Movie 12-The Princess Diaries 2

The Princess Diaries 2:
Starring:Julie Andrews,Anne Hathaway,Dir:Garry Marshall
Released:August 2004, Running time 114 minutes


I was forced to watch this by my cousin who rented the DVD and wanted to watch it so told me to join her. I thought what the hell as I was bored and decided if I got bored I would just read the paper sat neatly on the table not too far from the seats. The story revolves around the new princess who is forced to find a man to marry so she can become Queen as her grandmother is abdicating.

An alright film.Nothing too special but by no means as bad as I thought it would be.The acting is for the most part good but the inclusion of the girl from the Raven series was wrong in my opinion.I don't rate her at all and her appearance annoyed me.The story is very predictable but for kids it is actually pretty good.

Not one for guys really or people in their teens it is mainly aimed at younger audiences. I don't think it is REALLY bad but there is a lot out there which is better

5 out of 10

Movie 11-The Nutty Professor

The Nutty Professor

Starring:Eddie Murphy,Jade Pinkett Smith Dir:Tom Shadyac

Released:June 1996,Running time:96 minutes

Eddie Murphy in a fat suit. It doesn't actually sound funny at all does it? Eddie Murphys films for me are hit and miss.Some are fantastic others are so boring you just want to rip your eyes and ears off your head to not suffer having to watch and listen to them. This however is one of the former.Set in America(unsuprisingly) it revolves around Sherman Klump who comes from a loving family (who are all played by Murphy except the young boy). He then meets a woman who he falls for and believes he needs to lose weigh in order to get her so comes up with a formula that helps him however this formula creates an arrogant alter ego who creates a lot of trouble however Sherman is too low on self confidence to stop taking this formula and desires not to hurt the woman he loves so continues using it.

To be honest I absolutely enjoyed this film.From start to finish it really had a story that was funny and moving. The scenes which were meant to be funny were funny and it had some of the saddest lines in a film(though this may be because at times I have felt the way the character feels so relate more). Eddie Murphy does every role brilliantly especially Grandma Klump who will have you laughing with her constant attacks on Cletus and frequent sexual references and innuendo. The script is a brilliant one and really it is a film that anybody could enjoy

9 out of 10

Movie 10-Titanic

Titanic
Starring:Leonardo DiCaprio,Kate Winslet,Dir:James Cameron
Released:January 1998,Running Time:194 minutes

Take her to sea Mr Murdoch. The biggest film of 2007 and the highest grossing film of all time is the tenth movie I watched this year. From my rather large collection I decided that I wanted something a bit different and something to keep me occupied until the footy and I noticed the special edition of this film just sitting there waiting for me to watch it so I did. Set on Titanic it follows the romance of Jack and Rose two people from very different social classes who meet and fall in love(despite the fact Rose is engaged to be married to a millionaire and Jack has no money). The story follows them as they struggle and then give into their emotions but then takes a much darker more serious turn about half way through when Titanic hits the iceberg and they are forced to battle for their lives as water rushes into the ship and starts to cause it to sink.


Many would be suprised this is in my collection and that I actually watched it and liked it.As time has gone on it has come to be seen as a girly flick and opinion is fairly negative however I loved it.The story is actually pretty decent and the acting even moreso. Kate Winslet and Leonardo Di Caprio are great in their lead roles and the other actors are brilliant too creating an epic movie. Another film that made me cry and another film that genuinely I found amazing. This is one of my favourite films of ALL time.

9 out of 10

Movie 9-The Lion King

The Lion King
Starring:Matthew Broderick,Jeremy Irons ,Dir:Roger Allers
Released:June 1994,Running time:88 minutes

An all star cast including Jonathan Taylor Thomas,Matthew Broderick,Whoopi Goldberg,Jeremy Irons,James Earl Jones and Nathan Lane come together in what I think is the best Disney movie ever. Set in the pridelands it revolves around Lion cub Simba born to Mufasa and Sarabi who is next in line to the throne much to the annoyance of his uncle Scar. Scar then plots to kill Mufasa and get rid of Simba for good so he can become King. Killing Mufasa he blames poor Simba and tells him to flee which Simba does. The film then revolves around Simba in his new life with Timon and Pumbaa.

Another film that made me cry. This film is just the best film out there in cartoon form and I don't care what anyone says my opinion has not changed on that since I first saw it years ago. The characters are brillaint and the story is the best to come out of Disney for a long long time. The songs are catchy and if you know them you will sing along and the music in general is just so moving and brilliant. This is the perfect film for families and even adults on their own! but be warned if you are even a little sensitive you will be moved by this(I am a guy and I was in floods of tears at loads of bits in this film!).An enjoyable experience from start to finish.

9 out of 10

Movie 8-What dreams may come

What Dreams May Come
Starring:Robin Williams Cuba Gooding Jr,Dir:Vincent Ward
Release date:October 1998,Running time:116 minutes

I am a HUGE Robin Williams fan and basically own all of his DVDs. I got bored and decided to watch a film and noticed that I hadn't watched this one and I thought how is this possible?.I decided to take it out popped it into my PS3 and sat down coke in one hand and some Tesco popcorn in the other. I sat back and watched. The film basically revolves around a family. Robin Williams character and his wife have two children and they are a really happy family however tragically the two children die in a car accident followed soon after by the death of Robins character. The film then begins to revolve around Robin in his version of heaven which is basically just him living in a world created by his wife through her paintings(she is an artist) and it also follows his struggles to come to terms with the death of his children and the torture of his wife suffering alone with nobody there to support her. The story is a love story that follows the two characters attempts at life(one in real life one in heaven).Tragically Anna(his wife) kills herself and is sent to hell and Robins character must battle through heaven and hell to save his beloved

This film genuinely made me cry. the acting is so amazing and the story so clever and engrossing I couldn't help but be moved. Be careful though the story can be very confusing and it is very easy to get lost.

The characters are genuinely likeable and as you go through more is revealed about them and their lives and it really is moving stuff.This is one of Williams best films and is relatively unknown which is a tragedy in itself.

9 out of 10

Movie 7-the Shawshank Redemption

The Shawshank Redemption
Starring:Tim Robbins,Morgan Freeman,Dir:Frank Dabont
Release date:September 1994,Running time:142 minutes

Andy Dusfrene is accused of murder and found guilty and is sent to Shawshank prison as punishment for his crimes. There he lives out his life quitely and eventually meets another inmate Red(played by the magnificent Morgan Freeman).The two become good friends and the film shows their lives as they battle through their time at Shawshank prison and follows the exploits of these two as well as a group of their friends.

This film is perfect. The acting is incredible and the cast just amazing(Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins are the leads). The story is deliberately slow but this doesn't make the film bad in fact it enhances the experience. The story will genuinely make you happy and make you cry unless you are made of stone and to be honest the ending is one of the best I have seen for reasons I can't go into in case I spoil it. Though it sounds like it would be pretty boring it actually provides so much entertainment and the 2 hours of so fly by and you don't even notice. This film is what God himself watches in heaven

10 out of 10

Movie 6 Epic Movie

Epic Movie
Starring:Kal Penn,Jennifer Coolidge, Dir:Jason Friedberg
Release date:Jan 2007, Running time:89 minutes

Well here we have a movie from the creators of the Scary Movie franchise and the really really dire Date movie. I didn't have any hopes that this would be good given the fact that most of the films created by these clowns resulted in laughter but not laughter at what was going on and the jokes but laughter as a result of not wanting to cry during this ordeal. It is basically a parody of loads of different films strung together with a flimsy plot.

All 60 minutes of this film are torture. The people writing 24 shouldn't have Jack torture people with drugs and cuts etc make them watch this and they'll talk. The acting is laughable,the story even moreso and the jokes aren't even funny. It is more childish than Thomas the Tank Engine (and the jokes if you can call them that reflect this). What a waste of 60 minutes of my life.I'd rather bash my head against a brick wall than have to sit through this crap again.

1 out of 10 and thats being generous