Need For Speed

Come for Jesse Pinkman in a big film role, stick around for the impressive car chase scenes. It's been called terrible but if you liked Need For Speed there's nothing not to like here. I think the fact that the stunts have been done with an almost complete absence of CGI makes this film stand out. The dialogue is really bad sometimes, the story and action is often totally unrealistic and it's a bit forgettable but it's not offensively bad. By the time the last big race came around I found myself getting quite into it.

In a word- Stuntacular

3 Stars

300: Rise of An Empire

Big, bloody action with a tone much similar to the first film with perhaps some added campiness. It doesn't take itself too seriously and the fight scenes are stylish and fun to watch. It's not as good as the first but for a kind of 'forced sequel' it's a good time. It's not a complete spectacle like the jaw dropping battle of 300 were but it's new sea-based battles add a bit of variety so it's not just '300 AGAIN!'.
You could skip through the talky bits and just watch the battle scenes and come out with the same 300:Rise of An Empire experience everyone else who has seen the film had.

In a word- Bloody

3 Stars

A Change...

I have fallen behind again and for this I am sorry. It's got me thinking though- to save this happening again I could change the way I review films. When I want to find out if a film is any good I will often read the first paragraph of a long review then head straight to the verdict score. And since this review site was never meant to be a super in-depth analysis of films I'm thinking of making my 'reviews' much shorter like what  write when I fall behind. 

I might write longer reviews every so often but this way will make sure my reviews are up to date more often and will tell you in a more bite-sized form if I thought a film was any good or not. 

I'll do my best to fill you in with hat I've seen in the last month. 300 Rise of An Empire, Need For Speed, Captain America, Muppets, Divergent, Long Way Down and Noah to follow.