Film Freak 2014 - Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

After the 2011 Rise of the Planet of the Apes film it's time for take two of the Apes!

So less James Franco, add Keri Russell & Gary Oldman and it's a whole new ball game. To be honest with these stars it's not really their show it's the apes and lead by Caesar they really command attention.

I was extremely excited about this film and I really and truly was not disappointed.

 

I had so much fun with this, it's two hour length was a little long, but still the action and the ape v human war scenes really held your attention.

I did miss James Franco but I got over it. For the end of School Holidays for July 2014 I think this is a wonderful release and I am sure the older teens will love it.

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, it's out now and it's actually really awesome, don't listen to the haters this is a fun way to spend some winter time in the warmth of a comfortable cinema.

3.5 Ape Size Stars.

Fully sick one week out FINAL gift registry

The Walking Dead - Season 2 
The Walking Dead - Season 3 
Wentworth - Season 1 
True Blood - Season 6 
Game of Thrones - Season 2 
Miss Fishers Murder Mysteries - Season 2/Part 1 & Miss Fishers Murder Mysteries - Season 2/Part 2
Sia - 1000 Forms of Fear Album
Astronomy Class - Mekong Delta Sunrise 

Film Freak 2014 - Edge of Tomorrow

So unlike Jersey Boys this film actually surprised me, cause from the trailer I thought, oh another sic-fi action flick, boring - but was I wrong!



Emily Blunt and Tom Cruise are wonderful together and Tom Cruise is (again) actually quite sexy. For a 52 year old man he is a little bit of an alright.

Anyway the film, the action scenes are wonderfully done, the edge of your seat finale is terrific and the cast (including a couple of Aussies - Kick Curry (remember Garage Days?) & Noah Taylor) are all wonderful.

I think this is the most fun I have had at the cinema in a while. Whilst Transformers 4 was stupider than our delightful PM, this was fun (slightly repetitive, however less than the trailer implies) and I actually cared about the ending.

Edge of Tomorrow whilst being out for a few weeks still managed to pack them into tonights session with a close to full medium cinema compared to Jersey Boys opening weekend medium cinema with no more than 20 in the session.

This is perfect for High School, School Holiday fun.

Edge of Tomorrow is a cut above the other action films of late, 4 Stars.

Film Freak 2014 - Jersey Boys

I really wanted to like this but and it's a HUGE but. I saw this on the stage at both Melbourne's Princess Theatre and also in Sydney at the Theatre Royal (AKA the theatre where you hear the trains) and enjoyed it, because it was more of a play with a couple of songs and not your usual run of the mill musical.

The movie however felt like it took forever to get anywhere, the first hour was like "is it interval yet?". It dragged like a mother fucker. I heard it was long but man o man was it long.

I don't usually like musicals on the big screen (Dreamgirls, oh the travesty) but this wasn't in that cringe worthy bucket.


So it's an interesting story but most of us know it and I don't think Clint Eastwood really told the story and made the audience feel the joy this music once brought to the baby boomers of the world.

The ending was a relief as after over 2 hours you just felt like if you saw the musical this was proof in point live entertainment (musicals/concerts) should just stay that live and not recorded.

I have rarely watched a concert on DVD or TV and this has made me make this on my never to do list. This lost a lot on the big screen but I must say it did have well done moments. Moments, not two long hours worth.

Will this be a hit film? I think it's July School Holidays release is a little strange but I think it will have moderate success in this country.

So Jersey Boys how does it rate? Best head along to Lion King or Strictly Ballroom the Musicals live to get a better bang for your buck, this rate 2 stars. 2 mainly for the musical numbers and the almost attractive lead.

SAY WHAT? I'm 32 in 10 days.... Shit.

So it's a shameless gift registry post, hello internet:

90210 - Final Season (5) 
The Walking Dead - Season 2 
The Walking Dead - Season 3 
Shameless - Season 3 
Wentworth - Season 1 
True Blood - Season 6 
Game of Thrones - Season 2 
Hart of Dixie - Season 2 
Miss Fishers Murder Mysteries - Season 2/Part 1 & Miss Fishers Murder Mysteries - Season 2/Part Sia - 1000 Forms of Fear Album

Good evening!

Is this really how Australia looks to the rest of the world? FML!

So this crazy woman is not the first to be caught out on public transport and I dare say with mobile phones and YouTube exploding all over the shop it's so easy for this thing to go viral.

This piece has been published all over the web, news sites and now YouTube comments are going nuts.

So Australia is this how you want the rest of the world to see us? I for one don't but I generally vote for the Greens so I think both Liberal and Labor parties need to fix some policies for us not to be labelled the most racist country on this planet.

I can't remember how many times I have seen this kind of thing so please if your on public transport or just really in general if your a racist, please keep your mouth shut because like in this video only one person is going to look like a complete cunt and it's not the person who is different.

Now that woman fucking sucks, this one doesn't AUSTRALIA we have our own Sarah Pailn.

How to make Musical Theatre Cool (well a start)