Film Review: Warcraft: The Beginning

Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Cert: 12A

Director: Duncan Jones

Screen writer: Duncan Jones (screenplay) Charles Leavitt (screenplay) Chris Metzen (story and characters

Starring: Travis Fimmel ,   Paula Patton  , Ben Foster , Dominic Cooper , Toby Kebbell , Ben Schnetzer ,   Robert Kazinsky , Clancy Brown , Daniel Wu , Ruth Negga , Anna Galvin , Callum Keith Rennie , Burkely Duffield , Ryan Robbins , Dean Redman. 

Running time:  2h 3min

Parents advised to read before viewing film as some scene may contain scenes unsuitable for younger viewers.

Sex & Nudity: Note: This is based on the video game series and lore

There will probably be some romance between Garona and Medivh
Violence & Gore: Note: This is based on the video game series and lore

There will be some PG-13/R fantasy action and violence, particularly toward the end, where the orcs fight the humans. A man will probably be stabbed by a woman, as in the lore.

Duncan Jones said he was aiming for a dark, PG-13 rating due to the violent content.

Epic battle sequences similar to those in Lord of the Rings should be expected. Decapitation, brutality and blood are to be expected

Profanity:  Note: This is based on the video game series and lore

In the video game series, there are uses of damn, hell, and ass, with occasional use of bitch. Because of the epic fantasy setting, the language should be similar to such of Lord of the Rings, but because of the source material, other profanities could be used, as described above

Alcohol/Drugs/Smoking: Lots of people will probably be drinking in some scenes, due to the lore explaining that some races in the video game series drink.


Frightening/Intense Scenes:  Expected MPAA Rating: PG-13 for Epic Battle Scenes and Intense Fantasy Violence, and Some Disturbing Images

Story: The peaceful realm of Azeroth stands on the brink of war as its civilization faces a fearsome race of invaders: orc warriors fleeing their dying home to colonize another. As a portal opens to connect the two worlds, one army faces destruction and the other faces extinction. From opposing sides, two heroes are set on a collision course that will decide the fate of their family, their people, and their home.

Likes : Im not gonna say this film is bad not by a long shot yes it has a flaw in it storytelling which i explain in dislikes, im kind of mixed with this film, i didn't walk away dispointed as this film was actually good if you can understand the film.

The visual effect are amazing  with the city's , magic & the orc characters & i understand a few scene gave nod to the game , because ive never played the game i would know the basic characters so im going off what ive seen of the film, ive see a few bad review & some good reviews, i think if you a fan of the game & you play the game you will understand this film better.

The acting is spot on not once did i feel the film lost its concept or what was going on, i loved the twist in the story it kind of had double side with the magic corruption thing going on which i fought was clever , the battle scene where well choreograph with the C.G.I green screen effects, when you see the magic being use in the film is awesome really set the tone of what the film is about.

There were alot of moment i this film that i felt emotional because you could really feel for Durotan character played by Toby Kebbell  trying to make sure his clan survival & you see a being of humanity in him then a fight orc that what to kill i like that because it gave the film purpose than just have humans fighting orcs.

The story itself if you can understand it from the start has a pretty solid & grounded story which helps the film as well, with a stead pace , The character Medivh was kind of a unusual casting choice Ben Foster but he actually made a convincing sorcerer but i cant really saying much more about without giving away spoilers as his character is apart of the story plot.

The Armour design with the blue & gold of the knights & Armour horse's were incredible done, special with the kinds Armour sliver & gold work well together really makes the film stand out. Ben Schnetzer  play the young sorcerer Khadgar pull off a brilliant performance although i feel the film could of use more magic from him.

Anduin Lothar played by Travis Fimmel was a brilliant performance you kind of didn't know what he was thinking half the time because he looked so angry all the time , the emotional scene he had in the film that seriously put a tear to me eye because you could his pain at that moment it was brilliant done in a way it gave the scene more emotional ground which gave the story a bit of a vengeance concept.

People compare this to lord of the rings, it not really a lord of the ring type of film, there is lot more too this story that what lord of the rings had which make it a interest film to watch, i really hope there will be a sequel because it kind of leave open story's to continue which is a good ending with a twist that give you the the emotion you want more. The griffin was the best part of this film such a bad ass way to fly in to battle on the back of a griffin brilliant effect of it look & design.

Its worth checking out dont listen to the bad reviews.

Dislikes : The only problem i see with the film is if that if you have never played the game or know the lure this film can be a little bit hard to understand as it doesn't give you much of a narrative back story to explain what going on your just thrown in to a world of orcs.

This can be a problem for those that have never played the game because without knowing the story this film will be hard to follow. i feel its a film more aim at the fans of Warcraft than the general audience, not to say i didn't understand the story i got a bit of what was going on but this really need to have some narrative at the begin so general audience could understand this film this is why i think this film had gotten bad reviews.

Overall : Great performance , Awesome visual effect, great battle scene with emotion scenes.
 
Rating: 5 out of 5 for entertainment /  8.4 out of 10 for story

Film Review Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle 2

Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy

Cert: 12A

 Director: Dave Green

Screen write: Josh Appelbaum  (written by) & André Nemec  (written by) Peter Laird   ... (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles characters) and Kevin Eastman   ... (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles characters)  

Starring: Megan Fox , Stephen Amell , Laura Linney , Alan Ritchson , Noel Fisher , Will Arnett , Alessandra Ambrosio , Brad Garrett , Judith Hoag , Brian Tee , Tyler Perry , Tony Shalhoub ,Pete Ploszek , Stephen Farrelly ,  Jeremy Howard , Gary Anthony Williams , Brittany Ishibashi , Danny Woodburn , Carmelo Anthony

Running time: 1h 52min

Parents advised to read before viewing film as some scene may contain scenes unsuitable for younger viewers.

Sex & Nudity: Main character dressing sexy. 

Violence & Gore: Expect violent action through out the film

Profanity: Mild profanity

Alcohol/Drugs/Smoking: Drug that changes people in to mutants

Frightening/Intense Scenes: Krang might be a little frightening for younger viewers so viewer discretion is advised

Story: The turtle are back and this time they have more than just shredder to contend with , a dimensional being called krang wants to rule the universe it up to the turtle along with help from Casey Jones to stop them before the earth is destroyed.

Likes : WOW the first film was great this one is better , they turn up the volume & cranged up the speed for this film has the comedy side & new characters make this film what it is, it alot of nobs to the original animated series of TMNT.

Director Dave Green has done amazing job here bring to life & put on the big screen
Rocksteady played but Stephen Farrelly & bebop played by Gary Anthony Williams who played these character with class , they were so very like their cartoon selfs its was unreal & funny at the same time, which will make the fans very happy when they see them on screen.

New Casey Jones wow Stephen Amell awesome performance as Casey jones with some awesome scene & funny moment when he met the turtles which even had me laughing, Stephen amell first time on the big screen he done it brilliantly well done man you are an awesome Casey Jones.

It looks as if they didn't use a voice over for Leonardo as they have gone with Pete Ploszek who i assume voice the character as well done amazing job with it , but this is where this film is actually funny the joke dont feel force is with Michelangelo aka mikey, he was so funny in this film it was unreal he was more of a comedian in this sequel then the first one which i actually liked really made the film entertaining & funny as hell.

The C.G.I is perfectly done although there were a few moments the film was a little out of focus with the animation, but this film is just amazing animation in the characters, along with Krang as well i love the style they didnt really change his look which i though they were gonna screw up but im pleased to stay they havent screwed his look up , he look just like his animation cartoon version in C,G.I voice brilliantly from Brad Garrett.

There are a few scene that might throw audience off there could be some bad reviews because of it, but i think they handles it pretty in the movie, to no over do it with the scenes when you watch the film your know what i mean.

But all in all this was a brilliant sequel to the first film worth checking out at the cinema.

Dislikes : My only complaint about the film was the character of krang i dont think he has enough screen time, i think he should of been in the film more than he was the scene feel more of a cameo then a main villain that the only flaw i see in this film.

Overall : Great sequel, funny as hell, new characters are brilliant done, story is solid.
 
Rating: 5 out of 5 for entertainment / 9 out of 10 for concept

Film Review: Never back down 3: No Surrender

Genre: Martial arts  / Action

Cert: R-rated

Director: Michael Jai White

Screen writer: Chris Hauty (characters) Chris Hauty (screenplay) Chris Hauty (story)
Michael Jai White (screenplay)  

Starring: Michael Jai White , Josh Barnett , Gillian White, JeeJa Yanin , Esai Morales , Stephen Quadros , Nathan Jones , Brahim Achabbakhe , Ron Smoorenburg , Tony Jaa , Elidh MacQueen , Aaron Brumfield, 

Running time: 1hr 30min

Parents advised to read before viewing film as some scene may contain scenes unsuitable for younger viewers.

Sex & Nudity: Men with there tops off , few scene of nudity , couple kissing 

Violence & Gore: This is a martial arts film so expect fighting to be brutal & fast

Profanity: R-rated language 

Alcohol/Drugs/Smoking: Scene of drinking from the main characters

Frightening/Intense Scenes: There are a few intense moments through out the film not nothing frightening

Story: Picking up after the events of Never Back Down 2 , former MMA champion Case Walker help out a friend who fighting a dangerous mma fight only to get involved in the situation , get involved in the fight to become champion once again.

Likes : Normal when it comes the third film of a franchise it can get a little mediocre , i can honest say this is not the case with this film , incredible directing from Michael jai white he has real vision when it come to this type of film.

The fight scene are well choreographed with some of the best fighting ive seen to date in these types of film , of course you always get one of those cock ass one in a film that think their the best which is funny because when you see the fight in this film lets just say he get his mouth shut.

I like the style of this film using MMA Fighting in a real arena give the film more solid grounded story than just some bullying theme, Michael jai white is at his best inn this film dispute his age he still got the bad ass attitude you mess you get put down hard.

I love the training scene this film remind of kick boxer & rocky in away just a mma feel with some awesome show tracks from Snowgoons ft Onyx - Do U Bac Down & Light 'Em Up - Vo Williams ft. Robin Loxley during the training it really adds to the scene get you pump for the fight to happen.

The acting is pretty well done as well pretty solid story complemented with great fight scene , although there are a few moment when the film is a little slow there are a few flaws i the film but as a whole this film is pretty good.

There are some funny moments special with a cameo of Tony Jaa , your like what the hell is he doing lol moments which you kind of gotta laugh at or your just find him weird , i love the fact this follow up from the last film although it a shame this didn't include any from the last film on a video flash back scene of what happen in the second film you dont see anyone from never back down 2 which is a shame.

But ya if you loved the first 2 film's your gonna love this one as it got great fighting , good train scenes with great music & a twist in the story that keep this interesting , gotta say brilliant directing from Michael.

Dislikes : There were a few scene that could have been given more purpose as they were they didn't really need to be in the film as it was mainly focused on the main characters of the film & not the side characters.

Overall : Brilliant fight scene , Good acting, good directing & solid story. Good twist.
 

Rating: 5 out of 5 for entertainment  / 8.6 out of 10 for concept

Film Review: 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi

Genre:  Action, Drama, Thriller

Cert: 15

Director: Michael Bay

Screen writer: Chuck Hogan (screenplay),  Mitchell Zuckoff (book)

Starring: John Krasinski , James Badge Dale , Pablo Schreiber , David Denman , Dominic Fumusa , Max Martini , Alexia Barlier , David Costabile , Peyman Moaadi , Matt Letscher ,Toby Stephens 

Running time:   2h 24min

Parents advised to read before viewing film as some scene may contain scenes unsuitable for younger viewers.

Sex & Nudity: Imagine of rabbits having sex

Violence & Gore: The film contains scenes of war violence throughout mainly involving exchange of fire where injuries with some bloodletting can be seen.

For example, during the militant's attack on the US consulate, scenes of violence are depicted with details such as brief spurting of blood as the two sides exchange fire with each other. Characters who are injured during the attacks are also covered in blood. Another man is cut in half by machine gun fire (brief but very visible).

Apart from the violence, there are also brief scenes of gore including a scene depicting the hands of a militant being blown off after setting off an explosive by accident. He walks around with part of his forearm and wrist detached from his body, spraying blood.

Other scenes include a soldier who is injured at his thighs being brought into a room for first aid, when he is laid down on the table, a fleeting shot of the gash can be seen, followed by some blood spurting from the wound.

Profanity:  The film contains utterances of strong expletives such as 'motherf**ker' and 'f**k'. [Approx. 40+ across its near 2 1/2 hour runtime]

Milder language such as the expletives 'sh*t', 'damn', 'b*tch' and 'hell' are also uttered by the characters during various conversations.

Alcohol/Drugs/Smoking: Alcohol & smoking is see by the main characters

Frightening/Intense Scenes:  This is an action-war drama revolving around the events leading up to an attack at a US diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, involving a group of ex-soldiers who are stationed there to protect CIA agents and later serve as the backup security team for the US ambassador, Christopher Stevens
 Many dead bodies are shown with injury throughout the film, some are seen dying due to the bullet wounds themselves, as well as smoke inhalation. A prominent character's dead corpse is also thrown off a building.

The strong element of war violence in the film may prove quite distressing.

Official MPAA Rating: Rated R for strong combat violence throughout, bloody images, and language.

Story: As an American ambassador is killed during an attack at a U.S. compound in Libya, a security team struggles to make sense out of the chaos, as the enemy attacks in waves, can they survive the on slaughter.

Likes : Right first of all if you vote for Hillary Clinton after watch this film you are iver blind or stupid because if you watch the count room video of her trail saying that she sent enough security forces & enough security for the compound was a lie , this was the direct result of her failure to not only secure the compound they were in with enough security barricades but also failure to give enough security team to hold off an attack as a result 4 men lost their lives as a direct result of her failure. If it wasnt for the brave men that were keeping the MI6 operative safe there would have been a lot more dead.

This was an incredible film based on the this very attack on Sept 11, 2012 event also called the "Battle of Benghazi saw several us marines against all odds holds off wave & wave of ISIS fighters trying to destroy the compound & kill the Americans in side.
This was a seriously intense,frightening & emotionally high driven film that will have you routing for this guy survival, bring you to tear by the end of the film because you emotions are just all  over the place.

The filming & cinema choreography is amazing with the gun battles as the chaos ascends on the compound normal people would just be in a panic, but not these men they stood fast & stood their ground these guys are heroes facing death in face & telling it not to day, today i live.
This is what this film feel like its just one of the best film ive watch this year incredible fire fights, outstanding acting from all the cast including John Krasinski who does an outstanding performance as a us marine, you see a few familiar faces as well, but you have to watch this film.

Few facts for you:

 1. The firing of mortars is an art and the mortar launcher has to be anchored to the ground or every mortar will land off target. The mortars landing on the CIA compound are dead accurate and also require spotters to assist with any corrections.

2. Aviano AB, Italy is about 2-hours away. Had they been launched, even if only to do a low fly-by, would have driven off the attackers; just like I used them in Iraq in Mosul, Tikrit, and Baghdad. I don't know why the Commander of the 555 (Triple Nickel) didn't launch. It's one of the big questions that remain unanswered by the media or the movie.

3. Hillary's statement that, "Was it because of a protest or was it because of guys out for a walk one night who decided they'd go kill some Americans?" was a red herring. Because it was neither. As later testimony bore out, it was a planned, coordinated, terrorist attack on the anniversary of 9/11.

4. All UAS aircraft are armed. As stated in the movie could have assisted in the defense of the embassy or the CIA compound.

This was the biggest screw up in america history all because Hillary didn't do her job in securing the compound & get help to them.
As you can see from the film these men did the right thing to be honest i dont blame them for resigning from the CIA after the complete utter lack of security needed in a hostile zone.

But seriously watch this film its incredible true story.


Dislikes : There is nothing i can faultier about this film, the only thing im angry with is the fact this compound was said by Hillary in the courts after this incident that they were sent security measure to higher the walls put barb wire on the top of the wall, she when on to say she sent & made sure there was enough security force to secure the compound.......YES she lied because they had not back up, the security compound wasnt protected.

Overall : outstanding film, outstanding performances , brilliant action.
 
Rating: 5 out of 5 for entertainment / 10 out of 10 for true story.

Film Review :The Call up

Genre: Action, Sci-Fi

Cert: 15

Director: Charles Barker

Screen writer: Charles Barker

Starring: Morfydd Clark , Chris Obi , Parker Sawyers , Max Deacon , Dino Fazzani , Tom Benedict Knight , Ali Cook , Greg Kolpakchi , Adriana Randall .

Running time:  1h 30min

Parents advised to read before viewing film as some scene may contain scenes unsuitable for younger viewers.

Sex & Nudity: None

Violence & Gore: Combatant type film so expect bullet wounds & blood.

Profanity: Strong language

Alcohol/Drugs/Smoking: medic pack using a syringe

Frightening/Intense Scenes: some scene might be a little disturbing

Story: A group of online gamers are invited to try a state-of-the-art virtual reality video game but things take a turn for the sinister when these masters of the shoot 'em up discover they will literally be fighting for their lives.

Likes : I wouldn't go in to this film with high expectation or excepting Oscar winner performances from actors / actress as this is a IPF film , the premises of the film's story is not bad but could of been executed better but still not a bad film.

The film revolves around virtual reality where a group of unwilling people are invited to take part in something to win $10, 000 , what they think is amazing being inside a virtual reality sim like a call of duty game soon turns in to a nightmare when they realise if they get shoot they stay dead.

This film get interest as the only way out is to complete the game but being stuck in something you can die is no easy task special when you have a few bunch of ideas in the group, if you a gamer you can understand this.

Although some accepts of the film are good & the twist at the end is not bad it does have a few flaws which is a shame because these types of films special this story would have been better with a more construct story that is more solid.

Dislikes :  The base of the story is good but poorly executed this could of had a much big budget & made more gritter with a long story , the cast isn't to bad the acting is good but just let down by the lack of story action in the film.

I think with a high budget better story this film could of been one of those rare films to be brilliant but sadly lack the edge which is a shame.

Overall : Good acting, good visual effects, poorly executed story with a twist
 Rating: 3.4 out of 5 for entertainment /  5.6 out of 10 for concept

Film Review: The Other Side of The Door

Genre: Horror

Cert: 15

Director: Johannes Roberts

Screen writer: Johannes Roberts,  Ernest Riera

Starring: Sarah Wayne Callies , Jeremy Sisto , Sofia Rosinsky , Logan Creran , Suchitra Pillai , Javier Botet , Shoa Hussain , Mishti Bangera

Running time: 1h 36min  

Parents advised to read before viewing film as some scene may contain scenes unsuitable for younger viewers.

Sex & Nudity: A couple passionately kiss, she takes her top off and they kiss. No nudity seen, very brief. Lasts about 10 seconds.

Violence & Gore: The film contains a sequence depicting a child being possessed and an exorcism attempted. The possessed child is implied to kill the family's pet dog before slashing her father in the abdomen where some bloodletting is seen. Following that, she is held down by some shamans for some time, with one of them aiming a knife at her. The scene ends when the spirit leaves the child's body and enters her mother's body.

Profanity:  Mild to strong

Alcohol/Drugs/Smoking: none

Frightening/Intense Scenes: This is a horror film revolving around a mother who struggles to come to terms with the death of her son . Unable to accept his death, she conducts an ancient ritual to say a final farewell to him. However, she botches the ritual and inadvertently opens the door between the worlds of the living and the dead.

There are several jump scenes throughout the film, mostly in the form of sudden appearances of apparitions with mildly disturbing features, such as empty eye sockets or rotten flesh.

Aside from these, there are portrayals of an otherworldly figure, which has disjointed limbs and a slightly ghastly appearance. This figure appears occasionally throughout the film, with some close shots of her broken fingers.

Official BBFC Rating: Rated 15 for strong supernatural threat, bloody violence

Story: A family lives an idyllic existence abroad until a tragic accident takes the life of their young son. The inconsolable mother learns of an ancient ritual that will bring him back to say a final goodbye. She travels to an ancient temple, where a door serves as a mysterious portal between two worlds. But when she disobeys a sacred warning to never open that door, she upsets the balance between life and death.

Likes : Im aware of some negative reviews toward this film i wouldn't say they are unwarranted as a few aspects of this film could of been better , but to say this film was really bad ?......not really because it has some good point to it as well.
It does start off a little slow with the story establishing itself  at a steady pace working toward the point this film starts to get interesting , as we see the main character have a tragic event thing start to get a little dark as they are told there is a place where she can speak with the dead but she must not open the door.

This is where thing start to get out of control as she does something stupid & unleashing a force of unspeakable evil. Could i say this is where this film get frightening no not really but it has it moments where it get a little unnerving & unsettling , yes there are a few jumps in this film but it does lack something that could of made it more frightening.

The acting is brilliant from Sarah Wayne Callies she give an amazing performance in horror film with a great presence of mother trying to come to term with her lost but also being confronted but a supernatural force it very believable in her acting which make this a very believable story.
The horror aspect of this film is good in a places its maintains the dark atmosphere keep it slightly creepy at times with it back ground story of the place it all started from.

One thing that actually give this film its edge & watchable approach with the character Maria's story of depression , its this desperation that gives the plot an emotional edge while the Hindu themes and symbolism make it unique for an American horror film to be slightly frightening & dark. The movie had a similar vibe to The Grudge in in some ways that it used another country's culture to create a disturbing atmosphere for its characters & bring to life this dark supernatural story. 

The ending is actually unusual but not unique as this method of ending a story has been done before   but still pretty shocking ending as it doesn't end of a good note ,  It's not the best "American goes to a foreign country and s*** goes down" horror movie, but The Other Side of the Door is a decently some what slightly frightening supernatural movie with a great story.

Dislikes : Here the thing with this movie that directors need to take note of if they are making a horror film too work , look at the way the horror master made film Clive barker, Stephen king , john carpenter how they made their film creepy & frightening.
I feel with restricting the horror to a 15 cert you not get the film's full potential to be truly frightening sadly this is where this film has the problem , because i see alot of missing opportunity that could of made this a truly frightening film, it does lack this unfortunately which is a shame because the film story is amazing but its just let down by it lack of psychological supernatural concept that this film could of had, but still it a great film but just lower you expectation for it your be fine.  

Overall : Amazing story, slightly frightening little unnerving at time , does miss a few opportunity but good film
 
Rating: 4 out of 5 for entertainment / 7.1 out of 10 concept.

Film review: I'Am Wrath

Genre: Action, Crime, Drama

Cert: 15
 

Director: Chuck Russell

Screen writer: Yvan Gauthier (story), Paul Sloan

Starring: John Travolta , Christopher Meloni , Amanda Schull , Sam Trammell , Patrick St.  Esprit , Rebecca De Mornay , Asante Jones , Paul Sloan , Luis Da Silva Jr. , Jordan Whalen , Jayden Blake Cochran , Caroline Kane , Robert Forte Shannon III , Stacy Levi , James Logan 

Running time: 1h 32min

Parents advised to read before viewing film as some scene may contain scenes unsuitable for younger viewers.

Sex & Nudity: Stripper in bar  

Violence & Gore: The portrayal of pain and injuries is depicted in the film with some details of blood and gore, but is not prolonged or frequent.

The film contains several scenes of violence with some bloodletting. These typically involve hand-to-hand combat and some exchange of gunfire.

Some of the stronger scenes include three scenes where characters get shot in the head, a man's throat being slit by a knife, and a sequence depicting a man stabbing two thugs in the chest repeatedly with a dagger. In all these scenes, the infliction of violence is coupled with depiction of some blood spurting. 


Profanity:  There is occasional use of coarse language in the film, including the utterance of the expletives 'f**k'.

Alcohol/Drugs/Smoking: Alcohol is seen drunk at a club & by the main characters

Frightening/Intense Scenes:  scene involve very intense scene of violence & murder recommended age 17 +

Story: 'I Am Wrath' is an action-thriller about how a former contract-killer seeks to avenge the murder of his wife. In the course of doing so, he discovers that there are far more people involved than he had imagined , it take him down a dark road as the body start to pile up.

Likes : This is a very underrated film special when it a John Travolta film , because if your looking for a story with a twist & action this is one film to watch , it reminds a little of death sentence & punisher in one film as you see the main character go on the hunt for his wife's murder.

I've not seen one film that Travolta has done that has been bad this one isn't iver , Travolta plays a brilliant father with a skill set of a contract government special black ops operative who go's on a dark path of revenge only to find that something was off about his wife death.

This is where this film get interesting as the body count start pileing up the twist in the story become clear at whats going on , Travolta acting is spot on performance sell this film perfect.
(man of steel) Christopher Meloni is pretty bad ass as well playing his partner who is also a black ops operative who get rope in to helping Travolta character take down those responsible for his wife death.

With the story you soon learn that these thugs & criminal have messed with the wrong people this is what i loved about this film its not just a mindless killing the bad guys movie , it an action film with a good twist & good fight scene that are well choreograph & brutal that make this one of the best film this year from Travolta.

This is a film i highly recommend watching as it great action, brilliant performance, very violent & brutal story that will keep you entertain from start to finish.

Dislikes : The only thing i kind of did notice is Travolta hair i dont know if its me but it doesn't look like his real hair for some reason, because i know he shaved he's hair off once, the hair does look like a wig. but his acting regardless is brilliant.

Overall : great acting, brilliant performance, good action with brutal intent

Rating: 5 out of 5 for entertainment / 9 out of 10 for concept.

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Film Review: Bad neighbors 2

Genre: Comedy

Cert: 15

Director: Nicholas Stoller

Screen writer: Andrew Jay Cohen (written by) (as Andrew J. Cohen) & Brendan O'Brien   .(written by) & Nicholas Stoller  (written by) & Seth Rogen  (written by) & Evan Goldberg   (written by) 

Starring: Seth Rogen , Zac Efron, Rose Byrne, Chloë Grace Moretz , Ike Barinholtz , Kiersey Clemons , Dave Franco, Jerrod Carmichael , Christopher Mintz-Plasse , Beanie Feldstein , Clara Mamet , Awkwafina , Selena Gomez , Hannibal Buress , Elise Vargas , Zoey Vargas , Carla Gallo , John Early , Johnny Pemberton.

Running time: 1h 32min 

Parents advised to read before viewing film as some scene may contain scenes unsuitable for younger viewers.

Sex & Nudity: The film contains a high level of sexual content, including two sexual scenes, a scene featuring male bottom nudity, and numerous sexual references. In both sexual scenes, a couple has sex in various positions, with the sexual activity occurring onscreen for some time with minimal nudity shown. Separately, male bottom nudity is featured during a sequence where a male protagonist is dancing onstage. At the end, he exposes himself to the audience and a close shot of his testicles is shown.

In addition, there are numerous sexual references throughout the film, both visual and sexual. A recurring joke in the film centers on the couples young daughter mistaking her mothers dildo for a toy and refusing to put it down. Also, there are several party scenes depicting suggestive activities and highly sexualised images, such as a wet t-shirt contest, a neon sign in the shape of a penis, and so on.

Violence & Gore: Man being throw at a garage door fast

Profanity: There is frequent strong language ('motherf**ker' and 'f**k'), much of it used for comic effect but some also spoken in an aggressive manner. Seth Rogen's character utters "Jesus fucking Christ" after a clown laughs at him. 

Alcohol/Drugs/Smoking: The film features depictions of drug use throughout the film, including scenes where characters are seen smoking joints and using glass bongs, including a group of girls setting themselves up as the purveyors of marijuana and also shown smoking the drug on regular occasions.

Frightening/Intense Scenes:  In this comedy sequel, Neighbours 2: Sorority Rising, Mac and Kelly are now expecting their second child and have sold their home. However, during the 30-day escrow period when the buyers can drop by anytime to inspect the house, a sorority moves in next door. The girls prove to be wilder than the previous fraternity house, and Mac and Kelly are forced to team up with their former enemy, Teddy, to eradicate their new neighbours.

MPAA Rating: R for crude sexual content including brief graphic nudity, language throughout, drug use and teen partying.

Story:Mac (Seth Rogen) and Kelly (Rose Byrne) are ready to make the final move into adulthood. But just as they thought they have reclaimed the neighborhood, they learn that their new neighbors are even more out of control than the last. To evict them, they will need help from their ex neighbor (Zac Efron

Likes : Not really sure what to think of this sequal , there is much i can say that was good because there was a few things that lets this film down in so many ways , its good atemp at making a sequel but did it really need a sequel.
Ya there are a few moment when you do find yourself laughing at certain parts but for a sequal its missing alot that the first film had which is ashame because the first film was funny as hell, certain proves the girl are worst than the boys at party & pranks but i cant help but think this just wasnt as good as the first film because it just feels off.

Dislikes : Where this film goes wrong is it direction its confusing as hell , like they are trying to copy what they did in the first film but then taking the film in a different direction ,  it become this mess of unfunny moments & awkward scene that just dont fit well with each other.
Just feel like they made a sequal for the sack of a sequal without any effort of anything new, to be honest this sequal feel like all the good jokes & funny moment were put in the first film & left nothing for the sequal because that the way this film come across, just feel like it shouldn't of been made, really bad sequel.

Overall : Pretty bad for a sequel , not as good as the first film, it had it moments but not really needed.
 Rating: 4.5 out of 5 entertainment / 5.1 out of 10 for concept.

Film Review: Kill Command

Genre: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi

Cert: 15
 

Director: Steven Gomez

Screen writer: Steven Gomez

Starring: Vanessa Kirby , Thure Lindhardt , David Ajala , Deborah Rosan , Tom McKay , Mike Noble , Bentley Kalu , Osi Okerafor, Kelly Gough , Tim Ahern , Damian Kell 

Running time: 1h 39min


Parents advised to read before viewing film as some scene may contain scenes unsuitable for younger viewers.

Sex & Nudity: none

Violence & Gore: Soldier being shot , robot tear a human apart , blood is scene through most of the film very intense.

Profanity:  Strong language

Alcohol/Drugs/Smoking: none

Frightening/Intense Scenes: Intense scene involving a smart self learning & evolving combat cyber machine.

Story: Kill Command is a sci-fi action thriller set in a near future, technology-reliant society that pits man against killing machines. Against this backdrop an elite army unit is helicoptered to a remote, off-the-grid island training facility. What starts out as a simple training exercise for Captain Bukes and his tight-knit unit, descends into a terrifying battle to the death, as the marines discover the island is overrun by an enemy that transcends the human concept of evil.

Likes : Here the thing about the IPF industry side of film, with the low budget film, you except the acting to be poor & the story script to be really poor, special from some new unknown directors starting out which you have to understand that they have to start from somewhere.

But every now & then you get the odd film in the IPF industry that is actually good , this is definite exception to that generalization as the acting & story line concept of this film is suprisely good.
It seem like the director has had some funding for this film with the CGI actually being good making the machines look real , but what is actually good as well is that its not all C.G.I , you notice alot of prop effect like the actual cyber combat machine is actually real.

It look like a lot of work has gone in to make this machine design with alot of wiring to make it look real menacing , the only CGI your seeing is from it moving around which is good , as some of the close up scene where they are actually look like build machines which add a brilliant blend of CGI & real.

The film chirography is brilliant in setting the tone as it look like they filming this film on a old second war base on a remote island , which set the tone there's no where to run. Its a good blend between terminator & chappie in a way these new cybernetic combat machines can self learn from the human soldiers watch there tactics & self evolve to use those tactic against the enemy.

Now this is where this story come in to play as a group of solider are on a routine training excise turn in to a fight for survival as the come up against not just one of these machine by several, it because a intense battle to stay alive until extraction can be made. Now here your thinking OK this is a straight forward story line pretty simple but no the twist in the story is actually good as what seem straight forward seem to have a deadly purpose.

The acting is pretty soldier but dont expect any big name in this film as it a low budget film , but i can assure you this film is actually one of the the odd film to come from the IPF that good.      

Dislikes : I think the film could of show a bit more intelligence from the cyber robots, but as it is not bad.

Overall : chappie meets terminator meets robocop in a military sense , good action, good acting.
 Rating: 5 out of 5 for entertainment / 7.8 out of 10 for concept.

Film Review : X-men :Apocalypse

Genre:  Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Cert: 12A

Director: Bryan Singer 

Screen writer: Simon Kinberg (screenplay) Bryan Singer (story) & Simon Kinberg (story) & Michael Dougherty (story) & Dan Harris (story)  

Starring: James McAvoy , Michael Fassbender , Jennifer Lawrence , Nicholas Hoult , Oscar Isaac , Rose Byrne , Evan Peters , Josh Helman , Sophie Turner , Tye Sheridan , Lucas Till , Kodi Smit-McPhee , Ben Hardy , Alexandra Shipp , Lana Condor.

Running time: 2h 24min

Parents advised to read before viewing film as some scene may contain scenes unsuitable for younger viewers.

Sex & Nudity: One character look sexy showing slightly clevege

Violence & Gore: There are moment that push this film above the 12A , there is blood shown, scene of destruction

Profanity: mild  

Alcohol/Drugs/Smoking: None

Frightening/Intense Scenes:  the city being destroyed maybe a little disturbing , but some scene are over the age given for this film, recommended age 15 +

Story: Since the dawn of civilization, he was worshiped as a god. Apocalypse, the first and most powerful mutant from Marvel's X-Men universe, amassed the powers of many other mutants, becoming immortal and invincible. Upon awakening after thousands of years, he is disillusioned with the world as he finds it and recruits a team of powerful mutants, including a disheartened Magneto, to cleanse mankind and create a new world order, over which he will reign. As the fate of the Earth hangs in the balance, Raven with the help of Professor X must lead a team of young X-Men to stop their greatest nemesis and save mankind from complete destruction.

Likes : I will be honest here by not jump on this film just because it a marvel film which is from 20th century fox , so im gonna be really honest which some may hate me for saying it but when it come to the x-men franchise its hasn't really recovered since x-men 3 disaster.

Although a few wolverine film have been good but not perfect, x-men franchise has taken a big hit in being a let down , even days of past future wasnt great it was slightly disappointing this are film that are meant to bring this franchise back its just been a let down after a yet down over the past few years.

Ya there are people just liking because it a marvel film being unajective opinion about the film that there opinion which is fair enough but sadly to say x-men has been the same since the failure of x-men 3. Now that said for the first time in a long time something is done right in the franchise, it not perfect not by a long shot but still a vast improvement , which i was surprised as i went in to this film with low expectation because of the last few film have been bland , but i can say this was better.

Three thing that held this film together to actually make it good for once , was the emotional attachment with Eric's story , the way they gave him a more human side was brilliantly done & what his character actually need all this time, because all we've seen is his darker side which is a good turn around in this film that will actually bring you to tears.

Sophie Turner casting for Jean Grey perfect casting i wont give away spoilers but god dam the way they've done her character for this film was spot on , you are kind of waiting for it too happen because not much is happening with her character at first but when the event happen you mouth is just open & your jaw hit's the floor as you witness it happening on screen. She certainly proven a great actress from game of throne , she is just perfect for jean grey as she holds her self brilliantly on the big screen.

Oscar Isaac holy cow there is no doubt Oscar is one hell of a brilliant actor , despite the change of the look of  En Sabah Nur / Apocalypse for the film he come off perfect with this pure no messing around charismatic evil tone with over 2000 years of confidence of being a god like mutant.
Dam does Isaac pull this off almost stealing the lime light of the film making it so much more interesting story for the x-men to have a serious battle for once against something that is powerful enough to destroy the world.

You do find yourself forget the change of look from the comic book to this new version which is actually pretty good on screen.
Although the film is great its not without its flaws which makes it a great film but not perfect, as some scene just feel out of place, but the film as a whole is a vast improvement & on the right track, now just keep it that way & kick it up a notice & not mess up with the next film, because right now this one i like.

The visual effect are brilliantly done although a few scene are questionable , there are a few funny moment special Quick silver scene, which you know what i mean when you see the film because there are moments your thinking what the hell is he doing when what is going on,  your just sat with a smirk on you your face shaking your head , that when your laughing. The back story is good but slightly flawed in certain areas but this is a film i can recommend watching vast improvement not perfect but good.

The end post credit scene is a massive spoiler of what could be coming if you can understand the scene.    
 

Dislikes : There are a few scene at the being that feel out of place , kind of ruin the pace of the film its confusing because these scene kind of dont fit with the flow of the film pace, they could of been take out the film the story wouldn't be effect by it, which is a shame because if those scene were done better this would have been a perfect film.

Overall : Great special effect, good story, great casting, some question scenes but good film
 Rating: 5 out of 5 for entertainment / 8 out of 10 for vast improvement.

 

Film Review: 10 Cloverfield lane

Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery

Cert: 12A

Director: Dan Trachtenberg

Screen writer: Josh Campbell (story) & Matthew Stuecken (story) Josh Campbell  (screenplay) & Matthew Stuecken (screenplay) and Damien Chazelle (screenplay

Starring: John Goodman , Mary Elizabeth Winstead, John Gallagher Jr. ,  Douglas M. Griffin  , Suzanne Cryer , Bradley Cooper , Sumalee Montano , Frank Mottek 

Running time: 1h 43min

Parents advised to read before viewing film as some scene may contain scenes unsuitable for younger viewers.

Sex & Nudity: A woman is shown lying on a bed in her underwear for a few minutes, before she dresses. Nothing sexual.

A woman wears a tight white tank top with a black bra beneath it and shows some cleavage.

We see a photo of a woman in a bikini in a magazine.

A man tries to steady a woman who nearly fell and another man says, "Keep your hands to yourself. No touching!" 

Violence & Gore: A character shows bloody cuts and bruises after surviving a car crash.

A briefly-seen character has a bloody and mutilated face, looking as if burned by radiation or chemicals. The dead bodies of two pigs are also shown bearing the same kind of burns.

A character is  shot (blood splatters onto the wall and he screams in pain) and then put into a barrel of acid; blood is shown. The barrel containing his body is briefly seen again later. Although the actual shooting is not shown onscreen, this is the most shocking and intense scene in the film.

A character is attacked with corrosive acid and is seen later with his face and arm horribly burned.

A woman is grabbed and stabbed with a needle that sedates her towards the beginning of the film. Could be disturbing.

A character cuts a man's face with a broken bottle and is ordered to stitch up the gash; the surgery is shown.

A character tries to stab a person  who is crawling through a metal vent. The knife is viciously thrust through the metal walls a few times, coming very close to the person but no injuries are sustained

Profanity:  At least 1 F-word, 4 scatological terms, 6 mild obscenities, 8 religious exclamations (e.g. Oh God.)

Name calling (crazy, idiot, circus freak, traitor and pervert) and exclamations (shut-up, shoot and oh my goodness.)

Alcohol/Drugs/Smoking:A man injects a woman in the arm with a sedative to knock her out.

A man offers a woman some painkillers.

A woman packs an unopened bottle of Scotch and leaves her apartment.

A man and a woman drink homemade vodka.

A man tells a woman that he became drunk one night so he would miss the bus to go to college the next morning. 

Frightening/Intense Scenes: A woman gets into a car crash in the beginning of the film; it happens very suddenly and will startle viewers.

The entire final 20 minute sequence is quite intense and scary.

Story: Soon after leaving her fiancé Michelle is involved in a car accident. She awakens to find herself sharing an underground bunker with Howard and Emmett. Has she been saved from an apocalyptical event as Howard & Emmett tell her or are there other motives for her being held against her will?

Likes : I kind of went in to this film with an open mind because i was a little skeptical about this film after the first cloverfield film which i didn't really enjoy , it wasn't the film it's self it was just the way it was done on a home camera.

I will say this the film acting is pretty good throughout the film & John Goodman come off like a very disturbing person on the edge that is trying to survive as well as help others but in the wrong way being very possessive like your just waiting for him to snap.

This is actually what give this film its edge because you have no idea what is going on in the world other them him explaining something as happen , Mary Elizabeth Winstead does a brilliant job with a convince woman that just wake up in a basement not knowing why or how she got there, you start seeing she her character become suspicious of john character adding to the tension of the film.

Now throughout the first & second act of the film your kind of expecting this to be a sequal with alien's yet the first & second act of the film feels more like a thriller , which is good but kind of throws the film off slightly as the this is meant to be sequal.

But then the last 20 mins of the film happen your like OK wasn't expecting that because throughout the whole film like i said felt more of a thriller than a alien film, then you come to actually realise what has really happen in the world since she been in the bunker.

Although this was a good film i do feel though this film could have been done in a different direction, but this is a film that worth watching if you haven't already.


Dislikes : The only problem with this film is that it focused to much on being a thriller more than being a sequal to the first cloverfield , i'm not gonna give spoiler here but the last 20 mins of the film should have been spread out through the film from start to finish. It would have felt more like a sequal than two sperate film's if they did it that way. But that just an opinion

Overall : Great acting, good tension to keep you griped, no a bad film.

Rating: 4.6 out of 5 for entertainment / 7.8 out of 10 for concept

Film Review: The Horde

Genre: Action, Horror

Cert: 18 R-rated

Director: Jared Cohn

Screen writer: Paul Logan

Starring: Matthew Willig , Bill Moseley , Costas Mandylor , Vernon Wells , Paul Logan , Nestor Serrano , Sydney Sweeney , Tiffany Brouwer , Nils Allen Stewart , Jonathan Erickson Eisley , Elisabeth Ferrara , Zac Goodspeed ,   Bobby C. King  , Devin Reeve , John Omohundro

Running time: 1h 28min

Parents advised to read before viewing film as some scene may contain scenes unsuitable for younger viewers.

Sex & Nudity: Naked woman covered in blood , young girl looks to have been gang raped, couple have sex

Violence & Gore: Alot of body part hang up, boy throat get cut, head is pull out of pan , boy get his leg cut off alot of blood scenes. 

Profanity: Strong language through out

Alcohol/Drugs/Smoking: Wine is drunk by main characters

Frightening/Intense Scenes: Scene of a girl about to be gang rap can be disturbing for some people so viewer discretion is advised R-rated content

Story: The film follows John Crenshaw as he accompanies his girlfriend and her students on a weekend nature-photography expedition deep into the woods. What should be an educational and fun-filled weekend turns into horror as the group is besieged by an unspeakable evil - a horde of hideously disfigured, mutated humans with an insatiable taste for blood. As things go from bad to worse, Crenshaw becomes their only hope if they are going to get out alive.

Likes : Well this was a slightly underrated film too say the least , but i wouldn't expect any Oscar winner performance as it a pretty average film but still good to watch as Paul Logan is pretty bad ass in this film.

The best way i could describe this film is Rambo meets Wrong turn as a bunch of deformed people run by a murder that escape prison prey of campers only this time mess's with the wrong person. The fight scene are pretty well choreograph with some brilliant scene of a one man army with silent deadly strike from the shadows portraying a navy seal perfect.

The film isn't with out its gore , there is alot of it with some pretty hardcore R-rated scene of limb being dismembered , if you are gore fan you wont be disappoint although some scene maybe disturbing as the film does involve gang rap which is pretty vicious.

The acting is pretty solid , although the character are a little clear cut with the snobby rich kid & the over sexed teens which is typical thing with horror films these days. This does have it moments that you really cringing when you hear the neck snap to the limps being broken but this is what entertaining about this film watch the good guy beat the bad guys.

This may appeal to some people but i can see this film isn't going to be for everyone but its it slightly underrated as it's not as bad as its made out to be.

Dislikes : I do feel the film was missing a few things , its felt a bit short before things started happening , it could of had a bigger build up which is a shame because the concept of the film is good but lacking that build up.

Overall : Great fight scene, bloody gore , Not bad acting.

 Rating: 4.5 out of 5 for entertainment / 7 out of 10 for concept