A Life in Movies
The ever-creative Andy has come up with another fantastic blog-a-thon idea and I’m determined to get in on the fun. The idea is to pick a favourite movie for ever year you’ve been alive. (I think it’s his sneaky way of finding out how old we all are.) Notoriously indecisive as I am, this is [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 21 so far )The Marvelous years ahead
It’s no secret on this blog that I am a Marvel comic book geek. So I’m excited at the new pathway into the Marvel Universe that the Iron Man films have opened up. When you combine that with the X Men films that are lining up behind Wolverine you’ve got a pretty full calendar over [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 26 so far )Top 5 Movie Fight Scenes
Catching the final showdown of a soon to be named action movie on TV a little while ago got me thinking about the best fight choreography to hit the big screen. The following debate with my sister made me realise that a blog post was in order, so here are my favourite movie punch ups. [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 27 so far )Factoids
Here’s some random Wolverine trivia I’ve picked up from various sources…. The part of Wolverine was originally offerd to Joaquin Phoenix but he turned it down. Thank God! As much as I love Phoenix (before he became an *ahem* rap artist) that would never have worked. Three Mile Island, the site of Stryker’s base in [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 4 so far )Wolverine
Well, it was worth the wait. Wolverine was definitely one of the best films I’ve seen in a while. The fight sequences are awesome (particularly when you’re sitting in the front row of a big screen) and everything moves at just the right pace. The opening credit sequence was particularly good, reminiscent of Watchmen in [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 5 so far )I’m finally going to see Wolverine!
WOO! It’s taken way too long. And I don’t care about people badmouthing it all over the internet, I’m still excited. Also my first time in the Vue instead of the Odeon Leicester Square. Review up ASAP. I still reckon its gonna be better than Star Trek which, incidently, I’ll probably be seeing next week…
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )It’s finally here!
I first heard about this film 3 years ago when there were rumours of two X Men prequels, one following the back story of Magneto, and one about Wolverine. As a big fan of the films, I was hugely excited that The Last Stand was as much the end as a Stones farewell tour and [...]
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