Films of 2012
Jan. 30th, 2012 07:39 pm#7 - 50/50 - Marginally a comedy, there were some laugh lines, but not all that many. There was something that didn't quite ring true with the story. Which was a shame, I probably should have liked it. It's set in the mythical city of Seacouver or Vanattle, pretty much the same place where the made the US version of the killing. I had the same reaction I have when US TV shows do their "London" episode which usually involves the same degree of geographic mangling. There's an early matt shot of the space needle on a street which is recognisably not Seattle. Watch if you've nothing else to do
#8 - Real Steel - ROCKY! With ROBOTS! There's not a lot more I can say about it than that. The plot is pretty much the same, the ending is the same. But still. Rocky! With Robots! It's nicely made fluff and I enjoyed it rather a lot.
#9 - Final Destination V - so having not watched 2,3 or 4, this was more fluff, except with death. We actually laughed at this one more than we did at 50/50 - which might say more about me than the movie. We also took to drinking a shot of tequila when somebody died. I will admit that I worked out the ending... which I won't spoil. If you want a deeply silly horror film which was obviously made in 3D, this one fits the bill. I recommend drinking though.
#8 - Real Steel - ROCKY! With ROBOTS! There's not a lot more I can say about it than that. The plot is pretty much the same, the ending is the same. But still. Rocky! With Robots! It's nicely made fluff and I enjoyed it rather a lot.
#9 - Final Destination V - so having not watched 2,3 or 4, this was more fluff, except with death. We actually laughed at this one more than we did at 50/50 - which might say more about me than the movie. We also took to drinking a shot of tequila when somebody died. I will admit that I worked out the ending... which I won't spoil. If you want a deeply silly horror film which was obviously made in 3D, this one fits the bill. I recommend drinking though.