Trailered: Battleship [2012]

Battleship [2012]

Release Dates:

- 18th May 2012 (UK, USA) -

Director: Peter Berg

Stars: Liam Neeson, Alexander Skarsgård, Taylor Kitsch

And this is the reason I keep an eye out on films that are going to be released in the future. I'm assuming that everyone has heard of the game Battleships? Guess a square and drop in those hit pegs when you strike lucky? Of course you have. Everyone has. I never thought that I would see the day though when they based a film on it!!! I mean really, are the film distributors that desperate that they have to resort to board games for inspiration? Good God I just don't believe it. I'm actually in a state of shock.

The official plot line is : A fleet of ships is forced to do battle with an armada of unknown origins in order to discover and thwart their destructive goals. What's even more insane is they have somehow got Neeson on board with them. It looks terrible and yet I'm so interested to see how they can make this into a movie that I may be so sad as to go and watch it. Check out the trailer and decide for yourself. Less you sunk my battleship and more you sunk my belief in the film industry!

Rating: C

P.S. If this starts a trend then I'm hyped about the Monopoly movie!!!
P.P.S. +10 points to whoever spots Rihanna in the trailer.

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Reviewed: Captain America: The First Avenger [2011]

Captain America: The First Avenger [2011]

12A - 125mins - Action/Adventure/Sci-Fi - 29th July 2011

With the summer season now in full blast we get our latest and final all action comic book hero for the year in the guise of Captain America- yet another character that I am unfamiliar with. Have I missed out on a childhood filled with comic books? It would seem so.

Set during World War II, Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) a poorly yet determined man has only one goal- to join the army so that he can serve and protect his country. Due to his illnesses and diminished stature though he is rejected and turned away by every recruitment station he visits. A chance encounter with Dr. Erksine (Stanley Tucci) changes his fortunes and leads him to be accepted onto a secret project codename Project Rebirth where his honour and integrity gain him the chance to become a super soldier. He undergoes the transformation and becomes capable of near superhuman acts.

Reviewed: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II [2011]

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II [2011]

 12A - 130mins - Adventure/Drama/Fantasy - 15th July 2011

So 14 years after the adventure first began it is finally over and we wave goodbye to the world of Harry Potter and Co. I would be lying if I personally thought that was the case- I would not be surprised to see Rowling bring back some of the characters in one shape or another in the coming years. I recently watched the previous 7 films in a marathon effort so to see mini reviews for all of them check out my article here.

Hopefully everyone is aware of the storyline by now but for the nomads amongst us the eighth and final installment sees Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) along with his friends take on the evil wizard Lord Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes). In order to give themselves a fighting chance they have to hunt down the remaining Horcruxes before Harry can square up against him for the last time.

Trailered: Paranormal Activity 3 [2011]

Paranormal Activity 3 [2011]

Release Dates:

- 21st October 2011 (UK, USA) -

Directors: Henry Joost, Ariel Schulman
Cast: Zayd Jaber

I don't think I am best equipped to talk about this movie what with me having seen neither of the first two in the series but they always seen to make a stir when they are released. It is brought to us by the same guys behind the intriguing Catfish [my review]. The third installment is to be a prequel to the first following Katie and Kristi when they were children and haunted by the daemon which was referred to in the first two films.

I think for those of a nervous disposition some sort of adult diaper may be a necessary requirement when going to watch this movie but I cannot see a way in which they will be able to shake it up so that it is not just a repeat of the first two films. If you enjoyed the first two then expect this to give more of the same otherwise don't bother

Rating: C

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Reviewed: Stake Land [2011]

Stake Land [2011]

15 - 98mins - Horror - 17th June 2011

Stake Land is set in a post apocalyptic world where a vampire epidemic has spread over the whole country leaving only small pockets of people left to fend for themselves. One such group consists of Martin (Connor Paolo), just an ordinary kid before the vampires, and Mister (Nick Damici), a vampire hunter, as they travel north through infected America to the promised land of Canada where rumours are of a safe zone called New Eden. As Martin and Mister travel, they run into new people and communities both good and bad who each have their own unique ways of coping with the disaster.

For a film with the title Stake Land you might think you know what you are letting yourself in for but the enemies are rather ambiguous and are what I would call the offspring of a vampire (only come out at night, need to be staked etc) and a zombie (brain dead drones, don't get bit or you will turn etc). Whatever they might be though, they still do their job of looking evil and warrant a wide berth if survival is the aim of the game.