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Reviews
Mary Queen of Scots (2018)
Much better than I had expected
This film is a fictionalised version of historical events. I wasn't expecting to be so moved by it and it is one of the few films I've seen of late that had my complete attention throughout.
Outlander: Down the Rabbit Hole (2018)
Good but not great
Shame they changed so much. Didn't quite work. Some things should be left well alone.
Outlander: Savages (2018)
Best episode yet
A departure from the books but it pays off in spades.
Vanity Fair (2018)
How NOT to adapt a novel for the small screen
Rubbish actors, ludicrous script, shoddy CGI. Give it a miss.
Fifty Shades of Grey (2015)
Better than the book, but that isn't saying much...
I went into this with fairly low expectations. I have read all three of the books, the first one was passable, by the second and third the writing was so awful that it was laughable.
The two main characters are cast pretty well, there was some chemistry which worked for the most part aside from when they were in the bedroom or playroom.
The sex scenes are almost cringe worthy and somewhat lacking given the premise. It didn't help that the audience of the cinema was nearly all comprised of middle aged women (acting like a bunch of annoying teenagers) who were there on a girl's night out.
The supporting characters are shockingly one dimensional. Ana's flatmate is as close to a 'real' person but even she is woefully lacking.
Mercifully the film has skipped over / cut out a lot of the far more annoying bits of the novel but it doesn't really seem to get off the ground.
There are quite a few lines delivered in the film which the audience interpreted as humour, but I doubt they were all intended that way.
Not bad for a film that has origins of Twilight fan faction, but I don't think I'll be rushing out to see the second and third adaptations. At least, not on opening night. I have already promised my other half that I will under no circumstances make him sit through those too.
5/10 for effort, (it should really be a 4.5). Most of that is for the soundtrack and a nod to the director who managed to make a not utterly terrible film given the source material.
The Phantom of the Opera (2004)
This is NOT to be missed!
From the minute that the chandelier was uncovered in 1919, when the music began, I was hooked. It was romantic and you could identify with the characters. Gerard Butler has such screen presence and you really feel for his character(The Phantom). Emmy Rossum's Christine appears to be torn between Raoul and the Phantom. She knows she will be safe with Raoul, yet she what she feels for the Phantom is a very powerful and deep connection. There have been very mixed views on the movie. Some say that it follows the stage production too much. What do they expect? The Phantom of the Opera is based on a book, which was turned into a musical by the genius that is Andrew Llyod Webber, who in turn worked on the movie with Joel Schumacher. I applaud them, and congratulate then for creating a musical and visual masterpiece. Movie (and musical) fans the world over, go see this movie. It is NOT to be missed.