Director: Christopher McQuarrie Starring: Tom Cruise, Rosamund Pike, Richard Jenkins, Werner Herzog, Robert Duvall, David Oyelowo. Written by: Christopher McQuarrie and (book: One Shot) Lee Child Running Time: 130 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 26th December 2012 Before this even hit the sound stage, there was huge controversy surrounding it. How can diminutive Hollywood superstar Tom…
Tag: Adventure
Life Of Pi
Director: Ang Lee Starring: Suraj Sharma, Irrfan Khan, Rafe Spall, Gerard Depardieu, Tabu Written by: David Magee and (book) Yann Martel Running Time: 127 mins Cert: PG Release date: 20th December 2012 Cinema is often accused, by elitists, as just entertainment for the masses and is ignored as an art form. In some cases, this…
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Director: Peter Jackson Starring: Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, James Nesbitt, Ken Stott, Hugo Weaving, Cate Blanchett Written by: Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Guillermo Del Toro and (book) J.R.R. Tolkien Running Time: 169 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 13th December 2013 Sometimes reviewing a film that has already had so much written…
Rise Of The Guardians
Director: Peter Ramsey Starring: Chris Pine, Alec Baldwin, Jude Law, Hugh Jackman, Isla Fisher, Dakota Goyo Written by: David Lindsay-Abaire and (book) William Joyce Running Time: 97 mins Cert: PG Release date: 30th November 2012 Looks can be deceiving. Take the poster for Rise of the Guardians. A huge bearded man with tattoos in crossed armed,…
Skyfall
Director: Sam Mendes Starring: Daniel Craig, Judi Dench, Javier Bardem, Ralph Feinnes, Albert Finney, Ben Whishaw, Naomie Harris Written by: Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, John Logan and (based on the characters created by) Ian Fleming. Running time: 143 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 26th October 2012 Let me get this right out of the way….
Taken 2
Director: Olivier Megaton Starring: Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Famke Janssen, Rade Serbedzija. Written by: Luc Besson and Robert Mark Kamen (also based on their characters) Running Time: 90 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 4th October 2012 In 2008, a pretty average action film made huge waves, mainly due to the presence of its star, Liam Neeson….
Looper
Director: Rian Johnson Starring: Bruce Willis, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Emily Blunt, Jeff Daniels, Paul Dano. Written by Rian Johnson Running time: 118 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 28th September 2012 Time travel thrillers are incredibly hard to get right. You have to be able to fill the blanks in without leaving too many holes or questions…
The Sweeney
Director: Nick Love Starring, Ray Winstone, Ben Drew, Hayley Atwell, Steven Mackintosh, Damien Lewis. Written by Nick Love, John Hodge and (source material) Ian Kennedy Martin Running Time: 112 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 12th September 2012 I have to admit I am not a huge fan of director Nick Love. I’ve always found his…
Dredd
Director: Pete Travis Starring: Karl Urban, Olivia Thibley, Lena Hedley, Wood Harris, Rakie Ayola. Written by: Alex Garland, (based on the characters created by) Carlos Ezquella and John Wagner. Running Time: 95 mins Cert: 18 Release date: 7th September 2012 I feel really sorry for the makers of Dredd. First they decide to take on…
Total Recall
Director: Len Wiseman Starring: Colin Farrell, Jessica Biel, Kate Beckensdale, Bryan Cranston, Bill Nighy. Written by: Mark Bomback, (also screen story) Kurt Wimmer, (screen story) Ronald Shusett, Dan O’Bannon, Jon Povill (short story) Philip K. Dick. Running Time: 118 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 29th August 2012 In 1990, Paul Verehoeven’s sci-fi classic Total Recall…
The Expendables 2
Director: Simon West Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lungdren, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis, Jean Claude Van Damme, Chuck Norris. Written by: Slyvester Stallone, (also story) Richard Wenk, (story) Ken Kaufman, David Agosto and (based on the characters created) David Callaham. Running Time: 102 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 16th August 2012 As…
Brave
Directors: Mark Andrew, Brenda Chapman and Steve Purcell. Voices: Kelly MacDonald, Billy Connolly, Emma Thompson, Julie Walters, Robbie Coltrane, Kevin McKidd, Craig Ferguson. Written by: Mark Andrew, Steve Purcell, Irene Mecchi and (also story) Brenda Chapman. Running Time: 100 mins Cert: PG Release date: 13th August 2012 Those of you who read my reviews on…
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