Okay I'm starting to get the hang of this
blogging malarkey you only really care about film reviews or so the
statistics say and 24.7% of statistics are true, according to the
quick search of the internet. So I will endeavour to bring you more
of what you guys and gals truly crave. This is a list of 4 films from
the year 2012 that I recommend you give a shot, even if it isn't your
scene, you dig?
ted - It's
taken me a long time to get around to watching Seth McFarlene's
first cinematographic offering. I've been a long time fan of Family
Guy (not so much anymore), American Dad & Cleveland Show (just kidding). I
can safely say if you enjoy the humour style of these
classic cartoons, then you will certainly enjoy this offering. Ted follows
the antics of a teddy bear that is wished to life by a small boy and before you
think it sounds like a shit children's film. The film focuses on the
grown up life of ted, who is a pot smoking, foul
mouthed, cocaine snorting, public fucking, and hilariously funny
teddy bear. With familiar voices from the cast of family guy and a gay
cameo from Ryan Reynolds this film has so much to offer you, while
leaving you in familiar established territory from
Seth's world famous cartoons.
The Expendables 2 - Where
do I start? the only cliché thing this film is missing is a stupid play on the
title maybe something like "Live Today, Expendable Tomorrow" you know
that kind shit that action movies with stars well past their prime do
now days (I don't mean Die Hard honestly). The original cast is
back, with the addition of action film greats such a Jean Claude
& Chuck Norris. Still packed with the ludicrous and gratuitous violence that
makes us testosterone fuelled monkeys go bananas. It seems the
second film of what I can see as developing into a great trilogy appears
to be lighter tone than the original, frequently taking the piss out
of itself, other action films & internet memes. It’s a great story
with some great actors and that’s all I can say, why haven't you watched it
yet?
The Avengers - I've
never been a great fan of Super Hero movies (yeah feel free to leave hate
comments below) even though I’d call myself a colossal geek, it’s the only part
of geek culture that I don't follow, oh and Star Trek. It’s the first
Super Hero film I've watched in several years (apart
from Captain America on mute, whilst on a charity bucket collection)
and I must admit that I was pleasantly surprised, the film has
actually convinced me to watch to watch some more Super Hero movies,
exactly what I needed. To be more of a geek, come at me ladies! On a side note
Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow, I've just jizzed in my pants, what red
blooded male wouldn't enjoy Scarlett running around in a
catsuit. Here's hoping for a Black Widow movie!
Total Recall - Yeah,
I thought it be shit too. Being a big fan of the original, I thought this
was going to be you classic modern Hollywood fuck up of a
great film. While the film has the same title as the original Arnie
classic, the only similarity is the woman with three breasts. The plot
is surprisingly well thought out if not a bit predictable
with the inevitable showdown at the end. The characters
well portrayed and great special effects without being too over the
top make this a beautiful film to watch. The best part of this movie is
therefore the fact that it didn't try and copy
the original and created a great stand alone film, without ruining
the classic. So good job guys you surprised me in a good way.
Hopefully this little post
will have inspired you to watch these films even if you normally wouldn't lay
your hands upon them and for those of you who have seen them, why not again? You
know it’s worth it.
Thank Me Later Cheerio