Going back to This post another reason I will probably come in and watch Harry Potter: & the Deathly Hallows Part 2, seriously can you think of a recent film with a longer name?, is to get a better look at the trailers we have attached to them.
Sherlock Holmes 2: Game of Shadows, and Dark Knight Rises.
Sherlock Holmes is out this year and reunites Robert Downey JR and Jude Law and Sherlock & Dr. Watson. The bits I have seen look fantastic.
Dark Knight Rises, the conclusion to Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy, is out next year. I have caught a glimpse of Tom Hardy's "Bane" and he looks great.
For those that do not know, Bane is the Batman villain renowned for "breaking the bat" literally.. He broke his back.. Over his knee!
I'm trying not to get too excited at this stage, it's only a teaser after all.. but damn... it looks good!
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Sunday, 17 July 2011
Saturday, 16 July 2011
Harry Potter, I May See It After All
As loathed as I am to admit this, I may have to actually sit down and watch the last Harry Potter movie.
During the morning show today, I checked on the screen, I have to make sure the picture hasn't gone funny, or upside down & back to front.. Don't laugh I've seen it happen.
From the moments I have seen, I'm intrigued, I want to know what happens, I'll admit I have read most of the books, Order of the Phoenix was the last one I think, and have seen all the movies so far.. So I will inevitably see this one. Just for completions sake..
During the morning show today, I checked on the screen, I have to make sure the picture hasn't gone funny, or upside down & back to front.. Don't laugh I've seen it happen.
From the moments I have seen, I'm intrigued, I want to know what happens, I'll admit I have read most of the books, Order of the Phoenix was the last one I think, and have seen all the movies so far.. So I will inevitably see this one. Just for completions sake..
Tuesday, 12 July 2011
The Only Reason I'll Watch Harry Potter 7 Part 2
Is the fact that the new teaser trailer for Batman : Dark Knight Rises will be attached to it.
I'm not a big Harry Potter fan, I've got the first 5 books, but they were given to me by an ex.
I've read them, I'll admit that, but they just didn't grab me.
But Batman, I'll pay to watch a film just to watch that trailer, the film itself isn't due out until next year.
I'm not a big Harry Potter fan, I've got the first 5 books, but they were given to me by an ex.
I've read them, I'll admit that, but they just didn't grab me.
But Batman, I'll pay to watch a film just to watch that trailer, the film itself isn't due out until next year.
Friday, 29 April 2011
The Film To Watch This Week?
Thor.
Kenneth Branagh has managed to not only do the story of Thor justice, but has created probably the best Marvel movie released so far.
Kenneth Branagh has managed to not only do the story of Thor justice, but has created probably the best Marvel movie released so far.
Friday, 22 April 2011
Mortal Kombat!!!!!!
Fear not, I haven’t abandoned the blog.
It is currently the Easter holidays at the moment, and I’m quite frankly, im exhausted from work.
Easter to me means 2 things, Firstly I get to eat an enormous amount of chocolate, I have a very sweet tooth, secondly it also means that soon the summer movie's will be hitting the big screens, It is the opening of Thor 3D this week.. and i am very, very happy to be getting that in.
Easter to me means 2 things, Firstly I get to eat an enormous amount of chocolate, I have a very sweet tooth, secondly it also means that soon the summer movie's will be hitting the big screens, It is the opening of Thor 3D this week.. and i am very, very happy to be getting that in.
Monday, 18 April 2011
Thor Is Almost Upon Us!
With Marvel's next movie "Thor" quickly heading our way, Empire has posted their review online, and it actually got a pretty good write up
Thursday, 24 March 2011
Captain America New Official Trailer!!
This is the new trailer for Captain America: The First Avenger, I am so excited for this film.. I got goosebumps watching this.
The story is about Steve Rogers, Scrawny american teenager who wants to join the fight against the nazi's in world war 2, after numerous rejections he is given the chance to become the worlds first super soldier.
Captain America is born, and fights against the Red Skull, a former SS nazi scientist who commands his own army "HYDRA".
I wasnt sure about Chris Evans being cast as Steve Rogers, Captain America, no matter how hard i tried i just could not get the image of him as Johnny Storm from the Fantastic Four movies, there is a rumour going about that there will be a reboot attempted with the Fantastic Four series, out of my head. But after watching this.. i can now accept him, although scrawny CGI Steve Rogers looks a little un-nerving to me
The cast looks great so far, Hugo Weaving, Stanley Tucci, Tommy Lee Jones, and Dominic Cooper (cameoing Howard Stark, Tony "Iron Man" Starks father).
Released in the UK 29th July, in 3D.
2011, the year of the superhero
The story is about Steve Rogers, Scrawny american teenager who wants to join the fight against the nazi's in world war 2, after numerous rejections he is given the chance to become the worlds first super soldier.
Captain America is born, and fights against the Red Skull, a former SS nazi scientist who commands his own army "HYDRA".
I wasnt sure about Chris Evans being cast as Steve Rogers, Captain America, no matter how hard i tried i just could not get the image of him as Johnny Storm from the Fantastic Four movies, there is a rumour going about that there will be a reboot attempted with the Fantastic Four series, out of my head. But after watching this.. i can now accept him, although scrawny CGI Steve Rogers looks a little un-nerving to me
The cast looks great so far, Hugo Weaving, Stanley Tucci, Tommy Lee Jones, and Dominic Cooper (cameoing Howard Stark, Tony "Iron Man" Starks father).
Released in the UK 29th July, in 3D.
2011, the year of the superhero
Monday, 21 March 2011
Chalet Girl.. Oh God Why
Working in a cinema is both a blessing and a curse, I get the chance to show potential blockbuster movies to the public, and hear of films that I wouldn't normally see or be interested in.
The curse is, I will get films that I really want to watch ruined for me. As a projectionist I need to check on focus and get the auditorium lights up at the end of the films, so I will see the final scenes, and always see the hero triumph or the shocking twist of a horror film.
Another part of the curse.. I get to see films that are truly... Truly awful.
The curse is, I will get films that I really want to watch ruined for me. As a projectionist I need to check on focus and get the auditorium lights up at the end of the films, so I will see the final scenes, and always see the hero triumph or the shocking twist of a horror film.
Another part of the curse.. I get to see films that are truly... Truly awful.
Monday, 14 March 2011
Battle L.A.
We've had Battle L.A. Playing at work since Friday, this is a film I have an interest in so trying not to watch too much, so I don't ruin anything.
Basic story, aliens invade earth, Los Angeles is the last major city that hasn't fallen, US troops wage a valiant last stand to keep it free of alien tyranny.. Lead by Harvey "Two Face" Dent from The Dark Knight, and Ne-Yo who apparently is a singer.
If anybody asks my opinion, it's like Independence Day, without Will Smiths over the topness or Jeff Goldblums geekyness, so much more gritty and realistic. (don't mention Tom Cruise's War of the Worlds, because that was truly awful)
It's the first big special effects film of the year, and nobody that has been in to watch it has said a bad word against it, but I don't believe it's going to do well.
Which is a shame, there used to be a time when you could tell if a film was going to be a blockbuster, back before super special effects were the norm for most films. Nowadays films have to be pretty special to be popular, or have the backing of a hugely successful book series, looking at you Potter.
Basic story, aliens invade earth, Los Angeles is the last major city that hasn't fallen, US troops wage a valiant last stand to keep it free of alien tyranny.. Lead by Harvey "Two Face" Dent from The Dark Knight, and Ne-Yo who apparently is a singer.
If anybody asks my opinion, it's like Independence Day, without Will Smiths over the topness or Jeff Goldblums geekyness, so much more gritty and realistic. (don't mention Tom Cruise's War of the Worlds, because that was truly awful)
It's the first big special effects film of the year, and nobody that has been in to watch it has said a bad word against it, but I don't believe it's going to do well.
Which is a shame, there used to be a time when you could tell if a film was going to be a blockbuster, back before super special effects were the norm for most films. Nowadays films have to be pretty special to be popular, or have the backing of a hugely successful book series, looking at you Potter.
Tuesday, 1 March 2011
Things to look forward to
Upcoming games I'm interested in:
Fight Night Champion
The latest in EA's Fight Night boxing series, with incredibly realistic looking fighters and the love it or loathe it total control punch system (use the right stick to attempt to make your opponent look like a hunk of meat in the butchers window), personally I'm a button user but I do like to experiment.
Homefront
FPS from Kaos studio, who's last outing was "Frontlines: Fuel of War" and THQ depicting the fictional invasion of America by a Unified Korea. The setting of this has really caught my attention, to be honest there aren't too many games out depicting the United States as the victims of an invading force.. Actually I can't think if any.
It's urban combat with near future tech, plus competitive multiplayer with the maps ever changing to include new mission objectives
Fight Night Champion
The latest in EA's Fight Night boxing series, with incredibly realistic looking fighters and the love it or loathe it total control punch system (use the right stick to attempt to make your opponent look like a hunk of meat in the butchers window), personally I'm a button user but I do like to experiment.
Homefront
FPS from Kaos studio, who's last outing was "Frontlines: Fuel of War" and THQ depicting the fictional invasion of America by a Unified Korea. The setting of this has really caught my attention, to be honest there aren't too many games out depicting the United States as the victims of an invading force.. Actually I can't think if any.
It's urban combat with near future tech, plus competitive multiplayer with the maps ever changing to include new mission objectives
Saturday, 26 February 2011
Half Term Hell Nearly Over
There are roughly two days before the kids go back to school, depending on where you live.
For me that means no more early starts, other than weekends. Which in turn means more free time to actually get through some of the games and blu-rays I've got piling up, I desperately want to put some time into a major Bulletstorm and DC Universe Online session or two.
People say I must have the most stress free job in the world, or the easiest.
Being a projectionist is a fun job but it will destroy film watching in your spare time. If you want to really watch a film on day of release you had better hope your not working.. Because after that first show of the run starts, you will learn the start of the films story (checking focus) and you will learn the end of the story (making sure your in to get lights on and projector stopped).
Admittedly the job is fun. Until something goes wrong, at which point it turns into a frantic race to fix whatever (film break, sound problem, light fitting falling out of the ceiling..) before anybody notices, or get it fixed as quickly as possible to minimise complaints.
Most of the time you will find me either in the back of the screens or out front being social, I don't believe in hiding away all day. And if I hid away I would miss some classic customer moments.
By law in the UK when you hit 15 years old you pay adult prices on cinema tickets.
Last week we had Darren Aronofsky's "Black Swan", a drama about a ballet dancer and her struggle to mentally prepare for a very demanding role, starring Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis. Personally I thought this film was awful, but it was quite popular none the less, It was also rated 15.
For one show a large group of friends came in and bought tickets, one girl arrived after everyone had bought tickets and tried buying a childs ticket for the performance, the look on her face as she was told it wasn't for children and as she had asked for a childs ticket we could not sell her an adult ticket was priceless. While her friends watched the film she stood in the bus shelter outside for two hours waiting for them.. Personally I think she had the better time.
For me that means no more early starts, other than weekends. Which in turn means more free time to actually get through some of the games and blu-rays I've got piling up, I desperately want to put some time into a major Bulletstorm and DC Universe Online session or two.
People say I must have the most stress free job in the world, or the easiest.
Being a projectionist is a fun job but it will destroy film watching in your spare time. If you want to really watch a film on day of release you had better hope your not working.. Because after that first show of the run starts, you will learn the start of the films story (checking focus) and you will learn the end of the story (making sure your in to get lights on and projector stopped).
Admittedly the job is fun. Until something goes wrong, at which point it turns into a frantic race to fix whatever (film break, sound problem, light fitting falling out of the ceiling..) before anybody notices, or get it fixed as quickly as possible to minimise complaints.
Most of the time you will find me either in the back of the screens or out front being social, I don't believe in hiding away all day. And if I hid away I would miss some classic customer moments.
By law in the UK when you hit 15 years old you pay adult prices on cinema tickets.
Last week we had Darren Aronofsky's "Black Swan", a drama about a ballet dancer and her struggle to mentally prepare for a very demanding role, starring Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis. Personally I thought this film was awful, but it was quite popular none the less, It was also rated 15.
For one show a large group of friends came in and bought tickets, one girl arrived after everyone had bought tickets and tried buying a childs ticket for the performance, the look on her face as she was told it wasn't for children and as she had asked for a childs ticket we could not sell her an adult ticket was priceless. While her friends watched the film she stood in the bus shelter outside for two hours waiting for them.. Personally I think she had the better time.
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