Too Many Ideas - Archive for the ‘Film’ Category
Dark Knight Trailer
Friday, July 18th, 2008For no good reason other than it being Friday but which one is the joker in the pack?
Review – Wanted
Friday, July 4th, 2008Short spoiler free review: only go and see this if you can live with an action picture entirely lacking a heart or soul which justifies its existance by lashing itself to a far too cool barrel before throwing itself into a river above a waterfall. Which isn’t a good thing TM. So I went to […]
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Wednesday, June 25th, 2008Finally got to see Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. I’m not going to over analyse the plot because its the same basic follow the MacGuffin of the previous three films. Its fun, its action packed and I got to play the game of trying to spot where they used Vue and […]
In Bruges
Saturday, May 3rd, 2008In the way that dark chocolate became a lot darker a few years ago In Bruges takes dark comedy gangster films and makes them a lot darker. Its an action thriller with little action. An 18 film that definitly deserves its certificate without being gratuitous. A film which isn’t what you’d expect but certainly doesn’t […]
The Plot Vanishes
Tuesday, March 18th, 2008Prosaic plot twists, stilted dialogue, unbelievable characters, outmoded attitudes and sinister bad guys who are rotten foreigners to boot! No not the latest sequel from Sylvester Stallone but the 1938 Hitchcock classic The Lady Vanishes which I’ve just been to see at the Liverpool Philharmonic an action, comedy thriller from another time. I enjoyed it, […]
Sweeny Todd: Blood on Celluloid
Sunday, January 27th, 2008(Don’t worry about the banner above saying Christmas – the film company doesn’t seem to have thought about anywhere but USA) Just been to see Sweeny Todd at FACT in Liverpool. One of my favourite musicals – we staged it on when I was at school. Almost spoilt by the couple who needed to get […]
The Golden Compass
Wednesday, December 19th, 2007I’m not going to analyse this on in any great depth and having not read the book I can’t compare it to that. Enjoyable, well acted fun with good special effects. It suffered from a little bit too much of the coo look its X, oh look they’ve gone. Sometimes using a recognisable actor in […]
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Sunday, November 11th, 2007I’ll keep this short Elizabeth: The Golden Age 1: Historical Accuracy 0. The story is a mix of school boy history and Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. Enjoyable though.
A Real Summer
Sunday, November 11th, 2007Not sure what to make of tonight’s Stephen Poliakoff short "A Real Summer". Maybe it will make more sense with "Capturing Mary" when it’s show tomorrow but at the moment it seemed like a poor cousin to an Alan Bennett Monologue.
Stardust
Sunday, October 21st, 2007Went to see Stardust last night with Kim and Darkdwarf a fantasy film with a definite sense of fun. It’s a meandering road trip round with a good mix of action, intrigue and romance but its real strength is its sense of humour. For once a film with a large contingent of British comedy talent […]