Film Post #3

Season of the Witch

 

This film released in 2010, starring Nicolas Cage, involves medieval style witch hunt scenario. Based in the 1300’s we follows Cage as he and another Knight as they desert the crusades and the church along with it.   

They try to go home and resume their lives but are discovered upon entering a town which has become inflicted with a plague. The pair are then recruited by the church once more to escort a girl, they believe to be the witch who has inflicted this plague upon the town, to a monastery where the monks will decide her fate.

Now whilst this style of film is right up my street I have to say I found it pretty lacking in…. well, pretty much anything. The graphics where sub-par and I never really felt captured or hooked by the story or the characters. Even with a number of well-known faces throughout the cast it just didn’t do anything for me. 

I only kept watching if I’m honest as I knew I would be writing this blog entry about it and felt I needed to be able to give my honest opinion of the film, and I don’t believe that is possible without watching a film in its entirety. 

I’m sorry to say I wouldn’t recommend it, even though I don’t feel it was wasted hours of my life I won’t be watching it again. 

Mary Scale 3/10

Film Post #2

Chernobyl Diaries

So me and the fella watched this last night on Lovefilm Instant, we never went to the cinema when it was released as a friend had told us it was awful and not worth watching. As it was there and we where bored we thought we'd give it ago.

Whilst I have definitely seen better and scarier films, I do not think it was as bad as it had been made out to be. It was gripping and whilst being pretty predictable about which character would make it through the majority of the film, it did build a lot of suspense keeping the 'evil' thingy-me-bobs unseen for the majority.

I wouldn't necessarily go out and buy it, or paid to see it at the cinema but once again I have found a film with poor reviews or recommendations to be an enjoyable boredom buster. And considering the type of film the acting could have also been a lot lot worse. There were moments that the acting was laughable, mostly when certain actors needed to cry over the lose of a party member, but overall the acting was good and not over the top.

Film Post #1

So this will be how I list films  I watch and what I think of them. This will be by no means the most comprehensive critical assessment of the film in question as I do not claim to be a 'critic' but I often don't fully agree with what critics say about films in any case. I feel sometimes people expect to much from a film and that is where disappointment is born from. I generally view a film with little to no expectations and judge the film on how well it gripped me and whether I would watch it again.

So the first film:

The Sorcerer's Apprentice

 

So this Walt Disney film which as far as I know didn't do massively well is a new take on the short included in the original Fantasia. Now whilst it only had lukewarm reviews from the most part I enjoyed it. Whilst it may not be the best film in the whole wide world that where little bits of comedy gold. I think this film suffered a lot of prejudgement and I for one didn't go to the cinema as I didn't know whether it would be any good or not. I can say I would not have been disappointed had I ventured to the cinema to watch this film.

If your expecting hard core graphics and really fast paced action this probably would be your thing but if you like your Disney film, and easily watchable/predictable film go for it. I would have no issues buying this film (especially since I collect the Disney movie rewards from which I have so far earned my self eight free blu-rays).