Too Many Ideas - Archive for the ‘Film’ Category
The A-Team
Saturday, August 14th, 2010The trailers and the Orange advert had built up my expectation for The A-Team. The reviews and past experience of remakes (I’m looking at you The Dukes of Hazard) had dampened my hopes. It starts out well – the origin story for the team is nice if a little light and sets up the characters […]
The Losers
Friday, May 28th, 2010Half my brain liked The Losers the other half isn’t so sure. First the good things… The comedy – it wasn’t always timed perfectly – but there was plenty of humour and it was drawn from the characters. The action was solid and sometimes creative. The way The Losers could be casual when going up […]
Clash of the Titans Review in the Style of the Film
Tuesday, April 13th, 2010Review of Clash of the Titans in the style of the film. Story OK but a bit like it was cobbled together for twitter. Looked good. Nice costumes and props. Mix of solid and good special effects. Sound seemed a bit lacklustre. Might have been the system in the cinema. Gods were great. So was […]
Solomon Kane Review
Saturday, February 27th, 2010Just back from a night out with some friends for a meal and then on to see Solomon Kane at the Odeon in Liverpool 1. Before I get to the film good to see that the Odeon seems to have improved since the last couple of times I’ve been there. The cinema was clean and […]
Sherlock Holmes
Friday, January 1st, 2010Just back from seeing the latest take on Sherlock Holmes at FACT in Liverpool. The city was very quiet tonigh with lots of restaurants shut and hardly anyone around the city centre. This take on Sherlock Holmes is a little more spirited and while not overtly steam punk certainly has something of that genres sensibilities […]
Il Forno and The Informant
Monday, November 23rd, 2009Oh dear looks like I need to get my grumpy hat out for both Il Forno and The Informant… Went to Il Forno on Duke Street in Liverpool for dinner before going to see the early evening showing of The Informant at FACT. Things started well with quick service and an excellent swordfish tart starter […]
Fantastic Mr Fox
Friday, November 20th, 2009Fanstastic Mr Fox is probably my favourite Roald Dahl children’s story. So today I decided I’d go and see it at the Odeon in Liverpool 1 and crossed my fingers they’d not treated the source material as a slum clearance job it like Disney did with Bedknobs and Broomsticks. Given the source materials brevity it’s […]
Inglourious Basterds
Friday, August 21st, 2009Went to see Quentin Tarantino’s latest offering at FACT in Liverpool last night. I’m always a bit nervous about Tarantino films – I really enjoyed Reservoir Dogs take on the Heist movie but his take on martial arts in Kill Bill just wasn’t my cup of tea. So I was curious and a bit nervous about how Inglorious Basterds would tackle the war movie genre.
It's Trek Jim – Just as we Know It
Sunday, May 10th, 2009But maybe there was a twist of something in the Romulan Ale. I was pretty happy with J.J. Abrams take on Mission Impossible so I had high hopes for the new Star Trek film. I think I can safely say it didn’t disappoint. The cast played the characters rather than doing impressions of the original […]
The International
Saturday, February 28th, 2009Just back from seeing The International, a twisty euro thriller that jumps between Europe and New York weaving the tail of a bank which is tangled up in some very shady deals. Clive Owen gives a strong performance and is ably supported by an excellent cast. The pacing is deliberately uneven which avoids the danger […]