Sunday, 17 January 2016

The Revenant

The Revenant

Plot in a nutshell: Based on a true story, The Revenant tells  the story of Hugh Glass (Leonardo DiCaprio, an explorer who is attacked by a bear and left for dead by his own men. With revenge the only thing on his mind, West must track down fellow explorer John Fitzgerald (Tom Hardy) who abandoned him during his time of need. With the memory of his loving family all that guides him, West makes his way across a frozen wasteland in search of redemption.

My thoughts: So here we are again. Leo has starred in another movie and from just the trailers and tabloid press everyone is calling for an Oscar. People really do jump on the bandwagon when it comes to these things and with this being the 4th time DiCaprio has been nominated, some feel it's about time.

This time they though, they have a point.

I'm not so sure how good this film would have been if it hadn't been cast in the way it was. The performances were simply outstanding. Most people are very aware of the way DiCaprio immerses himself into a role, learns all about the character and their history, even the period of which it is set in and this movie was no exception. He surely has to be one of the greatest modern day method actors. During preparation for this film he genuinely slept in animal carcasses, swam in the frozen rivers and going through spells of hypothermia. I'm not sure many of his peers would have gone through the same.

There are periods of this film in which DiCaprio doesn't say a lot. His injuries (that would have killed most men) obviously take a lot out of him and add that to a slashed throat, he isn't going to be the chattiest of folk. I tell you what though, I believed every single grimace, groan, cry of agony and just his general struggle to get back on his feet. Don't get me wrong, if when you see what he goes through with a bear and the state of his body afterwards you are not expecting him to survive and it's a little farfetched that he does, especially considering the weather conditions. But if you focus on that then the whole film kind of dies there and then.

Back in 2012, the final instalment of Christian Nolan's Batman trilogy (The Dark Knight Rises) was released and a lot of people I knew were going crazy for Tom Hardy being cast as Bane. At this point I had absolutely no idea who he was. I tend to be pretty useless with names at times and identify more with voices or faces. If you've seen the Dark Knight Rises, you'll know full well you don't exactly get much of a clear picture of Bane so that didn't help. Add that to the voice he uses and I'm pretty much back to square one - who is Tom Hardy?

After talking to someone about The Revenant recently, I explained the premise and the cast and when I mentioned Hardy they said - who? I now feel exactly like all those people did back in 2012 when they had to explain to me. How can you not know who he is?! After a bit more research, Tom Hardy has played some great roles featuring in films including (but not limited to): Black Hawk Down, Star Trek: Nemesis, Layer Cake, Sucker Punch, Bronson, Inception, Tinker Taylor Soldier Spy, The Dark Knight Rises, Mad Max: Fury Road and Legend. The man has quite a CV and he hasn't just been given those roles out of pity. The man can act.

The Revenant is just another film in his back pocket now but man alive was it a great performance. Bitter from the outset due to losing animal pelts that were due to be sold, John Fitzgerald does not hide his feelings - especially towards Glass (DiCaprio). When the group find Glass after his run in with the bear, Fitzgerald is quick to suggest they put a bullet in him rather than nurse him back to health. There's no two ways about it, Hardy plays a gritty, angry, desperate character who tries to manipulate people into thinking they are acting in the best interests of survival and the group, whereas in truth it is just himself he cares about. I know makeup goes a long way with films these days, but for me, Hardy was barely recognisable from his previous roles. A very strong southern American accent paired with a tough 1800-odd demeanour made Hardy's interpretation  of the man simply outstanding.

But it wasn't just these two names carrying the film forward. Domhnall Gleeson (General Hux - Star Wars The Force Awakens, Bill Weasley - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows pt 1+2)  plays Captain Andrew Henry, the leader of the hunting/exploration party. I think Domhnall has one of those friendly familiar faces that you can never quite remember where you know them from. Still, once I stopped trying to figure out where I knew him from, I really enjoyed his performance. The character shows a full spectrum of emotions and Gleeson pulls them off seamlessly. If truth be told I would have like to have seen more of him. Another actor in this film (who I was very surprised to see in all honesty) has done his reputation no harm is Will Poulter. Another name that probably won't be familiar to you, his works to date include Son of Rambow, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, We're the Millers and The Maze Runner. If you still don't know who he is, Google him and maybe you'll recognise his face. Or eyebrows. Whilst he still was incredibly baby faced in a film where the more facial hair you had seemed to show how much of a badass you were, the youngster did not look out of place. Poulter plays Jim Bridger, one of the crew who stays behind with Glass but is then lied to by Fitzgerald and convinced to leave him to die. You watch the character try to atone for his mistake but eventually is beaten down by the more experienced and stronger alpha male that is Fitzgerald.

Verdict: You'll notice I haven't talked much about the film specifics in this one and that's partly like I said at the start. The film is OK, the best part being at the end with an excellent fight that had EVERYONE jump and gasp at a couple points where you could feel the hits. The story at times is a little slow and in my opinion was half an hour too long. I did like the film don't get me wrong, but based on this, I wouldn't say it's one you need to go out and see straight away. BUT, if you are a DiCaprio or Hardy fan, or if you want to see what were two of the best performances I have ever seen, get to a cinema NOW!

Cast and performances: 10/10
The film itself: 7/10



Saturday, 16 January 2016

Creed

Creed

Plot in a nutshell: Adonis Creed (Michael B. Jordan) son of Apollo Creed (Michael Waters) from the Rocky films (1976-85) and is making his way into the ring on a personal journey of self affirmation and a little bit of beating down on those who get in his way. After making his way to Philadelphia, Creed seeks out the true champ Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) to train him into a champ and it's not long before he gets the chance with a fight against world champion Ricky Conlan (Tony Belew).
My thoughts:. Of all the iconic film sagas from the past I have to say Rocky is one of my favourites. I've always enjoyed them both as standalone films or as part of a series, that was until Rocky Balboa (the film, not the character) came around. Balboa left a bit of a sour taste in my mouth as it really did feel like just another opportunity to squeeze some cash out of us all. I was worried this could be the same thing but I was happy to be proved wrong.

Michael B. Jordan has done a few films, but when I asked around if anyone knew who he was, nobody did. In case you don't know him, he's the one from That Awkward Moment (Zac Efron) or more recently he played Johnny Storm (the human torch) in Marvel's reboot of Fantastic Four. But then not many people saw that, and of those that did even fewer would give positive remarks about the latter. Personally I thought he was OK in Fantastic Four (though I preferred Chris Evans) but wasn't convinced about him in this role.

From the get go in this film you know Adonis is not someone who you are going to mess with and get away with. Jordan's portrayal of this angry young man hell-bent on showing the world just what he was capable of is one worthy of note and I'm sure he will go on to have a great career. I'm not suggesting it was Oscar worthy, but it was top drawer nonetheless. On the topic of Oscars though, Stallone could seriously be on the verge of one.

One of the best things about this film is how it wasn't just another Rocky film, not just dragging out a story that could have ended with Rocky IV, but a fresh new approach with a familiar face making you feel safe throughout. Sly has a smaller part in this film as Creed's trainer and even at 69 years young, still looks like he can take care of himself. His performance is very small, calm and almost understated at times. There are times in this film (and believe me it happens quite a few times) where I felt it was moving off topic a little bit, almost being too modern for a Rocky film but Sly is that warm blanket you curl up under to feel safe - You just know it'll be alright with him there.

Don't get me wrong this film does have its flaws. the way it hops from character to character at times can feel a little disjointed and when in one scene someone has been built up and referenced almost every other sentence they are forgotten about and never seen or heard from again. The biggest example of this is Mary Ann Creed, played by the wonderful Phylicia Rashad. Mary (known as Ma throughout by Adonis) was married to Apollo Creed at the time he had an affair with Adonis' mother but takes in Adonis after meeting him in one of many correctional facilities he has attended at a young age. We jump forward 17 years and the two are still living together and seemingly as close as any mother and son would be. Creed then ups and leaves and we see almost nothing of his mother before the final fight of the film. The fool said he would call. Why didn't we see this? Ok he left a voicemail but come on. Surely when things were getting bad a little pep talk from Ma would have helped the kid out? Well I think it would have anyway.

This film is not just a boxing film though. Films rarely are just on one point these days though are they. Behind the very prominent jaw line  of Michael B Jordan and Creed lies a very strong heart wrenching message. We are not long for this for world. We need to enjoy what we have whilst we can and to cherish those around us. Never forget those who have left too soon and if you ever get the chance, share your past in someone's present.

Verdict: This is a fairly decent film, nothing more and nothing less. I felt the ending was a little weak and the use of casual swearing at times a little irrelevant and seems to cheapen the film (yes I know I swear a lot). Will there be a sequel? Not sure. Stallone is getting on a bit and could there ever really be a film as part of the Rocky franchise without Rocky in it? I wouldn't like to see the day where that happens. If in time you see this film on TV or someone brings round a copy of it then yeah by all means stick it on but if you aren't an existing Rocky fan or keen to see a boxing movie then to be honest I wouldn't waste your time.

My rating: 6.5/10

Wednesday, 13 January 2016

The Hateful Eight

The Hateful Eight

Plot in a nutshell: This one has many layers so this is only a very small nutshell - Major Marquis Warren (Samuel L. Jackson) is on his way to collect the bounty on 3 corpses when he encounters a carriage on the way to the local town - Red Rock. After needing to stop because of the storm this bounty hunter falls into a whodunit in a shelter in the middle of nowhere in the Wyoming mountains. A friend who saw this film before I had gave it the following description and he's not far wrong - It's "Murder on The Orient Express" crossed with cowboys in a B&B

My thoughts: I went into this film with mixed feelings. Historically I haven't been the biggest fan of Tarantino films if truth be told, some I can get in to - Reservoir Dogs and to a lesser extent Django Unchained, but some so-called classics I just don't get - Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill, Inglorious Basterds.
The 8th film directed by Tarantino, The Hateful Eight starts as many of his previous works have done, with the beginning. Opening credits in some films are weak, but my God this was poor. Whilst I like the music throughout, it was just a load of noise with names and nothing happening. Okay the image you stare at for around 5 minutes comes back later in the film but plays absolutely no significance. It could have done some far-fetched, make believe, crazy sequence like a Bond film but hey, each to their own.

If you've ever seen a Tarantino film, it follows the same structure as many of the others - starts off a little slow bringing you up to speed, then it gets a bit tetchy where you're not sure who's on who's side and then finally it  kicks off big time with the special effects crew (from 1984) being given a blank cheque for dodgy gore scenes. That last point is one of the reasons Tarantino's films have left a sour taste in my mouth if truth be told. I'm of that generation who has been raised with computers and graphics to make things look vaguely real. Tarantino doesn't mess around though, he likes it his way and I'm sure he will keep doing it until he stops making films. (At this point his head will explode and bits of pinky red polystyrene "brain" will fly all over his house and there will be an eyeball made from an egg carton and a stick on googly eye stuck to the front stuck to his loved ones face with half a tin of Dulux "blood red" paint).

I won't say too much about different points of the plotline - as essentially a murder mystery film a lot of the entertainment comes from not knowing what's going to happen next - but I've got to say the 2.5 hours flew by. What I was happily surprised by the level of humour in the film. Whilst it was by no means a comedy, it seriously kept flowing and with the occasional mu'fuggah from Major Warren, you never felt like you had to keep the smile off your face. On the topic of  His Greatness - Thanks to social media engagement and a lot of public appearances (which obviously show the public exactly who he is), I'm never quite sure where Samuel L. Jackson ends and the character begins. I think deep down I really do hope he is a genuine mix of Zeus Carver (Die Hard with a Vengeance), Lt Danny Roman (The Negotiator), John Shaft (Shaft), Mace Windu (Star Wars) and Nick Fury (Marvel series). Thanks to Wikipedia for clarifying surnames there for me, I forgot he was in Jurassic Park. Great film

So I've mentioned about the *ahem* special effects Tarantino puts in to his movies and how they aren't my cup of tea. It isn't just the quality of them that tends to irk me in his films, but the sheer volume of them. I'm all for an explosion and a shoot out don't get me wrong, but I tend to find it all gets a bit tiresome when they last for any extended period of time and you have all these body parts falling off and just looking naff - Django I'm looking at you. This film however has the perfect amount. So much little that I think even the most gore-phobic (alternative suggestions of a word welcome) film goer would be ok with it. Yes there are a couple of scenes where it gets a bit tasty, but I literally mean a couple of scenes. They don't detract from what's going on, they don't cheapen the scene and actually one of them has some decent comic timing to it.

Tarantino is one of those directors who likes using a lot of the same actors in his different movies and this one is no exception. We're treated with a familiar cast including Samuel L. Jackson, Zoë Bell, James Parks and Tim Roth. And do you know what? It works. With the exception of Samuel Jackson, I don't find myself thinking I'm watching the same character over and over but in a different outfit (and that's not a bad thing about SLJ, I love the characters he portrays. I think I love him too much to see him as anything other than a witty sarcastic SOB who is ready to beat down on whoever's necessary).

I genuinely was impressed with this film and I wasn't expecting to be. Decent music, decent actors, very decent story and I hadn't figured it all out by the time it was revealed. What more can you ask for?

Verdict: Don't let your preconceived ideas about this film get in the way of you seeing it. It isn't too gory, its light hearted and very watchable. The word nigger is used an awful lot so if you're sensitive to that then maybe it's not your type of film*. For wider audience appeal, it also has Channing Tatum in it so go and see him? Although I'm not sure if I've now put off those who would have originally intended on seeing it.

Go and see it. 7.5/10



* Please note this is not me saying the term is acceptable, nor is it me meaning any offence to those who are offended by the word. This film is set a few years after the American civil war where the word was widely used as a derogatory term for those of African-American heritage. The colour of your skin has absolutely no bearing on what kind of person you are or if I like you or not. If you're a good person then we'll get on fine. Unless you're an Arsenal fan in which case you are a knob by default. Just kidding. But seriously. Jokes. Yeah.

Saturday, 9 January 2016

Daddy's Home

Daddy's Home

Plot in a nutshell: Brad Taggart (Will Ferrell) is a kind-hearted loving husband to Sara Whitaker (Linda Cardellini) and step father to her two children. Despite a rocky start, the children are now warming to Brad who dedicates his life to being the best step father. Things get a bit rocky when ex husband Rusty (Mark Wahlberg) comes back to town looking to make up for lost time with his kids.

My thoughts: Despite his role as John Bennett in Ted/Ted 2 accepting Mark Wahlberg as a comedy actor is still something I'm getting to grips with. Maybe it's just because of the limited roles he's had but I can't see past him as a tough guy in an action film. Ferrell on the other hand I think I would struggle to see in anything other than a comedy. Some of his roles though I consider a little too over the top. The comedy he gets involved in is sometimes too forced and exaggerated for my liking. This movie was, at times, no exception, and for me took a little shine off what could have been a really good film.

The film starts off with Brad taking a lot of guff from his step-children, most notably a selection of pictures from his step daughter where he takes comfort in the fact she has just drawn her first ever picture where he isn't already dead. Brad, the eternal optimist is a very very likeable character and Ferrell plays him very well and makes him incredibly believable.

As I'm sure many of us will experience at some point during life, having that feeling of needing to compete or be better than an ex is one that can consume you. I can't imagine how hard it must be to be the step parent of a child who's parent is never around and then just drops in and undermines everything you try and do. Yet that's exactly what Rusty (Wahlberg) sets out to do - and for a while, achieves.

Very quickly this film turns into a who's the better dad and at times it seems nothing more like a competition as to who's bigger than who. Some of it is good fun, some of it was just too cheesy for me.

One of these competitions comes in the form of Ferrell attempting to move Wahlberg's motorcycle. Now this bit was in the trailer so we all saw it coming, yet the screening I was in seemed to react as if they'd never seen anything funnier. I dunno, just too fake for me. Also - and this is me being incredibly picky, but that scene was obviously faked. Now I'm not suggesting someone actually rides a bike over 4 people and into a house at 30mph, but the quality of CGI showing it was poor. The best part of it though was the then long standing joke of the Whitaker family being driven round in a car that had been completely crumpled by the bike fallen from the roof on to it.

Ferrell is one of those actors you tend to find works with the same group on occasion (not quite as much as Adam Sandler and his possy) but this film (to my knowledge) didn't have many familiar faces. One supporting member of the cast should get a mention though - Thomas Haden Church. He plays Brad's boss and comes out with the most inappropriate stories that have no relevance to any situation Brad is seeking help in.

I mentioned how sometimes the comedy in films I've seen Will Ferrell in have been a bit over the top and for me this had just too many of those moments dotted around. In one of many rounds of who's the better dad 2K16, Brad skateboards off of his roof onto a half pipe constructed in his back garden, shoots high off the back slope, hits the electricity cables above the house and dies. Ok so maybe he only dies for a few seconds but to then get back up and carry on as if nothing has happened? hmm I expected a little more. Who am I to say what works though.

I will say though that throughout the film, I very much enjoyed how Ferrell and Wahlberg seemed to work off one another and I think that is down to the clever script writing. There was a very good balance of obvious innuendo and more subtle implications that I imagine would have worked well if you had taken someone a little younger with you.

My biggest issue with the film though was the best bits were definitely in the trailer. You were just waiting and sometimes anticipating one of the gags you had seen as at times the film didn't really move forward a great deal. It's because of this I was a little disappointed.

Right from the get go you know this is going to be one of those - two characters meet, don't like each other, argue, have a heart wrenching epiphany, make up and live happily ever after. And if that is all you want then this will be the film for you. I just wanted a little more.

Verdict: You know what, I've said a few things I didn't like about this film but it is what it is. A light hearted, very watchable comedy that you didn't really have to pay attention to. It'd be a good one to just stick on if you've got nothing to do and want some background noise. The film could have been better yes, but I've sat through much worse.


Average  - 5/10

Joy

Joy

Plot in a nutshell: Joy Mangano (Jennifer Lawrence) is a divorced mother of two who works for an airline. She lives a strange life with her divorced parents, grandmother, ex husband and two children all under one roof. This is the story of how she went from working as an airline ticket officer to the creator of the miracle mop and on to be a multi-millionaire entrepreneur helping those who are in the same mess she was in years before.

My thoughts: Any film with Jennifer Lawrence will always get my attention. I've been a big fan since I first saw her on the screen as Mystique in the rebooted X-Men: First Class and then there's the whole Hunger Games saga which I just can't get enough of. The role of Joy is one that Lawrence is familiar with - loving, caring, gives everything for others but eventually gets really hacked off with people taking advantage of them and learns to stand up for herself. Typecast? No. I just think she's good at it.

The first hour or so (I wasn't really paying attention to the duration) shows how Joy is literally the heart of her, albeit slightly broken, family.  Tony, the ex-husband and father of her two children (Édgar Ramírez) lives in the basement. Terri, Joy's mother (Virginia Madsen), lives in the front room. Mimi the grandmother (Diane Ladd) occupies in the upstairs bedroom. To make the family complete,  Joy's father Rudy (Robert De Niro) joins the dysfunctional Brady bunch after being kicked out by his latest partner and shares the basement with Tony. Naturally all goes to hell with the constant bickering and ridiculous idiosyncrasies of each character that simply drive one another insane.
But it's from within this broken family of headaches, screaming and downright bitchiness at times that Joy has her light bulb moment: the Miracle Mop. Now I may have lived a somewhat sheltered life, but if like me you hadn't heard of this idea before, you will be willing for a happy ending from the start. A self ringing mop that can have the head removed and put in the washing machine. Bloody genius.

As a single mother of 2 working a job she doesn't like to pay for so many people under her roof naturally Joy doesn't have the capital to get her idea off the ground so she goes to her father and his new partner to raise the capital. For me, this is where De Niro starts to shine. I quickly lost all feelings of warmth towards the character as essentially he tries to crush Joy's dreams before they even get going. For me, that's one of my favourite things. Not the dream smashing part, but when a character is portrayed in such a way you genuinely dislike them. Any film could have a bad guy or girl (it is 2016 after all), but to make them fundamentally annoying/irritating/disliked speaks volumes of the actor. Throughout the whole film De Niro's portrayal of Rudy is subtle yet remarkable. The guy knows what he's doing.

After a lot of to-ing and fro-ing, the mop is put into production but eventually flops. This is before Joy gets a meeting with Neil Walker (Bradley Cooper), an exec at QVC. This is the 4th time Lawrence and Cooper have worked together (Silver Linings Playbook, American Hustle, Serena) and it's another positive collaboration. Now I'm not saying there's a huge love interest or that the film hinges on these two actors having some on/off screen chemistry, I just think they bounce off one another really well.

There are then the slightly predictable (sorry) ups and downs that come with trying to throw a new product into the market and we are entertained by Lawrence's strong performance showing how Joy would not take no for an answer and eventually fights and gets her moment in the spotlight. Literally.
Anyway blah blah the film goes on and we are shown all the issues of having a family run business, none more provoking than when the half-sister from hell (Peggy)  portrayed by Elisabeth Röhm goes behind Joy's back and essentially screws up the entire business model. Yet again, another fantastic performance even if slightly limited. I get the feeling Röhm's remit for the role was "be a bitch". She nailed it.

So Joy has been screwed over, declares bankruptcy but then goes after one of the people who has caused her this mess, finds him and gets a shed load of money back. For me, this jump was a bit much. There she is all broken and distraught over what has happened and then we flick to her getting her own back after flying to Texas (but has literally no money to get there so I didn't quite get that). We jump again then to the future where Joy has made millions after some more products and great career with QVC and they all lived happily ever after.

That was weak.

I was very much enjoying this film and it could have been left with the excellent voiceover work of Diane Ladd softly outlining the future, but to show it in the way they did I wasn't too keen on. Joy now appears to be a different person, which can happen with money, but completely different to the character we have learnt to love over the last two hours and it just doesn't quite fit. I found it hard to connect with her in the few minutes we had.

That said, I thoroughly enjoyed the film. The writing and direction of David O.Russell (who also worked with Lawrence and Cooper with Silver Linings Playbook and American Hustle) was spot on. It seems the group work well together and I can't see it being too long before their next piece.
Considering this is based on the true life story of Joy Mangano who I knew nothing about, I was very much entertained for the 2hrs and 4 minutes that flew by. Films of this length can be a stickler for becoming vague, uninteresting and damn right boring when they try to pad the story out but this one was just right. Just fix the ending.


Verdict: I didn't know this was based on a true story and in the past those kind of films have received mixed reviews from me. But I really enjoyed this and the time just flew by. It is one I would recommend and will definitely be getting on DVD when it's out. Well, maybe a while after it's been out. Blu-Ray is expensive...

Go and see it - 7/10

We all need to start somewhere

Hi!

A couple of months ago I got an unlimited cinema pass from Cineworld (other cinemas are available) and now spend an unhealthy amount of time there. I've gone from only watching films I really wanted to see to watching almost anything that is released. I don't have a favourite genre but historically have not been a fan of horror films. Despite the fact that I am possibly one of the jumpiest people you will ever meet, it's just down to me not really enjoying the stories. I'm also drinking a LOT of latte's from Costa so if they could go and bring out an unlimited card that'd be great.

I'm really not sure if anyone will ever read any of these, but I've found recently I quite enjoy writing. Add that to one of my favourite hobbies - watching films - and I've got a new activity to fill endless hours with.

So, what will I be doing? I have no idea. Rambling mostly, twitter only gives me 140 characters so I needed to find a new medium to get my thoughts out. I'll give my opinion on characters, actors, script, music and general story telling. But almost definitely not all of those in all posts. I am very aware my grammar is not perfect, my knowledge of "classic" films is limited, I am stubborn as anything, I will not take a bad word said against someone I like and my opinions are incredibly biased. Other than that, the posts will be pretty good.

I'll do my best to not give away the entire story, we've got Wikipedia for that. What will inevitably happen though is I'll run through the film giving my likes/dislikes. But for record, if you read anything I've put and complain about spoilers, it will fall on deaf ears. Obviously I'm not going to give away a huge plot twist or reveal the happily ever after moment when all looked like it was going to end in tears but come on, you're reading what someone thinks of a film.

I'm probably not going to write about films I've seen in the past as I don't think I'd get anything done, but if anyone does actually read these and has a suggestion for a film I might not have seen then I'd love to hear from you.

After some consideration (and an awful lot of arguing with a computer screen over people's ratings of films) I'm going to end each post with one of 5 verdicts
  •         Don't waste your time
  •         Not so good
  •         Average
  •         Go and see it
  •         Must watch!
**Edit - this is too difficult, rating out of 10 will be used moving forward

So I'm doing this for no other reason than to put my thoughts on (electronic) paper to share with the world. If you have any comments they'd be greatly appreciated and if you could share this with any random people too then it'd be awesome.

Finally, there is nothing serious about these reviews. I will say something in one and possibly say the complete opposite in another. Don't be that guy who is going to pick on all inaccuracies or little mistakes, nobody likes a smart-ass. Well, at least I don't.

So that's enough for now, plenty of time for more pointless rants later. I hope you enjoy what you read and if you want to let me know what you think, or just want to discuss films (or anything else) then please do.

Liam