Sunday, 31 January 2016

Creed

Creed - pretty much alike the Rocky movies, but with Stallone taking a back seat a little as a trainer. Not as good as earlier Rocky movies though. 2.5/5

Wednesday, 27 January 2016

The 5th Wave

The 5th Wave - very disappointing, very predictable (I guessed the slight twist as soon as troops drove into refugee camp - hint where did they get their power from?). Aimed at teenage audience who may like it. I guess there will be a sequel as it is so poor. 2/5

Exposed

Exposed - very poor thriller starts with a hint of supernatural, but turns out t be a damp squib. 1/5

Friday, 22 January 2016

Solace

Solace - A psychic detective tracks a psychic murderer nice twist of an idea. Not a bad thriller either. 3/5

Monday, 18 January 2016

The Revenant

The Revenant - is another movie tipped for awards. That explains why you could easily loose 40 mins from this (did Tarantino direct this LOL) and still make more sense of the story. 2.5/5

The Big Short

The Big Short - I would advise anybody who still does not fully understand what happened with the financial collapse in 2008 to watch this. It tells in simple terms using acting what happened and terms to understand. The summing up at the end is simply what I have been saying since it happened. But I still find many who do not fully get it. It was fraud on a massive scale to the taxpayers. Well worth a watch! 3.5/5

Thursday, 14 January 2016

Black Mass

Black Mass - well acted but not that exciting as it is based closely on true events surrounding gangster Whitey Bulger. 3/5

Saturday, 2 January 2016

The Hateful Eight

The Hateful Eight - I am not a big Tarantino fan and this movies reinforces that. You could easily lose the first hour of this movie as it is mostly superfluous to the story, which as usual is played back out of order, flashbacks if you like. Probably the last hour of the movie is where the story is at and it is a kind of western whodunit? With the usual bloody violent scenes that Tarantino loves. 2/5

Friday, 1 January 2016

The Intern

The Intern - was surprisingly a good watch with a very human story, the ending though was too sudden and unexpected. 3/5