TOP 5 BEST SOUNDTRACKS TO UNDERWHELMING FILMS

FILMS SAVED BY THEIR SCORES Some people believe that a film can be saved by its soundtrack, whilst others can take te music or leave it. whilst I would agree that a rubbish film cannot be salvaged by a great score, it can at least make it watchable, so below is a my list of the my…

NOW PLAYING STRIKES AGAIN!

Earlier this month, I commented on Now Playing.com's Batman Retrospective, but now it's the turn of Star Trek. Back in 2009, the team at Now Playing recorded a retrospective series on the Star Trek movies, from the 1979's The Motion Picture, right up to J.J. Abrams 2009 reboot. Well, I've listened to 11 podcasts, covering…

THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG

2009 DIRECTOR(S): Ron Clements & John Musker May Contain Spoilers! Line-drawn animation is dead. Or is it? 2009 saw Disney's return to their roots as they drew by hand (though be it heavily assisted by computers), their first traditionally animated feature in over a decade. Now since Toy Story was the first Disney film that I actually…

HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY

2008 DIRECTOR: Guillermo del Toro May Contain Spoilers! There's no doubt that Guillermo del Toro is man of vision and man not to dissimilar from Tim Burton in many respects, though not in a literal one. He has a visual style which lacks compromise when allowed to flourish and here, in the second outing his red…

HELLBOY

2004 DIRECTOR: Guillermo del Toro May Contain Spoilers! 2004 was at the height of the superhero revolution. From 2000 with X-Men, there was a string of successful films, with Marvel leading the way, taking the genre to stratospheric levels. X-Men 2 raised they bar again, proving that the genre appealed to more than just a…

TOY STORY

1995 DIRECTOR: John Lassiter May Contain Spoilers! Pixar had never done anything like this. Tron back in 1982 had experimented but effectively failed in trying to create a CGI feature. But after a few shorts, Toy Story was ready to revolutionise the Animation industry and change the cinematic experience forever, ushering in the art form…

INDEPENDENCE DAY (aka ID4) (SPECIAL EDITION) (1996) – REVIEW

  1996/1998 (Theatrical Version)(Special Edition) DIRECTOR: Roland Emerich Independence Day to me, was the film which heralded in the days of explosive blockbuster. Where it was not just the case that the world was not safe, and than anything could happen, more of a time when as much a possible needed to happen. Monument after…

CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN 2

2005 3/10 NOT A PART OF MY COLLECTION Will we be adding this our collection? No A typical example of why Steve Martin should quit while he is decidedly NOT ahead, in fact, 'passed it' would be a more apt description. The Man With Two Brains this isn't, and unfortunately Mr. Martin has fallen along…

THE GHOSTS OF GIRLFRIENDS PAST

2009 4/10 NOT PART OF MY COLLEC TION Not half as bad as it first looked and did have some laugh out loud moments...

THE WEDDING DATE

2005 3/10 This is a typical example of a film where the writers started writing and the actors started acting but stopped short of a days work. Cold and unengaging, especially the none existant chemistry between to two leads. Not a bad idea but not an ounce of life in it...