Shutter Island

Very good, yet very odd.

Directed by Martin Scorsese, would you expect anything less than a very freaky physiological thriller?? The film is set post second world war and follows a U.S Marshall Teddy Daniels ((Leonardo Dicaprio)) and his partner Chuck ((Mark Ruffalo)) Who go to shutter island, a place for the critically insane, to investigate the disappearance of one of the in mates. It becomes obvious early on that there is something not right with this island as the inmate is said to have "disappeared through the walls" nobody is really talking or helping the investigation along so teddy and chuck decide they are going to leave. Unfortunately a vicious storm occurs, leaving the pair trapped on the island. As the rest of the film contains many twists and turns (including some very freaky and recurring nightmares from ted) I will not go into the plot so much, so as not to spoil it for you. The film has you changing your mind constantly about what is really going on as everything just doesn't seem to add up. I found the end very entertaining and really enjoyed the idea of the film. I do feel however this film will have the marmite affect, and if you are not into to disturbing thrillers, i would probably give it a miss.

Zombieland

Now, ever since i remember i have always had an irrational fear of zombies! Nothing else has ever been able to bother me the way a manic human running round trying to eat you can. However i like being scared and seeing as though this is a comedy about zombies...i thought why not check it out.

The films stars Woody Harrelson who plays an hilarious redneck who realises that what he is best at is killing zombies. Alongside him tags the geeky Jesse Eisenberg who has come up with a survival list that has enabled him so far to stay free from the jaws of the zombies. The eye candy is supplied by emma stone ((superbad)) who plays a very inventive con artist. The unlikely set of people join together against the odds to find a place where zombies are not, no names are exchanged as it is too "personal". There is an hilarious cameo role by Bill Murray ((Ghostbusters)) alongside Harrelson's complete addiction to getting a twinky, this film made me giggle and forget about my horror of Zombies. The end scene however does become like the usual horror Zombie film and had me cringing most of the time. The laughs, though, highly out number the horror moments. The script is fantastically witty, a real must see :)

DayBreakers

Verdict: not all that great!!

So with the many, many, many films based around vampires at the minute i was delighted to hear that this one had a slight twist to it. The premise was intriguingly different with it being set in a parallel world where vampires are the majority and losing their food source....humans. However the main plot failed to keep me entertained. The main vampire dude is just trying to be a human and ends up befriending other humans who help him to try and do so. The whole "human farming" thing is barely addressed and also...a majorly bad thing i found was that the vampires weren't that threatening. they weren't faster, or that much stronger.... the only thing that set them apart was that they fed on humans. This i personally thought was a major no no when vampire films at the moment are being so successful! why take away from them their strengths and make them so vulnerable??? If it wasn't for their massive numbers i would not believe them to be able to extinguish the human race. during the last ten minutes there is a bit of a gore fest but unfortuntley it comes far too late in the film to save it from the boring hour or so you have just endured... i thought it was terrible!!!

New seen film of the week ... Valentines day

Verdict ... watchable, but never again!!

personally i was expecting the next Love actually, which is what the film is obviously trying to be like, unfortunately it just does not cut the cheese. The film is of course set on valentines day and follows ALOT of people round with how they are spending valentines day. There are so many stories, and so many characters that i just didnt care whether the people stayed together, broke up or killed each other!! Ashton Kutcher played the helplessly in love guy who is estatic when his girlfriend ((jessica alba)) agrees to marry him, however as the plot moves on ((bare in mind its only based on one day)) she dumps him and he is upset for about 10 seconds...believable??? i think not! as for everyone else, their stories are so short and it just turns into an American blockbuster situation of how many celebrities can we fit into one movie?? Its nothing on the amazing British film Love Actually....better luck next time America

Leon

This film was a fave of mine when i was really small, i forgot all about it until recently when i just watched it again. It stars a very young natalie portman, who is an absolute fantastic little actress!! Its a bout a hard hitman called Leon who doesn't care for anything in life except his job, which he is very good at!! The young girl, matilda has all her family murdered by a corrupt dea officer, and a reluctant Leon takes her in. They have a strange but moving relationship, as matilda becomes more and more infatuated with the man who is teaching her how to kill, however he only sees her as a daughter, Excellent story line ....bloody love it !!!!

Anchorman

Anchorman will actually have you in stitches, even if you have already watched this i recommend you do again and again, it just never gets old!!! The script is cleverly written and although the plot isn't that creative (( A man who is an anchor who falls in love with a woman who wants to be an anchor, and he plays a jazz flute and has a talking dog called Baxter who speaks Bear...yeah sounds odd)) ITS AWESOME!!! The one liners that Will ferells character, Ron Burgandy says will cheer you up on the saddest of days!!... I don't know if you know, but he's a pretty big deal :) watch it, or watch it again!!!

oh also if you liked this try; zoolander, superbad and talladega nights...alll hillarious OH and wedding crashers!!!!!!

Moulin rouge

Now this film is a keeper!!! However i must warn to whoever has not watched it yet (even though that's quite hard to believe)) that the first 10/15 minutes are a bit silly and stupid, but believe me, stick through it and it will be well worth it. Yes its a musical which is a bit off putting to some people but, it is all modern day songs that you will recognise and be singing along to yourselfs. As for the plot Ewan Mcgreggor plays penniless writer, Christian who comes to Paris to fall in love...and this is exactly what he does, although it is with a prostitute, played by the gorgeous Nicole Kidman. Their love has to be kept a secret as Satine ((Nicole Kidman)) is already promised to a really ugly and creepy duke. It will make you laugh, be sad, actually give you the shiver...you know what i mean?? ...when watching the song Roxanne. Its a very moving and cleverly written film!!!