[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00HYU5AIQ][/pullquote] Video game movies. Just the sentence alone sends a shudder down most film fans' spines. Despite the fact that some games seem ripe for films, they almost never work. From Tomb Raider to Doom, and Alone In The Dark to Prince of Persia: The Sands … [Read more...]
Review: Non-Stop (2014)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00IIK6CC4][/pullquote] Ever since Taken back in 2008, Liam Neeson has cemented himself as a seriously credible action leading man. Combine his voice, quiet intimidation, and his whole general demeanour, you get less of a screaming, muscle-bound John Rambo type and … [Read more...]
Review: Muppets Most Wanted (2014)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00IAR1ZWM][/pullquote] Following the relaunch of the Jim Henson-created brand The Muppets, in the original titled The Muppets a solid commercial and critical reaction has lead to a sequel Muppets Most Wanted. … [Read more...]
Review: The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00IONUOPQ][/pullquote] After watching Wes Anderson's last film, 2012's Moonrise Kingdom, I remember thinking it was the most 'Wes' of all his films but his latest offering may have 'out-Wesed' it. … [Read more...]
Review: Mr Peabody and Sherman (2014)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00DHJT7WS][/pullquote] Based on a series of shorts from The Bullwinkle Show in USA in the late 1950s and early 1960s, Mr. Peabody and Sherman follows the titular duo, one a super-intelligent dog, Mr. Peabody (Ty Burrell) and one his adopted human child, Sherman (Max … [Read more...]
Review: 300: Rise of an Empire (2014)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00A6UHCMI][/pullquote] 7 years after the release of Zack Snyder's take on the 300 graphic novel by Frank Miller comes a wrap-around sequel 300: Rise of an Empire directed by Noam Murro. Starting after the end of the previous film before flashing back to before, this … [Read more...]
Review: The Lego Movie (2014)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00EXPOEGO][/pullquote] Like video games based on films, films based on toys are often ill-conceived, produced cheaply and lack originality. Everything from Masters of the Universe through Transformers to Battleship, they are often just an excuse to cash in on a … [Read more...]
Review: RoboCop (2014)
In many ways, Jose Padilha's reboot of Paul Verhoeven's 1987 RoboCop is on a hiding to nothing. Fondly regarded as a sci-fi classic with plenty of satirical bite, the original RoboCop has plenty of admirers who will be appalled at the very thought of a remake. But if you can forget all that, it's perfectly possible to enjoy Padilha's turbo-charged update which tackles similar … [Read more...]
Review: Out of the Furnace (2013)
It's just too tempting to say Out Of The Furnace and into the fire to describe Scott Cooper's slow burning thriller which sees two brothers in a downward spiral which sees their lives go from bad to very much worse. It's a film that takes its time, perhaps too much time, to tell its story but we stay with it thanks to compelling performances from Christian Bale, Casey Affleck … [Read more...]
Review: Lone Survivor (2013)
Former Navy Seal Marcus Luttrell was determined that his astonishing story of survival against the odds in Afghanistan be portrayed accurately on the big screen and he will no doubt be pleased with Peter (Battleship, Kingdom) Berg's nerve-shredding Lone Survivor. From a soldier's point of view, it gets over the all the fear, panic and tension involved when a mission goes wrong. … [Read more...]