Tuesday, May 25, 2010




It's hard to find someone who does not at least half-like the Scream trilogy. It's toungue-in-cheek approach to 90's horror flicks were a milestone in the evolution of horror films today.
Ten years on, and it looks like we'll be seeing a lot more of the Ghost-Face Killer, with producer Bob Weinstein set on making another 3 Scream films. Yes, that's another trilogy they're planning on milking out of this cult-hit. I have many reservations about this, namely being the question "What more can they do?" And that is testament to the superbity(I hope that's a word) of the Scream trilogy and how dangerous it could be to mess with it.
The plotline of the 3 films was all tied up nicely at the end, with no gaping holes left to be filled (except how they're going to use time travel to bring back Randy, still scratching my head over that one, yet still hopeful)
The main premise, so far what we are told on Wkikipedia is that:

"ten years that have passed between Scream 3 and the upcoming fourth film and there have been no "real life" Ghostface murders but have been numerous sequels to the movie-within-a-movie Stab. [Wes]Craven stated on the life status of Sidney Prescott, "She's done her best to move on from the events that occurred in the previous films, even releasing a successful book". Craven said that endless sequels, the modern spew of remakes, film studios, and directors are the butts of parodies in the film. The main characters have to figure out where the horror genre is in current days to figure out the modern events happening to and around them"

Hmmm sounds like an interesting idea, although I'm still hedging my bets whether this is just another "Hey-let's-remake-classic-horrors-and/or-pointless-sequels-to make-money-type-situation.
The Arquettes and Neve Campbell are up for another jaunt so maybe it'll be good. Still I want more info on the storyline and how they're gonna bring back Randy(I'm now betting on a DVD Randy made before he died, and before they were in circulation or even able to get) before I part with my money to go see this film.Watch this space.
Pfft who am I kidding I work at a cinema, I won't pay.

Tuesday, May 18, 2010




Iron man 2 pulls no punches. Its premise is the alcoholic playboy millionaire Stark’s illness and pressure with being a one-man army. Straight off the bat, Don Cheadle is introduced as Terence Howard....I’m sorry James Rhodes, with a cheeky wink to the audience with the line “yeah it’s me, just deal with it and let’s move on”
The pace of the film would suit a Porsche with the witty banter between downy jr and Gwenyth Paltrow’s characters being just one of the movies highlights.
Improved special effects combine with an increasingly more human side to tony stark and his battle with keeping the Iron man identity, even if it kills him. The alcoholism and blood poisoning mirror Downey Jr’s experiences in real life too and one can’t help but wonder if he’ll end up snorting coke of a prostitutes crack somewhere along the film, kid’s film be damned.
Sam Rockwell does seem a little uncomfortable being on a blockbuster yet he does a superb job as Hammer, Tony Stark’s rival.
He teams up with Russian-accent-spouting Mickey Rourke playing, well to be honest, himself...if he was Russian...and had a weaponised suit.
Scarlett Johansson fulfils her role, eh amply as the requisite eye candy in the lovely form of super-spy Black Widow. I personally don’t think anyone gives two flying figs that she neither looks nor sounds Russian in any shape. Still in fairness, when you can fill a cat suit like that, all regional differences become very blurry indeed anyway.
The end scenes, while not spoiling anything, are awesome. The flight scenes and fight scenes are really well done and almost make you forgive that the final boss fight lasts about as long and as hardcore as a playground duel for ownership of a swing set.All in all it is a decent enough film and after watching it twice I can say its worth the tenner to go see it.
I also won’t spoil anything about the teaser after the credits, which leads into the next hero in the Avengers saga to be given the silver screen treatment....