Chrismas Film Review; Scrooged

One of my personal favourite Christmas films is Scrooged. This alternative look on the classic Christmas carol film directed by Richard Donner stars Bill Murray as the lead role of a privileged man of power who takes life for granted. This is until he his visited by three ghosts to teach him how he should live his life. 

*SPOILER ALERT* (if you haven't seen the film sorry)

This is one of my personal favourites as its a dark comedy of Charles Dickens classic 'A Christmas Carol'. The film it's self does explore the classic moral of the story of being grateful for what you have but does it in a way that modern society can relate to. The fact that it is modernised means the use of special effect improves the appearance and persona of the characters in the film. As death is seen as a darker character rather than an ominous warning to the lead role. 

One detail that is overlooked is the fact the director chose to have Bill Murray's character direct the classic version of A Christmas Carol. The use of this mocks the lead role and also shows audiences how far technology and imagination has changed a simple story into thousands of different unique versions of its self. 

Definitely watch this film over Christmas the whole family should love it as I do

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C.F.xx

Musical Comedy Review ; Pitch Perfect

Pitch Perfect a 2012 film staring Anna Kendrick, Skylar Astin and Rebel Wilson follows an acapella group called the Barton Bella's and their journey to the acapella finals.
This film follows the main character Becca (Anna Kendrick) and her love life and friends in her first year at college. Definitely a film to watch on a girls night .

*SPOILER ALERT* (if you haven't seen the film sorry)

Personally I love this film its funny clever and the music used in it is amazing I have found myself singing it in my day to day life. The characters in this film all have their own back story to make things more believable.


 Truthfully  there are points in the film where it feels that the dialog is forced but certain one lines mainly from Rebel Wilson are hilarious and add so much more to the film.




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C.F.xx

Horror Film Review; Antichrist

Antichrist a 2009 Danish art film written and directed by Lars Van Trier stars Willem Dafoe and Charlotte Gainsbough. This film attempts to explore Satanism and how it is present though nature and women.

*SPOILERS ALERT* (If you haven't seen the film sorry)


I have been putting this review off for weeks due to the fact I have absolutely NO idea what the fuck went on in this film. Be warned this is not a film to watch with parents as it is mentally scaring.

The basic plot of the film is that the couples child falls out of a window to his death while they are intimate. This causes the wife to go insane and basically bitch ass crazy. This leads to some weird sex scenes and them going to the woods were she castrates her husband and mutilates her self in the process. Of course she is killed in the end and the final scene sees Willem Dafoe walking though a field full of women with a busted leg and no penis.

Overall I don't know what to make of this film it is just a porno instead of a horror film as throughout I was questioning how this film is deemed a horror and isn't being watched by horny people. If you do take anything from this review just don't watch it with anyone whose opinion matters to you.

Comedy Film Review; Anchorman 2 the legend continues

Anchorman 2 the legend continues released in 2013 is the sequel to the hilarious first film anchorman. This film stars the original cast of Will Ferrell, Steve Carrel, Paul Rudd, David Koechner and Christina Appelgate and sees the cast in the same slapstick comedy as the first film. 

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(if you haven't seen it yet sorry)

Anchorman 2 the legend continues follows Ron Burgundy and his fall from the top and triumphant return (basically the same plot as the first film). Throughout the audience learn more about Ron and veronica's relationship and see that their jobs come between them and their child. In the film Ron losses his job while Veronica becomes the top TV anchor. Of course this causes a massive clash between the two and Ron's ambition to be back on top. 

For me the film was a disappointed as many jokes were recycled from the first film and it followed the same plot with exceptions of a shark and Ron going blind. Although there are many great things introduced in this film as we find out more about Brick and how he deals with his feeling for a women which leads to their marriage ( the shark of course appears but I will overlook this).

The best scene in the film which had me laughing out loud was the fight scene. This is the one bit I wont spoil as it needs to be seen

www.youtube.com/watch?v=KY5Ug1OW5O4

Over all I give this film ***stars as it was disappointing to begin with but is still a good film to watch. 

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Horror film review ; Mama

Mama  a 2013 horror/thriller film stars Jessica Chastian and Nikolaj Coster-Waldua in the two main roles in the film. This film explores the idea of a mothers love that comes from beyond the grave. 

*SPOILER ALERT*
(if you haven't seen the movie sorry)

Mama follows the story line that is seen in other horror films. the supernatural character of the insane mother that tragically lost her child and her own life is also seen in such films as women in black. Although this film takes it a step further by making an emotional connection between the mother and the audience. This all comes to the climax at the end of the film as instead of going for the generic scary ending where everyone seems to die it goes for a rather emotional happy ending in some sense. The ending its self brought me close to tears which has never happened when i have watch a horror film (except when an animal dies).

However the beginning set up to the film was slightly disappointing as it personally felt like it was rushed. This does give the film some mystery but the reasons to why the children's mother was murdered and their father later committing suicide in a remote cabin where he's hid the two girls are not explored. Personally I believe that if this was later explained in the film it would have given more depth to the film and more insight to the girls upbringing (even though they not need any more sympathy in the film as the audience is constantly shocked by their situation). 

Over all this film changes some of the conventions of any horror films for this I give the film *** three stars as it did make me jump at points but also make a connection between the audience and the characters in the film. Even though some of the graphics really let the film down.


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