Well,
again all is quiet on the Western front so nothing much to report, but I do
have a couple more film reviews for you. Last weekend I watched Anna Karenina, Dredd,
Lawless and That’s My Boy. I’ll start
with the best first...
Lawless
was one of my most favourite films this year (nothing to do with the fact that
it had one of the best casts I’ve seen for a long time, including my favourite actor
of the moment, Tom Hardy) but it was a gripping story with fabulous
acting.
It’s
based on a true story of infamous bootlegging siblings during the Prohibition
era in America. It’s a massive gangster
style tale with lots of twists and turns (not to mention some very gory fight
scenes which are not for the feint hearted) and definitely worth a watch. Here’s the trailer...
Next
there was Dredd which is obviously a remake of the early ‘90’s Sylvester
Stallone move ‘Judge Dredd’. For those
of you who haven’t seen the original, this is much darker and much bloodier. Actually, it’s quite a gore fest, so if you’re
expecting otherwise, you’ll be shocked.
It definitely deserves its 18 rating.
The
story centres around two cops who are fighting to keep law and order in post
apocalyptic America. Running from Boston
to Washington DC lies Mega City One which is a vast, violent metropolis where
criminals rule the streets. Following a
rather brutal murder of three men in one of the ‘mega blocks’ (they were
skinned and thrown over a balcony ... nice!) two Judges enter the block in
order to bring those responsible to justice.
Was
it in my top 10 films of this year, erm no but it certainly wasn’t in my bottom
10. If you like sci-fi, gore and lots of
fight scenes, then this one is for you.
Here’s the trailer...
Tomorrow,
I’ll review Anna Karenina, That’s my Boy and also a film I saw yesterday, Hope
Falls. Until then, have a wonderful
Monday and be fabulous.
Lots
of love
Jx
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