Following on from the mega-smash Frozen, Disney look to an obscure Marvel comic book for there next animation; Big Hero 6. Following the successful branching out from the plain old romantic stories to exploring the sisterly relationship, this does the same but with brothers. … [Read more...]
Review: Birdman (2014)
To attempt to summarise the visual and dramatic flair of Alejandro Gozalez Inarritu's latest film Birdman, would probably result in a breakdown similar to the main character experience's throughout this weaving, trippy nightmarish comedy. … [Read more...]
Review: Lucy (2014)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00LDYOXHS][/pullquote] Luc Besson has had a difficult few years. His most recent film as director, The Family, was a critical and commercial dud, while the Taken franchise on which he's a producer saw considerable diminished returns with its second instalment. … [Read more...]
Review: Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
Supermassive black a-holes [pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00IXGU7XI][/pullquote] When Guardians of the Galaxy was announced on the upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe slate, everyone except the most hardcore of comic book fans had to jump on the internet to find out just who they were. Based on a … [Read more...]
Review: X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
Charles and Eric's X-cellent Adventure [pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00KF8F6PG][/pullquote] Loosely based on the beloved comic book series of the same name, Days of Future Past introduces the elements of time travel into the already convoluted timeline of the X-Men. Cleverly uniting the cast of … [Read more...]
Review: The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00JKHCPNE][/pullquote] What a year 2014 is turning out to be. We've had the excellent Captain America: The Winter Soldier as well as having franchise installment X-Men: Days of Future Past and Guardians of the Galaxy in the pipeline. Sandwiched in between and in some … [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: Thor: The Dark World (2013)
Following the success of the Kenneth Branagh directed original, Thor: The Dark World continues the trend of the tongue-in-cheek portrayal of the differences between Asgard and Earth and perhaps surprisingly brings more laughs than any other Marvel film to date. … [Read more...]
Constantine (2005) review by That Film Dude
John Constantine was created in 1985 by mad genius Alan Moore as a supporting character in the Swamp Thing comic book. The character, a snarky, chain-smoking Liverpudlian magician, proved extremely popular, and in 1988 was given his own title, the landmark series Hellblazer. Over the next 25 years, Hellblazer would prove one of the best and most important comic books out there, … [Read more...]
Kick-Ass 2 (2013) review by That Film Guy
When released in 2010, the Matthew Vaughn directed Kick-Ass became something of a revelation. Surrounded by increasingly po-faced comic book superhero films the original film followed the story of a normal teenager donning a wet-suit to fight crime and took great big pot-shots at the genre. It successfully subverted every aspect of a superhero origin story with childish glee. A … [Read more...]