"Dude, how the hell do you even think you're getting married? I've been looking out for your sex life since high school."
In the true nature of American Pie this film is great, full of one liners and great comedy moments. The film wouldn't be the same without The Stiffmisters crazy antics. 3/5
"Can't this wait? I'm fending off a Hammer-oid attack!"
Robert Downey Jr steals the show and is excellent as Iron Man. Part 2 has however had mixed reviews but I've always loved this film, In all fairness I'm going to like it regardless of what the critics say.
I think that Jon Favreau did an excellent job directing but I have the feeling that Downey Jr is himself most of the time. I've never really been a big fan of Micky Rourke but it kinda works with him being a psycho Russian.
Great film and I can't wait for Iron Man 3 out next year! 5/5
"Shanka, Ya dead?" "Yeah Maaan"
It's crazy, wacky but who'd have thought that Jamaica could have a Bobsled team.
John Candy is great as usual even if only ever plays himself in every film he's ever been in.
It's also great that they have incorporated the the actual footage of the final race. 3/5
"A little to the right, I've got an itch..."
Right from the opening scenes the premise for the new style James bond has been set. They've taken things back to basics I mean how could you beat an Invisible Aston Martin? Flying car maybe.
It starts at the beginning of James Bond's 007 Career where James actually got into a fight, as if James would get his Savile Row suit dirty!
The film is what you would expect from a Bond film, plenty of action, adventure, some great comedy moments, awesome technology, beautiful women, cars, guns and epic explosions.
Die another day will always be my favourite Bond film but damn, this is pretty close. 5/5
"Excuse me miss, what colour is Michael Jackson?" "White" "Arrrrrgggghhhhh"
Its a Hot Tub and its a Time Machine. Epic. Funnier than I remember and filled with great one liners and comic moments. The cast is great and the story is perfect. 4/5
"Have you even killed anyone?" "Yeah, but they were all bad"
This film has it all, the perfect mix of Action, Adventure, Cheesy Comedy and Romance with a bit of terrorism thrown in for good measure. Art Malik never fails to deliver as a physco terrorist which even reminds me of the recent Homeland series.
Curtis and Schwarzenegger work great together and I've only just realised there's a young Eliza Dushku as Dana Tasker. It's also impossible to look at Tia Carrere without singing Ballroom Blitz, damn you Wayne, damn you. 5/5
"Tell him about the Twinky"
This is actually the first time I've watched this film properly. I mean I've seen it on tv countless times and see the ending hundreds of times but never actually sat through the whole film. I don't actually know how it passed me by.
Murray, Aykroyd and Ramis work well together providing a great mix of humour and geekyness. The Special FX are not bad considering the age of the film but some parts are obviously dated.
Overall it's a great iconic 80s film which I really hope doesn't get remade anytime soon. 4/5
"Are you planning a vacation, Mr Sullivan?"
I love films like these where you get the feeling of mystery combined with the feeling of something just isn't right. Great film with a nice twist at the end. 4/5
"Die Little Mousie"
Over the top, cars, bikes, guns, women, fake accents, shit bomb detonators and money, not necessarily in that order. It's got everything that it needs to be a good movie, but it isn't 2/5
This is a strange one to review.
Like many people, I'm a huge fan of the Tobey Maguire Spider-Man films. So when The Amazing Spider-Man was announced, my first reaction wasn't excitement.
It was:
"Really? Already?"
It felt like Spider-Man had barely finished swinging away before Hollywood decided it was time to start all over again.
The surprising thing is...
It works.
In fact, it works really well.
The film has everything you'd want from a Spider-Man movie. Action, adventure, humour and plenty of web-slinging. Andrew Garfield brings a different energy to Peter Parker, making him feel a little more awkward, a little more rebellious and a lot more like the teenager he's supposed to be.
I found myself completely invested in the story, and by the final act I was far more emotionally involved than I expected to be. Watching the people of New York rally behind Spider-Man genuinely got to me.
The story is quite different from the previous films, which helped it feel fresh rather than simply being another retelling of the same story.
One thing I really enjoyed was the extra focus on Peter's parents. It's an area that the previous films barely touched on, and it added another layer to Peter's journey.
Martin Sheen and Sally Field were superb as Uncle Ben and Aunt May. In fact, they felt so natural in the roles that it was impossible not to care about them.
That said, there was one thing I missed.
The Daily Bugle.
Peter Parker and the Daily Bugle go together like Batman and Gotham or Doc Brown and the DeLorean. Seeing Peter behind a camera without J. Jonah Jameson shouting at him from the other side of the office felt a little strange.
I also missed seeing the Flatiron Building standing in as Bugle HQ.
No matter how good the reboot was, part of me kept waiting for somebody to yell:
"Parker!"
Unfortunately, it never came.
Still, that's a very small complaint in what is otherwise an excellent Spider-Man film.
A lot of reboots feel unnecessary.
This one earned its place.
Your friendly neighbourhood Spider-Man still had a few new tricks up his sleeve.
5/5
