The Wizard of Oz Review

The Wizard of Oz

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Rank 149 as of 1/1/13)

Age Rating U

Year 1939                                             

 A classic obviously, revolutionary as well, the first movie with colour I believe? (correct me if I'm wrong!).

Musicals aren't really my thing, but I suppose this is such a big change for the world of film, you just have to kinda like it for the massive change it brought about in film.

I never knew this before but, The Wizard of Oz is actually a book, but apart of a series of books, I think it's the second one or something. Recently a film was made about the first book in the Oz series, Oz the Great and Powerful directed by Sam Raimi. It's about, I quote "A small-time magician is swept away to an enchanted land and is forced into a power struggle between three witches." - IMDb. The Wizard is a little strange but still, just go with the flow!

However, one thing I do hate about this is the fact that it is a dream! Why did they have to do that?! It would have been still so magical if she'd hadn't been hit over the head and it had actually happened! Like in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang where it's actually a story! WHY DO THEY DO THIS?!

So I don't know what to say?! Well done for being revolutionary, and giving poor school kids something to do a school play on. 

Georgina Parker,
8/05/13

Another day, another crap review. I apologise.



How To Train Your Dragon Review

How To Train Your Dragon

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Rank 166 as of 1/1/13)

Age Rating PG

Year 2010



 

I don't really know what to say about this?! I do really like it and the story, animation and everything is good. But what else is there to say?! However I'm gunna give it a whirl.

So it's about an scrawny young Viking who captures a dragon in order to impress his, big burly 'real' Viking farther. Although then ends up bonding with the dragon. As the Viking group hate dragons and one is only seen as a 'great' Viking if they can capture and kill dragons as they cause great annoyance to the Vikings, but through not fault of their own......

The casting is great and everyone's voices really suit their characters. Animation is great, and spot on! I thinks its one of DREAMWORKS' best movies.

I don't know what else to say, but I'm really looking forward to How To Train Your Dragon 2 which is in cinema's July the 4th 2014 (UK).

Georgina Parker,
7/05/2013

Sorry for crappy review, just watch it, its good!



Trainspotting Review

Trainspotting

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Rank 151 as of 1/1/13)

Age Rating 18

Year 1996  

                                        One thing that Trainspotting has definitely done is put me off heroin for life. Yet I loved the movie. It's my humour, my, I don't want to say outlook but I suppose it sorta is, why should we conform to society? Why "choose Life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose a family. Choose a fucking big television, choose washing machines, cars, compact disc players and electrical tin openers." ?

(best words ever?) So, anyway back onto reviewing!

It's  film at its best, sarcastic, controversial, so fuckin' anti-media/conservatives/upper class, so bloody brilliant.

 

Danny Boyle, one of the greatest British directors. On upmost top-form for this movie, it's so Danny Boyle. The cast were great. Ewan McGregor, made you love and loath Renton for Rentons ridiculous attitude. All the other supporting cast, were too, fabulous. 

 

I feel that Trainspotting is a serious contender for my favourite movie ever, but my heart still goes to dear, dear PULP FICTION.

 

Georgina,

6/05/13

 

 

We're in May, bloody hell! Got no more exams for a while which is good, more reviews hopefully!

Toy Story Review

Toy Story

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Rank 118 as of 1/1/13)

Age Rating PG

Year 1995
                                        

 I love Toy Story, I really really do! It's by far the best animation film series! However the first one is my least favourite. Controversial I know.

*(Apparently) "Toy Story was a massive turning point in film animation, the animations, so detailed and precise." (Apparently) "Very different to the previous animation movies."*

Toy Story has the best voice actors (I think that's the word) ever, (Tom Hanks/Woody, Tim Allen/Buzz Lightyear) two of my favourite actors! And their voices coming out of Buzz and Woody makes everything seem so totally great!!

Although it is a children's movie Toy Story is one for everyone (even my granddad likes it and he doesn't like many movies!). But, I'll let you into a secret I find this Toy Story so blooming creepy! Next door to the Andy's (woody and buzz's owner) house is Sid, who out of pleasure likes making old (or new!) toys into weird creepy toys, they're actually quite scary! Haha! But Toy Story really is a family film! There's an Baby Born head on an old electronic spider's legs...  c r e e p y!

Prehaps the greatest thing about Toy Story is that all the movies have kept up the original greatness from the first one (unlike Shrek, Madagascar etc). Well done Toy Story crew!

Georgina Parker,
29/04/13

I can't believe it's nearly bloody May! Mental! The asterisk (*) is there as the is a quote and not my opinion, as I don't really know what animation was like pre Toy Story. I wasn't alive, and I haven't really watched old animation movies (other than the all princess movies of course!). Stay tuned(!) for Toy Story 3 review, and others. I'm trying to review ones I have seen lots of times before, just because I have no time what so ever! I had 7 bloody exams last week. AND an English assessment. I. Hate. School.


Up Review

Up

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Rank 114 as of January 2013)

Age Rating U

Year 2009

 

 

Ah, this movie! So cute, happy, humorous, adorable yet so so terribly sad. A 78 man's life long dream has come true, due to the fact he lifts his house off the ground with millions of blues, with 8 year old stowaway, Russell. The stowaway is awfully annoying, and desperate to get his scout badge of 'Helping the Elderly' but is really more of a hindrance than a help!

 

Up is a great family movie, warming and perfect. But it also has some really quite important messages, dealing with damaging dreams, the loss of someone very close to you, also with dreams that don't always come true the way you'd like them to or at all. It's a great movie for children!

 

Pixar kept coming out with crackers of movies, storylines and picture. WALL-E and How To Train Your Dragon, and of course the legendary Toy Story series. Up is no exception still such a great storyline and movie all around. I loved it. It's action packed, fast paced and beautiful! - A real family treasure!

 

By Georgina

8/04/2013

 

 

Links to IMDb pages of movies mentioned -

How To Train Your Dragon

WALL-E

Toy Story 

The King's Speech Review

The King's Speech

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Rank 160  as of January 2013)

Age Rating 15

Year 2010

 

 

I have just watched this on Channel 4, and to be perfectly honest, I found it quite boring. Now, I don't know whether that is because I'm a 14 year old with not a lot of love for the Royal Family, nor the history of it. I do study history and really enjoy it, however the history of recent Royal Family is not of much interest to me. But I think if you have a interest in the Royal Family and quite factual movie, almost documentary-ish, then this movie is brilliant for you. As I'm not it really wasn't that great, to me!

 

 

Although I must say the acting from everybody is so good and Colin Firth definitely deserved the Oscar he won. Though I do believe that Geoffrey Rush should have won the Oscar of Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role, but at least he got nominated. I don't believe that the movie should had won Best Motion Picture of the Year. Sorry King's Speech crew!

 

 

Here is a run down of all the Oscars it was nominated for, or it won --->

Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
2011	Won	Oscar	Best Achievement in Directing Tom Hooper
			Best Motion Picture of the Year Iain Canning Emile Sherman Gareth Unwin
			Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Colin Firth
			Best Writing, Original Screenplay David Seidler
	Nominated	Oscar	Best Achievement in Art Direction Judy Farr (set decorator) Eve Stewart (production designer)
			Best Achievement in Cinematography Danny Cohen
			Best Achievement in Costume Design Jenny Beavan
			Best Achievement in Film Editing Tariq Anwar
			Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score Alexandre Desplat
			Best Achievement in Sound Mixing Paul Hamblin Martin Jensen John Midgley
			Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Geoffrey Rush
			Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role Helena Bonham Carter



 

 

 

Sorry for such a crappy review, but I don't really know what to say about it! As it is literally about some Prince who is arrogant trying to learn how to speak, via a therapist. Not my cuppa-tea!

 

'When God couldn't save The King, The Queen turned to someone who could'

 

By Georgina

7/04/2013

 

I'm going to write another review now! Lucky you!

Fight Club Review

Fight Club
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Rank 10 as of January 2013)

Age Rating 18

Year 1999

Utterly unbelievable. It's basic story line is about two guys (Edward Norton and Brad Pitt) who decide to set up a club, for fighting (obviously!). This is the IMDb description of the movie, it might be a bit more helpful; An insomniac office worker looking for a way to change his life crosses paths with a devil-may-care soap maker and they form an underground fight club that evolves into something much, much more... -IMDb

I didn't realise that FIGHT CLUB was actually a book. I haven't read it. So I asked my cousin who has both, seen the film and read the book. He said that it book and "the film are equally as great. And that they couldn't have made it the movie any better, so the adaption was perfect, unlike a lot of movies!" - So the screenplay adaption is obviously alright! - Believe me he knows what he is talking about! He is studying Film at University, so he (I hope!) knows what he is talking about!

I don't really know what to say about it without either giving away the whole movie, which I really don't want to do, or what to say about it that doesn't make it sound shit. It's difficult! Just bloody watch it!

It seems to have all the features of a crap movie, the narrative voice is Edward Norton, one of the main characters. I think narrators usually sound a bit cheesy and not so good, you know, like them 'chic-flicks' where you have the girl say her thoughts that are in her head because the acting is to bad to get what they are thinking across, through acting, yet it makes it work, amazingly. Plus the acting is not bad! It has a big plot twist in the end quarter, which again most crap movies seem to have but no. Oh no. This is no crap movie, with a crappy big plot twist at the end this is mind-bogglingly great. With an unbelievable ending and all! 

Your mind will be blown.

How much can you know about yourself if you've never been in a fight?

By Georgina
6/04/2013