I have very strong feelings about this movie. I would not normally write a review this emotionally, but this calls for it. Okay, I'm now officially convinced that Final Destination is one of the biggest horror cash cows. Yes, I did like Final Destination 2, but this film has every sign of a movie fast-tracked into production so it could be released while the series was still … [Read more...]
The Lorax (2012) review by That Film Guy
Theodore Seuss Greisel is an American children's fiction icon, having made his name with books like Horton Hears a Who!, How the Grinch Stole Christmas and The Cat in the Hat. Recent years have seen a mixed bag of cinema releases based on these favourites, the latest of which is based on The Lorax, a cautionary tale about the dangers of sacrificing nature in favour of … [Read more...]
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) review by That Film Dude
Based on a now all but forgotten novel, Who Framed Roger Rabbit is one of those films which, quite simply, everyone must see. For fans of the Golden Age of animation this goes double, since it features cameos from dozens of classic cartoon characters from both the Warner Bros and Disney stables, and seeing traditionally hand-drawn characters interacting with live-action people … [Read more...]
Friends with Kids (2012) review by That Film Guy
Written, directed and starring Jennifer Westfeldt, Friends with Kids is a dramatic comedy released in 2012. When friends Jason (Adam Scott) and Julie (Westfeldt) begin to experience the call of parenthood, they decide to have a baby together. Their copules friends Ben (Jon Hamm) and Missy (Kristen Wiig) and Leslie (Maya Rudolph) and Alex (Chris O'Dowd), who have recently … [Read more...]
Ocean’s Thirteen (2007) review by That Film Fatale
Steven Soderbergh brings back the comedy crime caper in the last instalment of the Oceans Trilogy, Ocean's Thirteen. Danny (George Clooney) and Rusty's (Brad Pitt) very own rat pack once again bring in fresh faces, losing Julia Roberts and Catherine Zeta Jones, and gaining Al Pacino and Ellen Barkin who are working together once more. Pacino's talent and skill as an actor can … [Read more...]
Review: Ted (2012)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00779IQA8][/pullquote] Seth MacFarlane, the mastermind behind Family Guy and American Dad ventures out from animated television into live action with his directorial debut feature film Ted. Never far from controversy, MacFarlane has seen his show's cancelled and … [Read more...]
The Tunnel (2010) review by That Film Guy
The crowd-funding method of film production has provided film-makers a new way to raise money for their creative projects. The most famous of these films is the 2010-released The Tunnel, which was part of the 135k Project used it's website and social media to sell frames of the film for $1 a piece. The idea being that a 90 minute film has 135,000 frames and thus with a dollar a … [Read more...]
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) review by That Film Guy
Following the moderate success of Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, star Mike Myers and director Jay Roach return with Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me. Much like the James Bond films that it gently satirises, this sequel plays against the law of diminishing returns, offering a funnier, bolder and groovier story about the super-spy and became a box office smash … [Read more...]
13 Assassins (2010, Japanese) review by That Film Dude
Takashi Miike has a well-deserved reputation as a purveyor of cinematic gore, largely because of Ichi the Killer, and 13 Assassins certainly won't disappoint on that score. While Miike isn't really known for historical works, this film is a pretty clear indication that he knows how to make a great samurai epic. It could do with being a little longer, and the international … [Read more...]
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997) review That Film Guy
Following one from the success of Wayne's World and Wayne's World 2, writer and star Mike Myers moved onto a satire of 1960s spy films. Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery saw him don a crushed blue velvet suit and some bad teeth as a sexually adventurous representation of the swinging 60s, while simultaneously playing his own nemesis, the Blofeld-inspired Dr.Evil, … [Read more...]