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The Fate of the Furious (2017)

19 Thursday Oct 2017

Posted by Oliver Hackett-Watson in Action, Adventure, Drama

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Charlize Theron, Dame Helen Mirren, Dwayne Johnson, Elsa Pataky, F.Gary Gray, Jason Statham, Kristofer Hivju, Kurt Russell, Ludacris, luke evans, Michelle Rodriguez, Nathalie Emmanuel, Scott Eastwood, Tyrese Gibson, Vin Diesel

The film opens in Cuba, an abundance of beautiful landscapes and low angled shots of girls dancing in skirts so short as to make them redundant. A race is about to start between Dom Toretto (Vin Diesel) and a local racer. Dom, ever the family man, is racing to help his cousin who just lost a bet, because if there is one thing that has been made crystal clear throughout the series, it’s that nothing is more important than family, and perhaps a Corona or two. Continue reading →

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.2 (2017)

05 Tuesday Sep 2017

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bradley cooper, Chris pratt, Dave Bautista, James Gunn, Karen Gillian, Kurt Russell, michael Rooker, Sylvester Stallone, Vin Diesel, Zoe Saldana

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The freaking Guardians of the Galaxy have returned to our screens, complete with bright technicolor characters and landscapes, and with a new soundtrack to complement their numerous slow-motion strides. This time around Peter is discovered by his father Ego, while the rest of the team reaffirm their value to one other with a new addition to the group called Mantis.
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Furious 7 (2015)

09 Wednesday Sep 2015

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Brewster, James Wann, Jordana, Ludacris and Kurt Russell, Micelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Vin Diesel

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Directed by James Wan, starring Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez, Jason Statham, Dwayne Johnson, Jordana, Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Ludacris and Kurt Russell. After taking on Shaw in London in the previous film, Shaw’s big brother, played by Jason Statham, is now on the revenge trail after the group who put his brother into the hospital. Add an element of FBI and technological warfare and you are presented with ‘Furious 7’.
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Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)

01 Friday Aug 2014

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bradley cooper, Chris pratt, Dave Bautista, James Gunn, Karen Gillian, Lee Pace, michael Rooker, Vin Diesel, zoe salanda

Directed  by James Gunn, Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Lee Pace, Michael Rooker and Karen Gillian.

Marvel’s first venture into space, and explores the wide universe with its new strange mix of people.<!–more–>

Guardians Marks the first step into space and the last film to be released before Age Of Ultron and the end of phase two. Though we may have witnessed other worlds like Asgard, this really feels like the first massive space adventure from Marvel.

Over a year ago Marvel announced its next big idea, Guardians, to an audience who were some what unaware of the group of five, myself included. However having now read several volumes of the comics, I can see clearly why Marvel choose them and I admit they are now some of my favourite story arcs currently.

The translation to the big screen is seamless, Gunn has proven himself very capable, much like Whedon with the Avengers, of balancing and translating a group of characters instantly over to the big screen.

Indeed he has stayed true to the mythology of the comics incredibly well, achieving more then previous  previous Marvel Films. He has more to work with now as we go deeper into space and are allowed mentions of references to the comics which would not have been possible before, while exploring subjects only merely glimpsed or referenced previously.

Without giving any spoilers away though difficult. For those, like me, who have been watching this interconnected series of film, this is essential viewing as some very large moments happen here that can not be missed.

The casting is perfect, as each character is allowed to be portrayed very accurately from its source . The music is a key point of this film and is utilised perfectly and is a nice change from the music we are used to with Marvel.

Gunn is already confirmed for the sequel and it’s not hard to see why. Unlike The Avengers, Gunn did not have a chance to slowly introduce us into Guardians with a film devoted to each characters before seeing them together. However he managed to introduce each character without over shadowing another.

OVERALL ***** This perfectly balanced group of heroes shows to be one of Marvel’s best films and manages to both entertained and use the source material to its best.

RECOMMENDATION – Essential viewing for those following the expanding Marvel film universe, also excellent entertainment for anyone not familiar with them. However I would not bother staying for the post credits scene.

For those of you who are comic book readers and have yet to pick up and issue of Guardians,  I implore you to do so.

Fast and furious 6 (2013)

18 Wednesday Sep 2013

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Dwayne Johnson, Justin Lin, Paul Walker, Vin Diesel

Directed by Justin Lin, Staring Paul Walker, Vin Diesel and Dwayne Johnson. This time Hobbs needs Dom and his team to track down and hunt a  street racer who is wanted in over 12 countries. Continue reading →

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