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Taken (2008)
Our rating 83% One man army, Liam Neeson, shows us how he takes on ruthless gangland murderers, drug and people traffickers, to make his daughter safe. He should have taken some friends along for help, but he chose to go it alone, after all, he was CIA trained, probably as a one man terminator. Screenplay writer Luc [...]
Continue reading...Beverly Hills Chihuahua (2008)
14. November 2008
Our rating 22% Kid’s rating 75% It’s a Disney movie so you should know what to expect, accept it didn’t do it for me; it didn’t feel like a family movie, just a kid’s movie. In truth, this should be a 6 year old’s review of how they saw it. Luckily, having a six year old daughter gives [...]
Continue reading...Eagle Eye (2008)
13. November 2008
Our rating 68% On the blurb it says produced by Steven Speilberg, so you know it’s going to be a big budget movie. This is later proved with the number of explosions, car chases and general use of a small county’s GDP with elaborate stunt work. Dan McDermott wrote the original screenplay, but John Glenn, Travis Wright [...]
Continue reading...Wanted (2008)
13. November 2008
Our rating 18% Great special effects. In fact some of the best ever seen in a movie. The action sequences were very good especially when Angelina Jolie opened her car door to catch a passenger. You’ve got to see it to believe it; the rest is unbelievable. Angelina Jolie is a quality actress; unfortunately they only give [...]
Continue reading...Body of Lies (2008)
12. November 2008
Our rating 91% As soon as you know Ridley Scott is directing you know you’re going to get a full on package and he gives us exactly what we expect in this updated spy thriller. The west has stopped chasing the Russians; their place is now firmly taken by Arab terrorists. William Monahan has completed an excellent [...]
Continue reading...Screenplay software online
7. November 2008
Two online screenplay writing services are in their beta period. We take a brief look at them both, but firstly, why would you want an online version of screenplay software? I get the feeling we’re being forced to do everything online these days. A rumour tells me that we’ll even use full Microsoft Office online soon [...]
Continue reading...Rocknrolla (2008)
3. November 2008
This franchise continues Guy Ritchie’s excellent direction. If this film is successful (figures show it already is) then he’ll follow up with ‘The Real Rocknrolla’ and finally the trilogy closes with ‘Rocknroll Suicide.’ He’s the master of Brit mobster movies, even if he does have the occasional disappointment. Stepping aside from Guy Ritchie’s directing work; he [...]
Continue reading...Mamma Mia! script search update
30. October 2008
You’ll know from a previous post that I was looking for the screenplay of Mamma Mia! My delightful sister-in-law sent me this link to a website as I’d been looking for the Mamma Mia! screenplay (yippee, she reads this website!) The Editing Room provides spoof scripts based upon films the writer may (or may not) like. http://www.the-editing-room.com/ However, [...]
Continue reading...Best Christmas Film?
29. October 2008
Marley & Me, staring Owen Wilson and the special one, Jennifer Aniston, opens on Christmas Day 2008. That sets a dilemma. Do you really want to see a fantastic story set to film when the ending is where the Labrador dies? You’re going to cry and cry a lot. Thankfully you’re also going to laugh and [...]
Continue reading...Traitor (2008)
29. October 2008
Our rating 68% Written by Steve Martin (story) and Jeffrey Nachmanoff (screenplay) this slow moving, almost two hour movie, takes us on a ride from a terrorist’s view of making and delivering suicide bombs. With a twist of course and that’s given away by the title. I can’t help but wonder if they’d kept the twist a [...]
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17. November 2008
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