Brad Bird. Just the name should send feelings of childlike wonder through the body of any film fan. From The Iron Giant, to The Incredibles, even to Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, Brad Bird has proved he is one of the most talented directors working in Hollywood today. He has the uncanny ability to make any sequence instantly awe-inspiring, whether it's the final scene of … [Read more...]
Review: Paddington (2014)
It's tough to know what's surprising about the latest incarnation of Paddington Bear, that there was furore about the film's content being suitable for children or the fact that it's very, very good. … [Read more...]
Review: The Boxtrolls (2014)
In an animated world full of princesses and fairy tales, hats off to Laika who bring the disgusting grime, cross-dressing and extreme lactose intolerance in their latest film The Boxtrolls. … [Read more...]
Review: Maleficent (2014)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00IXGU8YG][/pullquote]If you hadn't worked it out from the Princess and the Frog, Frozen and Brave, then you will certainly learn it from Maleficent “ the all-powerful Disney brand is now well and truly on a new path. … [Read more...]
Review: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B0001K2LLU][/pullquote] With the imminent arrival of the Michael Bay-produced Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, it seems like an opportune time to look back to 1990 and the original live-action film starring the heroes in a half shell. Turtlemania had taken over North … [Read more...]
Review: The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol has been turned into a variety of films and television shows. Alistair Sim stars in the most traditional film version, while Bill Murray played an 80s version of Scrooge in Scrooged and Jim Carrey stars in an 3D animated version. The best of all the adaptations, was released in 1992 and starred a collection of Jim Henson puppets made famous on … [Read more...]
Review: E.T. The Extra Terrestrial (1982)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B003ARSUM0][/pullquote] Released in 1982 and then re-released in 2002 with some subtle CGI-enhancements (note that the agents no longer carry guns, but carry walkie-talkies in a gun-like fashion) E.T. The Extra Terristrial is a personal family drama directed by … [Read more...]
Review: Muppets Most Wanted (2014)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00IAR1ZWM][/pullquote] Following the relaunch of the Jim Henson-created brand The Muppets, in the original titled The Muppets a solid commercial and critical reaction has lead to a sequel Muppets Most Wanted. … [Read more...]
Review: Mr Peabody and Sherman (2014)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00DHJT7WS][/pullquote] Based on a series of shorts from The Bullwinkle Show in USA in the late 1950s and early 1960s, Mr. Peabody and Sherman follows the titular duo, one a super-intelligent dog, Mr. Peabody (Ty Burrell) and one his adopted human child, Sherman (Max … [Read more...]
Review: Elf (2003)
That time of the year has come to watch Will Ferrell prance around with the rest of Santa's little helpers in the silly yet hilarious, Elf (2003). Ferrell plays Buddy, a human who found himself stowed away into Santa's sack and taken away from his orphanage to the North Pole. Life is about to get very interesting for this human come elf. … [Read more...]