Film Freak 2014 - Need for Speed {2D}

Wow! It's like a poor man's Fast & Furious but still kind of fun. I have to say I am going really easy on films in this non award season as I have found both Need for Speed and previously reviewed 300 both extremely engaging.

Need for Speed lives on the screen after becoming a gamers household name for it's various computer game instalments. Let's take a look at the film below:



The movie has a random as cast (including one of the most random striptease moments in my cinema going past) including Michael Keaton as some complete random computer car nerd.

So Need for Speed is it all car races and rev heads? Yes and no, at the heart of this film it actually had a bit of a heart and I kind of in a weird way connected with the cast. I really loved Imogen Poots who I recently fell in love with in that recent Zac Efron sex romp Are We Officially Dating.

Look this film will not be on my end of year best list but it sure was fun, a little long but fun.

Need for Speed rates a speedy and swift 3 Stars. I know I am marking easy at present, but just you wait when those Golden Globe nominated films hit the screen again.

Good Night one plus all.

Film Freak 2014 - 300: RISE OF AN EMPIRE

Surely there will be a sequel, cause this film like totally just ended? No resolution, no nothing, random but I can't say I was disappointed because since Spartacus has left us off the TV screens nothing quite so blood thirsty has come to our screens in the ancient times since the new 300 film.

It's hard to believe it's been 7 long years since all the abs appeared in 300 the original film and now they are back with Sullivan Stapleton clearly waxed to the max and Callan Mulvey and David Wehham also getting the Aussie factor up.

Eva Green also plays a delicious villain, take a look below:



I had so much fun watching this film, it was just such a great ride, non stop action, non stop sexy men and a sex scene which just had it all, and I didn't even see it in 3D.

300: Rise of an Empire, it's not going to be every one's cup of tea but it is slaying at the box office.

3 solid gold, fully shaved and waxed Adonis Stars.

Sorry I've been Gone...

But over on Flashing off the Record, I dropped my first Album of the Year for 2014 nod. Check it out everybody x

Film Freak 2014 - Pompeii

Oh dear BLOG how I have missed you, over on my other BLOG Flashing off the Record, I have finally taken the plunge and announced the first Album of The Year nominated album, go check it out now.

Oh yes I love music and I have also been missing the cinema so last night was just so relaxing to race off to the Entertainment Quarter after work and with 5 other folk enjoy Pompeii (in 2D only) and really put my feet up and fall oh so deeply in love with Kit Harington, what a babe.

So it's like Spartacus, it's a gladiator number with a natural disaster and a sweet love story featuring the amazing Kit and Aussie girl Emily Browning. So let's get down to it, there is a lot going on in this film but the action scenes and the BIG volcano scene, WOW!



So this weekend if like me you need a rest and some chill time, this is totally for you, it's fun it's not too long and just to see Kit a little naked goes a long way. Bring on Game of Thrones season 4 I say.

Pompeii it was a welcome return to the cinema for me and I had a blast (no pun intended), I have to give this a solid and banging 3.5 Stars. Great stuff.

I heart KRISSY CHULA

So true, even if you have 1,000,000 Twitter followers, 1,000 friends on Facebook, could you call any of these people and share an issue with them? Have a coffee on Glebe Point Road with them? If not maybe you should stop worrying about social media and how many likes you have or how many people comment on "I just took a shit that looks like animal", I am happy with my 0 Friends on Facebook and 0 followers on Twitter (mainly as I don't have either of them), I am happy for my real friends, my family and people I know through my working life.

People be happy with what you have and not what you don't or what doesn't matter. This is a great video and Krissy I hear you sister, social media is out of control and people friends are people you can see and talk through problems with, share your success, not like your dull posts on your first world problems.

Album of the Year - 2014

We are three months into 2014, all your favourite TV shows are back, Easter is on the way (take 3 days off - get 10 days off straight) and music is coming out thick and fast, so it's only natural (like the Crowded House classic) I announce my first album of the year nomination. It's coming very soon over at Flashing off the Record.

So stay tuned and I think if you know me, you may very well know what album I am loving right now. I will give you a clue they have worked with a heap of famous people and music isn't their only game. Who is it? Group or Solo act? Find out super soon.

And Sydney what a lame storm before, well it's mid way through the weekend, hope it's going ace....

Film Freak 2014 - The Wind Rises

- Film released in Japan in 2013 (July 2013 - wow what a delay Australia!)

Yes delayed by over 6 months we finally get to see this interesting and very cute Japanese animation from Hayao Miyazaki.

Take a look at the trailer below:



I missed the start of the film but really I had no idea what was going on even when I was in the cinema so like totally whatever.

Look this was cute and weird all at once. It was a cartoon where characters smoked for like 90% of the film and all behaved in a strange manner from time to time.

Look if you have a spare two hours and this is showing near you maybe give it a go but I know I really want to see "300" or give the Aussie flick "Tracks" a go. It's that random post award shows time when their is very limited "decent" new films on the way. And this year is the year of the musicals with "Jersey Boys", "Annie" and "Into the Woods" all coming to a cinema near year before December 31.

So back to this film I could;t think of much to write so I give it 3 stars, it was visually pretty nice to look at.