The most rubbish yet brilliant film? - GRIMSBY

On the 26th February, the rather hilarious yet controvertial Sacha Baron Cohen delighted our cinema screens with his new film Grimsby. A tale of Grimsby who was sepreated from his brother Sebastian when they was both in care. Whilst Sebastian went on to become a spy, Grimsby became a slobby father of nine! And it's the stereotypical storyline of saving the world!

Now, I have seen all of Cohen's films and I personally find him hilarious! I know he can be a tad controvertial and he's a tad like marmite, you either love him or you hate him. But I love him. So when the day came when Grimsby was released I was extatic, as the trailers looked hilarious and I had a lot of faith in the film, from how much I enjoyed his previous work.  My favourite by far has to be Borat, that film had me in absolute stitches, it is class. And how can you not love the famous mankini!?!

But back to Grimsby, I have to say, I was a little dissapointed. It was absolutely hilarious don't get me wrong, but from the content in Borat, Bruno and The Dictator especially, I felt Cohen played it a little too safe with this one. Given his previous work of course. But that doesn't mean it didn't have me in stitches! I think because Cohen played a proper, typical British male character, I just thought it was brilliant and so relatable (not me being a man but it being British humour!).
Oh and I think the seriousness of Mark Strong's character Sebastian being a long side Cohen's non serious and hilarious character just made it even more brilliant! I love Strong and all his work and I thought him being in this kind of film was brilliant!
Plus the ever so brilliant Rebel Wilson featured in the film, and she is my idol! I love her, she is just brilliant. In everything she does, she just doesn't give a shit, and I love it. And she is absolutely hilarious in this film. But Cohen's actual wife Isla Fisher features in the film, alongside Penelope Cruz and many others.

Now the films storyline is all over the bloody place and I will warn that you have to have a very broad and open sense of humour to watch this film. If you are easily offended, I would advise you not watch this film, as some of the jokes, remarks and comments featured throughout this film, are very out there, that's all i'll say. But to be honest, that's what you get from any Cohen film. And me personally, I love it. But it's certainly not for everyone, as I said before, films like this are like marmite. The thing that got me was his perseption and performance of a typical lower class male, and people could take it as an offence, however I think it's bloody hilarious! For me it's what he names his kids, its hilarious, I'll give you an insight, one of them is called Stella and the other Artois! Hahahaha! It's fab, I love it.

Overall, I would say this isn't my favourite Cohen film nor is it near to one of my top comedy favourites. However given a storyline all over the place, the humour in it is brilliant and Cohen the man himself doesn't dissapoint his fans by acting like a complete knob for an hour and a half on the big screen.

So in general, i'd give it a 3 out of 5 stars.

So have you seen it? If so what do you think? I'd love to know, controvertial films like this, peoples opinions interest me!
Thankyou for reading, I know it's been a while but I'm back with regular posts so let me know what your interested in.
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Allegiant trailer is finally here!

After many teasers and snippets of the film Allegiant, yesterday the official full trailer was released. Allegiant is the last film in the Divergent series and it seems to be the biggest and baddest one! The new film involves Tris, Four and the rest of the gang who have finally won the battle against the Eruidite faction leader Jeanine. They've discovered, thanks to Tris' ability to unlock a message, that their home is not what they thought, and that they have been an experiment all along to test how human civilation works.

Now I have seen Divergent and Insurgent. I loved Divergent, but I didn't like Insurgent one bit, I just couldn't get into it, the acting wasn't the best, and it just simply didn't appeal to me personally. Which is a shame because I have read the books and they were brilliant, but I suppose it's one of those things and its just my opinion, because my friend loved the film. However, I still watched the new Allegiant trailer and I have to say, when watching it with low expectations, I was blown away. It looks absolutely brilliant. It really teases you at the beginning and then boom the action kicks in, and the production value looks great! Exactly what you'd expect from a big named blockbuster. But I'll let you judge that for yourself...check it out. Are you a fan of the Divergent series? What do you think of the films so far? Let me know!
Thankyou for reading this quick little post and I will speak soon!

Release your inner child! FINDING DORY IS FINALLY HERE!

Yes, the first official teaser trailer was released for Finding Dory on the 10th November on Ellen, as Ellen is the voice of the famous pixar character! And WOW I am excited!
I absolutely love Disney and Pixar films, they just make me feel all nostalgic, and all warm and fuzzy inside. And Finding Nemo is one of my favourite Pixar films. Not only is it visually stunning but the storyline is brilliant, as Disney/Pixar never fail to present a deep and meaningful yet fun storyline through childrens animation. Its so clever, they are all so clever. I don't think there is one Disney film I've watched where I haven't gone through a series of emotions and learned a life lesson or two. But yes, Finding Nemo is one of my favourites and when the teaser picture was released on the 14th August I was so so excited as well as millions of other Pixar/Disney fans.

So there was quite a significant amount of time between the release of that first image to the release of the trailer. But who cares, it's here now! But we do have to wait just under a year until its release! BOO. But it's finally happening, and the trailer made me feel really happy and excited, so I can wait! But the film will be released on the 17th June 2016, so a feel good summer blockbuster to look forward too! But Pixar, there is one question...WHEN IS THE INCREDIBLES 2 HAPPENING! 

What are your thoughts? Are you excited? Let me know!

Thankyou for reading and I will speak soon!

SUICIDE SQUAD EMPIRE COVERS

Suicide Squad is most probably one of the highest anticipated films to be released in 2016. And with the first trailer being released in July and now the release of the December edition of Empire which consists some of the characters in the film, the anticipation is just getting bigger!

Four Empire covers were released, and of course we first have the new version of the Joker who will be played by Jared Leto. Now lets clear this up, yes, Heath Ledgers Joker look and performance was magnificent, flawless, just every positive adjective you can think of and it seems unbeatable. However, Jared Leto is also a brilliant actor, just take his performance in Dallas Buyers Club! I think Jared Leto will give the Joker a modern update and he will shock everyone who doubts him with his performance. The Joker that Jared will play does look so much different from previous Jokers but isn't this a good thing? Isn't something new and different better? What do you think? Well we shall see when the film is released August 5th 2016. And I am bloody excited! Then we have Will Smith's character Deadshot, now I am a big fan of Will Smith and his work, and I am excited to see him in Suicide Squad as I feel he has disappeared from the spotlight of the film world for a while and this could be his big comeback, as it is a very big film! And he looks kick ass in his cover shot! Next we have Margot Robbie who will play Harley Quinn, and again I love her, brilliant actress, and she looks exactly how I would picture Harley in real life. And finally we have Cara Delevingne as Enchantress, now Cara is new to the film world, however in the short time she's been acting she has been in a few big blockbusters, and now she's landed one of the lead roles in one of the biggest blockbusters to be released in 2016. I haven't seen much of her work, besides Paper Towns, which was okay. So it shall be interesting to see how she performs in this. But besides that she too looks brilliant in her cover shot, but she is a model after all!
I am super excited for this film and I have bought all four copies of Empire. I have put the covers down below so check them out! And if you get the chance have a read of it, some really cool stuff is featured about the film inside!
Thankyou and I shall speak soon!

EMPIRE SUBSCRIPTION LINK 

I have returned and so has BOND!

Yes, it's been a while since I have posted on here, but A-Levels for me are finally over! Hooray! I passed them all and I am finally at University studying for a media, film and culture degree. And now I have so much more time to give some tlc to my blog.

So enough about me, the build up continues to the highly anticpated SPECTRE, the newest addition to the Bond franchise. And I am so freakin' excited! Daniel Craig returns as Mr James Bond for the fourth time and he looks to be bigger and better than ever. The storyline is basically the discovery of a cryptic message which leads Bond back to his past and discover the truth behind Spectre.
Now I have watched every single Bond film, and I know everyone always says 'you can never beat the original' and people would curse at me if I ever bad mouthed the days when Sean Connery kicked ass in 'From Russia with Love' to 'Diamonds are Forever' , but I have to say I prefer the most recent Bond films. With the whole development in technology, from CGI to breath taking stunts, I am going to say I think Bond is better than it ever has been. As much as I loved the classics, besides when Pierce Brosnan was Bond (WORST BOND EVER). But being in 2015, Spectre looks to be visually spectacluar and better than ever!

But they have really kept fans on the edge of their seats from advertising to promotions to sneak peaks, and I am certainly excited for the film release. Most of the same cast from the past 3 films are back, such as Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Harris, Ben Whishaw and many more. But we have many exciting new additions to the film, and I am most excited for Andrew Scott, I LOVE HIM, he was amazing in Sherlock and I mean amazing, and he was brilliant in the film Pride. And when rumours were going around about him featuring in Spectre I was beyond excited, and when it was finally revealed he was, I was just extatic! I have high hopes and I am excited to be dazzled by his performance. And we have Christoph Waltz as our simply brilliant villain. I have really enjoyed his performances throughout his work especially in 'Water for Elephants' and especially one of his recent films 'Big Eyes' alongside Amy Adams was simply brilliant. So again, high hopes and I think he will be a brilliant villain.

There is also a lot of talk around the famous Bond opening titles, and apparently Spectres opening credits is supposed to be the biggest in Bond history. Director Sam Mendes has revealed that his extravagant day of the dead themed credits will be the best yet! And when looking back on previous opening credits, I have to say Sam Mendes must have something great up his sleeve to be 'the best yet' but only time will tell! What's your favourite Bond opening sequence? Mine is probably Goldfinger or Skyfall. Let me know!
And speaking of opening credits, you then have the soundtrack, and Spectre will be joined by the amazing Sam Smith, who wrote and will sing the Bond theme called 'Writing's on the wall'. I love Sam Smith's work, and listening to the soundtrack for the first time, I wasn't over whelmed, but then again, I said the same about 'Skyfall' by Adele and it wasn't long before I was singing it word for word round my kitchen! But I think it will grow on me, its Sam Smith after all. Sam is also the first British male solo artist to sing the Bond theme since Tom Jones featured in Thunderball in 1965. However Sam Smith's "Writing's on the wall" is out October 26th so for now have a listen on Youtube! But just simply hearing the classic Bond theme tune gives me goosebumps!

Well, I am very excited to see the newest addition to the Bond franchise. SPECTRE is out October 26th in cinemas across the UK and I will definitely be marching to my nearest cinema. I hope you enjoyed reading this short post and I will be writing more often now, so I will speak soon!

Fifty Shades of Grey! Lets discuss

So first I am sorry for the lack of posts, with university open days to exams, I have been running round like a headless chicken. But the most highly anticipated film this year was released onto our cinema screens this last weekend and that film of course is "Fifty Shades of Grey".

So yes, I went to go see it, and I loved the books so of course I was going to see the film. And no I am  not into all that BDSM, but in both the books and the film I just love the romance and love story behind all that, and I just find both Ana and Christian as characters so intriguing and interesting. I went to see it with my best friend on Valentines day, a proper girls afternoon! ;-) And I have to say, I really liked it.

Now if you haven't heard or seen or read "Fifty Shades of Grey", which I highly doubt from its global success. Its basically based on a literature student Anastasia Steele, whose life changes forever when she meets handsome, yet tormented, billionaire Christian Grey. And its the story of their relationship. 

Now before watching it, I was reading through reviews and comments about the film and it got very mixed responses. I have to highly disagree with most of them as I thought it was a really good film. It stuck to the books incredibly, to the finest detail! And Sam Taylor Johnson directed the film beautifully, as the books are very graphic and it wouldn't be suitable for the cinema screens, but she managed to show enough to keep to the books, but she shot it so it was elegant and romantic, rather than porn basically. And I think she did a great job overall, especially in the "Red Room of Pain" scenes, where again she shot enough to satisfy audiences but so it looked artistic and she did it with no faults. She made such a sexy, romantic and elegant film given the nature of the books and I really admire he work in this film. This film would have been very difficult to film but she did it spot on.

Now Dakota Johnson stole the show for me, she was my favourite part of the whole film. First she really lived up to the role of Ana, and her performance really lived up to the character in the book. And seeing her character grow throughout the film was amazing and Dakota delivered the performance beautifully! And of course, my hat goes off to her for them really intense sex scenes in the film. As she is fully naked in most of the film and that would have been incredibly difficult to film as well as keeping up with that character performance. Because those scenes were intense, you saw everything! But in those scenes both Dakota and Jamie Dornan delivered it so elegantly. And this is important as it is being shown in cinemas. Dakota did not half make me laugh in this film, as Ana really showed her humourous side which was key to evening out the sexual tension throughout the film and she just made me laugh as she was just Anastasia from the books! And because she was funny. But overall Dakota's performance was flawless, elegant and just simply faultless, and I really admire her for how much she gave to the role. Dakota you are one sexy lady!

Jamie Dornan, well just look at him, he is beautiful, he is Christian Grey. But he didn't half have some cheesy lines, but I liked that because I love film cheese! And all the cheesy lines were directly from the books, so they were just keeping to the book. But overall he too gave a brilliant performance, as Christian is a very damaged, mysterious character and Jamie lived up to that throughout the film. And he didn't half deliver in the intense sex scenes, he really lived up to the dominant Mr Grey that women fell in love with in the books. My goodness he was hot! And to say he is Irish his American accent was spot on all the way through. And like Dakota's characters, you could see Christian change through the film and Jamie performed this too without fault. 
And both Dakota and Jamie had such amazing chemistry throughout which was so crucial as both Ana and Christian have such an intense releationship and both Jamie and Dakota made that relationship feel so real through the film.

Overall there are some extremely cute scenes, and very intense sexual scenes. Now I see a lot of people complaning there isn't enough sex in the film, but I think there is more than enough! Yes, fair enough the book is based around Ana and Christians sexual relationship but I think its more based around their romantic relationship and how they fix eachother and the obstacles they face together. So I think there was the right amount of cute moments and sex to satisfy audiences all over the world and keep true to the books. And I think the film worked brilliantly.

And the soundtrack! Oh my the soundtrack! I think its the best soundtrack for a film in a very long time, each song is just beautiful and fits with the film perfectly. It was the scene when Christian takes Ana in his helicopter for the first time, they are gazing at eachother whilst flying over Seattle, we see beautiful shots of Seattle, and all this whilst the amazing Ellie Goulding song "Love me like you do" was playing. Oh just so many feels. And I love The Weeknd-Earned it, Sia-Salted Wound, Beyonce-Haunted and Crazy in love! Oh the soundtrack is just so sexy, can you tell how much I love it? They feautured most of the songs through the film and that made the film so much more sexy.

So, Fifty Shades was released on the 14th February, and had taken over $81.7 million over 3 days! And $158 million worldwide so far! So it  has done extremely well in the box office, being the biggest grossing film so far this year. This is no suprise to me at all! But I can't believe it ended on such a cliffhanger, obviously I know what happens because I have read the books but still! 

When I first went to see Fifty Shades of Grey I didn't know what to expect, what do you expect? But overall I was completely satisfied! I thought it was so romantic, sexy, intense and shot beautifully. The performances were flawless and it was overall a very good film. And I am just waiting for the comformation of the sequels. I would recommend people to go see it, but if its not your cup of tea, its not your cup of tea. But I just think its such a unique love story and its just so intriguing and mysterious! Oh, I just loved it.

Have you seen it? What did you think? Let me know!
Thankyou for reading and speak soon. :-)