Proving that not all sequels follow the tried and tested method of copying the original script but changing the location, Horrible Bosses 2 is rather admirably not worse than the original. Although it's not much better either. Reuniting the original cast along with newcomers Christoph Waltz and Chris Pine, proves successful, while cameos from Kevin Spacey and Jennifer Aniston … [Read more...]
Review: The Iron Giant (1999)
The Iron Giant is an animated film directed by Brad Bird and based on the Ted Hughes book The Iron Man. Loosely stylistically based on Hayao Miyazaki's ˜Clear Line Technique' it avoids the similarities of a Disney film by being a proper, realistically drawn film. In total it cost $70m to make and only took $23m at the box office, making it a clear commercial flop. However, a … [Read more...]
Review: Horrible Bosses (2011)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B007N0IJ44][/pullquote] In the discussion of people's favourite Saturday night films, comedies feature heavily. There's something about the power of laughter to help you forget about the stresses of life and just relax for a couple of hours. They say comedy is the … [Read more...]