Well
lovelies, it’s been a while and I must apologies for my absence. I’ve had a lot of ‘stuff’ going on and only
ever want to be in the very best frame of mind when I’m writing for you guys,
because I only ever want oodles of positivity to flow your way (apart from
when I’m writing about dodgy dates that is!).
That
said, I haven’t got a lot to tell you about ... no wild parties, no wild nights
out, no ‘Champagne Saturday’ and most of all, no dating to report on! I told
you it was getting a bit heavy and negative so I knocked it on the head for a
while. No doubt I’ll have another go at
some point, but with everything else I have going on, I can’t stand the drama!
So what the hell have I been up to? Films.
Lots and lots of films! In the
last few weeks, here are some of the films I’ve seen:
Skyfall
(I can’t say that without doing my impression of Adele when I say it ... I can’t
sing, and it’s not pretty ... but it makes me laugh!)
Taken
2 (crap)
Argo
(brilliant)
Fun
Size (shockingly crap)
Here
Comes the Boom (quite funny/entertaining ... good ‘boys’ film)
Hotel
Transylvania (nice)
Paranormal
Activity 4 (crap)
Silent
Hill: Revelation 3D (doubly double crap)
Sinister
(crap)
Frankenweenie
(OK)
Love
Bite (I can’t find the words!)
I
really should get a life!
So
in the next couple of posts, I’ll give you a run down of my favs and those I
wasn’t so impressed with. They’re all
still on in the cinemas (just about), so are worth a review albeit a brief one
for some of them.
So
let’s start with Skyfall. I have to be
honest, for a film fan you’re not going to believe this, but this was my first
ever Bond film ... honest! I’ve never
seen one. Of course I’ve seen bits – my dad
and bother used to watch them when they came on the TV on Bank Holidays, but as
I could never stand my brother (and still can’t) I couldn’t bear to watch
them. So no matter how many times people
have told me how wonderful they are, I just couldn’t bring myself to watch
them. I’m the same with Westerns too ...
my brother loves them, so anything he loves, I hate! Sad, I know, but we don’t all live in Kansas,
Dorothy.
Right,
so, the film ... I never really thought much of Daniel Craig before, I can’t
really recall seeing him in that much and when he’s interviewed, I’ve never
noticed too much of a personality, but I have to admit, I thought he was
excellent. As I haven’t seen his
previous Bond films (I have now!) there were a couple of bits in the film that
were lost on me (I’m going to watch it again this week to see if it makes a
difference) but on the whole, it was one of the best films I’ve seen this year
... and I’ve seen a lot!
In
this film, Bond’s loyalty to M is tested as her past comes back to haunt her
... a big way (love Dame Judy ... she’s worth the entrance fee on her own!). M16 comes under attack and 007 must track
down the threat, no matter what the personal cost. That threat is a baddy in the shape of Javier
Bardem as you’ve never seen him before (or any Bond Baddie for that
matter). It was such a surprise, not
just the blonde hair but ... well; I’m not going to tell you in case you haven’t
seen it. All I will say is that Javier
played a creepy baddie to perfection (makes me shudder thinking about it!).
One
thing that really made me laugh about Javier was a tweet I saw from David
Walliams. He said that when Javier
strokes Bond’s leg in the film, it was like him and Simon (Cowell) when they’re
together! Pmsl
The
chases and special effects, as you would expect where amazing, but what sets it
apart from other similar types of films I’ve seen lately, is that there’s
actually a brilliant story all the way through.
They don’t just rely on magnificent ‘chase’ scenes to carry the film. It was fantastic. Go see it.
Even if you’re not into spy films (like I was) you’ll love it.
When
I came home, I watched Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace ... both excellent
... really excellent – and they did fill in those gaps. I haven’t watched any of the other Bond
movies (I tried Dr No, but got a bit bored ... and it wasn’t just because it
was a 60’s film ... I already own tonnes of 60’s films and love them ... I
think it just took me back to those rainy bank holidays!) I also think that I
won’t like the other Bonds as much ... how could they live up to Daniel (not
even Sean Connery whom I love!)
OK,
now let’s go from one end of the spectrum, to the other. From the best to the worst. This afternoon, I was really bored. I’d seen almost every film that’s out at the
moment (not Madagascar ... nope ... not doing that one) but everything else bar
a little Brit film, Love Bite. It had
really mixed reviews and as I’ve said before, I tend not to watch Brit flicks
as they’re generally rubbish. Well, this
was the worst film I’ve seen this year.
I
should have known it would be really bad when the guy who was serving me said, “Are
you sure?!” and gave me a funny look. I
said, “That bad?” His reply, “Yup”. So it ended up with just me in the cinema on
my own. That happens quite frequently
when you go to the cinema on a week day ... it’s quite nice actually, like a
private showing, however, the downside is that I’m frightened of the dark!
Back
to the film, basically it was about a bunch of sex crazed kids (virgins) being
chased by a warewolf who could was quite partial to eating the odd virgin. It was jam packed full of teeage inuendo and pranks ... yawn/cringe. There’s not really much to say about the plot
other than it involved a warewolf hunter and ended (I don’t care, I’m gonna
give you the ending) with a profile shot of two warewolves having sex. Oh dear *shakes head, shudders and shrugs
shoulders*
That’s
an hour and a half of my life I’ll never get back! Right lovelies, that’s me for today, I need
to eat. See you tomorrow when I’ll
review Argo, Ben Affleck’s new film (which was brilliant!). Until then, be fabulous.
Lots
of love
Jx
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