[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B003NE4S9E][/pullquote] John Hughes owned the 1980s. Ask anyone to list their top 10 favourite films from the 1980s and I bet there's at least one film written or directed by the king of teenage comedy-drama. It is his films that have inspired a generation of … [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: 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: Shaun of the Dead (2004)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00CSVD1WS][/pullquote] The comedy trio of Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and Edgar Wright are now famous for their edgy comedy work, mainly from their first collaborative project, the cult TV show Spaced. For fans of the show, it is fun to note that Shaun of the Dead, their … [Read more...]
Review: Fight Club (1999)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B002LE87R6][/pullquote] To write a review on Fight Club goes against the first two rules of fight club. David Fincher's seminal 1999 masterpiece is about a disillusioned white collar worker (Edward Norton) whose life takes a series of turns that lead to him meet Tyler … [Read more...]
Review: Inception (2010)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B005EYSVJE][/pullquote] Christopher Nolan made his name with cerebral and moody thrillers like Memento and Insomnia as well as blockbuster graphic novel adaptations like Batman Begins and it's monster sequel The Dark Knight. With the success of the latter, he was … [Read more...]
Review: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B003AQC1CQ][/pullquote] He can't do it. It's too long. There's too much detail. It's impossible. These were the cries that met Peter Jackson and Wingnut Films heard when they announced their intention to turn J.R.R. Tolkien's epic fantasy masterpiece into three … [Read more...]