I went to see Elf for the first time at a preview screening my dad took us to back in the day, but my memory of it is pretty vague, unfortunately. Probably because I was quite young combined with the fact that myself and my brothers were frequently grooving out of the cinema with my pa to go to the toilet, which wouldn’t have helped. I’d never commit such a cardinal sin these days. Even if my bladder was at the point of bursting like when I was watching Avengers: Civil War. Oof. That was a close one.
Continue reading “Elf: 20th Anniversary”The Christmas Shop (In meme form, mostly)
It’s a big endeavour. Huge, some might say. We’re not even having a particularly large gathering, just the usual quiet one with the family. Still, stress in the purchasing department is a given.
Continue reading “The Christmas Shop (In meme form, mostly)”Rewatch: The Raid 2
Violent night
Gory night
All is tense
All is fight
Ah, the genius, the lyricism, the poetry. Yep, you’re welcome. Moving on.
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I’d be lying if I said that I remember the original Chicken Run in detail. Assuming I watched it around the time of its release, I would’ve been three years old, so that’s probably why. Still, it’s Aardman , so you know it’s going to be high quality when it comes to the animation department. The three original Wallace and Gromit films were my bread and butter growing up, bowling me over with their inventive visuals and compelling villains as well as their gentle humour and tension. The Wrong Trousers’ Feathers McGraw (genius name, whoever came up with that) kept my older brother on absolute tenterhooks as he watched the bad guy with fear and fascination, and there’s camcorder footage to prove it.
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Tension, betrayals, murder, paranoia. Pretty standard British espionage fare. The general setup of Treasonisn’t anything new. Daredevil’s Charlie Cox plays up-and-coming MI6 employee Adam Lawrence, who gets called to the big spot after head honcho Martin Angelis (Ciaran Hinds) is poisoned. Treason was released last December, but it’s still a bit weird to see Cox and Hinds back at it again at Krispy Kreme (if you’re not picking up on that meme reference, that’s cool) after watching Kin so recently. Before he can get comfortable, though, accusations against Lawrence and his involvement in Angelis’ assassination attempt come thick and fast, and we’re supposed to question how trustworthy Lawrence actually is.
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