Title: Charlie Bartlett
Certificate: 15
Year: 2007
Director: John Poll
Actors: Anton Yelchin - Star Trek
Kate Deenings - Nich And Norah's Infinate Playlist
Robert Downey Jr. - Sherlock Holmes
Hope Davis
Tyler Hilton
Mark Rendall
Summary: Charlie Bartlett is a 17 year old boy who fails to fit into any private school and always winds up starting some extravagent enterprise and getting expelled. Eventually he begins attending a public school and begins another enterprise, this time it includes him being a phycatrist and perscribing students medication for their issues. He finds himself falling for the principals daughter and what he's been doing has serious consequences.
My Review: Funny and lively, Anton Yelchin does a brilliant job as Charlie and successfully mocks modern day schools and teachers. Great film.
Rating: 7/10 = funny and lively
Worth buying?: About £5-£6, definatley worth it!
25 April 2010
Under The Greenwood Tree
Title: Under The Greenwood Tree
Certificate: PG
Year: 2005
Director: Nicholas Laughland
Actors: Keely Haws
James Murray
Steve Pemberton
Ben Miles
Summary: Based on a novel by Thoams Hardy. Fancy Day, a well educated young woman from Exeter, comes as the new school mistress and to look after her sickly father who resides in a small country village. She soon finds herself with two suiters and in love with another.
My Review: Begins slowly and is a ittle hard to get into at fist but improves in the second half. The acting is saisfactory but the quality of the filming is poor.
Rating: 4/10 = slow.
Worht buying: I like period dram's but Thomas Hardy's heroines are fickle and I would not watch it more than once, so no.
Certificate: PG
Year: 2005
Director: Nicholas Laughland
Actors: Keely Haws
James Murray
Steve Pemberton
Ben Miles
Summary: Based on a novel by Thoams Hardy. Fancy Day, a well educated young woman from Exeter, comes as the new school mistress and to look after her sickly father who resides in a small country village. She soon finds herself with two suiters and in love with another.
My Review: Begins slowly and is a ittle hard to get into at fist but improves in the second half. The acting is saisfactory but the quality of the filming is poor.
Rating: 4/10 = slow.
Worht buying: I like period dram's but Thomas Hardy's heroines are fickle and I would not watch it more than once, so no.
Flight Of The Pheonix
Title: Flight Of The Pheonix
Certificate: 12
Year: 2004
Director: John Moore
Actors: Dennis Quaid - Parent Trap
Giovanni Ribisi - Avatar, Sky Captain And The World Of Tommorrow
Miranda Otto - Lord Of The Rings
Hugh Laurie
Summary: An oil rig in the Gobi Desert is shut down and as the crew are being flown back to civiliation the pane flies through a sandstorm and crashes. The crew have to fight to survive with little water, food and nomads nearby.
My Review: Slow to start and not very engaging. The bad events begin to get repetative by the end and it all grows a little tiring before omething new happens. Ribisi is brilliant in the role of Elliot and extremely convincing.
Rating: 4/10 = repetative and unengaging
Worth buying?: Depending on wether your into lots of death and conflict, which I'm not. No.
Happy ending? Yes
Certificate: 12
Year: 2004
Director: John Moore
Actors: Dennis Quaid - Parent Trap
Giovanni Ribisi - Avatar, Sky Captain And The World Of Tommorrow
Miranda Otto - Lord Of The Rings
Hugh Laurie
Summary: An oil rig in the Gobi Desert is shut down and as the crew are being flown back to civiliation the pane flies through a sandstorm and crashes. The crew have to fight to survive with little water, food and nomads nearby.
My Review: Slow to start and not very engaging. The bad events begin to get repetative by the end and it all grows a little tiring before omething new happens. Ribisi is brilliant in the role of Elliot and extremely convincing.
Rating: 4/10 = repetative and unengaging
Worth buying?: Depending on wether your into lots of death and conflict, which I'm not. No.
Happy ending? Yes
Lord Of The Ring: Fellowship Of The Ring
OK, so you know that this blog is an archive for my film reviews and so here's my first one.
Title: Lord Of The Rings: Fellowship Of The Ring (extended edition)
Certificate: PG
Year: 2001
Director: Peter Jackson
Actors: Elijah Woods
Sean Astin
Viggo Mortensen
Liv Tyler
Orlando Bloom - Pirates Of The Caribean
Cate Blanchett - Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
Sean Bean - National Treasure
Summary: Based on trilogy by J.R.R.Tolkein.One ring to rule them all.
Bilbo, an aging hobbit, leaves the shire and his nephew, Frodo, whom he adopted. He leaves behind the ring that he found many years ago in a cave in habited by a creature by the name of Gollum. This ring is the one ring created by Sauron and extremely powerful and evil. Frodo has to take the ring to Rivendell and the elves but the ring will not be safe in Rivendell as assumed and so the Fellowship of the ring forms, bringing together many kinds of people and binds them to one another and to Frodo and his quest.
My Review: The scenery of the film is magnificent and extremely beautiful,film has great use of camera language and music and Peter Jackson has worked wonders with this magical tale and note the signature camera shot of the Extreme Close-Up (ECU) particulary during very emotional and emotive scenes. A powerful film in many ways and brilliant for all the family.
Rating: 10/10 = thrilling and powerful
Worth buying?: It has come down in price since it's original release and itis coming up to its 10th anniversary but whatever the price it is worth buying and the extended edition with extra scenes and fantastic extra footage is a definate must have!
Title: Lord Of The Rings: Fellowship Of The Ring (extended edition)
Certificate: PG
Year: 2001
Director: Peter Jackson
Actors: Elijah Woods
Sean Astin
Viggo Mortensen
Liv Tyler
Orlando Bloom - Pirates Of The Caribean
Cate Blanchett - Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
Sean Bean - National Treasure
Summary: Based on trilogy by J.R.R.Tolkein.One ring to rule them all.
Bilbo, an aging hobbit, leaves the shire and his nephew, Frodo, whom he adopted. He leaves behind the ring that he found many years ago in a cave in habited by a creature by the name of Gollum. This ring is the one ring created by Sauron and extremely powerful and evil. Frodo has to take the ring to Rivendell and the elves but the ring will not be safe in Rivendell as assumed and so the Fellowship of the ring forms, bringing together many kinds of people and binds them to one another and to Frodo and his quest.
My Review: The scenery of the film is magnificent and extremely beautiful,film has great use of camera language and music and Peter Jackson has worked wonders with this magical tale and note the signature camera shot of the Extreme Close-Up (ECU) particulary during very emotional and emotive scenes. A powerful film in many ways and brilliant for all the family.
Rating: 10/10 = thrilling and powerful
Worth buying?: It has come down in price since it's original release and itis coming up to its 10th anniversary but whatever the price it is worth buying and the extended edition with extra scenes and fantastic extra footage is a definate must have!
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