[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...]
Review: Millions (2004)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B004VLKXG0][/pullquote] By 2004, Danny Boyle was a director with a hit-and-miss record. From the adrenaline-filled Trainspotting at the highest end, to the confusing mess of The Beach at the other. Following on from 28 Days Later... he released a film that is almost … [Read more...]
Review: Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B006E0A5YG][/pullquote] Planet of the Apes, released in 1968 was a surprise commercial success that spawned four sequels, one woeful Tim Burton-directed reboot and a couple of TV shows. Its place in film history is already assured, with parodies of the famous final … [Read more...]
Review: The Beach (2000)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B004VLKXG0][/pullquote] The Beach stands as a turning point in Danny Boyle's career. It is the first big budget film that he directed and it is the one with more controversy and problems on set than any other. The first problem was the fall-out between Boyle and … [Read more...]
Review: Lost in La Mancha (2002)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B000083EGF][/pullquote] Lost in La Mancha, captured by Keith Fulton and Louis Pepe, tells the ill-fated tale of Terry Gilliam's attempt in the summer of 2000 to break the 'curse of Quixote' and finally do what no-one else has done successfully before - adapt the novel … [Read more...]
Review: King of Kong (2007)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00163LTLY][/pullquote] The world of competitive video gaming is far more complex than you could ever imagine as this 2007 documentary that focuses on the arcade game Donkey Kong shows. Whereas heading to the arcade to pass some time playing games like Pacman and … [Read more...]
Review: Pan’s Labyrinth (2006, Spain)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B000UYBP0K][/pullquote] Pan's Labyrinth begins a long time ago in an underground world a princess escaped to the world above, the sunlight blinded her and she forgot who she was. She grew sick and eventually died but her father, the King of the subterranean, knew that … [Read more...]
Review: A Life Less Ordinary (1997)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B004VLKXG0][/pullquote] Following on from the staggering success of Danny Boyle's breakout film Trainspotting, comes his version of a romantic comedy. Given a much bigger budget, moving the action to the United States and given an a-list female lead meant that the … [Read more...]
Review: Trainspotting (1996)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B004VLKXG0][/pullquote] Trainspotting is the second feature film directed by future Oscar winner Danny Boyle. Following on from the success of Shallow Grave, he took the most charismatic member of that cast, Ewan McGregor, and turned him into the shaven-headed, … [Read more...]
Review: Shallow Grave (1994)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B004VLKXG0][/pullquote] Before Trainspotting, before Slumdog Millionaire and all the accolades and recognition, before 127 Hours, Danny Boyle directed a film called Shallow Grave. Coming from a background of television work, including Inspector Morse, Shallow Grave … [Read more...]