What's this? There's a Buffy movie? With no Xander, Cordelia, Willow, Giles, Wesley, or Angel? And no Sarah Michelle Gellar? What is the madness? This was my reaction to the discovery of this film. Buffy The Vampire Slayer is a much-loved TV show that ran between 1997 and 2003. What most people don't know, however, is that the show was actually an adaptation of a 1992 film … [Read more...]
Review: Serenity (2005)
Joss Whedon is a man who made his name with his iconic TV shows Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel. One TV show of his that failed to last long enough to reach the same heights of popularity was Firefly. While critically acclaimed upon release, a series of time-changes and airing episodes out of order meant that it struggled to find a fan-base and was unceremoniously booted … [Read more...]
Review: Puss in Boots (2011)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B005A5YYZ2][/pullquote] Shrek was a monster commercial and critical success that spawned three sequels and now, with a spin-off of one of the most popular characters introduced in Shrek 2: Puss in Boots. Clearly Dreamworks are no fools and with the popularity of each … [Read more...]
Review: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B003AQC1CQ][/pullquote] December 2003 came to be a time of celebration and sadness for a lot of the film-going world. Peter Jackson's astonishing vision for J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings trilogy was set to finish with Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. … [Read more...]
Review: The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn (2011)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B007X4ODT0][/pullquote] The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn is based upon an incredibly popular series of comic books written by Belgian artist Hergé. Steven Spielberg optioned the rights to the books in 1983 after Hergé's death and in 2002 announced … [Read more...]
Review: Star Trek (2009)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00450AG9G][/pullquote] Star Trek is as recognisable an entertainment brand as Star Wars, Lord of the Rings or Twilight. It has fans with a passion to match anything that the other brands have to offer too. Starting as a television show in 1966 it charts the … [Read more...]
Review: Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi (1983)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B005HNV2OS][/pullquote] By 1983 George Lucas' Star Wars saga was as recognisable as any film in history. The staggering commercial success of A New Hope and the critical success of The Empire Strikes Back meant that Star Wars: Episode VI “ Return of the Jedi was one … [Read more...]
Review: Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B005HNV2OS][/pullquote] Following on from the staggering success of Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, George Lucas released the sequel Star Wars: Episode IV - The Empire Strikes Back in 1980. Aware that the previous film had created a galaxy of characters that had … [Read more...]
Review: Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (1977)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B005HNV2OS][/pullquote] In 1977 the cultural world was shaken to its foundations by a film that changed the zeitgeist for summer blockbusters, science fiction and even entertainment as whole. George Lucas, a man notoriously anti-studio, took a risk. It was a big risk. … [Read more...]
Review: Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B005OS2QUK][/pullquote] In this Disney caper Jake Gyllenhaal's Prince Dastan swings (literally) up to the dizzying heights of blockbuster territory, equipped with the rippling (and surprising hairy) torso of a Hollywood leading man. Golden-hearted former orphan Dastan … [Read more...]