Reviews

Jack Ryan hasn't graced the big screen since 2002's The Sum Of All Fears, and while I'm sure fans of the franchise were excited to see a brand-spanking new reboot with Kenneth Branagh in the directors chair ...I couldn't have cared less and after seeing it I was right to be careless.

Branagh does a fine job in the direction of the film, it feels razor sharp and to the point so all is well on the side. Branagh's also the big bad Russian in the movie and he's just hamming it up constantly, I love it. The accent, the slurring of words, the villainous clichés that seem to be done in order to be checked off a list, he's definitely the star of this film.

That's the positives, now the negatives ...pretty much everything else. Nothing is out-right terrible here, its just been done better before and in the end it feels as if a computer wrote it, there isn't any flair for set pieces or interesting characters, Costner, Pine and Knightly are all wasted with what is essentially dialogue to get from A to B, from start to finish and thats it. I really didn't care about anything that was happening and because of that, the tension went right out the window and I was left with a film devoid of character, style and action - why the hell is this marketed as an action movie again?.

Oculus surprised me. I wasn't expecting anything amazing because at the day its a modern horror film and the market is saturated with the same formula time after time, so when something like Oculus comes out, of course I ignore it ... but thankfully I got to see it and it, along with films like Sinister and The Conjuring, could mean a renaissance in smart, atmospheric Horror films.

The story follows a brother and sister, Kaylie and Tim, who together try and prove a mirrors supernatural powers after a traumatic experience from their childhood leaves both of their parents dead. The plot jumps between the past and present showing events leading up to the death of their parents and present events showing Kaylie and Tim trying to prove the mirrors supernatural powers.

I like how the film doesn't say upfront that the events that occurred was down to the mirror, it leaves you in suspense as to whether the main characters are actually just experiences lapses in sanity the same way their parents were. All the evidence that Kaylie built up to support the mirror having powers is nicely given a logical explanation by Tim, this shows that we have intelligent characters that wont jump at light flickering (which they don't).

The film does have a few faults in that it has a few pointless attempts near the beginning which were not effective in the slightest. I assume they were put there to put some scares in the film at the beginning because it does take quite awhile for the atmosphere to build up and for the scares to come, I think the attempt just put the pacing off and didn't help the film at all. Logic is also sacrificed in some instances for dramatic or atmospheric effect and although I think it pays of, it also makes you think ''yeah that was stupid'' so its a back and forth whether it works or not.

Overall, I really like Oculus. The film has a fantastic story that comes full circle at the end without the need for a cop-out ending and you can tell the actors and film-makers cared about the project from how much effort they put into it.

Out of all the Transformers films (which is around 10 hours of explosions) this one is definitely the best. I just had more fun watching this than I did any of the others, its not as well written (or as well written as a Michael Bay movie can be)as the original Transformers, but its far more enjoyable than the groan inducing Revenge Of The Fallen and the put your ass to sleep Dark Of The Moon.

A mechanic and his family join the Autobots as they are targeted by a bounty hunter from another world. Thats all the plot you need to know, trust me you'll make it far easier on yourself if you think about it like that. Marky Mark plays Cade Yeager who's a struggling inventor and father to the hottest girl to ever be in a Transformers movie, who's in a relationship to an Irish guy because Bay thinks he's being more multi cultural that way. OK seriously Nicola Peltz is in this movie for one reason and its not to act, its the same reason Fox and Huntington- Whiteley got cast in their roles. Jack Reynor is the same except for a female audience, even though they already have Mark Wahlberg so why they need him I don't know.

Oh wait I do know, family Dynamic, Bay needs the family turmoil to parallel the fight between the giant robots and in my opinion, while I did care more this time around, mostly because Wahlberg gives Yeager a relatable, nice guy down on his luck personality, so that we do care for him and his family, but if it was between that and getting a much shorter film about the Transformers on Cybertron, I would pay for ninety minutes of Bayhem on Cybertron.

The rest of the cast do their job, Grammar, Tucci and so on do what they do and thats it. The voices of the Transformers are the same and different. The always awesome Peter Cullen voices Optimus Prime and the voice still sounds awesome. I don't really care about the rest of the autobots but I will say that I loved Mark Ryan as Lockdown, the voice and the whole look of Lockdown was slick and one of the best designs i've seen since I first saw the designs of Prime and Bumblebee from the first film. I was disappointed that Hugo Weaving didn't reprise his role as Megatron because his voice was perfect but Frank Welker does a fine job as his replacement as I didn't even notice the difference while watching the movie.

The action is the thing you go and see a Transformers movie for however and I just loved the action in this, its the most consistent of all the movies in the franchise. Optimus fighting Galvatron, Optimus fighting Lockdown, Optimus fighting and then riding a Dinobot, Dinobots being Dinobots, Aerial fighting, Bumblebee catching the humans in mid air. Oh my god this movie made me feel like a nine year old boy watching Transformers and Beast Wars on VHS and wearing out the tapes, just awesome.

Overall, I still want a simple, ninety minute Cybertron Transformers movie but for now, this two and a half hour half human half robot Transformers movie is a fun time.

Uwe Boll is known as one of the worst directors, probably of all time. He's known for making low-budget video game to movie adaptations that make a healthy profit (more so because of tax laws in Germany that reward investments into the arts ...or something like that)despite horrible reviews and the fact he challenges all his critics to a boxing match and beats them up, lovely.

However, despite all the bad films, shoddy business practices and boxing matches, Assault On Wall Street is a damn good movie, its not the best thing ever but, good on Boll for making an enjoyable film thats no so bad, its good.

Jim is an average New Yorker living a peaceful life with a well paying job and a loving family. Suddenly, everything changes when the economy crashes causing Jim to lose everything. Filled with anger and rage, Jim snaps and goes to extreme lengths to seek revenge for the life taken from him. The plot is exactly how it sounds, there aren't any surprises if you're looking for any, you get what you payed for.

The story is what I would call streamlined, the film contains only the necessary beats and plot points to give us the desired product, and thats actually a good thing. The film doesn't have any filler or fluff, everything has a purpose, every scene, ever line of dialog, all of it has a purpose and contributes to the story giving the film and tightness that a lot of films don't have.

Dominic Purcell plays Jim and he carries the film very well, he isn't an overly emotional guy, in fact he's got the whole stone faced soldier thing going on but honestly it feels much more real that way. Some may say its bad acting, and in an Uwe Boll movie maybe they're right, but I feel its a strong, nuanced performance that fits perfectly with the tone of the film.

The supporting cast all do a great job as well. Erin Karpluk is incredible as Jim's wife and you truly do feel sorry for what's going on in her life and when she takes her own life because of everything, you completely understand why, its not forced, its completely understandable. John Heard as the head of the company that basically ruined Jims life is really good, he's basically your typical rich douche bag who 'knows' the system and if nothing else his monologue at the end is like Gordon Gecko 'greed is good' level, its incredible, John Heard of all people, the guy who most of the time looks drunk on screen, delivers his lines with power and its just awesome.

The rest of the cast all do their job. Eric Roberts is the sleazy lawyer who I still don't know why Jim didn't kill at the end but whatever. Keith David, Michael Pare and Edward Furlong play Jims cop friends and they have some great lines, they're relatable and they feel like real people, like yeah these are cops who hang out at a café and have lunch like friends.

The film has a pretty big set-up which I honestly didn't expect from something written by Boll, but I haven't watched anything written by him before so in hindsight I don't know why I expected to not expect a long set-up. But the set-up for what is ultimately a shoot out in a wall street office is a good hour and ten minutes while the shootout is only about 20 minutes, and its isn't like the shootout is he pay off or sitting through the rest of the movie, the movie flows very well and because you have a character who's been developed for most of the film, the ending is simply payback for what's been done to him.

Although many may see it as over the top babble thats unrealistic, after losing his money, his house, his wife and everything else, its not far off that a man would take the law into his own hands and punish the criminals that get away with all they've done. Its a surprisingly effective film that's a great watch for those who love simple, streamlined thrillers.

You know when the funniest thing in your movie is Terry Crews, you have a problem. I have not seen a film considered a comedy drama make me groan so much at the comedy and laugh so much at the drama. Its a spectacular achievement for Tyler Perry and it makes me wonder if his other movies have also 'achieved' this.

The story is a mess, it has no idea what its doing. One minute they focus on the Moms having to do a fund-raising thing (I think, I wasn't very interested)and then they just drop that all together and decide its going to be a fun comedy about 'The Single Moms Club', but then it drops that and decides to be a serious Drama with all the clichés that goes into those. Its insane how much this film jumps around and by the end you have no idea what you watched.

The comedy is non existent. The jokes aren't quick, witty and to the point, they are long, drawn out shtick about sex. Its just awful, they dedicate about two minutes to a joke between one of the couples (I don't care who they are) and its basically two minutes of innuendo about him being able to 'pound' and he has loads of 'wood' ...hahahaha get it, because he's a contractor or something and it can also relate to sex, ha-ha its hilarious, no its not, its lazy humor and I wanted to stick pins in my ears because the sound of blood gushing would be funnier than this trash.

The characters are the definition of one dimensional, I don't think I learned one thing about them besides their character traits and even then I have a hard time remembering them because they were so boring. The male leads are either made out to be evil, sweat or just try hards, they get about as much development as the womens handbags, one of the men isn't even developed with a trait, he's a name, he's in the movie then he's out and never mentioned again. Don't even get me started on the kids.

The drama is just as horrible as the comedy. Its just a different cliché for each woman to go through, all are estranged from their kids, one cannot raise her own child because she's an idiot , ones an uptight businessman who doesn't have time for her kid, one is trying to keep her son from going to jail and blah blah blah, boring boring boring. It's just going through the motions of a drama without any build up or emotional connection, when you add the shaky plot and horrendous comedy, the drama becomes even more diluted in the mess.

None of it makes any sense either. I never feel like one scene goes into the next, everything feels like A to B to C and it never feels like human beings are talking and any of what's going on is real, it feels fake. Relationships are started within seconds, ideas are started and then stopped and things seemed to be mentioned and then never mentioned again, as if everything that happens in a scene is confined to that one scene and nowhere else in the film.

Overall, If you want a film that shows strong, funny women who have chemistry in a film with a coherent plot, watch Bridesmaids, don't give this film the time of day it doesn't deserve.

'Dawn' takes place ten years after the virus that was teased in the previous film became a worldwide crisis, and killed hundreds of thousands of people. The apes live peacefully in the woods and have evolved to using sign language and basic speech to communicate and have managed to build a community for themselves. The humans meanwhile are starving for electrical power, and its the damn on the apes homeland that can give them the power they need.

The film is really an Ape centric movie. It focuses on how the apes have come to the point where they are more like humans than they know, that they are capable of things they thought they would never do. It's a journey for Caesar and the next step in the evolution of apes until we finally see something similar to the original '68' film.

Caesar is played to award winning caliber by Andy Serkis. Many don't think that motion capture is a viable form of acting because 'it's the computer that does the acting', well I'm here to say that Serkis performance shines right through the CGI, but not to an extent that we see Serkis in spandex acting like an ape. The combination of flawless effects with high quality acting gives us this character that we never think twice if he's real or not.

That goes with all of the other apes as well. Toby Kebbells Koba is almost on the same level as Serkis Caesar, the anger that Kebbell portrays gives you the sense of a tortured soul that just wants revenge on the people who tortured him. I think a very understated performance is Nick Thurstons Blue Eyes. The emotion that we get out of this character is huge, but not over the top. The scene between Caesar and Blue Eyes is heartfelt and made all the better because, once again, we never question the reality.

The humans are criticized for not being fully developed, and while I agree to an extent, the humans really aren't the focus. Jason Clarke is a man who simply wants the best for his son, paralleling Caesar, and he isn't the typical leading man, just like Franco in 'Rise', he's someone who just wants everything to be normal and peaceful, he doesn't want war. Keri Russel and Kodi Smit-Mcphee are probably the least developed among the human cast but its isn't a loss, it doesn't take away from the film at all because the characters do whats needed and thats just fine.

Gary Oldman gives a good performance as Dreyfus in a limited role (sadly it seems thats his thing nowadays, limited roles). A scene where he looks over pictures of his family is tear jerking and all the character development we really get from him but thats all we need to realize that he isn't a villain, he's a man who blames the apes for the death of his family and wants revenge. That's an interesting thought as well, there isn't really a villain in 'Dawn'. Dreyfus has a reason for his actions as does Koba to an extent so really the story is about survival and not good vs evil.

Overall, Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes is a smart, character focused film that shows the summer blockbusters can be clever and emotional without being heavily action focused as well.

It's Paul W.S Anderson people, if you haven't liked anything else he's done before then this isn't going to be any different ...I didn't like it. Its like what a ready made meal is to a freshly made meal. Sure the ready made option is OK if you're in a hurry and just need something quick, but when you want some quality you're going to take the extra time to make a better tasting and healthier meal that will give you the most bang for your time. Basically I would rather spend an extra hour to watch Gladiator and be more satisfied when it ended than sit through the ready made Pompeii and still be wanting more by its end.

Now the comparisons to Gladiator aren't exactly fair, Gladiator was more in vein of Epic movies like Ben Hur whereas Pompeii was more in the style of big Disaster Movies like Volcano, Twister or 2012. But even then it's impossible not to draw the comparison because Gladiator is practically the be all, end all of Gladiator movies, so much so that I've talked more about it than I have Pompeii, so lets talk about Pompeii.

It's predictable and nothing spectacular. Its build up and pay off, it's here's the characters, here's some brief action and now here's a giant volcanic explosion, KABOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BAM BAM BAM, action, action, action, death, death, death and crap, crap, crap. It's so clichéd that I really don't know what to say, just don't expect Gladiator. Kit Harington is a walking, talking, cliché spewing 6 pack. Honestly if it wasn't for the fact he's Jon Snow I wouldn't have been as interested in him but I just decided from the beginning that Milo is Jon Snow. Carrie-Ann Moss is barely in this thing, YOU GOT CARRIE-ANN MOSS AND YOU DID NOTHING WITH HER ....WHAT WAS THE POINT. Emily Browning is damsel in distress and she's hot and yeah thats about it. Atticus played by (insert name here, I'm not even going to try and spell it)is actually pretty great. He's clichéd yes but he just throws himself at the role, he reminds of me of Dwayne Johnson, not the best actor but damn he's got so much charisma that its hard not to like the guy, definitely the best part about the movie. Kiefer Sutherland sucks in this, flat out sucks, end off.

The effects and set pieces are also highlights. The city of Pompeii looks fantastic and the effects are spectacular, its definitely the reason to watch the movie because its no ...Gladiator, I'm sorry but it's not. So overall, do I recommend this? No not really, go watch Gladiator or Ben Hur if you're looking for a film like this but on an A level, but on the other hand if you have time to waste and want more of Jon Snow while you wait for the next season of GOT, sure give it a watch.

This was doomed from the beginning.The Need For Speed franchise is huge in gaming, massive in fact, so the idea of a movie adaption is no big surprise. But the fact that the idea was even entertained is hilarious considering the game is just driving, thats it, a fun racing/driving game. You could have slapped any name on this and it wouldn't have made a difference, Need For Speed is just an average, cliché ridden car movie without any of the fun.

Aaron Paul is awful. I love him on Breaking Bad but after this I'm beginning to question whether he's as versatile as I thought he was because this performance is just bland, boring and not anywhere near what I wanted to see from him. The rest of the cast are equally stale. Poots is an undeniably beautiful girl and she does brighten up the scenes she's in with her radiancy but he acting leaves a lot to be desired, as much as she does try to be optimistic. Dominic Cooper is cliché bad guy and I practically smelled the paycheck being handed over for the role. Michael Keaton and Kid Cudi (yeah Kid Cudi acts) offer some good comedy relief for their brief screen time but for a film as bland as this its very much appreciated.

The plot is a been there, done that deal. Its all standard Hollywood adaptation affair and not worth talking about because you've seen it before. The car stunts where pretty impressive considering it was all done for real with no CGI so props to the effects department for trying practical effects out. The film itself is well shot and scenes that take place in desert terrain are beautiful to look at, but besides that there isn't much else that stood out, the racing scenes are dull and unthrilling and there isn't anything truly over the top ala Fast & Furious to help it. It takes itself far too seriously and grounds itself t much in reality for the audience to have any fun and in the end thats why it fails at being anything it set out to be. Is it a good video game adaption? No. Is it a thrilling car film? No. Is it interesting in anyway shape or form? No.

I flat out hated the reboot when it came out two years ago. I stand by the fact it was unnecessary and really not as much fun or as entertaining as the previous Raimi films. Well, I still think its a pretty poor film and an even worse reboot considering it basically retells the original film in a much more unintresting way. But I digress, I still went into the sequel with high hopes for what they pull out of the bag for a second time around the bend.

They squeezed a lot into the films two hour and twenty minute runtime, I mean a tone, too much in fact, way too much. Electro, Harry Osborn, The Green Goblin, Relationship problems, Rhino, set up for Sinister Six movie, Norman Osbourne, Conspiracy involving Oscorp and Peters parents, Peters parents... Jesus do you think thats enough. The film simply tried to pack into much into short a time span, its that simple and thats the fatal flaw here. Webb promised that this wouldn't be another Spiderman 3 situation but it actually ended up being worse because believe it or not we actually have a villain who has an even worse set up that Venom.

Electro was just awful in terms of character. Max Dillon is a complete dork. He looks like a cliché nerd, he talks like a cliché nerd and he is just the most boring of characters. Webb wanted us to clearly sympathise with him but I don't sympathise with characters who have almost no clear motives for what they do and when there transformation is as forced as the Symbiotes arrival in Peters pocket in S3, yeah forget about it. Electro is awesome however in terms of his look and power. He looks incredible and his power is clearly shown and it looks awesome, the suit he wears is a little to comic book for the tone of the film but whatever.

Paul Giamatti is wasted, I don't need to say anything more, just a clear cheap setup for a spin off. Harry Osborn is actually a very interesting character and he is sympathetic until pretty much the last 40 minutes or so when I swear to god he gets one of the fastest transformation sequences in history, its so rushed its actually funny.His Goblin is actually quite good, I like the look and his laugh and his general performance of the character. BUT IT MAKES NO GODDAMN SENSE. His character is a complete departure from what he was before and don't you dare claim he went insane because I ain't accepting that.

So what saves it, what makes this film worth a six and worth the watch. The effects are brilliant, the best iv seen. Spiderman swinging through the city is the best iv seen of any spider man film, animated or live action, TV or film. The music is pretty great and Spideys theme is really good (not as good as Elmans theme, but pretty good). The dubstep that is used in Electros scenes really works well and I actually really like it, it isn't annoying.

But the key thing that I recommend this for is the relationship between Peter and Gwen, they are so cute its not even right. They have so much chemistry and their scenes together feel like scenes from a really good indie-film, in fact you care more about them than you do about the action, the action interrupts the film really.

Overall, mixed bag here but its worth a watch. All I know is, Sinister Six and Venom better be great or all this set up with have been pointless and I will never forgive Sony for not giving the rights back to Marvel... Good luck Sony, don't f#@k up/

X-Men has been a dying franchise for a while now. Last Stand was good for what it was and I don't blame Ratner for how mediocre it was compared to the original and X2, but Origins was a poor effort and last years The Wolverine showed that Wolverine wasn't the only thing that made the original two films great, and First Class showed that an X-Men film didn't even need Wolverine to be great. Days Of Future Past is exactly the type of film this franchise needed to be saved... and who better that the man who started it all, Bryan Singer, to save it for us.

The film got off to a brilliant start with the theme and very similar title sequence to X2, Singer clearly wanted you to know the boss is back and he ain't messing around. The film started off with one of the most heartbreaking scenes I have seen in the X-Men franchise. Colossus, Ice Man and more all getting demolished, decapitated, burned alive etc by what seem like unstoppable Sentinels. Its something I don't think we are used to in the superhero genre and it sets the tone perfectly for whats to come.

I wont spoil the whole thing for you but there are many scenes that make you care about these characters, there thoughts and feelings, who they are and it reminds you that these are people who are fighting for the right to fit in with a society that cant look past their differences. A competition between Eric and Charles on a plane is a tense and emotional scene that shows that both men have motives that are neither right or wrong, but a different way of dealing with the same problem.

The music I have to say is a high point. Just a beautiful score by John Ottman. The effects are some of the best I have seen in a superhero film. The action scenes are intense but easily followed and the use of the 70s style news cameras to capture some of the action gives the film a different edge and makes it stand out in a great way. The shaky cam is also nowhere to be found.... Booyah. Also, Jennifer Lawrence in nothing but blue paint... yeah.

Quicksilver is actually not as bad and annoying as I thought, he doesn't have a huge role but he does have one of the best scenes in the film and Evan Peters plays him well. Also, props to the Nixon actor, Mark Camacho was actually a great Nixon, I think Nixon may just be the most portrayed President ever actually.

Overall, Days Of Future Past is the best entry in the X-Men franchise, it manages to blend both timelines together seamlessly and gives every character reasonable screen time so nobody feels wasted. It revitalised the franchise and makes me all the more excited for Apocalypse in 2016

Has anybody noticed that unlike Nightmares contemporaries like Halloween, Friday The 13th and Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Nightmare On Elm Street since Freddys Revenge has practically embodied the 80s in every way. The cheesy music, the clothes, the dreams, its all 80s. Dream Warriors is definitely in the top 3 Elm street films, alongside New Nightmare and the original. It sends off the old cast while bringing in new ones and strikes a perfect balance between the eerie creepiness of the first and the over the top comedy of the latter films.

Kristen is our new hero who is being haunted by Freddy. She is put in a mental hospital after she refuses to sleep and is looked after by Larry Fishburne from The Matrix. She is joined by a cast off really troubled but really great and interesting teens who all go on to be... Dream Warriors! with the help of Nancy and Donald Thompson.

The film is a joy to look at, the effects, the different ways they accomplished everything is really interesting. The different dream sequences are above anything else in the original, not better necessarily, but definitely more effects heavy. Freddy as clay animation, The puppet master dream where veins are used as strings, its all very creative and very enjoyable.

The cast is all really strong here, you can tell they truly care about the film their making, especially Heather Langenkamp and John Saxon who arguably had their best roles in the original Nightmare. Its a slasher where the characters actually get to fight back in their own way and the ending is sure to tug a few heart strings.

Freddy has some of his best lines here, he's still cunning, he's still creepy but by god he is hilarious at points. 'Welcome To Primetime, Bitch' has to be one of the best improvised lines in film history.

Overall, problems are few and far between here, I love it for different reasons than the Original and New Nightmare but it is a damn good movie and maybe the most entertaining of the original Nightmare movies.

Freddys Revenge came out in 1985, 2 years after the original and was a huge hit, but it was like a whole different film compared to the first one. Its not a bad film, it has good ideas, I just think the execution could have been done much better.

Jesse is the first problem here, he just ain't Nancy. He was meant to different and I understand that having your dreams invaded by Freddy and being possessed by him are two totally different things, but the character is just boring and his annoying girly shrieks don't make it any better. However I do love the idea of Freddy needing to possess someone to get strong again.

Freddy is different here as well, no longer the sneaking in the shadows type, instead he's just plain sneaky. He uses Jesse to get the kids afraid again and then, well he kills kids, in full view of everyone he just plain kills them. I like this kind of Freddy, balls to the wall fearless in his killing, I do prefer the more inconspicuous, shadow Freddy however.

Overall, Good ideas here but the execution wasn't right, it didn't feel right and so the film suffered.

Freddy Krueger is my favorite Horror icon. He is just a lot more interesting than the Michael Myers or the Jason Voorhees of the world. He doesn't plod along and kill you right away, he savers the kill, allows you to run and run until you can't anymore, like a boxer waiting for the opposing fighter to tire himself out. Freddy waits until you are at your most unstable, your most vulnerable, and then, he becomes your worst nightmare, and then you die.

Maybe its my sick, twisted mind, but I love that about Freddy. He knows when and how he's going to kill you, he just takes pleasure knowing that you don't know. The Freddy here is far different Freddy from the sequels. Yeah he's got a small bit of that black comedic humor about him, but for the most part, he's just flat out disturbing. The knives against the pipes, the face only slightly revealed by light, he cuts of two of his fingers and then smiles about it... thats down right mental. Always with the smiling as well, always smiling, planning, he's a cunning b@st@rd and he knows it.

Of course, I couldn't make this all about Freddy. The cast of characters are the best iv seen in a slasher. They all have great personalities, there isn't any obvious person who's going to die, it seems crazy characters like this are in a film even considered a slasher. Nancy is a strong, independent character that isn't the wimpy, constantly crying character or the weirdly over-tomboyish character, she actually feels like a, get this, real person. I loved Johnny Depp here as well, his character has a name but I just call him Johnny because, well its hard not to considering how big he's become. On a side not do you think thats why a lot of young people star in horror films?, because they saw how big Depp got and thought 'I can do that', I know nobody has ever thought of that, but it would be interesting.

The special effect are very good for the budget this film had. The anti gravity death scene, the blood gushing from the bed, Freddy coming out of the wall, its all really wonderful practical special effects and shows you that you don't need a big budget to produce quality effects.

Overall, I cant rate this highly enough, fantastic film that works without trying to shock or scare you, it just disturbs you, it gets right under your skin and invades your safe place, your dreams. Its a film that has remained timeless even after more than 30 years and heres to 30 more years of Freddy terrorising the kids of Elm Street.

Friday The 13th is the film that you have seen hundreds of times. If Halloween created the modern slasher film, then Friday The 13th stripped it down and perfected a formula that all future installments and many imitators would follow, even to this day. Now I enjoy this film, I give this a high rating but do admit that the film, if viewed without the knowledge that it was really the first of its kind, will seem boring and stale. However I think this film does offer a different experience to the other classics of horror like Elm Street,Texas Chainsaw and its closest counterpart Halloween.

Unlike Halloween, Friday doesn't give you any reason whatsoever to care for these character. They never offer any exposition of themselves or each other, all we are given is the first impressions of them. People like to make the joke today of describing every character with a quirk, or their type. The virgin, the jerk, the nerd, the hot girl. All of them are defined by this statement and nothing else which, if you want, can mean you can identify with the quirk and project yourself on to that character, or like me you can choose to use these quirks as ways to know which character just died a brutal, gory death.

The music cues, the POV deaths etc, it all gives the film a strange feeling of you yourself being the killer. Nobody really realised that but this is one of the only classic horror films that truly makes you feel like the killer. You spend most of your time with the teenagers, but you never learn anything about them and you actually come to hate most of them because of their utter stupidity and general likability. This all combines us so by the end, that last girl, the virgin, is on your death list, you want her dead and you don't no why. Strange isn't it

Overall, Halloween, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, A Nightmare On Elm Street and Friday The 13th, this film truly deserves to be part of the big 4 of modern Horror, its simple yet effective and it will continue to be the source of inspiration for many budding filmmakers for years to come.

I really like the atmosphere here. I feel like all the sequels were a lot more like action films in a way, Jason being shown fully in bright light doing his killing. While I love that kind of Jason (Jason X is just kick-ass), but this type of Jason has the Michael Myers vibe, it makes him a lot scarier and more mysterious. This was before the hockey mask kids, before Kane Hodder turned Jason into Horrors Jason Bourne, and before Freddy Kreuger made your nightmares uninhabitable. This is the best Halloween rip-off since Halloween 2.

Ginny, god I love her. She's your average nice goody goody two shoes for the entire film and you kind of want her to die because of it, but then she kicks Jason... ready for this... in the nuts, she straight up kicks him in the jingle bells. Thats awesome, she is awesome, her and Kay-Em 14 from Jason X are the most bad-ass girls in the entire series, no doubt.

I don't know why but after every death they fade into white, I kind of like it too. It takes you right out of every kill and right back into a scene of nudity or pointless talk. Speaking of death, they kill a guy in a wheelchair in this movie, and its hilarious... I don't know whether to feel bad or just be disguised with myself.

The soundtrack is Psycho, well its not, but it sure sounds like it. Does it make the film better?, yes it does, would I have preferred a more original soundtrack?, yes, yes I would have.

The acting is actually quite good for a slasher flick, all the characters are written with slightly more depth and you do kind of like all of them but of course, they are all going to die and you are going to enjoy watching them die, marvelous.

Overall, I like part 2, its got a really creepy atmosphere that the other films lacked and most of all, It actually had some moments that scared me, mostly jump scares but still.

This was a really great entry in the series. Jasons got his famous mask, all the characters are pretty likable and enjoyable to watch, and kills are all really creative and the blood and gore is on full display. But it could have been better.

The writing really makes the acting seem total garbage here, its not, trust me that it isn't. The acting isn't grade A level stuff but for the Friday series its pretty good but some of the Dialogue is just utter trash, like a monkey tried to write what he hears humans say, I don't think Brando could have made some of the lines sound natural.

The 3D is also a pain in the ass. In 3D it gets irritating after about half an hour or so, and in 2D its utterly pointless and makes the film look really crappy, just a crap load of stuff from rakes, eyeballs, yo- yos, all of the above really being shoved into the camera. Makes you wish 3D was never invented really.

The final is good old fashioned horror fun. Bodies being found all over the place, killer getting ever closer and the final 2 minutes or so are really disturbing. An unmasked Jason banging at the window is actually terrifying which considering this is the same character that went to space (in Jason X) thats surprising. Overall, could have been better but as it stands, its still a good entry in a mixed franchise.

This film was clearly trying to take the series in a new direction, with Jason used as a cover up for another killers murders. It didn't do as well as the previous installments and Jason was brought back for part 6, however I do think this is a very enjoyable installment in the series, and I do appreciate how the filmmakers have tried to inject some originality into what I think, was going to be a completely new series.

The film follows a grown up Tommy Jarvis who is now haunted by dreams and visions of Jason Voorhees. He is sent to a mental house where Jason- like murders start occurring. Is Jason back?, is it just a copycat killer? or is it Tommy who's doing all the killing.

Thats what I like about the film, but also what I think pulls it down. The way they show Tommy going ever so slightly insane from all the death and visions of Jason is really well done. The way they never show who the killer is, never even showing a full body shot is also really intriguing as they never let you know, never even giving hints as to who the killer is. However, this means the deaths aren't as brutal as they have been in the past and would be in the future. It also doesn't come to much as the reveal at the end is underwhelming and could be the reason that many fans don't like this film.

The characters are all pretty likable to a certain extent and of course you do have the douche-bags that you know for sure are going to get killed. I think by this point, knowing a character is going to die is part of the fun. You take a certain amount of pleasure in knowing that this character, a person who although may be a complete jerk, has never done anything bad in their lives, is going to be brutally murdered by a machete wielding nut case. Its a weird kind of satisfaction that only Friday The 13th could give.

I really enjoyed this installment, it had everything I had wanted. It isn't your standard, straight up horror/slasher film, its a slasher with some some personality, some dry humour, its also entertaining as all hell, unlike most slashers.

Jason is brought back like the Frankenstein monster (cool reference)by Tommy and from there he goes on a big killing spree (not much different I know), but this time he's a bit more serious, a bit scarier actually, the kills don't have the same over the top factor they used to, its no Jason X thats for sure but I like how they brought back a more serious Jason and the fact this Jason isn't as bulky as Kane Hodder is, it makes him a little more unsuspecting, even more frightening in my opinion.

The characters are really great in this one. The two cops, Jason, Megan, all memorable characters with memorable personalities. Yes, we still have the classic throw-away 'kill me now' characters for Jason to slaughter at his own pace but the main characters we genuinely don't want to see get turned to mush.

The humour is really off beat, the one-liners of the cops, the bitchy yet good hearted attitude of Megan and some of the kills are hilarious. The kind of 'in on it' humour is also used to good effect, giving the film a slight meta vibe.But like I said, Jason ain't no clown in this one. There's a moment where he slowly gets closer to a scared child and you are genuinely scared for her.

Overall, since i'm working my way backwards here, Jason Lives is the best in the series since Jason X, although for different reasons. Definitely check it out.

OK blah blah blah, Jason's back, blah blah blah, he kills a lot of people, blah blah blah, telekinetic girl named Tina who brings Jason back blah blah blah and now we can start.

Basically yes there are some cool deaths in this film, yes there is also some actual tension at some points. But really, screw all of that because the final blows everything else in the film away. Its a full on battle between the telekinetic Tina and Jason, shes tossing stuff at him with her mind and he's constantly getting back up, she's running and he's chasing her while she's still tossing stuff at him. His mask comes off and he is one terrifying motherf#@ker, like you don't want this guy in you dreams, then she sticks him with nails, sets him on fire and... he still gets up! and then get this, are you ready... her dead father comes up and yanks Jason into the lake, yes that really happens.

That final made this film for me. The final was more entertaining that Jason Takes Manhattan and Jason Goes To Hell combined. I recommend you see this installment even if its only to see the final because it is awesome.

Currently working my way backwards through the Friday The 13th films and this nearly out does Jason Goes To Hell for worst in the series but it just barely misses that coveted title.

Jason Takes Manhattan is true for about 25 or so minutes out of the 100 or so minutes this film runs, most of it actually takes place on a cruise ship that I don't even remember it going to New York, in fact was New York just a mistake?, after they escape the boat do they just go to New York because its the closest populated place, what a pile of crap that is.

The characters are bland, really bland, the only ones I remember are the ones that got killed on the boat. There was camera guy, punk rock chick and hot naked girl with tattoos of body parts on her body - oh don't even try and have me remember any of their names.

The deaths are all pretty bland although some stand out. The death in the hot girls bathroom was pretty nice, although I have to say I was rooting for Jason to just kill her anyway he wanted because she got annoying fast. The dance floor killing was pretty subdued but the use of the dance floor made it a little interesting. Oh and near the end where he drowns the teacher in a vat of waste, that was awesome.

Jason looks pretty cool as well although I still think his look in Jason X was the best. I don't really know if I can recommend this installment, its pretty much worthless as nothing of interest is revealed about Jason himself and as a film itself its down right terrible. For hardcore Friday fans only I think.

I love how this movie was done. It could have been a Universal Monster movie with Abbott and Costello forced in to be the comic relief but instead its a well made film that ironically turned out to be better than all the other monster mash ups Universal put out in the 40s like House Of Frankenstein and House Of Dracula.

Abbott and Costello are on there A game here, constant joke after joke after joke, all high quality material sure to make you laugh until you cry. The monsters are all played by the best. Lon Chaney Jr. is back as Lawrence Talbot and although played very seriously, Talbot seems to have gone slightly insane from the years of torture the curse of the Wolfman has brought on him, so it does become a little comical at how he warns everyone in every scene that 'a full moon is rising' and how he's going to 'change into a wolf'. Bela Lugosi is back as Dracula and I don't think I need to comment on the performance of the man who basically created the quintessential Dracula. Glenn Strange is the Monster and next to Karloff he's the next best thing, his voice is also as buttery smooth as Karloffs when he speaks (if he speaks that is, I think he gets a line or two in).

Overall, its not the greatest Universal film but at a time when the famous monster were nothing but cheap, B movie entertainment, it was Abbot and Costello that gave them there last taste of the big time, and it is wonderful.