Showing posts with label Chris Hemsworth. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chris Hemsworth. Show all posts
Monday, 29 April 2013
Is this about the Avengers? Which I know nothing about.
Date: Sunday 31st March
Film: Avengers Assemble (2012)
Director: Joss Whedon
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Tom Hiddleston, Scarlett Johansson and Chris Hemsworth
Running time: 02 hours, 23 minutes
Rating: 10/10
Easter Sunday and I find myself indulging in a little brother-sister bonding, lazing on my Mum's sofa watching a film we, apparently, both adore. I've gushed about this movie before, and with every viewing I find myself smiling along.
Plus, it's nice to have a conversation about how dull Captain America is with the one person you'd least expect to be discussing superheroes with.
Challenge day: 186
Challenge time: 12 days, 05 hours, 47 minutes
Challenge film total: 150
Friday, 12 April 2013
Dude we're living Call of Duty... It sucks.
Date: Friday 15th March
Film: Red Dawn (2013)
Director: Dan Bradley
Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Josh Hutcherson, Adrianne Palicki and Josh Peck
Running Time: 01 hour, 33 minutes
Rating: 2/10
Friday night and some quality time with The CW.We met early, had some dinner, had some wine, went to another bar and had some more wine, then settled down to see Red Dawn. A remake of a 1984 film starring Patrick Swayze.
My love for Swayze isn't a secret, but the original Red Dawn isn't a film I've seen and, after seeing the remake, I'm a bit nervous about seeking it out.
Friday night is a busy time at Islington Vue, there were quite a few people milling about in the foyer, very few of them made it into our screen. In fact, other than us, there were three other people in the cinema. They weren't together. Three men, all sat separately. Possibly the emptiest cinema I'd ever been in. A sign that what were about to watch may not be good.
Not good is an understatement. Red Dawn really was terrible. A mixed bag of a cast, some an awful lot stronger than others, and a nonsense plot make for a film that has little in the way of redeeming qualities. Even a mid-film pop up from a man I adore couldn't save this.
All I could take away from Red Dawn was the overwhelming sense that most remakes are terrible and unnecessary, and the knowledge that if a film takes years to be released following filming, it isn't always going to be a gem.
Challenge day: 171
Challenge time: 10 days, 18 hours, 05 minutes
Challenge film total: 133
Film: Red Dawn (2013)
Director: Dan Bradley
Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Josh Hutcherson, Adrianne Palicki and Josh Peck
Running Time: 01 hour, 33 minutes
Rating: 2/10
Friday night and some quality time with The CW.We met early, had some dinner, had some wine, went to another bar and had some more wine, then settled down to see Red Dawn. A remake of a 1984 film starring Patrick Swayze.
My love for Swayze isn't a secret, but the original Red Dawn isn't a film I've seen and, after seeing the remake, I'm a bit nervous about seeking it out.
Friday night is a busy time at Islington Vue, there were quite a few people milling about in the foyer, very few of them made it into our screen. In fact, other than us, there were three other people in the cinema. They weren't together. Three men, all sat separately. Possibly the emptiest cinema I'd ever been in. A sign that what were about to watch may not be good.
Not good is an understatement. Red Dawn really was terrible. A mixed bag of a cast, some an awful lot stronger than others, and a nonsense plot make for a film that has little in the way of redeeming qualities. Even a mid-film pop up from a man I adore couldn't save this.
All I could take away from Red Dawn was the overwhelming sense that most remakes are terrible and unnecessary, and the knowledge that if a film takes years to be released following filming, it isn't always going to be a gem.
Challenge day: 171
Challenge time: 10 days, 18 hours, 05 minutes
Challenge film total: 133
Tuesday, 8 January 2013
You put those people together, you can't expect what's going to happen.
Date: Friday 28th December
Film: Avengers Assemble (2012)
Director: Joss Whedon
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Tom Hiddleston, Scarlett Johansson and Chris Hemsworth
Running time: 02 hours, 23 minutes
Rating: 10/10
One of my favourite films of 2012 (if not my absolute favourite) and in the 8 months since its release I've watched it more times than is probably healthy for anyone. In fact, I am incredibly surprised that this is the first time I've watched it since the challenge began.
Although, this probably wasn't the best time to watch, I'd been back in London half an evening, 1am was fast approaching and I still had to unpack, repack and get some sleep before heading to Southampton at 8am. Of course, I didn't want to do anything but set up my snazzy new Blu Ray player (thanks Santa!) and the only way to test out my wiring skills would be to put a disc in the machine. Obviously.
There is no part of this film that I do not love. It combines all the things I adore; Joss Whedon, superheroes, handsome boys and action scenes that make sense. That doesn't mean I'm not still really annoyed about the whole blade removal debacle.
I find Avengers inherently enjoyable. Joss has written a script that combines pre-established characters and new faces without letting anyone fade into the background. There are lines that, no matter how many times I watch the movie, make me smile.
Challenge day: 94
Challenge time: 05 days, 07 hours, 12 minutes
Challenge film total: 67
Film: Avengers Assemble (2012)
Director: Joss Whedon
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Tom Hiddleston, Scarlett Johansson and Chris Hemsworth
Running time: 02 hours, 23 minutes
Rating: 10/10
One of my favourite films of 2012 (if not my absolute favourite) and in the 8 months since its release I've watched it more times than is probably healthy for anyone. In fact, I am incredibly surprised that this is the first time I've watched it since the challenge began.
Although, this probably wasn't the best time to watch, I'd been back in London half an evening, 1am was fast approaching and I still had to unpack, repack and get some sleep before heading to Southampton at 8am. Of course, I didn't want to do anything but set up my snazzy new Blu Ray player (thanks Santa!) and the only way to test out my wiring skills would be to put a disc in the machine. Obviously.
There is no part of this film that I do not love. It combines all the things I adore; Joss Whedon, superheroes, handsome boys and action scenes that make sense. That doesn't mean I'm not still really annoyed about the whole blade removal debacle.
I find Avengers inherently enjoyable. Joss has written a script that combines pre-established characters and new faces without letting anyone fade into the background. There are lines that, no matter how many times I watch the movie, make me smile.
Challenge day: 94
Challenge time: 05 days, 07 hours, 12 minutes
Challenge film total: 67
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