One of the most famous musicals of all time, Les Miserables has been adapted to the big screen for the first time since 1998 with the help of The King's Speech supremo Tom Hooper. Based on the 1862 novel by Victor Hugo it was adapted to a stage musical by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg and was first performed in Paris in 1980. … [Read more...]
Pitch Perfect (2012) review by That Film Guy
A teen comedy with some attitude in the ilk of Mean Girls and Heathers, Pitch Perfect follows new college student Rebecca (Anna Kendrick) as she attends Barden college and finds herself being pressured by her father (a college dean) to try something new so signs up for the only all-female a capella group on campus, The Barden Bellas. Locked in an eternal battle against The … [Read more...]
The Sapphires (2012) review by That Film Guy
Based on a play by Tony Briggs of the same name, and inspired by a true life story, The Sapphires is an Australian dramatic comedy set in the late 1960s about a group of aboriginal soul singers. Obviously attempting to grab the same audience as 2008's Dreamgirls, The Sapphires opened strongly in its native Australia before bombing in France. It follows the story of a group … [Read more...]
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) review by That Film Dude
The film adaptation of Richard O'Brien's stage musical, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, is one of the weirdest, campest films ever made; the longest running cinema release in history, still playing today; a loving parody of classic science fiction and horror; and some of the best fun you can have with any film. … [Read more...]
The Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best (2012) review by That Film Guy
Independent films provide a much needed platform for upcoming directors, actors and script-writers to showcase their talents to a wider audience. Films such as Clerks, The Evil Dead and Memento all helped to launch the careers of their directors and actors, allowing Hollywood to pick up on this momentum to help them forge hugely successful careers. The Brooklyn Brothers Beat … [Read more...]
Rock of Ages (2012) review by That Film Guy
From the opening scene where a bus full of people start singing along to a medley of Sister Christian's hit 'Night Ranger' and David Lee Roth's 'Just Like Paradise' the audience know they're in for something a little different. Based on the hit Broadway musical of the same name, Rock of Ages tells the story of an Oklahoma girl, Sherrie (Julianne Hough) who travels to Los … [Read more...]
Review: StreetDance 2 (2012)
It must be nice to live in a world where all your problems can be solved by simply dancing. Horribly cut-up that you may have ruined a blossoming romance? Dance the pain away. Can't afford your ridiculous tour of Europe to assemble a team of stereotypical street dancers? Dance and the public will give you money. Tired of listening to a flatmate snore? Have a pillow fight and … [Read more...]
Review: Beauty and the Beast (1991)
A Tale as old as Time¦Disney again catches the imagination of all children in the 1991 hit, Beauty and The Beast. Mindful of its audience Disney creates another film with an important message. Looks are not the be all and end all, despite what many think. Disney jumps on the band wagon to teach children that to respect people of all backgrounds is a trait no one should grow up … [Read more...]
Review: The Bodyguard (1992)
In the late 1980s and early 1990s there were no bigger stars in music and film as Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner. It made sense at the time to put them together in order to increase their profiles and deliver a sure-fire box office hit. Taking over $410m, The Bodyguard did just that. Originally written with Steve McQueen and Diana Ross in mind, the script hung around … [Read more...]
Review: The Muppets (2012)
The Muppet Show was a much treasured children's TV Show created by Jim Henson in 1976. It was a great success, and was one of the first children's shows that could be enjoyed by adults just as much as it could be enjoyed by kids. This was down to it's witty scripts, enjoyable characters, and smart humour. In 1979, we got the first big screen Muppet adventure, appropriately … [Read more...]