Batman Dark Knight Rises Film Review

Batman Dark Knight Rises Film Review

Batman Dark Knight Rises the final film in the batman trilogy directed by Christopher Nolan. Every Batman film has never ceased to amaze us everytime, and the Dark Knight Rises is no exception. In the latest instalment of the Batmann franchise, Tom Hardy otherwise known as Bane plays the main role of the villian. Many people said this film could never beat The Dark Knight the second in the trilogy because the Joker was the ultimate villian. Bane on the other hand a number 1 mercenary could be an even better antagonist than the Heath Ledgers legendary creation of the joker.

The Dark Knight Rises is about a group of mercanaries wanting to take over Gotham City and destroy it; they will go to extreme extents to do this; they’ll even bury every police officer underground, how they will do this is unknown to us. Bane collects as many people as he can to take over the city, but he doesnt want money, he seeks to finish the work of Rashal Goul played by Liam Neeson in the first installment Batman Begins. Bane was part of the elite squad as was Bruce wayne (christian Bale) now the Batman was part of the elite squad, but ran away and left the elite squad. Now Bane is back to kill the Batman and destroy Gotham once and for all.

The final installment also has another treat for us, Anne Hathaway plays the character Catwoman. Catwomen the sexy acrobatic cat lady is in this final installment but no one is too sure if she is good or bad, she has to choose which path she will take, will she help Batman destroy Bane or will she work with Bane to destroy Gotham.

The film is a 2 and a half hour film but every minute of this film is action packed excitment, there is not one moment that is boring, everything that a great film should have, this film has it, it ticks all the boxes that a great big film should have. The action unlike some films can be slow, this is nothing like that, this is one of a kind, action is fast and action packed, we never get bored. People can get bored of guns, fights, explosions, but this film has enough of the action side, but the story is phenominal, it keeps you engaged and constantly, you never want to pause to get a drink or toilet because every moment in this film is engaging with the audience.

Quite a few films characters are just people in the film and we dont have much feelings for them and we dont really care if the person dies, but all of the characters we want to live but never know if they will live, we want to be there to help them out. One charachter I personally really connected with is the Police Officer played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt, in the last few years Josheph has really made a name of himself and become loved by the world. The reason I connected with him the most is because in the the film he plays a police officer who has just joined the force and wants to make a good start, he in the end comes across guns blazzing, but he isnt the action hero that could save the day, he thinks about things and is logical, he gets proted to detective in the film because of how good his logical mind is and the way he thinks about things.

Director Christopher Nolan has finished the Batman films now, but he has set a very high bar for other action super hero films, other directors will really struggle to try and beat the Batman films, Superhero films can be very hard to make and to try and get the public to enjoy it, Batman is the fastest selling superhero film of all time, its also the most popular, for Christopher Nolan as a director to create a superhero film that everyone loves and wants more of is something to be very proud of! He has created a bar for superhero films which will be extremely hard to beat. It will really take something special to make films in general better than the Batman trilogy.

Gangsta Squad Review

Gangsta Squad Review

About the film

Gangsta Squad goes back to the old godfather rules, it's a great old fashioned gangsta film with their smart Italian suits, top hots and the cigars. The year is 1949 and ruthless gangsta Mikey Cohen played by Sean Penn has the city of Loa Angeles in his grip! Against a gang protected by rampant corruption, Chief Bill Parker played by Nick Nolte who resorts to extremes. He enlists battle-hardened hero Sgt. John O'mara played by Josh Brolin to form a unit to exact vigilante justice. Their job isn't to make arrests but to make war. As the city explodes in a wall of gunfire, jaded cop Sgt. Jerry Wooters played by award winning Ryan Gosling is reluctantly drawn into the fight as he falls for Grace Faraday played by Emma Stone, the elegant beauty whom Cohen claims as his own. This film is also based on an incredible true story , Gangsta Squad blows open the secret files of the cops who fought for L.A's true soul.

Personal opinion

Gangsta Squad is surprisingly one of my favourite films I have seen, I'm not a big fan of old fashioned films for one and I am not a fan of gangsta films but this film had so,etching other films like this don't. The story does help as it really is a very tense movie with lots of action! I was surprised at the amount of violence in the film from start to finish, but they make it look so real and not stupid which quite a few modern films do nowadays. The actors are also casted very well, one of my personal favourite actors Ryan Gosling has a certain charm in his role of the police officers from when he is chatting up the lady's and in his ruthless gunfights. The film from start to finish is a movie masterpiece it has everything a film should have but it's very believable, there isn't one moment in the film where you think it would never happen, but it is definitely a film worth watching. I would recommend if you were purchasing the film to get it on blue-ray because there are a lot of slow motion shots, especially the scenes where there is lots of gun fire.

10/10

Fast and Furious 6 Review

Fast and Furious 6 Review

Fast and Furious 6 is one of those films you will just want to see because of the other films thinking its going to be amazing and reading all these reviews and seeing the 5 star ratings. Yes it is an extrememly good film but its not the best one in the series. Its a very fast paced action movie with lots of cars, guns and racing. They have luckily brought back more of a variety of cars and kept the fast rediculous driving. Lots of people said Fast and Furious used to be all about the cars but they followed the story more and lost the cars element of it but luckily they have found a way to balance them both together which I think makes the film a lot better.

The story

The 6th film follows on from straight after the 5th one, the opening scene is Dom and Brian finishing off their race in the Dodge Challenger and the Nissan GTR. They all go there seperate ways living off in their millions from their job in Rio but Dom and Brian still remain best friends and with Brian a father now they become even closer. Agent Hobbs played by 'Dwayne Johnson' quickly finds them and instead of coming to arrest them he asks for their trust and for their help. The team once again come together as what they constantly call 'family'. They find out Dom's old lover letty is still alive but has lost all memory of her past, including her friendship with the crew. They all work together to track down a ruthless murderer who just wants to cause pain and suffering but they know exactly what Dom and his crew and going to do.

Personal Opinion

Fast and Furious 6 don't get me wrong but I don't think it's the best out of the lot, but it's got a mixture of the old style fast and furious as well as the new story of fast and furious. They go back to the street races with custom made cars which I think what some people miss in the franchise. Some of the action is amazing but if you have seen the film I think most will agree that some of it is quite rediculous where Letty falls off this long and very high bridge and Dom crashes his car in such a way that he literally flies into Letty and lands on the other side of the bridge. I've also heard lots of people mentioning about the run way at the airport in the final bit of the film and how long it goes on for, I noticed it when I watched the film too, this final takedown lasts about 15 minutes and in the whole 15 minutes the plane is taking off and is about 50 metres from the ground and it continues at that altitude until the end of the film and it makes it very unbelievable if I'm honest. But despite all of that its not a bad film, they have still got what I love in the fast and furious films which is the humour of Tyrese Gibson, and in this film he doesn't fail to entertain. The cars are also as wacky as ever such as the vintage ford to the Ferrari Enzo. I do think its a very good film but its just a pretty average film but when I saw it in the cinema I did think there was one thing where it tripped over itself, they mention that London is the most watched capital in the world but about 10 minutes after the go to a street race gathering where we meet the famous RitaOra and street race straight through the middle of London. I would recommend giving it a watch but I would wait until it becomes available on DVD/BlueRay.

7/10

The Impossible Review

The impossible

About the film/the plot

Well, where to start with this film; the impossible is about the Indian Ocean Tsunami in 2004, the film itself is all about a family of 5 who were on holiday when the Tsunami hit but they were separated by the events. It's based on a family's events of the natural disaster, the characters also are named exactly the same as the family in the film which makes this film very personal. It's a very heart stopping movie, it shows the disaster in great detail including gore, suffering, love and determination. The only thing I could compare it to is 'Saving Private Ryan', if you have seen the first half hour of that you will know the sort of scenes to expect in The Impossible. The whole film I was at the edge of my seat hoping something good would come out of the disaster. I would say more about the action in the film but it would really ruin the story it is such a touching story you do not want to miss any of it.


Personal Ratings

This film is like nothing I have ever seen before, I have seen very tense films; and I have seen very inspirational and touching stories but this is on a whole different level. The fact that this was based on true events of a family's struggle made me really on edge and want to know what happens next and where as most films are very predictable this is completely different, there was no clear ending which constantly made me want to keep watching. Most films you will just sit back and watch and not really take notice of what the characters are feeling but most of all you know you are watching a film! When I sat down to watch the impossible with my cup of tea, I was just expecting the normal disaster film effect, but my tea went cold, I didn't touch it, the whole film was so tense i didnt want to look away, i forgot i was watching a film, i thought i was there in the water with the characters. Its very hard as a director to make us feel like we are there and we are not watching a film. Juan Antonio Bayona (the director) really created a very close rapport with the audience and the characters! The casting for the film were superb it was very convincing throughout. Ewan McGregor (Salmon Fishing in the Yemem) and Naomi Watts (the ring & King Kong) played their roles superbly well, even the children made it seem so real which is very hard as an actor considering they have to pretend they were in the horrible disaster.

A lot of films nowadays have over the top gore or too much gore but this film did have its fair share of it but it wasn't over the top, it was just right, it did look so real with the situation. Another great thing with this film which I really think works better and I know I'm not the only one is live action, there is only one scene with the green screen and even then it is only the background, the actual Tsunami was a real live action scene with no green screen, and it did look 100x better, it made it look like it was really happening and it made me feel for everyone there. The sound in the film also created the scenes too e.g. When the waves hit and the shots underwater. It's a very powerful film with real emotion into it and I would recommend it to anyone, even if they are not a film fan; this film would turn any non film fan into a fan.

A very powerful and touching film with real emotion and bravery
10/10

The Real Story

The impossible is based around a family of 5 who were separated by the disasters of 2004, the 3 boys Lucas 12, Simon 5 and Thomas 7. They were separated leaving Lucas and the mother Maria together and the dad Henry with Thomas and Simon. When the wave first hits is looking for her children not seeing where she was standing, when she noticed the wave was coming straight for her she was hit by the wave and went straight through a glass door. The speed of the water reached 60mph causing 100's of people to drown! Lots of wood and metal were in the water which were hitting people who were in the water, Maria was one of those people and I'm sorry to say this but she really did have a metal bar dig into the back of her leg. When the waves calm down Maria and Lucas find each other and they find a young little called Danny aged 3. The wait for help and Maria becomes very weak as her cuts are infected and she lost an awful lot of blood.

(If I say anymore it will ruin the film because the film is very accurate to the true story)

Star Trek Review

Star Trek Review

About the Film/Story line

 

Star Trek into Darkness is a very fast action pact sequel to the 1st Star Trek! It's set in future and they are trying to save the world from the most dangerous enemy they have ever come across on they voyages through space. Captain Kirk (Chris Pine) is now in full command as Captain of his own ship with 1st officer Spock (Zachary Quinto). The same characters from the first film such as Bones, Scotty and Ahura are also back.

Into Darkness is a real action packed movie which is constantly keeping us on the edge of our seats throughout. In this film Khan (Benedict Cumberbatch) is only interested in destruction and watching people suffer, he kills members of star fleet Christopher Pike in cold blood. Kirk and his crew all go looking for Khan and do everything they can to find him and kill him. They use everyone's skills to track down Khan. They come across different tasks to what they have ever done before, you can't even guess what they come across because it is so different to anything star fleet has ever had before.

Personal Oppinion

 

I do rate the 1st Star Trek film very highly and when you have such high hopes for the next film you can be very disappointing, but I was far from disappointed, I think that this is one of the most exciting, action packed film I've seen for a long time. The characters all have their own bonds with each other which adds a good comedy touch to the film, the 1st film was quite funny but into Darkness has a lot more comedy and is a lot funnier. The actors in the film also come across as if they are not really acting but as if they are actually there, they are all very convincing and they make it seem so real, the keep us in the edge of the seat throughout the film. We really feel like we are at the edge our there on the spaceship with them! It's also very tense which I like in action films, it gives a sense of excitement. It's a 2hour 10minute long film but there is not one boring scene, it's very fast moving so we don't get bored at anytime of the film. But I saw the film in 3D and there was only part that was good in 3D and it lasts about 15 seconds, so if you are going to see it in the cinema I would highly recommend watching it in 2D and I know im not the only person to say that.

Definitely would recommend any Star Trek fan to go and see because you will not be disappointed at all.

10/10

Life Of Pi Review

Life Of Pi 

About the film

Life of Pi is a very simple story but its how the story is told which is what makes this film so special and how different the film is to any film i have ever seen before! It's hard not to really believe that everything that you see isn't real! It's set in India in today's day but as Pi tells us his story it goes back to his childhood days!

The Plot

Life of Pi is all about a very touching journey which lasted 2 months 17 days in the middle of the ocean. The family live in India and they own a farm but the father sells the farm to the government, but they just buy the land so the family have to move away and to carry the farm going they need to move to Canada, along with all the animals.

They travel on a big ship en route to Canada when the fall into rough sea's! Pi gets forced onto a life boat and finds the Tiger from the farm, but the Tiger is known for being very dangerous! The huge ship sinks and leaves Pi on the life boat with this huge Indian Tiger. On his travels he uses his life skills to stay away from the tiger but to keep himself alive. Pi being a Christian does everything he can to save the tiger even though it is very aggressive but another storm comes and Pi feels himself getting attached to the tiger which makes this journey very touching! On the journey they come across some amazing animals and islands, animals from blue whales to flying fish to meerkats.

Personal Ratings

I do think Life of Pi is a pure digital masterpiece; but the whole film I couldn't stop thinking that it was all fake and all CGI. The Tiger itself is all CGI, every animal that you see in the film is a computer image which took away some of the belief of the film, but it does look outstandingly real, every animal looks so real, it's all flows beautifully together with the scenery, colour and the animals. The CGI is the best I have ever seen in any film, I can really see why this film won 5 academy awards! There are some scenes which are very touching which really builds a relationship with the character and the Tiger! The colours of whole film are very different to any other film I've ever seen! It's the only fantasy film which I have really enjoyed watching and wanted it to go on for longer. It's one of those films you do really have to see it to believe it, it's an incredible looking film!


Definately a film worth watching

9/10