What else would you expect to happen to a truck conveniently carrying fireworks?
There was something bugging me whilst watching The Mummy 3. Just who was it that Jet Li’s character - Emperor Han, reminded me of?
Then on the drive home, it hit me - General Lee from Takeshi’s Castle!
Anyway, as for the film itself, what a load of old tut. Fortunately though, I didn’t have high hopes to begin with. Even the girl who sold me the ticket cheerfully told me that “it was crap” as she handed me my change, so I can’t really complain too much here. Otherwise, I could’ve perhaps mentioned Brendan Fraser and Maria Bello’s awful acting, the piss-weak script or John Hannah’s entire pointlessness of being in this film.
But I won’t. Why? Because The Mummy 3 did have one redeeming quality… it made me appreciate Indiana Jones 4 a whole lot more, which is no mean feat.
“Film snob”? Moi? Pffft. Never.
5/10.
Gotham cars must be chained to the floor at all times.
As I type, The Dark Knight is sat in the number one position on the IMDb top 250 films of all time list. So is it really that good?
Well, yes it’s pretty damn good indeed, but #1? Errr, nah - top 50 I reckon. It starts to drag a smidge in places and just when you think it’s over, it goes on for another hour. But whatever, it’s still mighty good.
Especially exploding ones.
Watching Heath Ledger on screen again is a bit weird though, as you can’t help but think to yourself “he’s dead” whenever The Joker appears on screen. Its the same feeling you tend to get when watching Dad’s Army. Fortunately, that fades as the film goes on (and on), and the fact that The Joker is total fruit loop begins to take your mind off the whole “deadness” thing.
So what’s the betting that Mr Ledger is going to get a posthumous Oscar? Pretty good I reckon, but would he get an Oscar (or even a nomination) for his role as The Joker if he was still alive?
9/10.
On a related note, am I the only person in the world who just can’t take Gary Oldman seriously as an actor? No matter how he says a line, my brain just imagines him talking like this and saying things like:”Why do you have a picture of Paulette in your pack?”
"I used to be in Blue Peter don't you know..."
Perhaps watching WALL-E only a few days prior to Kung Fu Panda was a bad move.
Whilst WALL-E was imaginative, well thought out and beautiful to watch, Kung Fu Panda seemed almost average in comparison. Don’t get me wrong, it’s still pretty enjoyable, but don’t expect anything more than a good looking animated flick with a fairly predictable ‘you can do anything if you put your mind to it’ type storyline.
It’s not pant moistenly funny either, although the chav sitting a few seats away from us who seemed to be having occasional seizures would probably disagree with me. On the upside, there is some kung fu in it. Actually, there’s A LOT of kung fu in it.
Oh, and a panda. Skadoosh! 6.5/10.
700 years into the future, and they still haven't given robots opposable thumbs.
Picture the scene:
It was stupid o’clock on a Sunday morning. Vampires across the country had just gone for a pre-bedtime slash and hung themselves upside-down in a darkened room before daylight fried them. Birds had still got toothpaste all around their beaks and 60,776,237 residents of the UK were still being visited by the Sandman.
And what was the 60,776,238th person doing at this horrifically early hour?
He was going to the cinema to see WALL-E…
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"If you tell me to chill out, max 'n relax one more time, I'm gonna ram this right up your..."
After watching Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk in recent weeks, did I really want to see another superhero film? Err, not really… but things could’ve been worse.
Anyway, Hancock is a superhero with a difference, as he’s a bit washed up and really not a nice chappy. Well that’s the general gist. Throw in a chance encounter with a PR dude, a bit of Extreme Makeover: Superhero Edition, some totty in the form of Charlize Theron, a quick ‘twist’ and that’s your lot.
I almost hate blogging about films like Hancock. You see, I wasn’t blown away by it and I didn’t hate it either, and writing about a film which leaves you pretty indifferent is just no fun. Hmmm. Basically, it lacks any ‘killer’ action scenes that you’ll remember for years to come and it’s not Will Smith’s finest hour (and a half), but at least it does stay watchable.
Meh. 6/10.
