Let’s face it: Michael Bay’s live-action versions of the popular toys of the 80s were a mess. Loud, incoherent and most of the time confusing, especially for those who are not familiar with the mythology of the series. The series picked up when he walked away from behind the camera to just producing. Bumblebee was…
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Barbie
This weekend saw something I thought I would never see again. A cinema foyer packed with screens sold out. The reason behind this phenomenon is this weekend saw the release of two of the year’s biggest and most anticipated movies: Oppenheimer and Barbie, or as it has now been renamed, Barberheimer. Two completely different movies…
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
It is widely acknowledged that the Transformers franchise, while popular at the box office, is far from perfect filmmaking. Director Michael Bay’s bombastic style has led to the creation of a new word: Bayhem! The five films he helmed were loud, nonsensical, lacking in character and depth, and had a testosterone-fuelled attitude to violence, humour…
Bumblebee
Director: Travis Knight Starring: Hailee Steinfeld, John Cena, Jorge Lendeborg Jr., John Ortiz, Pamela Adlon, Jason Drucker, Stephen Schneider. Written by: (also story) Christina Hodson (based on the characters created) Hasbro. Running Time: 114 mins Cert: PG Release date: 24th December 2018 If you are a regular reader of this blog, you will know that…
Pacific Rim: Uprising
Director: Steven S. DeKnight Starring: John Boyega, Scott Eastwood, Callee Spaeny, Burn Gorman, Charlie Day, Tian Jing, Jin Zhang, Adria Arjona, Rinko Kikuchi Written by: Steven S. McKnight, Emily Carmichael, Kira Snyder, T.S.Nowlin and (based on the characters created) Travis Beacham Running Time: 111 mins Cert:12A Release date: 23rd March 2018 In 2013, now Oscar-winning…
Transformers: The Last Knight
Director: Michael Bay Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Anthony Hopkins, Josh Duhamel, Laura Haddock, Stanley Tucci, Isabela Moner, John Turturro Written by: (also story) Art Marcum, Matt Holloway, Ken Nolan and (story) Akiva Goldsman Running Time: 149 mins Cert: 12A Release Date: 22nd June 2017 I have only ever walked out of one film before by reviewing…
Power Rangers
Director: Dean Israelite Starring: Dacre Montgomery, Naomi Scott, RJ Cyler, Becky G, Ludi Lin, Bryan Cranston, Elizabeth Banks, Bill Hader, David Denman Written by: John Gatlin, (story) Matt Sazama, Burk Sharpless, Michele Mulroney, Kieran Mulroney and (based on “Power Rangers” created) Haim Saban Running Time: 124 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 24th March 2017 It…
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Director: Jonathan Liebesman Starring: Megan Fox, Will Arnett, William Fichtner, Alan Ritcher, Noel Fisher, Pete Ploszek, Jeremy Howard Written by: Josh Appelbaum, André Nemec, Evan Daugherty, (based on characters created) Peter Laird and Kevin Eastman Running Time: 101 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 17th October 2014 Back in 1990, the first film based on the cartoon creations…
Transformers: Age Of Extinction
Director: Michael Bay Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Stanley Tucci, Kelsey Grammer, Nicola Peltz, Jack Raynor, Titus Welliver Written by: Ehran Kruger Running Time: 165 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 5th July 2014 Before I start, I just want to say that, even though I really don’t like the Transformers movies, I still went in with a…
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