[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B004TA74XI][/pullquote] British talent appears to be spreading across the globe in recent years. What with Tom Hardy's rise from obscurity to blockbuster supporting cast, not to mention Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and Edgar Wright establishing themselves in Hollywood and … [Read more...]
Review: You, The Living (2007, Swedish)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B0019BC372][/pullquote] Roy Andersson started his directorial career in advertising, and then moved into feature films. You can't tell. There is not a thing about Andersson's style that's reminiscent of the fast-paced world of TV advertising. In fact, the opposite is … [Read more...]
Review: Your Highness (2011)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B004XCM89M][/pullquote] I am not unaccustomed to watching bad films. There are films that from their very titles make no bones with the fact that they are not going to win any Oscars. Mega Piranha, Robinson Crusoe on Mars, Killer Klowns from Outer Space to name but a … [Read more...]
Review: Horrible Bosses (2011)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B007N0IJ44][/pullquote] In the discussion of people's favourite Saturday night films, comedies feature heavily. There's something about the power of laughter to help you forget about the stresses of life and just relax for a couple of hours. They say comedy is the … [Read more...]
Review: Piranha 3D (2010)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B0047WU2AU][/pullquote] The Piranha franchise has always occupied an odd state within film history. They are obviously played as b-movies, but they have always had top quality actors or directors littered throughout. The original in 1978, was directed by Joe Dante of … [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...]
Review: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B007N0IJGC][/pullquote] Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 is the final instalment of the film franchise that has run for the last 10 years and whose presence on the highest-grossing films of all time is unquestionable. The lead actors Daniel Radcliffe, Emma … [Read more...]
Review: Hot Fuzz (2007)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00ET6K40C][/pullquote] They say mockery is the sincerest form of flattery. So I wonder what Michael Bay thinks of Hot Fuzz, which so heavily draws upon his films for inspiration. A tongue-in-cheek homage to the director famous for Armageddon, Bad Boys … [Read more...]
Review: Bridesmaids (2011)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B006YVW8WM][/pullquote] Judd Apatow has made a name for himself in recent years with lewd, rude and crude comedies such as The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Superbad and Knocked Up. Bridesmaids follows in the same style, but is clearly aimed and marketed directly at the female … [Read more...]
Review: Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B005A5YYN4][/pullquote] The mantra of anyone who reviews films must be that you go into every film with an open-mind. Whether that be a children's animated film, a bloody horror or a period drama. Regardless of everything that you think you know about a director, a … [Read more...]