Reviews

Firstly, this film had enough potential to become a decent watch. The action sequences are fairly well shot and although are somewhat sub par to the original are much better than the previous sequels in the series.

The big let down is the supposed "REUNION" of Van Damme and Lundgren. With the fact that both actors actually agreed to come back, its a shame the script didn't deliver the scenes to capitalise on their history. There is a huge lack of screen time between the two and only a vague hint that they know one another from the past. Also Lundgren, doesn't really need to be in this film, his character didn't add anything to the story and actually just makes things a little more confusing.

Overall this had great potential and a fair bit of hype considering, but don't be fooled by the advertisements of the two original characters back together because what we see on screen is NOT Andrew Scott, but a shell of a once great and terrifying character.

Pick up for a mindless movie to watch with your mates, but don't expect to get the level of the brilliant original.

First off, I thought it was great film, good acting, poetic writing and a realistic overall feeling.

The wrestling, like in Rocky is only the backdrop for the story which is more about Randy The Ram (Rourke)trying to make an honest wage and re build his fragile relationship with his daughter. The real world for Randy is represented in the human form of Pam (Tomei) who's life seems to be taking a similar path to the Ram.

If you are looking for a happy feel good movie about the glamorous world of professional wrestling then this film is definitely not for you. It shows the reality of what its like before and after your on top and just how hard life can be. Its a tragic drama that touches on the themes of passion and regret.

And yes its true what they say Micky Rourke is amazing in this role. His scene's with his daughter seem very genuine and heartfelt.

First off, congrats to everyone working on this film, they pulled it off. Batman Begins was exceptional, but Dark Knight managed to raise the bar to a whole new level.

A huge part of this is down to the casting, Heath Ledger will be getting a lot of praise and its easy to see why, the whole time I watched it I found myself thinking how is this the same guy i saw in Knights Tale and Brokeback Mountain? He took the joker character and truly made it his own, its only sad that he can't be around to see how much people have liked what he has done.

Christian Bale, Arron Eckhart, Gary Oldman, Maggie G, and Michael Cane all need to be mentioned in this too, they all gave tremendous performances that helped to enhance the story, I loved how the chemistry between Bruce and Harvey grows the closer Harvey and Rachael become. Michael Cane again shows us that Alfred isn't just the bumbling butler who just happens to know everything, he is actually contributing a lot to Batman as a character. Gary Oldman is fantastic in every role he has ever played, this is a role that could have been a little dull if played in the wrong way but he managed to keep him empathetic and interesting.

The story is brilliant, The Joker isn't out for money or riches like most villains, he simply wants to change the world and almost prove to himself that people are evil. The fact that we never truly learn about why he is the way he is, just adds that level of creepiness to him that we've never seen before. Burton's Character was comedic, Nolans character is psychotic. HUGE difference.

Gotham looks realer than ever, especially more so than the Schumacker disaster's, Its gritty, dark and whole. it doesn't feel like your watching backdrops or computer animated places, its all real.

The fact that Scarecrow makes a return appearance helps to connect the films together, only other films i've seen this done in are superman (Lex) and XMEN (Magneto) but they didn't really have much choice.

Twoface looks scary and you can understand why he is so pi***d! Nothing in this film happens by chance everything fulls into place, the equipment he uses and vehicles aren't just there magically like other adaptations.

And yes someone does take up on that whole 'but surely someone will know its him, look at all the resources and money he has'. Waited a long time for someone to look at that.

Anyway back to the point, this film has met all expectations, it has exceeded its original which puts it into a small group in my opinion, it sets up for a third film and leaves us wanting more. if you haven't seen it, do, if your not a fan of the other Batman films, it doesn't matter. The character has come along way from using that shark repellent spray to get rid of a great white hanging off his leg or wearing costumes with rubber nipples attached, he is 3 dimensional and diverse. the plot is intriguing and the characters all shine, nobody can deny that this film is nothing short of a masterpiece and will truly stand the test of time.

James Bond looks seems very realistic after watching what this guy can do.

don't understand why they told him to get into an expensive car just to blow him up, when they had about 20 men with machine guns pointed at him. and yes he escaped...

the fighting was laughable, as the goons again attacked one at a time, this was something that always makes me laugh, the storyline was forgettable too.

and since when do FBI agents allow someone in custody to look through their files and speak to a wanted man on their phones? i couldn't believe what i was watching!

the icing on the cake for me was the main bloke, the voice he was putting on was obviously fake and irritating to listen to, so why bother? i never plan on watching this again, but if what i've described is your cup of tea then to each his own.

First of all, this is a pretty good adaptation of the comic, i feel that they did most of the characters justice. the thing and human torch feud is well played and adds a lot of humour to the film.

Something to consider for people who think that it spends too much time setting things up- they have to show how 5 separate characters gain and react to their powers. (nothing like x-men so don't compare).

The story is a little average but what do you expect from a film aimed at children as well as adults? but seriously, fans of the comics should appreciate this title and kids will love it regardless and believe me its a lot better than the rubbish that they made in 94.

Episodes like this, show us just how good the writing/ directing teams were on this show. Its a real reality check, the lack of monsters makes it all seem to real and actually allows us to feel more remorse than if Joyce was killed by a demon. The vamp at the end was nice touch.

All of the character's have their own moments which really define their basic instincts. Buffy's is the hardest to watch. We see the most powerful woman in the world reduced to nothing.

The bit at the start where Buffy has a vision of Joyce being alive and then suddenly 'FLASH' its not real, that just shows that not everything in life works how we want.

When we see Dawn hear the news, its awful. We see her teacher crying at Dawn's reaction and to be honest that whole scene is gut wrenching.

The rest of the scoobies show their loyalty to Buffy and to Joice through their own uncontrollable sadness (its almost as though Joyce was the mum that each of them wished they had and that they weren't losing Joyce. They were losing MUM!)

This might be the 100th episode of the show, but it's just as good as it ever was. Firstly Cordelia wakes from her coma and Angel's world seems like it might be heading back to normal again.

On the other hand we have Spike and Lindsey practically reenacting the first episode (Angel and Doyal) and its a great way to show how far Angel's character has really come throughout the show.

Having Cordy back even just for the one show, made me realise how much life she brought to some of the other characters at times. Her final scene with Angel, is for lack of a better word, HARD to watch. They have no need to act in that scene because it's obvious they are genuinely sad to be saying goodbye at long last.

Definitely one worth watching, and if you get the DVD then make sure you re watch it with the commentaries. Trust me.

Now as a fan of the original and Alien and Predator films i was fairly excited about the news of a cross over film because i thought it could be interesting.

However when i saw the first film i truly believed that they had destroyed two brilliant franchises, went to see this new one with some friends and even though it still didn't come close to the original films set in their separate realms it was a major improvement on the first film.

To start with it was set in a place with lots of innocent people so there was the opportunity to feel some empathy towards the characters where as in the first film I personally didn't give a s**t who lived and who died.

Some of the main problems that i had with the film, was the Predator Alien hybrid monster. Now i can only assume that it was a queen because it was impregnating people, and it was doing it straight from mouth to mouth rather than laying eggs for the little spider things.

The creatures also burst through people far too quickly in comparison to the older films and also there were two major spaceship crashes and a big explosion from the bomb early on in the film and no one in the town saw or heard anything, now to me that seemed a bit stupid.

Ending, was obviously setting up for some kind of a sequel but in my opinion was stupid, slow and boring. They should have ended it on a high a little earlier on.

Despite some of these minor issues, the film is worth taking a look even if you like me disk=liked the first one immensely.

Practically the best remake of all time. Vincent Price's movie was good but this one adds another level to it. Jeff Goldblum is wonderful as Seth Brundle/ Brundlefly he really shows the true madness of the character while allowing the emotional content to shine through the gaps.

This film is beautiful and even though the basic genre is horror this film plays out one of the greatest love stories played out in film history.

In short 'The Fly' is well worth taking the time to sit down and watch be it now or in ten years this film will always be a classic.

I have loved this film since I was a little kid, I would'nt change anything about the story: Steve Rogers applies to be the guinea pig in a US experiment to make super soldiers to help win the second world war. After fighting the German warrior the Red Skull, Cap is frozen in ice for 40 years only to be awoken in Alaska. His long lost love is murdered by the Red Skull and the current US President is kidnapped and its up to Cap to don the Red, White & Blue suit and shield to redeem himself and make up for his loss 40 years previously.

This film stuck pretty close to the character and I think people should give it more of a chance, I really hope that when the new Cap film is released in the next couple of years people go back and re evaluate their opinions.

Personally I would give this film two thumbs up. watch if your a fan of films such as 'Spiderman', 'Superman' and 'The Punisher'.