I will admit from the onset that I have only seen two (well three after today) Bond films from beginning to end - Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace but I did really enjoy them.
I won't give away too much about the film as it is amazing and I wouldn't want to spoil it, this means that this review will probably be quite short as I don't want to ruin it.
First I will say that it doesn't follow on from the previous two films so you don't really need to have seen them before seeing this.
Javier Bardem plays the baddie Mr Silver and he is amazing! Blonde hair, blue eyes and slightly too large teeth. He is a real good baddie, a classic baddie, a little camp but equally brilliant. It did remind me a bit of the Joker and Batman in that they need each other but need to beat each other. Bardem is just an amazing baddie.
Daniel Craig is again a brilliant Bond and Judi Dench's M fantastic.
I love that the film has proper opening titles, it gives the opportunity for Adele's theme song to be played in full. I just wish they did it with more films.
The Aston Martin DB5 is beautiful and makes a welcome return. This film does celebrate Bond's 50th anniversary and if you are a Bond fan I don't think you will be disappointed.
Visually this film is phenomenal, the depth and colour in some scenes. The use of light and dark, shadows and the smallest details just add the pieces. Sam Mendes is a genius.
I also love that they filmed parts in London, with many recognisable sights.
Go see this film if you love action films, Javier Bardem or Bond, or Daniel Craig as you won't be disappointed.
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Thursday, 1 November 2012
Wednesday, 1 August 2012
Film review - The Woman in Black
Horror films - I used to love the old slashers when I was a teenager but as I got older the films like Saw just didn't do it for me.
I do love a ghost story though and I heard a lot of good things about the stage play of The Woman in Black, so when the film version came out over the summer in the cinema I managed to convince my friend to come with me.
She had seen the stage play, so she had no excuse to have a go about it being scary.
The film stars Daniel Radcliffe as Arthur Kipps, a solicitor who after losing his young wife and with a young son has to prove to his boss he has what it takes to be a solicitor. He is sent away to Eel Marsh House to sort out a woman's affairs after her death including all her paperwork.
However, when he turns up the locals are less than helpful, probably not helped by the mysterious woman in black and the fact that whenever she appears a children dies in awful circumstances.
This film is the highest grossing British film so far, and when you watch it you can see why.
It is a true gothic horror, dark and eerie with a lot of fog. It isn't full of big jumps, the scariest bit happens over one night and probably takes up 20 minutes of the film. But it is terrifying, well I thought so anyway.
As much as I love Daniel Radcliffe I do have a little issue with him being a dad, only because I think he looks too young to have a son but other than that the pain and sorrow in his heart is portrayed perfectly on Daniel's face.
The film is just hauntingly good. I don't like certain things in horror films - creepy kids and creepy toys, this film has both...in the first few minutes.
This film is just a pure horror film, so blood, no torture-porn just a true Hammer horror of the golden age of cinema.
The screenplay was written by Jane Goldman who also wrote Stardust, so you know it is going to be good.
I also read the book, which is just as scary. It also has a different ending but worth a read before seeing the film. However, when I read the thud, thud in the book I stopped reading, if you have seen the film you will know why.
Now I just need to see the play!
I do love a ghost story though and I heard a lot of good things about the stage play of The Woman in Black, so when the film version came out over the summer in the cinema I managed to convince my friend to come with me.
She had seen the stage play, so she had no excuse to have a go about it being scary.
The film stars Daniel Radcliffe as Arthur Kipps, a solicitor who after losing his young wife and with a young son has to prove to his boss he has what it takes to be a solicitor. He is sent away to Eel Marsh House to sort out a woman's affairs after her death including all her paperwork.
However, when he turns up the locals are less than helpful, probably not helped by the mysterious woman in black and the fact that whenever she appears a children dies in awful circumstances.
This film is the highest grossing British film so far, and when you watch it you can see why.
It is a true gothic horror, dark and eerie with a lot of fog. It isn't full of big jumps, the scariest bit happens over one night and probably takes up 20 minutes of the film. But it is terrifying, well I thought so anyway.
As much as I love Daniel Radcliffe I do have a little issue with him being a dad, only because I think he looks too young to have a son but other than that the pain and sorrow in his heart is portrayed perfectly on Daniel's face.
The film is just hauntingly good. I don't like certain things in horror films - creepy kids and creepy toys, this film has both...in the first few minutes.
This film is just a pure horror film, so blood, no torture-porn just a true Hammer horror of the golden age of cinema.
The screenplay was written by Jane Goldman who also wrote Stardust, so you know it is going to be good.
I also read the book, which is just as scary. It also has a different ending but worth a read before seeing the film. However, when I read the thud, thud in the book I stopped reading, if you have seen the film you will know why.
Now I just need to see the play!
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