Bohemian Rhapsody [pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00IKMC0YO][/pullquote] Cult directors don't get much more cult than Jim Jarmusch and who better than the bequiffed auteur to breathe new life into that tiredest of genres, the vampire film. … [Read more...]
Byzantium (2013) review by That Film Guy
The vampire genre has undergone something of a transformation in recent years. With the advent of the ridiculously popular Twilight series, we've moved away from the passionate, bloodthirsty melodrama of the past, toward a more friendly, bloodless, teenage angst love story. So most films now either have to tackle the Twilight films head on, or avoid them like the plague. In the … [Read more...]
Hotel Transylvania (2012) review by That Film Guy
Sandwiched between two of the years other big animated films in Paranorman and Frankenweenie comes the Adam Sandler-voice starring Hotel Transylvania. Much like the two excellent films around it, Hotel Transylvania takes horror mythology and turns it into a dramatic comedy for kids. Set within the eponymous establishment, Hotel Transylvania follows owner Dracula (Sandler) who … [Read more...]
Review: The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 (2012)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00A6HL7S6][/pullquote] The wait for Twilight-fans is over and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 finally closes the book on the narrative of Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) and Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson). The Twilight film series has enjoyed massive box … [Read more...]
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012) review by That Film Guy
High-concept historical fiction has seen a rise in popularity in recent years and from the same company that brought you Pride and Prejudice and Zombies and Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters comes the equally awesomely-titled Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. Directed by Wanted and Nightwatch helmsman Timur Bekmambetov, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter tells the story of how … [Read more...]
Dark Shadows (2012) review by That Film Guy
Based on a low-budget Gothic soap opera from the mid-1960s, Tim Burton brings us Dark Shadows, the multi-million pound reimagining that reunites regular contributors Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham-Carter. Pitched as a Gothic comedy-horror, the film ses Barnabus Collins (Depp) an 18th Century playboy spurns the advances of Angelique Bouchard (Eva Green) unaware that she is a … [Read more...]
Review: Underworld: Awakening (2012)
The Underworld franchise kicked off in 2003, made by studio Lakeshore Entertainment, starring Kate Beckinsale as a black leather clad vampire, Selene. Based on the trailers and the looks of the star, it became a hit among teenage boys and took over $90m from a budget of $22m, which set the wheels in motion for a series that releases a film every 3 years like clockwork. The … [Read more...]
Review: Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992)
What's this? There's a Buffy movie? With no Xander, Cordelia, Willow, Giles, Wesley, or Angel? And no Sarah Michelle Gellar? What is the madness? This was my reaction to the discovery of this film. Buffy The Vampire Slayer is a much-loved TV show that ran between 1997 and 2003. What most people don't know, however, is that the show was actually an adaptation of a 1992 film … [Read more...]
Review: The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 (2011)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00A6HL7S6][/pullquote] In recent years Stephanie Meyer's Twilight Saga has become a global phenomonen to rival Harry Potter. Originally best-selling novels, it wasn't long before the rights were snapped up and a film mega-franchise was born. Casting Robert Pattinson … [Read more...]
Review: The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00A6HL7S6][/pullquote] The Twilight Saga: Eclipse is the third film in the ultra-popular franchise. Following on from Twilight and New Moon, Eclipse moves the action onto a new group of vampires spawned under the leadership of franchise newcomer Xavier Samuel. Unlike … [Read more...]