Les Miserables (2012)
A film adaptation of the long running musical Les Miserables tells the story of Jean Valjean, a man who tries to survive in 19th Century France. After breaking parole he is hunted by police inspector Javert for decades. However, Jean Valjean's life if forever changed when he vows to care for a young girl, Cosette. An epic musical with amazing visual effects, brilliant performances and a familiar tale that is reborn by director Tom Hooper. Click here to see what I thought.
January Movie Round Up
Check out my mini reviews of the films I watched this January. They include The American President (1995), Movie 43 (2013), A Few Good Men (1992), Kyss Mig/Kiss Me (2011), Apollo 13 (1995), Game Change (2012), The Sweeney (2012) and Playing for Keeps (2013). Click here to read what I thought.
House At The End of The Street (2012)
Director: Mark Tonderai
Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Max Thieriot, Elisabeth Shue and Gil Bellows.
Running Time: 101 Minutes
A mother and daughter move to a small town and find themselves living next door to a house where a horrific murder happened years earlier. A young girl murdered her parents and as the daughter befriends the surviving brother she begins to discover there is more to the story than first appears. Click here to find out what I thought of House At The End of The Street.
Ted (2012)
Ted is a story about an unpopular little boy, John Bennett (Mark Wahlberg), who wishes for his teddy bear to come to life so he can finally have a friend. The wish comes true and Ted (Seth MacFarlane) and John become best friend's for life. Skip to years later and John is now in a long-term relationship with Lori (Mila Kunis) who just wants him to grow up and stop playing with his teddy bear. Sounds simple enough right? Click here to find out my thoughts on Seth MacFarlane's first foray into live action cinema.
Killer Joe (2011)
Killer Joe is a twisted view of an American family in Dallas, Texas. Matthew McConaughey is superb as a likable guy playing the psychopathic Killer Joe Cooper. The humour is dark and it takes the archetypal fairytale of a girl looking for her prince and completely warps it into a blood bath. A great atmospheric thriller brilliantly directed by William Friedkin. Click here to see what I thought.
Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
David O. Russell, straight from his success with The Fighter (2010) gives us a fresh new screwball comedy about two unstable people who help each other through their respective issues. The cast is exceptional with Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence taking lead which is for me what makes this film so good, as in the hands of lesser talent the film could have been just another typical comedy-drama. Click here see why I loved this film.
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
The Dark Knight Rises, one of the years most highly anticipated films comes to DVD and Blu Ray tomorrow here in the UK. Eight years on from the events of The Dark Knight (2008) Gotham is in a prolonged state of peace time. Harvey Dent's heroic legacy lives on, where as the masked crusader known as the Batman has been branded enemy number one. Que new terrorist threat Bane (Tom Hardy) to force Batman out of retirement and let the action commence... Click here to see what I thought.
Rampart (2011)
Rampart stars Woody Harrelson as David Brown a police officer in the Rampart division of the LAPD in 1999. Set during the fallout of the famous 'Rampart Scandal' where more than 70 officers were implicated in charges of misconduct, it's not a huge surprise when Dave gets caught on tape beating a man that accidentally crashed into his patrol car. Suddenly he is the centre of the scandal and a poster boy for police brutality. Click here to find out what I thought...
Les Miserables (2012)
A film adaptation of the long running musical Les Miserables tells the story of Jean Valjean, a man who tries to survive in 19th Century France. After breaking parole he is hunted by police inspector Javert for decades. However, Jean Valjean's life if forever changed when he vows to care for a young girl, Cosette. An epic musical with amazing visual effects, brilliant performances and a familiar tale that is reborn by director Tom Hooper. Click here to see what I thought.
January Movie Round Up
Check out my mini reviews of the films I watched this January. They include The American President (1995), Movie 43 (2013), A Few Good Men (1992), Kyss Mig/Kiss Me (2011), Apollo 13 (1995), Game Change (2012), The Sweeney (2012) and Playing for Keeps (2013). Click here to read what I thought.
House At The End of The Street (2012)
Director: Mark Tonderai
Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Max Thieriot, Elisabeth Shue and Gil Bellows.
Running Time: 101 Minutes
A mother and daughter move to a small town and find themselves living next door to a house where a horrific murder happened years earlier. A young girl murdered her parents and as the daughter befriends the surviving brother she begins to discover there is more to the story than first appears. Click here to find out what I thought of House At The End of The Street.
Ted (2012)
Ted is a story about an unpopular little boy, John Bennett (Mark Wahlberg), who wishes for his teddy bear to come to life so he can finally have a friend. The wish comes true and Ted (Seth MacFarlane) and John become best friend's for life. Skip to years later and John is now in a long-term relationship with Lori (Mila Kunis) who just wants him to grow up and stop playing with his teddy bear. Sounds simple enough right? Click here to find out my thoughts on Seth MacFarlane's first foray into live action cinema.
Killer Joe (2011)
Killer Joe is a twisted view of an American family in Dallas, Texas. Matthew McConaughey is superb as a likable guy playing the psychopathic Killer Joe Cooper. The humour is dark and it takes the archetypal fairytale of a girl looking for her prince and completely warps it into a blood bath. A great atmospheric thriller brilliantly directed by William Friedkin. Click here to see what I thought.
Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
David O. Russell, straight from his success with The Fighter (2010) gives us a fresh new screwball comedy about two unstable people who help each other through their respective issues. The cast is exceptional with Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence taking lead which is for me what makes this film so good, as in the hands of lesser talent the film could have been just another typical comedy-drama. Click here see why I loved this film.
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
The Dark Knight Rises, one of the years most highly anticipated films comes to DVD and Blu Ray tomorrow here in the UK. Eight years on from the events of The Dark Knight (2008) Gotham is in a prolonged state of peace time. Harvey Dent's heroic legacy lives on, where as the masked crusader known as the Batman has been branded enemy number one. Que new terrorist threat Bane (Tom Hardy) to force Batman out of retirement and let the action commence... Click here to see what I thought.
Rampart (2011)
Think Like a Man (2012)
An American ensemble romantic comedy that is based on Steve Harvey's book 'Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man' where Harvey gives advice for women on how to deal with men in relationships. We follow four women who after reading Harvey's book decided to put his advice into practise which works out fairly well for them until the men figure it out and start using the book advice against them. Click here to read the full review.
The Intruder (1962)
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Based on a novel of the same name by Charles Beaumont, The Intruder tells the story of a small Southern town called Caxton on the eve of integration. A man shows up in a smart white suit and claims to be a social reformer but all he is really there to do is cause trouble which soon gets out of control. The man is Adam Cramer a charming, smooth talker played by William Shatner. With some brilliant performances and an interesting narrative this is an impressive film on a small budget. Click here to read the full review.
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