Movie of the Week: Jurassic Park

Title: Jurassic Park

Director: Steven Spielberg

Release year: 1993

Notable cast: Sam Neill, Jeff Goldblum, Laura Dern

Genre: Action, adventure

Recommended for: everyone – we should all see it at least once!

Rating: 5/5

Description: I always have loved this film and always will! I think it is timeless, especially because I must say the special effects are still as good as today’s special effects! Everytime, my breath is taken away when we see the first dinosaurs and I just find it a film full of imagination and wonder that everyone should watch. It has a little bit of everything for everyone, a hint of romance, a bit of scare and a thrill. I also love watching Sam Neill’s character’s relationship with the children grow as he protects them.

Plot Summary: During a preview tour, a dinosaur theme park suffers a major power breakdown that allows its cloned dinosaurs to escape.

Allegiant

Title: Allegiant

Director: Robert Schwenkte

Release year: 2016

Notable cast: Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Ansel Elgort, Miles Teller

Genre: Action, Adventure

Recommended for: no-one!

Rating: 1/5

Description: This was honestly one of the worst films I have ever seen, I don’t know what to say about it, really, because I stopped paying attention about half-way through.

Plot Summary: I don’t even understand what the plot was!

The BFG

Title: The BFG

Director: Steven Spielberg

Release year: 2016

Notable cast: Mark Rylance, Ruby Barnhill & Penelope Wilton

Genre: Kids & Family

Recommended for: when you have to watch something with your kids

Rating: 2/5

Description: It’s a cute story and there are some charming moments, however it feels like it drags on for a long time as it takes a while for anything to happen and to get to the main plot.

Plot Summary: A girl named Sophie encounters the Big Friendly Giant who, despite his intimidating appearance, turns out to be a kind soul who is considered an outcast by the other giants because he refuses to eat children.

Movie of the Week: Divergent (Cliché right?)

Title: Divergent

Director: Neil Burger

Release year: 2014

Notable cast: Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Ashley Judd, Kate Winslet

Genre: action, adventure, sci-fi, romance, fantasy

Recommended for: teenagers

Rating: 4/5

Description: I made this movie of the week because I was surprised at how much I enjoyed it, not necessarily because it was fantastic film. There was good chemistry between the leads, however I feel it lacked in the romance department a little, in other words a little more romance and a little less action/violence would have been nice to balance it out a little. Furthermore, both leads impressed me with their acting, I was initially very unsure about them but they did a good job. Overall a good start to the franchise.

Plot Summary: In a world divided by factions based on virtues, Tris learns she’s Divergent and won’t fit in. When she discovers a plot to destroy Divergents, Tris and the mysterious Four must find out what makes Divergents dangerous before it’s too late.

Favourite quote: “Fear doesn’t shut you down, it wakes you up” -Four

Movie of the Week: Frozen

Title: Frozen

Director:

Release year: 2013

Notable cast: Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel

Genre: adventure, comedy, family

Recommended for: everyone!!

Rating:  5/5

Description: This film was amazing!! Everything about it was great!! I loved the songs, the story, the characters, and there was even a twist I didn’t really expect, besides that the rest was pretty typical.

Plot Summary: Fearless optimist Anna teams up with Kristoff in an epic journey, encountering Everest-like conditions, and a hilarious snowman named Olaf in a race to find Anna’s sister Elsa, whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom in eternal winter.

Favourite quote: I don’t even know, I just loved everything about this film!

Man of Steel

Title: Man of Steel

Director: Zack Snyder

Release year: 2013

Notable cast: Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Russell Crowe

Genre: action, adventure, fantasy

Recommended for: comic book film fans

Rating: 3.5/5

Description:  Really enjoyed the film, although for me it got a bit too Star Wars in some parts, yet it was still a gripping film. I also thought they could have explored Clark and Lois’ romance more. Moreover, I really didn’t think Amy Adams was a very good Lois Lane, I just could’t see her as Lois, and her and Adams and Cavill didn’t have great chemistry-it was hard to believe the relationship. However, I must mention that Henry Cavill’s attractiveness, makes up for most flaws!

Plot Summary: A young itinerant worker is forced to confront his secret extraterrestrial heritage when Earth is invaded by members of his race.

Favourite quote: “What if a child dreamed of becoming something other than what society had intended? What if a child aspired to something greater?” -Jor-El

101 Dalmatians

Title: 101 Dalmatians

Director: Stephen Herek

Release year: 1996

Notable cast: Glenn Close, Jeff Daniels

Genre: kids+ family

Recommended for: kids

Rating:3.5/5

Description: animated film probably better, but I still enjoyed this film and the memories it bought back! I love Glenn Close a Cruelle DeVil!

Plot Summary: A woman kidnaps puppies to kill them for their fur, but various animals then gang up against her and get their revenge in slapstick fashion.

Favourite quote: “Fools aren’t born, Pongo. Pretty girls make them in their spare time.”

*Did anyone notice how Anita got pregnant, yet a few moths later she still doesn’t have a pregnant stomach? And then all of a sudden they  have a baby??

Thelma and Louise

Title: Thelma and Louise

Director: Ridley Scott

Release year: 1991

Notable cast: Susan Sarandon, Geena Davis

Genre: adventure, comedy, drama

Recommended for: girls

Rating: 2/5

Description: painted a negative image of women and found it a basically pointless boring movie

Plot Summary: An Arkansas waitress and a housewife shoot a rapist and take off in a ’66 Thunderbird.

Favourite quote: ????

Movie of the Week

Title: Django Unchained

Director: Quentin Tarantino

Release year: 2012

Notable cast: Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo Di Caprio, Samuel L Jackson, Kerry Washington, Don Johnson, Jonah Hill

Genre: drama, western, adventure

Recommended for: everyone (except kids)

Rating:  5/5

Description: VERY, VERY, VERY IMPRESSED! FANTASTIC STORYLINE, ACTING AND SOUNDTRACK! CAN’T FAULT IT!

Plot Summary: With the help of a German bounty hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner.

Favourite quote: “I’m curious about what makes you curious” -Django

*Have to say I thought Christoph Waltz stole the show! Although, I’m still totally a Leo fan ❤

*The best scene was the ‘bag’ one! You’ll know what I mean if you’ve seen the film!! So funny! What did you think?

The Way

Title: The Way

Director: Emilio Estevez

Release year: 2010

Notable cast: Martin Sheen, Emilio Estevez

Genre: drama, adventure, comedy

Recommended for: arthouse film fans

Rating: 3.5/5

Description: honestly, not my cup of tea, but still managed to keep me engaged. I also found it touching and inspiring.

Plot Summary: A father heads overseas to recover the body of his estranged son who died while traveling the “El camino de Santiago,” and decides to take the pilgrimage himself.

Favourite quote: “You don’t choose a life Dad. You live one.” -Daniel