Blog entries tagged 'Movies'

Ghost Town

Ruth

I’ve heard lots of people say that if you don’t like Ricky Gervais, you won’t like Ghost Town. I say, if you like sarcasm, mickey-taking and stupid laughs (mostly at Americans expense) then you’ll be rolling on the floor at Ghost Town. Yes the humour is very Ricky Gervais, but his very dry, perceptive wit is rig [...]

How to Lose Friends and Alienate People

Ruth

Yup. It’s a long name that takes a hefty amount of effort to say. The movie itself…Is unfortunately much the same...

A slightly immature young writer from England living in the big America, struggling to fit in with the stern and professional life of A-list reporting is mainly what it is meant to be about. Sidney Youn [...]

The Mummy 3

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“Tomb of The Dragon Emperor”…Sounds so dramatic. Jet li as Emperor Han, the evil emperor wanting to rule the whole world, until he is betrayed by his General. His broken trust and jealousy brings him to kill the general, only bringing a curse on himself and his army.

The Terracotta Army is brought back t [...]

Mamma Mia!

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Mamma Mia - Really the title says it all. Fan-freaken-tastic would have been another potential title. Yes I am a fan of musicals anyway so it wouldn’t have taken much to impress me, but I wasn’t expecting to be quite so amazed.

Sophie (played by Amanda Seyfried, the ditzy girl from Mean Girls)) is getting ready to mar [...]

Kung Fu Panda

Ruth

All right, I know you’re most likely thinking,…"I’ve seen Finding Nemo, I don’t need to see another animated comedy”. But where Jack Black’s involved, Nemo can go get lost again. Kung Fu Panda is a movie about a chunky panda that works at his Father’s noodle shop, but dreams of being part of &ldquo [...]

Indiana Jones

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Firstly let me just say, Shia LaBeouf gets more talented, and better looking, with every movie. Riding out of a cloud of steam on a motorbike, clad in the 60s style, James Dean type “Bad Boy” attire Shia was amazing…. Oh, and Harrison Ford did OK too.

All right so there may have been some distracti [...]

St Trinians

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St Trinians, a school for "young ladies", brings together a group of uncontrollable girls who save the school from bankruptcy. Using their combined many skills, tools, brains and wit, they devise a plan or two to get the school out of the hole they are stuck in.

Starring Colin Firth as the mean and ego driven Geoffrey [...]

slynkey reviews Step Up 2: The Streets

Ruth

Yes the sequel to “Step Up”! I know what you’re thinking. It’s sequel, sequel’s are always average, and if I go and see it, it will most likely be so bad that it will completely ruin the original movie and I’ll never want to see either of them ever again. I know because I thought the same thing. Although reluctant as I was, I still a [...]

The Bucket List

Ruth

“His eyes were closed, and his heart was open…” The Bucket List, a truly touching film, with the perfect placement of humour, drama and excitement throughout. It’s the story, no, the adventure of two terminally ill men brought together by a suggestion of an old college professor…the bucket list. A [...]

Cloverfield � Movie Review

Ruth

“Some thing has found us”. Cloverfield - Set in New York City, and told from the point of view of a small group of friends with a handy cam. This group of friends throw a going away party on the night a monster attacks the city, hence this is how the handy cam comes into play. It documents the night for the youngsters as they journey through a terrifying struggle to survive.

I am Legend

Ruth

Director Francis Lawrence has quite an array of music videos under his belt, then came Constantine, but his latest creation is a whole other step up. I Am Legend is a realistic portrayal of a man, and his city, who has lost everything but the hope to fix it all.

The movie begins with a television news interview with Dr. Kripper (Emma Thompson) speaking about a major medical disco [...]

American Gangster

Ruth

Big name stars Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe team with Director extraordinaire Ridley Scott to tell the true story of a cult figure from the streets of Harlem. Set in the late ’60s and early ’70s, one reviewer has called this movie “a gritty and entertaining throwback to classic gangster films” and this sums it up very well.

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slynkey reviews: Death at a Funeral

Ruth

The funeral for a beloved father, husband, family member and friend is the setting for a day of romance, jealousy, in-laws, hallucinogens, dark secrets, life-long yearnings and a spot of bold blackmail in this film. Has that got you interested?

All in one afternoon, skeletons come out of the closet, relationships are tested and people get some things off their chests!

Death [...]

The Heartbreak Kid

Ruth

'The Heartbreak Kid' is an outrageous comedy from directors the Farrelly Brothers who are responsible for the cracker hits 'There's Something About Mary' and 'Dumb and Dumber'. This film reunites these directors with a much grayer Ben Stiller who plays the lead character - 'Eddie'.

Eddie opens the movie feeling like the whole world has paired off and f [...]

Superbad & Eagle vs Shark

Ruth

Superbad is a coming-of-age cautionary tale about two socially inept teenager boys Seth [Jonah Hill] and Evan [Michael Cera] who are about to graduate high school.

After facing the fact that both will both be going to different colleges next year, it seems more important than ever that they go to a high school party, and achieve some of their long time goals; including losing their [...]

The Bourne Ultimatum & The Simpsons Movie

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Matt Damon returns as the trained assassin Jason Bourne for the latest showdown in The Bourne Ultimatum. All he wanted <

strong>was to disappear. Instead, Jason Bourne is now hunted by the people who made him what he is. Having lost his memory and the one person he loved, he is undeterred by the barrage of bullets and a new generation of highly-trained killers. Bourne has o [...]

Harry Potter and the order of the Phoenix & Oceans 13

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Harry Potter & Order of the Phoenix

Release Date: 12th June 2007

Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson and Ralph Finnes

Harry returns to Hogwarts to discover that there are rumours that his recent encounter with the evil Lord Voldemort is a lie.

Wi [...]

Shrek the Third & Pirates of the Carribean: At Worlds End

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Shrek the third

Release Date: 7th June 2007

Starring: Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz, Eddie Murphy & Antonio Banderas

Being king isn't for everyone - especially if you're a prickly ogre who smells like the shallow end of a swamp. When Shrek married Fiona, the last thing he wanted was to rul [...]

Scoop & Perfume

Ruth

Scoop

Release Date: 17th May 2007

Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Hugh Jackman, Ian McShane, Woody Allen

The late U.K. journalist Joe Strombel is being mourned by his colleagues – even as, stuck in limbo, Joe remains committed to pursuing a hot tip on the identity of “the Tar [...]

Blog entries tagged 'Movies'

Ghost Town

How to Lose Friends and Alienate People

The Mummy 3

Mamma Mia!

Kung Fu Panda

Indiana Jones

St Trinians

slynkey reviews Step Up 2: The Streets

The Bucket List

Cloverfield � Movie Review

I am Legend

American Gangster

slynkey reviews: Death at a Funeral

The Heartbreak Kid

Superbad & Eagle vs Shark

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The Bourne Ultimatum & The Simpsons Movie

Harry Potter and the order of the Phoenix & Oceans 13

Shrek the Third & Pirates of the Carribean: At Worlds End

Scoop & Perfume