Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

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First time viewed: Yes

Current Release: No

This was just released on bluray. I saw the giant squid on the cover and had to watch it immediately. Well, there's probably a reason I'd never heard of it before, it's certainly no 20000 Leagues Under the Sea. And their giant squid is pretty cheap. 

The story is actually more of a Roland Emmerich style disaster film. The sky is on fire! The only way to put it out is to maybe explode a missile at a certain point at a certain time to push the fire out into space or something? I don't know, it was really far fetched and pretty terribly written. And the effects were bad.

But the film does boast the most wonderful and inappropriate theme song since The Blob.

Saturday Morning Mystery

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First time viewed: Yes

Current Release: Yes

It's a cute idea, A scooby-doo-esque gang go to solve a real life case, there was humor to be had there but as the film devolves into a regular style slasher film it becomes far less interesting and any nice ideas or satire go out the window.

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

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First time viewed: No
Current Release: No
Watched With: Mum

Write Up.

Rewatch at home because Mum wanted to see it again. I'm holding out for the documentaries on the extended edition though.

Insidious: Chapter 2

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First time viewed: Yes
Current Release: Yes
Watched With: Tyler, Kate

A horror film sequel that has a very tricky task of having to follow on from the slight cliffhanger of the last film and continue to scare us when so much has been revealed in the last film. James Wan and Leigh Whannell managed to creatively work in the events of the first film and further the mythology as well as resolve some issues left hanging from the first instalment, which is an impressive feat.

Where the film is let down is in the creation of a new villain that just failed to produce any scary moments for me. And the bumbling comedic sidekicks are given more to do here which will undoubtedly annoy many. I didn't actually mind them much in the first film but that was in much smaller doses.

There's certainly enough here to make it worthwhile but repeating some of the same scares doesn't quite have the same impact the second time around.

Girl Most Likely

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First time viewed: Yes
Current Release: Yes

This one was alright, but not as good as I was hoping, given the talent involved. A female mid-life crisis that's almost more of a coming of age drama/comedy given how immature our lead is at times. There's enough funny moments and it never bored me but I don't think the particular antics of this family will linger in my memory for long. An enjoyable diversion.

Romance & Cigarettes

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First time viewed: Yes
Current Release: No

I wanted to watch some more James Gandolfini and this film has been on my to see list for a while. John Turturro 2005 film that's kind of a musical and boasts an amazing and eclectic cast. I have to admit the story didn't do much for me but the style was rather unique and the way the songs were used is a little different than I've ever really seen too. I think I found the film more fascinating than I actually enjoyed it though.

Enough Said

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First time viewed: Yes
Current Release: Yes
Watched With: Tyler

A romantic comedy for a slightly older crowd and yet with age does not come wisdom. It's still filled with typical contrivances of the genre and despite the nice cast, the characters they play don't elicit much sympathy. Sadly this is James Gandolfini's last screen role. He will be missed.