[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00005B75T][/pullquote] The Replacements was released in November 2000. The previous 18 months had seen American football-themed films Any Given Sunday, Remember the Titans and Varsity Blues released to mix responses critically and commercially. It seemed that the … [Read more...]
Review: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B007N0IJGC][/pullquote] It is well known among fans of the Harry Potter series that the end of the Goblet of Fire is the turning point in the series. The events of the graveyard scene change the action away from the slightly jovial adventure mysteries of the first 3 … [Read more...]
Review: Elizabethtown (2005)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B000BKTAYQ][/pullquote] Romantic comedies are some of the more obviously and recognisably formulaic genres in film. They inevitably star a good-looking man and woman, who fall in love after a series of often slapstick and overblown events. Where comic book and action … [Read more...]
Review: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B0058H9LZU][/pullquote] You best start believing in ghost stories Miss Turner, ˜cos you're in one! comes the chilling line that encapsulates exactly what Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl is all about. Based on a theme park ride at Disneyland, it … [Read more...]
Review: Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B000K14LTA][/pullquote] When Kingdom of Heaven was released in 2005, it was met with a thoroughly mixed reception from critics and the box office alike. A vast majority of criticism was levelled at the lack of depth in the story and the performance of the main lead … [Read more...]
Review: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B007N0IJGC][/pullquote] Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban sees two major departures for the film franchise. Director and head honcho Chris Columbus is replaced behind the camera by Spanish wunderkind Alfonso Cuarón, and in front on the camera Richard Harris' … [Read more...]
Review: The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B001DOM032][/pullquote] When it was released in 1994, The Shawshank Redemption, based on a Stephen King short story, was critically applauded, but cinema-goers seemed to have no interest in paying to see it. It was one of the larger Hollywood commercial flops, and … [Read more...]
Review: Take Me Home Tonight (2010)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B004V2U4IQ][/pullquote] Topher Grace made his name as loveable underdog Eric Forman in That 70s Show. Since finishing with the series, he has struggled to stamp his authority on Hollywood. He was horribly miscast as Venom in the critically panned third instalment of … [Read more...]
Review: Never Let Me Go (2010)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B003SX0S30][/pullquote] Sci-fi has become a by-word for spaceships, galactic battles and funny-looking aliens. It is important to remember that some science fiction is just a careful interpretation of the world that we live in, but with some changes to the science and … [Read more...]
Review: Arthur (2011)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B004Q9SYYA][/pullquote] Arthur was a 1981 classic comedy staring Dudley Moore, which was a critical and commercial hit leading to its star and supporting star being nominated for Academy Awards. 2011 saw the ˜re-imagining/remake' staring Hollywood up-and-comer Russell … [Read more...]