When Joss Whedon was first announced as the director of the original The Avengers, the fans delighted at the appointment of someone with such a glittering geek-friendly background. But with no commercial success' in his filmography, it was a big gamble by Marvel Studios and one that reaped success to the tune of $1.5b at the box office. The second time around the man behind … [Read more...]
Review: Snowpiercer (2013)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00L3O0BCE][/pullquote] An English adaptation of a French graphic novel by a South Korean director, Snowpiercer is an apocalyptic future tale whose journey to release is almost is crazy and interesting as the film itself. Released in most countries in 2013, it never … [Read more...]
Review: Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00H7E8IHO][/pullquote] Following the commercial success of Phase 1 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it makes sense that Phase 2 would build on the individual characters that helped make The Avengers such a monstrous commercial success. Chris Evans patriotic hero … [Read more...]
Review: The Avengers (2012)
Ever since Iron Man was released in 2008, Marvel have been building toward a huge ensemble film called The Avengers. Members of SHIELD (Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division), notably Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) and Agent Coulson (Clark Gregg), have appeared in all of the Marvel films involved, including Captain America: The First Avenger, The … [Read more...]
Review: The Losers (2010)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B004XIQW70][/pullquote] Based on a Vertigo comic book series of the same name, The Losers is a film that has its tongue firmly planted in its cheek. It straddles the line between comedy and action beautifully and director Sylvain White has finally got a good film to … [Read more...]
Review: Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B0089TNZ2E][/pullquote] 2011 will be remembered as a year of franchise comic book films. We saw The Green Lantern and Thor released to negative and positive reactions respectively and in late July, we were treated to Captain America: The First Avenger. This film along … [Read more...]
Review: Sunshine (2007)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B004VLKXG0][/pullquote] Sunshine is director Danny Boyle's atempt at a pure science fiction film. His previous films have had sci-fi elements, but never before has he set the whole film in the future and in space. Drawing heavy influences from Stanley Kubrick's 2001: … [Read more...]