2012 Movie Reveiw

Prometheus

Saw it on the big screen before I read any of the legions of criticism and it was amazing cinematography. It lacks that big screen thingy when you watch the DVD, very rare these days a movie made for the big screen. Also a science fiction film not an action film that happens to be set in space so looking forward to the sequel.

Fright Night

Remake of the 80’s classic. The lead character instead of being a nerd now has the hottest girl in school, which left me wondering how she was ever in school being 25 and looking 30? The movie is long and feels long, Colin Farrell for a change isn’t terrible and actually peaks at so so.

Underworld 4

Underworld 1 was pretty good, Underworld 2 was awful, Underworld 3 was pretty good again, a change of director and we get the shittiest of shit films and it goes and makes the most money of all of the 4 movies, so there will be a 5th. I don’t understand movies.

Avengers

....... Thor’s a God, not an alien.......... Few good things to say about this. The guy who plays Loki is pretty good, but didn’t Thor take him out alone in the previous movie, so why did it take all the avengers this time? Oh, yes I forgot he had generic CGI flying robots this time round....... Thor’s a God, not an alien.......... and lets not forget those seminal scenes, Iron Man repairs a space ship for .......... 20 minutes. Doctor Bruce Banner is now fully in control of the Hulk and Thor who can’t go to earth, whole point of last movie was he can’t go to earth.... then doesn’t bother to visit Natalie Portman while there. I wonder if next Thor film he’s going to be full of angst from being separated from her. And by the way ....... Thor’s a God, not an alien..........

Cabin in the Woods

Being a Joss Whedon fan I was expecting to like this, but unfortunately I’m a Joss Whedon fans so having seen Buffy with the Initiative and Angel with the old Gods and I really didn’t want to see them again badly rehashed as a slasher movie. This is no Serenity.

Battleship

Has the rare distinction of being the first movie I’ve walked out on since Pearl Harbour and I’ve seen some pretty dreadful movies and not walked out in the meantime. No idea how it ends but most likely the mass suicide of the audience.

Batman 3

Chris Nolan is said to be a director you either love or hate, I think his movies are not bad but nothing special. And with Batman fans still jacking off to Heath Ledger posters at risk to my life I enjoyed this movie more than the previous one. The convincingness of the way it portrayed the takeover of the city by a gang of criminals was well done. Also I think Batman’s a bit dull and has a silly costume, fortunately he wasn’t in this movie much. A bit of a sellout over Batman’s death though. 

The Hunger Games

.........It’s just a rip off of Battle Royale.......... the future that fashion forgot and the worst CGI fire ever.........It’s just a rip off of Battle Royale..........  The poor live in 19^th century style a poverty but can still afford 25^th century style TV’s in each house and the people who run the country haven’t applied any of that advanced technology to the manufacturing process.........It’s just a rip off of Battle Royale.......... despite all this the lead actress wasn’t bad, but she was the only thing in the movie that can be described this way. Also why would anyone rip off Battle Royale and completely remove all the sexiness? Oh yes did I mention.........It’s just a rip off of Battle Royale..........

Iron Sky

The movie I most eagerly awaited this year, I doubted it could be as good as the expectation, and it wasn’t. However it still was pretty good. A definite homage to Dr Stranglove and an utterly astonishing achievement when you realise its budget was $8 million, compare this to Twilight 4 which had $110 million (what did they spend it on?). So nice to see good writing and talent can still beat throwing money at something.

Wrath of the Titans

Dreadful, but I only have myself to blame. I saw part one it was awful, but the trailer to this one looked so good.

Snow White

Great trailer, why am I such a sucker for going to movies with great trailers when I just know they will be crap. It was crap, really dislike the actor who plays Thor, the girl from Twilight is hot but can't act so naturally they concentrated on her ham acting and dressed her down.

Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter

Great great title. Fortunately for the movie though it was released in the same year as Battleship so avoids being the worst movie of the year.

A lonely Place to Die

Low budget thriller. Again like Iron Sky looks big budget because of talent. The real find movie of the year, beautiful scenary and photography as a bunch of climbers in the Scottish highland rescue a kidnap victim and have to get her to safety while being hunter by the kidnappers. Sounds banal but riddled with originality throughout.