12 Years a Slave is absolutely phenomenal. I saw it at a preview the other week and am still blown away by just how good it is. It's the kind of film everyone needs to watch at some point in their lifetime; not just sublimely made, brilliantly acted and impossibly well directed, but it's an important story in our recent history that deserves to be told. Please make a point of seeing it as soon as possible.
Very much looking forward to watching this.
A few I've watched recently:
Gravity. Saw this a few weeks ago. First film where 3D makes real sense (to me at least), basically because they didn't take it too far. The acting was top notch, and I enjoyed the story line. Very little I can criticise tbh. It was quite an exciting experience for me, as I got to see my brothers name in the credits (he designed and digitally modelled part of the space station, one of the ships, and some of the tools). 9/10.
Pacific Rim. A little late watching this, but I've gotta be honest I really enjoyed it. It had the potential to be another run of the mill action flick, but instead it ended up being totally awesome, and huge fun (transformers eat your heart out). 8/10.
Rush. Been looking forward to seeing this for a year or so, and I wasn't disappointed. One of the best racing films to date imo. 9/10
Elysium. Just watched this tonight, and it's OK. I wouldn't say there's anything new in this film, but it does most of it pretty well. I think it had the potential to be so much better though as Little_Guy commented above. I suppose it's very much like District 9 in that regard, trying to mix social commentary (particularly South African social commentary) with action. Personally I would have preferred it if they left out 90% of the action, but maybe that's just me. 6/10.
Grown Ups 2. I quite enjoyed the first Grown Ups film as a throw away comedy. However Grown Ups 2 just tries way too hard to be funny imo. 3/10.
Fast And Furious 6. This series has had its ups and downs for me. At the age I was at the time, I loved the original, and some of the other since have been ok (not Tokyo Drift). This is carrying on from the last movie, where the cars have taken a little bit of a back seat to the main plot. I'm still a little undecided how I feel about the completely over the top action sequences, they aren't usually something I like too much, but I think they just about pull it off here. 7/10.
After Earth. I usually love everything Will Smith is in, I think he's a great actor, but this was a slight lowpoint for him imo. Jayden is living off his dad, and this role shows that more than any other. The premise was interesting, but they didn't do too much with it imo. Visually it was good, so that redeems it somewhat. 4/10.
The Wolverine. I've always quite enjoyed the X-Men series, and Wolverine in particular. I think Hugh Jackman fits the role well. I am starting to question when enough is enough though, it's dragging on a little now I feel. If this film was released 5 years ago, I think I would have given it a good score, but I'm getting a little bored of X-Men now so it's dropped a couple of points because of that. 5/10.
This is the end. Plenty of comedy stars packed into this one. It started off quite promisingly, with some very funny scenes early on (the scenes involving Jesse Eisenberg and Emma Watson were good). Overall, it certainly kept me entertained. 6/10
The Internship. Wasn't expecting much from this film, but it was OK. Not great, but it had its funny moments. The stereotypical arrogant guy was maybe a little much, and too generic for my taste. 6/10.
Man Of Steel. I'm really not sure about this movie, it split me in two really. Some of the action sequences were great, with some stunning visual effects, and the kind of destruction that hasn't been seen on film before. However I found some of it a little hard to follow at times. I also thought they tried to pack too much into the move, doing the whole origins thing as well as a big enemy. They didn't leave any time to develop some of the characters, such as one of the daily planet workers who get's trapped, we're supposed to feel attached to her? We hadn't even seen her before! 6/10, 7 at a push.
World War Z. Always been a fan of zombie movies, and I enjoyed this too. I loved some of the special effects, with the hoards of zombies crashing through cities, throwing themselves off rooftops and scaling walls. 8/10.
that's one lucky gf !!
