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Wednesday 17 June 2015

Big Hero 6. A Disney animation. Cast: Ryan Potter, Scott Adsit, Daniel Henney, Damon Wayans JR, Jamie Chung, TJ Miller, Genesis Rodriguez, Maya Rudolph, James Cromwell, Alan Tudyk.
Set in San Fransokyo in the future. Has a lot of Asian influence. Hiro is a teenage boy living with his big brother and hot aunt Cass. I assumed they are mixed race. Where Frozen was aimed at girls and the bond between sisters, this is for boys. About brotherhood. There is a lot of comedy. Impressive special effects. I like the robot convention and Baymax the nurse robot. The music is cool. The DVD that I borrowed from the library is skipping. It stops at the warehouse scene. It's from the creators of Wreck It Ralph. PG cert. 8717418450885 2014. There are other interesting characters in this film. Worth checking out. Award winning short Feast is the bonus feature. I always take a look at the reviews and discussion forums after having seen the film. You are guaranteed a good price on Amazon. If you like previous Disney works, Anime/Manga and Marvel films then I recommend this to you.
WILD starring Reece Witherspoon. You might also like The Way, Tracks, The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty. From the director of Dallas Buyers Club. Cert 15, 20th Century Fox 2014, 5039036072632. Based on a true story, book by Cheryl Strayed. A woman makes a decision to embark on a trek across the Pacific Crest Trail. It's a journey of discovery. A drama. There are some special features. I quite like the song playing during the DVD menu. Laura Dern also stars. There was a nice glimpse of nudity. Some flashback scenes are edited together with the journey Cheryl makes. It's a physically demanding role. Some interesting scenery. The writing is small. The sounds are blended together especially the speeches that Cheryl makes. Reese was in Cruel Intentions, Walk The Line and Devil's Knot which were excellent films. Wasn't sure when or how the film would end. The soundtrack is good. Reece is also a producer.
The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty
Starring Ben Stiller, Kristen Wiig, Shirley McClane, Adam Scott, Kathryn Hahn, Sean Penn. Directed by Stiller. Cert PG, drama. 2013 20th Century Fox. Walter is sat at his desk going over his finances. He has a love interest Cheryl. It's one of those character based slow moving films. Sort of like About Schmidt, Everything Must Go, Up In The Air. He was having a strange conversation with a man from Eharmony. There are fantasy sequences. He is an ordinary man with a wild imagination. His loud actress sister turns up at his workplace to wish him a happy birthday. Tower Heist is another good film of Ben's. Ted Hendricks is the MD of a company that's just acquired Walter's firm (Life Magazine). The scenes between fantasy and reality are blurred/edited together. There is some writing on the wall "To see the world, things dangerous to come to, to see behind walls, to draw closer, to find each other and to feel. That is the Purpose of LIFE." There are people that might connect with Walter. The solitary man, the underdog. You get some strange characters. Sean is a photographer that lives the quiet life. walter is in search of him. The special effects are good. Stunning cinematography. I like the soundtrack. A good film