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Family Guy: Life of Brian (2013)
Trying to fail?
Family guy has been around since 1999, it's provided us with outrageous story lines, generally funny jokes and has attracted fans to the TV promoting loyalty like very few animated "adult" shows. However, Family Guy is declining, less funny jokes, fewer interesting plots, little character development since about season 4/5...it's as if Seth doesn't care any more, like he's lost the passion for his own creation. Butthis isn't just some wacky theory, he stated so himself that a TV series shouldn't really last more than 7 seasons. Now on Season 12, the episode "Life of Brian" has diminished my remaining hope for the show. Seriously, killing off Brian was a bad move! Brian was the little hope left the show had, and he's been replaced by Vinnie who is about as funny as a plank of wood. Thing is, Brian interacted with everyone, the episodes with him and Stewie going on adventures where generally the best episodes produced, his awkward relationship with Lois made the show interesting and his general presence and his occasionally OTT jokes added a less-serious and more entertaining side to the show. Now though, Family Guy is left with less-interesting characters; Meg has no real purpose other than being a verbal punch bag, Chris is woeful in every sense (rather like his dress-sense) and other characters pop up occasionally but don't make an impact. Don't get me wrong, Peter, Lois and Quagmire are still decent characters with exceptional on screen moments which have produced some great memories...but Brian was the soul of the show, now he's dead. I think this a statement of intent from Seth, I think he's either incredibly desperate to kill off the show (which is a great way to tell the fans "thank you for your support") or he's using it as a publicity stunt in the hope that he will gain more attention and bring Brian back (which is unlikely. Either way this episode was dry, boring and uncomical, Vinnie's edition in the same episode as Brian's death also shocked me, just not in a good way. I doubt I'll watch Family Guy again, it's been ruined! Even if Brian is brought back, I still won't be sprinting back to the TV at night, fighting for the remote, desperate to see what happens...because I'm not interested now. Thanks for ruining the show Seth, you could have just said you didn't want to continue, or let someone else direct it and do the voices, but no. Family Guy R.I.P. Thanks for the memories. 1999-2013
Sinister (2012)
Scary? Where? I've seen cartoons that are more horrifying!
Several days ago, I sat down comfortably, anticipating a great film ahead. Sinister was a film I had been aching to see for months, but I wish I hadn't bothered. A real let down. The story actually wasn't that bad, although it could have included a bigger plot twist. However, for a horror, it lacked horror! A couple of semi-creepy moments kept me awake, but it was a film I continued watching in the hope of it improving which it never did. The inclusion of Ethan Hawke as the main character surprised me, but he did a good job without blowing me away. Also a couple of things don't seem to have been properly thought through, for example, the house is in Pennsylvania, so why was there a scorpion in the attic? I give the film credit for trying, but it majorly disappointed, and I won't be in a rush to watch Sinister 2.
Gladiator (2000)
Fantastic film!
Every once in a while, you watch a film so good, you can't help but tell everyone you know, that's how I felt after watching this. From beginning to end, it provided delightful acting, a great storyline and perfect editing. Location wise, spot on. Props looked like they were genuinely from the era, and the story was not too unrealistic, which made it a great film to understand and watch. It doesn't quite have the feistiness of 300 but it's storyline far exceeds 300's which in comparison is a little mediocre, but then again 300 also uses slow-mo which Gladiator does not. Joaquin Phoenix executes his villainous role spectacularly, and really gets us to hate the guy he is portraying. The loss of Maximus' family also makes you want to sympathise with the character more which delves you deeper into the actions he makes, and makes you far happier when he overcomes Commodus. A great film, highly recommendable!
Jurassic Shark (2012)
Diabolical!
So...seriously, where do I start? The dreadful acting, poor camera angles, bad lighting, lengthened scenes. Nothing in this film deserves any praise, because I cannot recall a suspenseful moment, and that is extremely bad for a film which somehow lasts 90 minutes. For starters, the two blonde bimbos at the beginning, go into the water, but just splash around pointlessly like two kids in a public swimming pool. Then the director Brett Kelly wants us to believe that the two blondes, who are extremely close to the shore, get eaten by sharks. A shark would never swim that close to the shore line (common sense needed!) The rest of the film was painfully similar, and even with a low budget, it could have been a lot better. One point of redemption is that the film is vaguely laughable in parts, but again this is not because of humorous lines but because of bad acting, so the funny parts were unintentional. The music was also a little predictable, but at least it was generally in time with occurrences in the film. Despite knowing it had a poor rating, I was still shocked by how bad it was. I'd advise you not to watch it, for your own sanity.
The Dark Knight (2008)
Sensational, from beginning to end!
I've never really been a major fan of superhero films, they all seem too similar, and they generally get boring after a while, but Batman: Dark Knight stunned me. Fantastic acting- particularly from Heath Ledger (R.I.P.) and Christian Bale- made the film thrilling and suspenseful. The storyline, setting and props where spot on, and really made Gotham City seem as realistic as possible. The film was also quote galore, with the Joker adding an utterly menacing atmosphere to the film. In terms of character development, Harvey Dent was portrayed brilliantly, originally being an authoritative policing figure who ultimately ended up as Two-Face, a wreckless broken-hearted villain. The ending was also thrilling, leaving it open and adding an air of mystery as to what was going to happen next, with the final showdown also hinting at another Batman film. However Batman: Dark Knight rises was a great film, but Batman: Dark Knight is the better of the two. A must see film!