Archive for August, 2010

Dinner for Schmucks

Dinner for Schmucks

With Steve Carell, Zach Galifianakis, Jemaine Clement, David Walliams,           Kirsten Schaal, and Chris O’Dowd there is no way this film was not going to be funny. It really is a laugh a minute, I need to watch it again as I’m sure there are jokes I missed. You’ll find that you [...]

The Switch

The Switch

This is a lovely romantic comedy that leaves you feeling warm inside. The story is based around a 40 year old called Kassie (Jennifer Aniston) and her best friend Wally (Jason Bateman). Kassie is single but desperate to have a baby; she sets out to find a donor. Wally is hurt that she hasn’t asked [...]

The Girl Who played with Fire

The Girl Who played with Fire

This film is the second instalment, a continuation from The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. In this film Millennium is about to print a feature on sex trafficking in Sweden. They hire a new journalist called Dag who came to them with the story.  Soon there are three murders and Lisbeth Salander is the lead [...]

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Based on the best selling book The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson, it is full of mystery, suspense, cruelty and compassion. The story is based around Journalist Mikael Blomkvist (Michael Nyqvist) who has just been sued for libel over a report he wrote. While taking a break from his magazine company Millennium, [...]

Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World

Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World

If you love comics, love Rock and love to play Tekken/Street fighter then this film is for you! If you hate any of the above you will probably hate this film!! It’s fast pacing, funny, drifts between dreams, games and reality. It is edited in the style of a comic book with the classic Batman, [...]

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

This is a film about coming close to your teenage years and coping with the new social changes your life takes on when you reach middle school. Diary or should I say Journal of a Wimpy kid is based on the experiences of Greg Heffley,(Zachary Gordon) who is hoping to be top of the popularity [...]