Stars Colin Farrel, Woody Harrelson, Sam Rockwell, Christopher Walken. Opening scene two hitmen are having a morbid conversation. Lots of special features including a gag reel. Marty is a struggling writer intent on finishing his screenplay 'Seven Psychopaths' all he needs is some inspiration. Charlie is a gangster that has had his dog stolen by Marty's friends. He is going to try and get his pet back. There is a man with a rabbit which I saw from the trailer. Marty's girlfriend is pretty. If you like films with an oddball bunch of characters. Then check out Burn After Reading, I Heart Huckabees. The actress that was in Precious and Tower Heist stars in this. She played Shirese. Nice little chapters introducing each psychopath. Great body on this woman in one scene. The actress is Christine Marzano. A great cast. Contains violence, nudity and swearing. One story tells of an interracial couple that go around killing hitmen. Olga Kurylenko looks hot in a bikini. Nice soundtrack. Out to buy/rent now.
Wednesday, 17 June 2015
I, FRANKENSTEIN cert 12 fantasy aaron eckhart
From the makers of Underworld. Similar films: Van Helsing, Hellboy. Priest, Legion. Lionsgate/Lakeshore Entertainment 2013. Directed by Stuart Beattie. Cast: Bill Nighy, Yvonne Strahovski, Miranda Otto, Socratis Otto, Jai Courtney, Kevin Grevioux. Run time 88 mins widescreen. 1795 Dr. Frankenstein created Adam. He was unhappy with the results so disposed of him. Adam killed the doctor's wife and so chased him to the ends of the earth. After burying his master. Adam is attacked by demons. The gargoyles are very much alive. Set in stone but then take human form when needed. There is Queen Leonara and assistant Gideon. Mighty special effects. A new take on the story. Interesting how the souls of the demons return to hell. Gargoyles ascend to heaven. Neberius is the bad boss aka Mr. Wessex. 200 years have passed. Adam is part of a war. He hunts demons. Reminds me of Highlander. Gothic scenery. Lots of action. Violence throughout. Good soundtrack. Has sci-fi horror elements. See Mary Shelley's novel. Take a look.
12 YEARS A SLAVE. cert 15 drama 2014
http://www.africanholocaust.netI've just seen some great trailers for films I'll indeed be catching up on: Dallas Buyers Club, Tracks, Calvery. A film by Steve McQueen. Based on a true story. You might like Bamboozled, Amistad, The Butler. Won some awards. 1841 Solomon Northup (Chiwetel Ejifor) a free black man, that'd been kidnapped and sold to slavery. The plantation owner (Michael Fassbender) has purchased Soloman. There is a chance meeting with a Canadian abolitionist (Brad Pitt). A steller cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Dano, Paul Giamatti, Lupita Nyong'o. Music by Hans Zimmer. I'm liking the theme song. Special Feature a are a doc looking at the creative team behind the film and also watch Han Zimmer as he composes the soundtrack. There was a mild sex scene. Shot from a sideways position. The book is for sale. Solomon a violinist is offered a job in Washington. There are flashback scenes. Transported to Georgia. Strong language and violence. Solomon's message is delivered to future generations. I wonder what he'd make of President Obama.
Twelve Years A Slave by Solomon Northup. I'd seen the film and so decided on the book. This is a true story. Solomon's memoirs will leave a message to future generations. Obviously it goes into more detail than the film. I recommend you check out both. A young violinist is under false pretences taken to Washington DC to perform at a circus. But he had been kidnapped and sold into slavery down south. I'm selling this on Amazon/Ebay in a few months. Kept in mint condition. First published in 1853. EAN 9780007580422 paperback published by Harper Collins. Was £2.50 in Waterstones. Pollypunk:No Prejudice.
THE RAILWAY MAN drama cert 15 Based on an autobiography by Eric Lomax.
Stars Colin Firth as old Eric, Jeremy Irvine as young Eric. During the war Eric is captured by the Japanese. Tortured and forced to build the Thai-Burma railway. Opening scene had Lomax lying on the floor reciting something. Later in a cafe in 1980. What was fascinating about the trailer was how Eric wants revenge and wants to confront his captors. One of them being Takashi Nagase played by Hiroyuki Sanada. Nicole Kidman plays Mrs Lomax. A great cast. Directed by Jonathon Teplitzky. Lionsgate 2013. Also includes cast and crew interviews. Other autobiographical films I recommend are 12 Years A Slave, The Butler. There are flashback sequences to the war. He operated the radios in Singapore 1942. Eric was traumatised by his experiences. Always was a train enthusiast. Finlay played by Stellan Skarsgard, tells of the experiences in the war. Worth checking out. Brutal scenes. Classical soundtrack. Great dialogue. Heartfelt and thought provoking film. See Amazon reviews. Out to buy. Please share. 'Lest We Forget'
Cuban Fury cert 15 comedy Nick Frost
Also stars Rashida Jones, Olivia Colman, Ian McShane, Chris O'Dowd, Ian McShane, Kayvan Novak, Rory Kinnear, Alexandra Roach. Similar film: Take The Lead. Bruce was a young professional dancer. Entering competions with his sister. Unfortunetly a bullying incident stops him from dancing. 25 years later he works for an engineering company. A new boss has arrived, the lovely Julia. There's the douchebag Drew intent on making Bruce's hard. Bruce often sees his two best mates. A latin soundtrack. Great acting. Really worked hard on the dance sequences. There is appearance by his old mentor Roy. A gay middle eastern gentleman named Bejan that becomes friends with Bruce. There's a cameo appearence by Simon Pegg. There are special features like out-takes, making of doc, cast commentry, stills gallery, two special films. 5055201824509 From the producers of Shaun Of The Dead, Hot Fuzz, Paul. Studio Canal/Film4 2014. I used to dance salsa a few years ago. Worth giving it and this film a try. Best deals are on Amazon.
The Task
After Dark Originals film. I will have this for sale next week. See Prowl and Husk. Films by the same company. 5060255690246 Cert 18 G2Pictures 2011. Extras: trailers. A horror film. Saw meets Grave Encounters. "The Task" is a reality TV show that takes place in an abandoned prison. Opens in NYC. A young black man listening to hiphop is walking the street, bumps into a lady holding boxes. Six young contestants are chosen to play the game. I'm reminded of The Cabin In The Woods. There are supernatural entities waiting to have some fun. You can get good bargains on Amazon sites. Worth seeing the review. Cast members are Tom Payne, Texas Battle, Amara Karan, Alexandra Staden, Rob Ostlere, Victor McGuire, Sean McConaghy, Adam Rayner, Antonia Campbell-Hughes, Ashley Mulheron, Marc Pickering, Sam Stockman. Directed by Alex Orwell. There is a cash prize up for grabs. Shoe is a hot blonde that looks a little like Christina Aguilera. Randall is a camp gay man. Connie and Bob are behind the show. Toni is an Indian girl, intelligent played by an actress that was in Doctor Who episode 'The God Complex'. Brother and sister from England are Stanton and Angel. Dixon is the black guy. Maybe characters are stereotypes. This is an indie film. A variety of actors from different backgrounds. Please tell your friends about this.
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What I've been watching lately
POMPEII cert 12 Constantin Films 2014 5030305518189 A history drama set in ancient rome. Stars Kit Harington as Milo, a Celt sold into slavery and later trained to be a gladiator. Emily Browning plays Cassia. Her parents are played by Jared Harris and Carrie Anne Moss. Kiefer Sutherland is the evil Senator. Imdb for full listing. A film by Paul W.S Anderson. A great cast and good special effects. Story starts of in Brittania and finishing up in Pompeii. There is a ticking timebomb in the form of Mount Vesuvius. A good apocalytpic/disaster theme. If you liked Noah, Gladiator, Clash Of The Titans then I recommend that you see this. The opening scene was good which the ash having covered everything. A superb quote appears made by someone. I like the soundtrack. The trailer was impressive. I rented this from the libray. The special features are deleted scenes, commentary, making of. Out to rent/buy now. Please see my other film posts. http://ki5h0re.blogspot.com
THE TWO FACES OF JANUARY Studiocanal/Working title 2014. cert 12. 5055201825551. Thriller set in Athens, Greece 1962. Based on the novel by Patricia Highsmith, who also wrote The Talented Mr. Ripley. The trailer for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is impressive. Viggo Mortensen plays a wealthy businessman named Chester that is holidaying with his young wife Colette (Kirsten Dunst). Their tour guide Rydal (Oscar Isaac) is not all he seems. They have been in many good films, which I'll link to. Rydal had recieved a letter from his mother asking him to attend his father's funeral. He is abit of a hustler. Some plot twists, elements of revenge, paranoia and a love triangle. Contains moderate violence and swearing. Some dialogue in greek, subtitled in english. One clever scene in the market stall that i'm trying to work out. Chester fought in WW2. A strange man has turned up at the hotel. He represents a client that invested money with Chester. They're on the run. Good look at the scenery and greek culture. Good acting. See the trailer.
Colette takes of her bra. You see a side-boob. No bonus features, would've been nice to see some extras. The characters are questioning who to trust. Weird little girl asking to wear Colette's sunglasses. I reckon there are positive reviews on Amazon. Lots of suspense. With the drama, you could call it a 'greek tragedy'. Some scenes shot in Istanbul, Turkey. The soundtrack is a mix of classical and folk music. I think you should see this. Out to rent/buy now. Please visit http://onlineauction.com http://amazon.co.uk for the items that I have on sale. Seller: SolitaryManInBlack.
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