From the moment a fully naked women wakes up next to our anti-hero Whip Whitaker (played by Denzel Washington), and the two of them do a line of cocaine each, it was apparent that Flight was not going to be like Robert Zemeckis' other films, not in it's overt themes anyway. From there, Whitaker continues to drink while piloting a commercial trans-American flight. The ensuing … [Read more...]
Jack Reacher (2012) review by That Film Brat
Jack Reacher didn't start off well. Controversy erupted when it was announced that the actor who was cast for the titular big, hulking 6'5 military policeman was none other than Tom Cruise. Many fans cried out against this, saying he didn't match the psychical attributes described in the books, and didn't have the power for the role. Author Lee Child supported the decision, … [Read more...]
Django Unchained (2012) review by That Film Guy
When Quentin Tarantino burst into the mainstream in the early 1990s he redefined what cinema was to be for the next decade. Utilising non-linear narrative, dialogue-heavy scripts he began creating his very own back-catalogue of homage and satires relating to exploitation cinema while single-handedly creating some of the most memorable and iconic characters in all of film … [Read more...]
Storage 24 (2012) review by That Film Doctor
How do you make an alien monster movie on a shoestring budget? Set it in a storage warehouse facility in South London of course. Johannes Roberts' newest horror film, Storage 24 tells the story of Charlie (Noel Clarke) and his estranged ex-girlfriend Shelly (Antonia Campbell-Hughes) as they come to blows over the contents of a lock up, and the exposed relationship Shelly has … [Read more...]
Elysium (2013) review by That Film Dude
Neill Blomkamp's previous feature, District 9, was one of the best science fiction films of recent years, so his follow-up project Elysium was always going to be an exciting prospect. However, considering that the summer of 2013 has largely been dominated by mega-budgeted disappointments, there is even more pressure for it to deliver on its considerable potential. Well, good … [Read more...]
Wreck-It Ralph (2012) review by That Film Guy
Since the release of the first computer game, Pong in 1972 there have been a raft of new and ingenious ways to play virtual games. Now that games are reaching 4 decades in age there has been a growing movement among a certain generation to play ˜retro games.' Disney, drawing from the popularity of retro games, has created Wreck-It Ralph, an animated film that supposes that … [Read more...]
2012 Film Year in Review “ The Dommys
Welcome to the 2nd annual That Film Guy year end awards, or the ˜Dommys.' At these awards we will celebrate and commiserate the best films of 2012. In terms of overall quality 2012 has been a better year than 2011 with the blockbusters on the whole holding up their end of the bargain while films like The Avengers not only exceeded expectations critically, but smashed records at … [Read more...]
Safety Not Guaranteed (2012) review by That Film Guy
Films can be predictable things. Romantic comedies as a genre are one the most formulaic there is. Guy meets girl, they hit it off, some small obstacles are placed in their way, they overcome them, usually involving a big gesture and the live happily ever after. Then, every once in a while a romantic comedy comes along that goes a different route. A more realistic route. These … [Read more...]
Top 30 Comedy Films
Our list of the Top 30 Comedy Movies of all Time. Do you Agree?.........One of the most popular and difficult genres to master, the comedy film is many peoples favourite type of film and comedy is a difficult thing to judge. What's funny for some, is dire for others, so where possible we've considered a comedy films' popularity and influence culturally. However it is impossible … [Read more...]
Rubber (2010) review by That Film Klown
Rubber tells the story of car tyre called Robert (yes, you read that right). Left lying in the Californian desert, Robert inexplicably comes to life and quickly develops a penchant for causing objects “ from beer bottles to human heads “ to explode. … [Read more...]