recomending :( )
Interesting and fully enjoyable to watch. I have never read a Hellblazer comic in my 16 years on this planet, although my friend says I'm missing out. And if it is anything like what I have just witnessed... Send me the full series. I liked the darker, edgier mystical side of the show and thought that Matt Ryan made a very good con-man occult "master." Watch the episode to get the refrence, because it is used twice and may become the series' running joke. The premise of the show is that John Constantine is trying to find a way regain his soul after it has been damned to the underworld. Nice idea and has a Buffy the Vampiresc vibe to it. It was not as good as the Flash Pilot, however I think that after a few episodes it will hit a stride and grow like Arrow did. It is well worth a watch and a bit of mystical fun.
Please do forgive the picture quality of the video as it a little fuzzy, but it is still watchable.
After Superman defeats and brake's Batman's back, he continues his world take over to make the world a "perfect place." I personally love this series and think gives a brilliant look on the descent Superman takes to become the dictator he is in Injustice Gods Among Us game. The first part of this story deals with the Sinestro Corps coming to Earth and forming a very shaky partnership with the Justice League and One Earth Regime. The second part is the formation of the battle plan for the Insurgency to attack the Regime, folowed by the final part, where Superman and his forces face off against the full force of the Green Lantern Corps, Ganthet and the Insurgency (Except Batman who is recovering.) This comic shows not only th fall of Superman, but also the fall of Hal Jordan and how he becomes the Yellow Lantern.
My favorite characters have to be Harley Quinn and Black Canary. Canary is a strong female character, who is trying to avenge the death of her husband. As the series goes on you can see how she becomes stronger still the point she can go toe to toe with him. I have always loved H.Q, but non-more so than this series. She has some of the funniest lines, acting as comic relief to the very present darkness of the war and shows a side to her that should be depicted in all versions: honest, loyal and (in her own way) kind-hearted. If you haven't read this series I would definatly recomend it as it is exciting, dramatic, funny and extremly moving. All I have to say is #20 almost made me cry.
If you do want to start reading these from the very first issue Year 2 #1, then I recomend you check out the link below (Redemption Mode) on youtube where you will be able to find them and other comics complete and free.
Well I thought for my first official post I would review one of this years big three starting Dc Comics based tv shows The Flash Pilot episode.
Now this was absoluty amazing. Following the introduction of Barry Allen to Arrow, his back story and life after the coma he is put in is explored. This episode is quite fast paced for a pilot, which I think could be watched without seeing Arrow. However watching the episodes Barry appears in gives a great understanding to the character, even if you do see the accident in the pilot. The whole premise of the show is how Barry uses his powers gained in the S.T.A.R Labs accident to help fight crime and get his father out of priosn, convicted for the death of his mother. Unlike Arrow, there are a lot more C.S.I styled investgative skills and follows a simiar formula to Smallville's villain of the week. The pilot's big baddy was Clyde Mardon, who in the comics goes by the name Weather Wizard. As mentioned in the trailer, people have been given powers by the accident and he can control the weather (like his New 52 portail.) I happen to like Chad Rock's portrayl as Mardon and hope that the quality of the vilains stays as high as they did not only in this episode but in Arrow. This episode is to be aired October 7th in America and would say if you like superhero shows with detective work and action then this is a great show for you.
