[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: 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: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B007N0IJGC][/pullquote] Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, released 15th November 2002, is the sequel to the massively popular Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Like the original it reunites director Chris Columbus with regular cast members Daniel … [Read more...]
Review: Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (2001)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B007N0IJGC][/pullquote] 30th June 1997, the day children's fiction changed. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, by J.K. Rowling was released and began the series of books march toward dominance. After the popularity of the books, it was only a matter of time … [Read more...]
Review: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (2010)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B005OS2QX2][/pullquote] In 1940 Disney released it's original animated feature, Fantasia. It was made from a collection of short animated films, all tied together with the use of classical music. The most famous of these segments was entitled ˜The Sorcerer's … [Read more...]
Review: Red Riding Hood (2011)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B006NYBEK2][/pullquote] Catherine Hardwicke first announced herself on the directorial scene with the excellent youth drama Thirteen. She followed it up with Lords of Dogtown and then finally cemented her place as THE director for all teenage-popular films with the … [Read more...]
Review: Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B0058H9LZU][/pullquote] When it was first released in 2003, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl became an unexpected blockbuster success. It launched the careers of Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley and reintroduced Johnny Depp into the mainstream … [Read more...]
Review: Beastly (2011)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00AC7PJIY][/pullquote] Beauty and the Beast is a French fairytale of a virtuous princess who falls in love with a hideously deformed beast and releases him from a curse. Beastly was originally a novel and now a film that retells the story and sets it in modern-day … [Read more...]