Oh So Humble Opinion

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen: It’s one of those kinda...

harveynick — Sat, 05 May 2012 22:27:41 +0100

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen: It’s one of those kinda quirky British comedies which is oh so pleasant, but not actually that funny. Still, you could do a lot worse.

The Avengers: Hours later the gleeful smile remains. Live up to...

harveynick — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 23:24:16 +0100

The Avengers: Hours later the gleeful smile remains. Live up to the potential? It smashes it. Now this is a SUPERHERO movie. Every character gets to shine.

Cabin in the Woods: There’s no twist here, but you deserve...

harveynick — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 13:31:05 +0100

Cabin in the Woods: There’s no twist here, but you deserve to see it unspoiled. Another film which throws cliches at the screen… but with a lot of thought.

Battleship: This is a huge budget B-Movie which throws every...

harveynick — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 14:44:04 +0100

Battleship: This is a huge budget B-Movie which throws every available cliche at the screen with reckless abandon. I’ll say this: Better than the Transformers movies…

Contraband: I don’t know what’s more impressive: the...

harveynick — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 12:43:53 +0100

Contraband: I don’t know what’s more impressive: the depth of the hole, or the fact he manages to dig his way out of it.

Wrath of the Titans: If you told me this film didn’t...

harveynick — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 13:30:05 +0100

Wrath of the Titans: If you told me this film didn’t actually have a script, I would believe it. Put it on the list for bad film night, maybe.

The Hunger Games: The bastard child of the X-Factor and the...

harveynick — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 13:30:06 +0100

The Hunger Games: The bastard child of the X-Factor and the Running Man, raised by Flash Gorden, and possessing more subtlety than that suggests. Few surprises, though.

John Carter: This finely crafted pulpy sci-fi is a hell of a lot...

harveynick — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 13:30:05 +0100

John Carter: This finely crafted pulpy sci-fi is a hell of a lot of fun. I honestly don’t understand why it’s doing so badly at the cinema.

This Means War: Are we actually supposed to believe they would...

harveynick — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 13:30:06 +0000

This Means War: Are we actually supposed to believe they would have gotten away with this? This cast deserves better. What kind of an idiot… oh… right…

Chronicle: If teenagers got superpowers, I’m pretty sure...

harveynick — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 13:30:05 +0000

Chronicle: If teenagers got superpowers, I’m pretty sure this is how it would go down. Not sure if the found footage thing helps or hurts, though.

Underworld Awakening: I fail to understand why the vampires in...

harveynick — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 13:30:05 +0000

Underworld Awakening: I fail to understand why the vampires in this series are so shit when compared to the werewolves. It’s ridiculous. Like this film’s dialogue.

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011): The superior adaptation,...

harveynick — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 15:15:06 +0000

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011): The superior adaptation, which is impressive. The superior Lisbeth, which is really impressive. Please make the sequels! One complaint: very inconsistent with the accents.

Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol: I love me some M:I, and I...

harveynick — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 19:37:40 +0000

Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol: I love me some M:I, and I approve this film. Need to re-watch 1 and 3 to pick my favourite. Pegg steals this one, though.

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows: Doesn’t quite live up...

harveynick — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 13:31:05 +0000

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows: Doesn’t quite live up to the original, and suffers from trying to be bigger, but is still a lot of fun. RDJ is excellent, obviously.

Hugo: A beautiful and strange love letter to cinema. Also...

harveynick — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 11:55:07 +0000

Hugo: A beautiful and strange love letter to cinema. Also possibly the first film to make 3D really work since Avatar. All it took was Scorsese.

My Week with Marilyn: She burned brighter than just about...

harveynick — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 10:35:07 +0000

My Week with Marilyn: She burned brighter than just about anyone, and Williams really sells that. It’s a shame everything else here just feels like icing on her performance.

The Adventures of Tintin: Swashes are buckled, yarns are ripped,...

harveynick — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 13:35:05 +0000

The Adventures of Tintin: Swashes are buckled, yarns are ripped, but the sheer unlikeliness pulled me out. The dog is the brains! The 3D action, however, was great.

The Ides of March: It’s very well made and acted, but...

harveynick — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 13:35:05 +0000

The Ides of March: It’s very well made and acted, but I’m really not sure what to take away from this one. People can be bastards? Especially in politics?

The Three Musketeers (2011): This is not your father’s The...

harveynick — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 13:31:05 +0100

The Three Musketeers (2011): This is not your father’s The Three Musketeers. Your father’s had class and subtlety; it wasn’t an occasionally fun but utterly vacuous cargo cult retelling.

Real Steel: Now THAT is how you make a film about giant robots...

harveynick — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 13:31:06 +0100

Real Steel: Now THAT is how you make a film about giant robots fighting! So straightforward, so unsurprising but so… much… fun. Plus: Lily at her hottest?