[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00HYU5AIQ][/pullquote] Video game movies. Just the sentence alone sends a shudder down most film fans' spines. Despite the fact that some games seem ripe for films, they almost never work. From Tomb Raider to Doom, and Alone In The Dark to Prince of Persia: The Sands … [Read more...]
Review: The Fast and the Furious (2001)
For a franchise that latterly revolves around huge international heists and globe-spanning adventures it's sometimes easy to forget that The Fast and the Furious started as a simple street racing film. Proving an unqualified success, it is now one of the longest-running and multi-parted film franchises that continue to draw people into cinemas with the promise of high-octane … [Read more...]
Review: Fast & Furious 6 (2013)
The Fast & Furious films have to be one of the more interesting franchise stories. Blowing out the gate with the mediocre original before going off the boil with two pretty terrible sequels, it was given the breath of life by director Justin Lin and with the best instalment of the lot Fast & Furious 5. It became a global money-spinner, and thus with the melodrama … [Read more...]
Review: Speed Racer (2008)
Every once in a while, a film comes along that is so terrible that it makes you wonder, if people are able to make something this bad, was anything ever good to begin with? Speed Racer is one such film. An unmitigated catastrophe on pretty much every level, it has the dubious honour of being one of the only films to make me feel physically unwell. Speed Racer is a horrible, … [Read more...]
Review: Cars (2006)
The John Lasseter-directed Cars is the seventh feature film created and released by Pixar. Following on from the huge box office successes of Finding Nemo and The Incredibles, Cars took a respectable $461m from a budget of $120m. Inspired by a road trip taken by Lasseter and his family in 2000, Cars is the last Pixar film to star the voice talent of Joe Ranft who tragically … [Read more...]
Review: Senna (2011)
Senna is a documentary film, directed by Asif Kapadia, which focuses on the life and career of Formula 1 legend Ayrton Senna. Starting with his early life as a Go Kart champion in Brazil, moving onto his arrival on the F1 circuit, through his heated rivalry with Alain Prost and all the way to his untimely death, the documentary paints the picture of a man obsessed with winning, … [Read more...]
Review: Drive (2011)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B005VP822M][/pullquote] Ryan Gosling is an actor on the ascent. His characters to this point have run the gambit of all styles, from lovable loser (Lars and the Real Girl), to heartthrob (The Notebook) to drug-addled teacher (Half Nelson). There is no character depth … [Read more...]
Review: Fast & Furious 5 (2011)
The Fast & the Furious was a surprising hit in 2001. Teaming untested males leads Paul Walker and Vin Diesel, both riding high after the success of their respective breakout films (She's All That and Pitch Black respectively) the two men proved their ability to carry a Hollywood film on their shoulders. Since then there have been 3 sequels ranging from the abysmal The Fast … [Read more...]
Review: Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B000KCI8Y8][/pullquote] Originally making his name on Saturday Night Live, Will Ferrell transitioned into feature films and found great success with Anchorman, Elf and Old School. Talladega Nights: The Ballard of Ricky Bobby is one of a succession of Ferrell comedy … [Read more...]
Review: Cars 2 (2011)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B0057VR9JW][/pullquote] Pixar are the world's most successful computer animated studios. Created from an off-shoot of Lucas Films, Pixar have seen all of their films released to massive commercial and critical success and their yearly releases provide one of the … [Read more...]