14/01/15 - Into The Woods

I'm not sure how to even begin reviewing this, I feel like it is going to be kinda messy (much like the film.) With an all star cast I had such high expectations and I'm afraid to say I was a little disappointed. The singing was superb as to be expected from voices such as Emily Blunt and Johnny Depp, but they tried to cram too many short stories into one film. At one point, I genuinely thought it had finished but then there was an anti-climax of a 'spin.' I found myself becoming bored with the story line and fed up of watching dramatic things unfolding with undramatic reactions (hopefully this will make more sense if you see it, I don't want to include any spoilers.) The scenery and special effects without a doubt were flawless and faultless, but it just wasn't all it was cracked up to be. Credit to the casting lady/man, but the story line needed perfecting and the songs were just words sung with lack of compassion.

My rating: 50 popcorns 

12/01/15 - Taken 3

Bring out a 'second' film and chance ruining it, bring out third and chance absolutely killing it - however, Taken 3 did not 'kill' the Taken trilogy. Liam Neeson always kicks ass in these films, and they are always a good watch. Some criticisms of this film are: how incredibly fast the shots were in the action scenes, sometimes you could literally not see what was happening. Also, nobody got 'taken' so the film title is a little bit irrelevant now. And finally, how unbelievably unrealistic it was that he stayed alive through being shot at hundreds of times, police car chases and crashing down a cliff in his car. The soundtrack to this film was a key point in its enjoyment to watch and the modern and extremely effective titles. Forest Whitaker was an extremely significant supporting actor and made a key contribution to the film. Maggie Grace's acting skills were limited in this final addition to the Taken legacy - if your mother was murdered you would look a lot more upset than she did. I will buy this on DVD only so I have all three together at home
My rating: 68 popcorns

08/01/15 The Theory of Everything

This film was truly beautiful. At first, I thought I would find myself lost trying to keep up with intellectual conversation and incredible but difficult concepts they were trying to portray from Hawkings mind - but I was not. Eddie Redmayne's interpretation of Steven Hawkings was absolutely incredible and showed just how great an actor he is. The special effects on this film really gave you something, with the most memorable part being the rewind at the end of the film going back in time in his life. I shed one tear about halfway through then blabbed like a baby at the end - this story line is so moving and the film gives Hawkings all the credit he deserves. Supporting actress Felicity Jones showed how versatile she can be as an actress, going from a chavvy role in Chalet Girl to a posh, strong, inspiring women in this film. I cannot find a fault in this film, however it does not get a full popcorn rating - I'm still waiting for that film to be made!

My rating: 90 popcorns