Date: Monday 25th March
Film: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
Director: Mike Newell
Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson
Running time: 02 hours, 37 minutes
Rating: 9/10
Still pushing through Harry Potter films, ahead of the upcoming visit to the studios, so I retired to bed with the fourth in the series. It's at this point that things really start to get good. The point at which Voldemort is reaching enough strength to really wreak havoc.
The films get darker, the action amps up and they become about a lot more than a boy wizard.
Sheer escapist fun.
Challenge day: 181
Challenge time: 11 days, 12 hours, 08 minutes
Challenge film total: 142
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Monday, 29 April 2013
Friday, 30 November 2012
He has come into a handsome fortune and he has great expectations
Date: Monday 26th November
Film: Great Expectations (2012)
Director: Mike Newell
Starring: Jeremy Irvine, Helena Bonham Carter, Ralph Fiennes and Robbie Coltrane
Running Time: 2 hours, 08 minutes
Rating: 7/10
I'll admit, I'm partial to a period drama, the bigger the frocks and hats, the better, and Great Expectations is one of my favourite stories. For the longest time (I think since I first read the book) I've been saying that there is no actress on Earth better suited to playing Miss Havisham than Helena Bonham Carter, and, as if they heard my calls, guess who rocks up in this new adaptation. My hopes were high, the only downside, as far as I could see, was my love for the BBC adaptation late last year, would this film match up?
With the exception of the, always excellent, Helena Bonham Carter, this could be any other adaptation of Great Expectations. It's not the best I've ever seen, but it is by no means the worst. It is faithful to the story (although the Mrs. Joe subplot does get a little sidelined), beautifully shot and has a great cast.
I'm undecided. I didn't love it, but I can't quite work out why.
Challenge Day: 64
Challenge Time: 03 days, 02 hours, 45 minutes
Challenge Film Total: 40
Film: Great Expectations (2012)
Director: Mike Newell
Starring: Jeremy Irvine, Helena Bonham Carter, Ralph Fiennes and Robbie Coltrane
Running Time: 2 hours, 08 minutes
Rating: 7/10
I'll admit, I'm partial to a period drama, the bigger the frocks and hats, the better, and Great Expectations is one of my favourite stories. For the longest time (I think since I first read the book) I've been saying that there is no actress on Earth better suited to playing Miss Havisham than Helena Bonham Carter, and, as if they heard my calls, guess who rocks up in this new adaptation. My hopes were high, the only downside, as far as I could see, was my love for the BBC adaptation late last year, would this film match up?
With the exception of the, always excellent, Helena Bonham Carter, this could be any other adaptation of Great Expectations. It's not the best I've ever seen, but it is by no means the worst. It is faithful to the story (although the Mrs. Joe subplot does get a little sidelined), beautifully shot and has a great cast.
I'm undecided. I didn't love it, but I can't quite work out why.
Challenge Day: 64
Challenge Time: 03 days, 02 hours, 45 minutes
Challenge Film Total: 40
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