[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B004VLKXG0][/pullquote] By 2004, Danny Boyle was a director with a hit-and-miss record. From the adrenaline-filled Trainspotting at the highest end, to the confusing mess of The Beach at the other. Following on from 28 Days Later... he released a film that is almost … [Read more...]
Review: Mr. Popper’s Penguins (2011)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B006E0AS9I][/pullquote] Jim Carrey shot to fame in Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, bringing his own mad-cap style of comedy to the big screen. In his early film career he got slightly typecast as a manic, rubber-faced lunatic with films like The Mask, Dumb and Dumber and … [Read more...]
Review: Cars 2 (2011)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B0057VR9JW][/pullquote] Pixar are the world's most successful computer animated studios. Created from an off-shoot of Lucas Films, Pixar have seen all of their films released to massive commercial and critical success and their yearly releases provide one of the … [Read more...]
Review: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B007N0IJGC][/pullquote] Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 is the final instalment of the film franchise that has run for the last 10 years and whose presence on the highest-grossing films of all time is unquestionable. The lead actors Daniel Radcliffe, Emma … [Read more...]
Review: How to Train Your Dragon (2010)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B005PV2R3C][/pullquote] How to Train Your Dragon is a film loosely based on the first in a series of books written by Cressida Cowell. Upon release it because Dreamworks Animations fifth most successful release behind all of the Shrek films. Thee was some concern just … [Read more...]
Review: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B007N0IJGC][/pullquote] Director David Yates and Warner Brothers Studios decided to split the 7th and final instalment of the Harry Potter franchise into two films so as to give the series the send-off they felt it deserved¦ and probably to extend the life of the … [Read more...]
Review: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B007N0IJGC][/pullquote] Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is the sixth instalment in the popular franchise and marks the penultimate story before the heart-breaking finale. In the lead-up to release of the book, J.K Rowling had promised fans that a major … [Read more...]
Review: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B007N0IJGC][/pullquote] Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is fifth instalment in the franchise, based on the longest book in the series, this is one of the shortest films. Clocking in at just over 2 hours, a vast majority of the source material is cut in order … [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: 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...]