Guy Richie’s 2009 reboot of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s most famous creation heralded a long overdue return to form for the English director. But perhaps more importantly, the film was a huge commercial success; taking a massive $524,028,679 box office return from a budget of $90 million. With figures like these a sequel was inevitable; and true to Hollywoodform Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows has followed hot on the heels of its predecessor. Robert Downey Jr and Jude Law return in their roles of Holmes and Watson respectively and Jared Harris joins the cast as Holmes’ ultimate advisory Professor Moriarty. [click to continue…]
Sequel
The Hangover (2009) was the biggest sleeper hit in the last few years. It is also a fantastic comedy film, and it is also a film which pretty much every man can identify with on some level. The Hangover was made on a budget of $35 Million Dollars and grossed $467,483,912 worldwide. This massive profit meant that a sequel was inevitable. [click to continue…]
Everybody who is in their early twenties as I am instantly recognises the names Woody and Buzz as the defining characters of their childhood. Toy Story literally changed the face of children’s animated movies. From the opening credits it was clear that then unknown animation studio Pixar had created something that set a new benchmark for every animated movie to follow. In 1999, Woody, Buzz and the gang were reunited in Toy Story 2. A film which, for my money, is one of the greatest sequels ever made, and one which in some ways surpasses even the first film’s almost impossibly high standards. So, after 11 years fans young and (mostly) old have finally gotten the third film that they have been hoping for, and it was well worth the wait. [click to continue…]
It has been twenty long years since a Predator movie graced the big screen (discounting the Alien VS Predator franchise) which is far, far too long. After innumerable scripts and pitches it is Robert Rodriguez’s vision which has finally made it to the big screen under the direction of Nimrod Antal. The first thing that we need to understand about this film is that it is not a remake or a ‘reimagining’ but a sequel, specifically to the first movie, which is referenced by Isabelle (Alice Braga) in one of Predators exposition sequences. As a fan of the first, and indeed the underrated second movie, I was thrilled at the possibility of the Predator returning to the big screen and the series returning to its roots. [click to continue…]
