Silent House

Mini Blog

My friend and I decided to go and see Avengers on this Bank Holiday Monday but wouldn't you know it, when we got there, all the showings for that evening were sold out. Having little else to choose from other than a Jason Statham movie, we plumped for this horror that I'd seen advertised which had received quite a lot of critical praise.


A tiny cast of only four players, and one creepy old house with all the windows boarded up, are the main focus here. Elizabeth Olsen (the annoying Olsen twins' older sister) plays the main character, Sarah, who's father and uncle are renovating the house. We're told early on that as most of the windows have been smashed by vandals they've boarded them up. That means the only light comes from lanters, torches, candles and a polaroid camera. Good set up. Pretty soon the uncle leaves after getting into an arguement with the father. That leaves Sarah and daddy all alone in the creepy dark house. Then the noises start upstairs.


*Spoiler Alert*
The idea starts well and is executed with plenty of jumps and tension. It had me hooked right until the point where there was a random girl in the bathtub and a urinal dripping blood on the wall. My friend thought that this was a pointer to the fact that Sarah was crazy. I thought it was unnecessary visualisation. There are other ways to point out that someone is crazy. That was just an excuse to show us some dumb things that didn't make sense. 


I liked that the film was made in one continuous take, and thought that showed real talent from the director and Miss Olsen for being able to handle that kind of pressure. And I guess the ending was kinda original (or at least original in a horror setting) but could have been handled so much better. Which was a shame as it started out so promising. In the end this was just another horror film that was a bit jumpy and had a childhood trauma at it's core. So basically, a lot like most other horror films?! 4 out of 10.

Viewing Date - 7th May 2012

UK Release Date - 4th May 2012

Cast Overview:

Elizabeth Olsen ~ Sarah

Adam Trese ~ John

Eric Sheffer Stevens ~ Peter

Julia Taylor Ross ~ Sophia

Directors ~ Chris Kentis and Laura Lau

Writers ~ Gustavo Hernandez (Based on his Film) and Laura Lau (Screenplay)

Salmon Fishing In The Yemen

Mini Review

http://fishingintheyemen.com/

I went to see Salmon Fishing In The Yemen on a bit of a whim. My best friend and I decided one grey Sunday afternoon to go to the cinema. The obvious choice movie was Avengers Assemble but as I had already seen it and was imminently about to see it again she made the executive decision to see Salmon Fishing instead. And I'm glad she made that call.

It was so different to Avengers and was actually the perfect movie to break up screenings of the superhero flick. Salmon Fishing In The Yemen is based on a true story of a Sheikh (Amr Waked) who enjoys fly-fishing so much that he wants to introduce it to his home land The Yemen. His assistant Harriet (Emily Blunt) enlists the help of fisheries expert Alfred Jones (Ewan McGregor) who, despite having no faith that the project will work, agrees to help the Sheikh with his predicament. Soon the British government get wind of the story and decide to use it to promote healthy relations between the UK and the Middle East. 

Going off the trailer I'd seen I didn't think the film would be that great, but Ewan McGregor and Emily Blunt had a very genuine chemistry which made their characters instantly likeable. I found the dialogue in their scenes realistic, and in the latter stages of the film, once their friendship was forged, I thought their moments on-screen were quite touching. The scenes involving Kristin Scott Thomas' character were the least enjoyable for me, and the scenes which were mostly played for laughs, which wasn't really necessary. But this didn't have too detrimental an impact on the overall film. 

The film was refreshing in that the story was not your usual rom com or brit flick but a nice mish mash of the two with a slice of political drama on the side. A surprisingly watchable, feel good film which is perfect for a drizzly Sunday afternoon. 8 out of 10.

As I didn't think much of the trailer I have included a clip below for your delectation.

Viewing Date - 29th April 2012

UK Release Date - 20th April 2012

Cast Overview:

Ewan McGregor ~ Dr Alfred Jones

Emily Blunt ~ Harriet Chetwode-Talbot

Kristin Scott Thomas ~ Patricia Maxwell

Amr Waked ~ Sheikh Muhammed

Tom Mison ~ Capt Robert Mayers

Director ~ Lasse Hallstrom

Writer(s) ~ Simon Beaufoy (Screenplay) and Paul Torday (Novel)

Avengers Assemble

http://marvel.com/avengers_movie

Allow me to start this review by saying that I have never been a fan of comic books. As a girl who's brother is an extremely talented cartoonist and comic strip creator, this is not a good thing to admit. I have tried to get on board with them. And of course I can appreciate the talent of the writers and artists involved. I just don't enjoy it as a medium.

Film however is another matter entirely. There is a medium I've been on board with for as long as I can remember. And in fact recall that one of my (or possibly THE) first cinematic experiences I had was Bambi. An animated film. So on film I can totally get on board with cartoons, animation, comic book characters etc. This is why, although I've never read a Marvel comic book, I still consider myself a fan of the Marvel universe. And of Stan Lee. Who is of course a legend.

The only problem with having not read the comics is that I don't really KNOW these characters as well as those who have read them. Or as well as my 6 year old nephew who has taught me a thing or two about these characters since I watched Thor with him last year. 

Regardless of my lack of knowledge I was excited to see some of my favourite Marvel heroes, Thor, Iron Man and Captain America alongside some newer characters who have yet to have their own movies, Hawkeye and Black Widow, and even some of my less favourite characters such as The Hulk. 

So how and why does this band of misfits come together? Well to save the world of course! SHIELD head honcho Nick Fury has been running some experiments on a powerful cube of energy called the Tesseract (you may recall seeing it in Captain America: The First Avenger). This cube allows a gateway between worlds, which Loki uses to come to earth with his plan of ruling it. Nick and the team at SHIELD cannot allow this to happen and so call upon Dr Bruce Banner to help them locate the Tesseract, as it omits a low level of gamma radition of which he is the expert. When things at SHIELD's headquarters go from bad to worse it's up to the unlikely group of heroes, Iron Man, Thor, Captain America and Black Widow to put things right. But can they stop bickering amongst themselves long enough to fight their combined enemy and his army?

The first thing I want to say is that the key word in the title is Assemble. Not Assembled. So if you're expecting the characters you love, teamed together, fighting the big bad from the off, you'll be disappointed. Avengers Assemble is a slow burner, re-introducing the characters one by one, then introducing them to each other. To be honest, I loved this entire part of the film, Agent Romanoff bringing in 'the big guy', the Dr shaking hands with the Capt. Thor holding his own against the Iron suited Stark. And then Stark taking the p*ss out of all of them. The one-liners kept coming and the friction/camraderie really showed.

Whether you love or loathe these build up scenes, the waiting is worth it when they do eventually team up for the grand finale. This is where I was worried that writer/director Whedon would stumble. As a long time fan of his from Buffy (yes even all the way back to the Buffy movie) through to Dollhouse and Cabin In The Woods which he co-wrote and produced, I knew he could do ensemble casts until the cows came home. What I wasn't sure he could do was all out action. But I'm happy to say he pulls it out of the bag with a truly stunning end sequence in which each character has a part to play and a chance to shine.

Character wise, The Hulk was everything. He might have thought they were more of a time bomb than a team but he was undoubtedly the glue that held them together. Think about all his scenes in the movie and how things would have turned out without him. He was pivotal. Hulk also, surprisingly, got both the biggest laughs and the biggest cheers in the showing I was in. And the laughs for once were not for the way he looked on screen. The artists on this film have done a fantastic job of making The Hulk actually look like the man playing him, not just like a big green monster. Ruffalo's facial expressions are evident, which for the first time makes The Hulk feel human. I loved him, and he was my least favourite going in so that was quite a turn-around. I thought Ruffalo was inspired casting as Banner and Hulk and that he played both guys perfectly. 

I also loved the relationship between Banner and Stark and think this was helped immensely by Ruffalo and Downey Jr's on screen chemistry. First forged in their previous on screen collaboration in David Fincher's Zodiac. This lightbulb moment only occurred to me after I saw Avengers Assemble for the second time (on IMAX - HIGHLY recommended!) and was reflecting on how good their scenes were.

Avengers Assemble is not only an action packed spectacle, it's also genuinely laugh out loud funny and has a lot of character driven moments which make it what it is, an all round great film. Go and see it, more than once and definately make one of those screenings an IMAX experience. The sound and picture quality will blow you away. 9.5 out of 10.

Viewing Date - 26th April 2012

UK Release Date - 26th April 2012

Cast Overview:

Robert Downey Jr ~ Tony Stark / Iron Man

Chris Evans ~ Steve Rogers / Captain America

Mark Ruffalo ~ Bruce Banner / The Hulk

Chris Hemsworth ~ Thor

Scarlett Johansson ~ Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow

Jeremy Renner ~ Clint Barton / Hawkeye

Tom Hiddleston ~ Loki

Clark Gregg ~ Agent Phil Coulson

Cobie Smulders ~ Agent Maria Hill

Stellan Skarsgard ~ Professor Erik Selvig

Samuel L Jackson ~ Nick Fury 

Director ~ Joss Whedon

Writer(s) ~ Joss Whedon (Screenplay and Story), Zak Penn (Story) 

and Stan Lee and Jack Kirby (Comic Book)

Avengers Assemble European Premiere

Some of my readers will know that I regularly attend Premieres for upcoming films I'm interested in. Not to watch the film, but to see the stars and hopefully come home with the occasional signature to add to my collection - which for the record includes Jake Gyllenhaal, Ralph Fiennes, Megan Fox, Toby Kebbell, Evanna Lynch, Alex Meraz and Booboo Stewart to name but a few.

This concept, of attending the Premiere but not seeing the film, seems to baffle a lot of my friends. So I thought I would take this time to explain the reason why I don't see the film when I go to the Premiere. 


You see I would love to be able to see the film on the day of the Premiere, but to do this you have to be one of three things. 1) A movie star or D list celebrity, 2) A very wealthy person who can afford to buy a ticket or 3) A competition winner. I do of course enter the competitions to win tickets, but as yet have not been lucky enough to win. And at the present moment I'm not one of the other two options. I hope this helps to clarify when I next say I'm going to a Premiere.

Now onto the good stuff. My band of superheroes - which for the purpose of the Premiere were known as the Mighty Blair (my usual Premiere companion and cinema buddy) and Iron Hayley (our friend and comic book expert) - and myself aka Captain Kath, set out for London on a rainy Thursday morning and reached the Westfield shopping centre just before midday. We found our spot for the Premiere and settled down to our picnic prepared by the Mighty Blair. We chatted to the fellow Avengers fans surrounding us, prepared our cameras, pens, items for signing etc and ourselves and eventually it was time for the stars to arrive.

Each star was individually announced and came out onto a stage in front of a sea of photographers and fans. They made their way around the atrium and greeted and signed for fans until they were needed for interviews and official photographs and such. The event host, Jonathan Ross, took each of the stars back onto the stage for screened interviews - which I did record but you can barely hear over the screaming fans. Instead I have included some photo's taken by the Mighty Blair.

Robert Downey Jr who plays
Tony Stark aka Iron Man

Chris Hemsworth who plays Thor

Mark Ruffalo who plays
Bruce Banner aka The Hulk

Scarlett Johansson who plays
Natasha Romanoff aka Black Widow

Clark Gregg who plays
SHIELD Agent Phil Coulson

These fantastic photos aside, the Mighty Blair also took some amazing shots of the cast members on stage when they were talking to Jonathan Ross. This means we were also able to capture Jeremy Renner who plays Clint Barton aka Hawkeye, Tom Hiddleston who plays Loki and Cobie Smulders who plays SHIELD Agent Maria Hill, but who most will recognise as Robin in How I Met Your Mother. Unfortunately Chris Evans who plays Captain America Steve Rogers and Samuel L Jackson who plays Nick Fury weren't at the European premiere so we didn't see them at all. :0(

But I think my favourite photo of the day has to be this one of Jeremy Renner and Scarlett Johansson, where Jeremy is clearly thinking what every other man in the room was thinking (and probably some of the women too)...

So there you have it folks. Our fun day out at Westfield with some of Hollywood's biggest stars. Oh and I did manage to get one signature...

You can't see it that well but in the white THOR writing is Chris Hemsworth's signature.
And a very happy looking Captain Kath. :0)

It must have been my Avengers nails he couldn't resist.

 

**Special thanks to Iron Hayley for her expertise and being a wonderful Premiere companion and of course extra special thanks to the Mighty Blair for his always amazing picnic and the use of his awesome photographs.**


Tune in soon for my Avengers Assemble review!!!

The Cabin In The Woods

Mini Review

http://discoverthecabininthewoods.com/

The Cabin In The Woods is the story of 5 friends, Dana (Kristen Connolly), Jules (Anna Hutchison), Curt (Chris Hemsworth), Holden (Jesse Williams) and Marty (Fran Kranz), who go to stay at a remote cabin owned by a family member. Once they get settled in they begin the usual rituals that unsupervised teens do, drinking and playing truth or dare. One of the dares is to go down into the cellar where a whole bunch of weird toys and furniture is found. Dana discovers a diary kept by a young girl who seemingly once lived in the cabin. When she reads it aloud, strange things start to happen.

Allow me to begin by saying that The Cabin In The Woods is not your average horror movie. *spoiler alert* But surprisingly, it does still follow many of the 'rules' concerning certain events that have to happen in horror movies, such as the characters who have sex being the first to die and one of the characters who you thought was dead coming back to save the last remaining girl. Plus all the characters fit the typical horror stereotype such as the jock, the slut, the brain, the virgin etc. But this time all of the stereotypical characters actually have a reason to be there. Now that's something I won't spoil.

From the moment you see 'the facility' you know that this is not going to be your average slash and scream fare. Film critic Roger Ebert apparently said of the film "The Cabin in the Woods has been constructed almost as a puzzle for horror fans to solve." And I think that he's put it perfectly. Horror fans will love the way the film conforms to the horror rules on the one hand, but then bends them with the other. 

One of the things I particularly loved about this movie was that it had writer/producer Joss Whedon's stamp all over it. From the actors involved (Fran Kranz was previously in Whedon's TV show Dollhouse and Amy Acker was also in Dollhouse and another Whedon show Angel) to the quips spouted by the characters, and even one the monsters, visible in the scenes at the end of the movie, was previously in his show Firefly. 

If you're looking for a film that turns the horror genre on it's head, look no further. 8 out of 10.

Viewing Date - 16th April 2012

UK Release Date - (Friday) 13th April 2012

Cast Overview:

Kristen Connolly ~ Dana

Chris Hemsworth ~ Curt

Anna Hutchison ~ Jules

Fran Kranz ~ Marty

Jesse Williams ~ Holden

Richard Jenkins ~ Sitterson

Bradley Whitford ~ Hadley

Amy Acker ~ Lin

Director ~ Drew Goddard

Writer(s) ~ Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard

Mirror Mirror

Mini Blog

http://mirrormirrorfilm.com/

When I discovered that there was not one but two Snow White films coming out in 2012 I was intrigued. I knew I wanted to see Snow White and The Huntsman owing to the cast and the dark nature of the story they are going to tell. But I wasn't sure about Mirror Mirror. It just looked a bit too colourful and cheesy for my liking. But I felt I should see it if for no other reason than I would be able to compare and contrast the two versions.

While I was right about it being colourful and cheesy, it is enjoyable. For the most part. The story has been kept pretty close the one you'll be familiar with - the wicked Queen asks her mirror who is fairest, 'Snow White' it replies and so Snow is taken to the woods to be killed. But the Queen's servant cannot kill her so he leaves her in the woods where a band of dwarves take her in. All very familiar. But some elements have been changed. And it's the reasoning I'm not sure of. 

1. In this version, Snow White is the Queen's step daughter. The Queen having been widowed by the death of Snow's father The King.

2. The band of dwarves have new names. No more Sneezy, Dopey, Happy, Sleepy, Doc, Grumpy and Bashful (I didn't even need to look that up - are you impressed?). Instead we have Napoleon, Half Pint, Grub, Grimm, Wolf, Butcher and Chuckles. Mmm.

3. The Queen is trying to get her greedy mitts on the Prince and his money and even tries to use a love potion to woo him.

4. There is no poisoned apple (well not where there should be a poisoned apple) and thus no sleepy Snow who gets awakened by the Prince.

5. There is a scene involving some giant marionettes, controlled by the Queen, who are sent after the dwarves.

Now I'm not oblivious to the fact that this version credits the Brothers Grimm with the use of their original Snow White story. But I am also aware that some of the above additions go against the fundamentals of that tale too. No huntsman, no three attempts to kill Snow White by the Queen herself, no glass coffin, etc etc. So my question is why? Why take bits of the Grimm tale, bits of the Disney version, add very modern comedy and references, make it live action and then give the whole thing a Bollywood song and dance routine in the end credits? It just doesn't really work. 

But as I said, for the most part it is enjoyable. Even if it doesn't really work overall. This is largely thanks to the actors in the lead roles. While I've never really thought much of Julia Roberts either way, she is impressively mean and imposing as The Queen and looks fabulous in the sumptuous costumes on show. Armie Hammer is pretty and heroic as the Prince and Lily Collins is both fair and fearless as Snow (you just need to get over the need to pluck her caterpillars, err I mean eyebrows!). 

As I mentioned above, the costumes are gorgeous and fit the scenes perfectly. Even the accents (and yes, even Roberts' accent) are fairly faultless. It's just the mixture of so many different genres and modern day references that don't work. And it's a shame as I think this would have been a much better contender against Snow White and The Huntsman if it had worked. I guess we'll find out which was the better of the two on June 1st.

A fun frolic but not as Grimm as I like my fairy tales. 6 out of 10.

Viewing Date - 8th April 2012

UK Release Date - 2nd April 2012

Cast Overview:

Julia Roberts ~ The Queen

Lily Collins ~ Snow White

Armie Hammer ~ Prince Alcott

Nathan Lane ~ Brighton

Jordan Prentice ~ Napoleon

Mark Povinelli ~ Half Pint

Joe Gnoffo ~ Grub

Danny Woodburn ~ Grimm

Sebastian Saraceno ~ Wolf

Martin Klebba ~ Butcher

Ronald Lee Clark ~ Chuckles

Director ~ Tarsem Singh Dhandwar

Writer ~ Jason Keller and Marc Klein (Screenplay), Melisa Wallack (Screen Story) and Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm (Original Story)

Titanic 3D

http://www.titanicmovie.com/

When Titanic was first released in 1997 I was 16. I'm sure my readers will appreciate that as a 16 year old girl I loved Titanic, and Kate and Leo, and even the Celine Dion song. It's also one of the things that brought about my friendship with two of my best friends, as we were initially pen friends who met through a Heavenly Creatures fanzine. I guess what I'm trying to say is that Titanic not only had an impact on me as a cinema-goer (I think it was the first film I saw multiple times at the cinema with a grand total of 4 viewings prior to this one), but it also brought two of the most important people into my life. So I owe it a debt of gratitude.


So whilst some people may snigger at the 3D re-release or complain about how cheesy the film is, I was quite looking forward to going back to Titanic.

For those who have been living under a rock for the last 100 years, Titanic is a film about the famous 'unsinkable' ship of the same name. The story is told through the eyes of Rose (Kate Winslet), a 17 year old girl who is travelling on Titanic with her fiance Cal (Billy Zane), on their way to New York for their wedding. Rose feels trapped by the life that she is being forced into by her money grabbing mother, and on the first night of the voyage she flees to the back of the ship with the intention of throwing herself into the icy waters beneath. She is saved from this decision, and by an accidental fall into the ocean, by Jack (Leonardo DiCaprio). Jack and Rose soon become friends as Jack shows Rose that there is more to life than being a rich man's wife. However, disaster soon strikes the vessell as the ship hits the infamous iceberg.


"It's STILL a classic!" declared the man sitting next to me to his buddy at the end. And whilst I was shocked that this declaration came from a man, I concur. It is still a classic. And while the IMAX screen did show up some of the more ropey effects, it also allowed me to see things I had previously missed. It was a truly wonderful way to see the film and I would highly recommend the IMAX experience to anyone wanting to see a really big spectacle of a movie. The ship looks magnificent on the huge IMAX screen and Leo and Kate look gorgeous, but I must say, as a 30 year old looking at them now I couldn't believe how young they both looked. 


Watching the film as a woman, rather than the girl I was at the time of the original release, I can honestly say that the tragic number of deaths really shocks you. As a girl I found it sad but I don't think you really realise how many people perished when you're younger, but it really hits home as an adult. Therefore, whether you believe in the love story or not, the ending is still as tragic. And the film still had an emotional impact on me even though I am now 30 and have seen the film several times. 


If you have never seen it or are a fan like I am, even if you're a fan who doesn't like to admit it or who hasn't seen it in a number of years, I would recommend refreshing your memory and certainly recommend the IMAX experience. Yes it has flaws but it's a story that was close to writer/director James Cameron's heart, and if you admit it to yourself it's close to yours too. 9 out of 10.

Viewing Date - 6th April 2012

UK Release Date - 6th April 2012

Cast Overview:

Leonardo DiCaprio ~ Jack Dawson

Kate Winslet ~ Rose DeWitt Bukater

Billy Zane ~ Caledon 'Cal' Hockley

Kathy Bates ~ Molly Brown

Frances Fisher ~ Ruth DeWitt Bukater

Gloria Stuart ~ Old Rose

Bill Paxton ~ Brock Lovett

Bernard Hill ~ Captain Edward James Smith

David Warner ~ Spicer Lovejoy

Victor Garber ~ Thomas Andrews

Jonathan Hyde ~ Bruce Ismay

Suzy Amis ~ Lizzy Calvert

Director/Writer ~ James Cameron

Huge Thanks Readers - Yep That's You!

I just wanted to say a HUGE thank you to everyone who reads and supports this blog. I have been super busy of late and it has put me more than a month behind with reviews. The fact that you're still reading the posts even though they're about films which have been and gone really does warm my heart.


I also wanted to break up the reviews a bit with a random post as it's been very review heavy recently. Another factor that will be remedied very soon.


So here is a photo I found this evening...

I love this photo for 3 reasons. 

1 is that I LOVE big cats. Lions especially. 

2 is that this photo signifies history as those men to the right of the picture were filming the MGM logo which still exists today. See below:

And 3, well just look at the photo. Two men filming a lion with no protection between them and one of natures best predators. What's not to love?

Anyway, back to the blog. I have two personal blogs coming up and one of them is an absolute doozy! And I have two reviews coming up for two VERY big films. Bet you can't guess what they both are...

So on that note I am off to bed but I will blog for you all very soon!

Lady K xx

A Dangerous Method

Mini Review

http://adangerousmethod-themovie.com/

A Dangerous Method is based on a play - The Talking Cure- which in turn is based on the book A Most Dangerous Method, about the intense and intertwining relationships of Carl Jung (Michael Fassbender), Sigmund Freud (Viggo Mortensen) and Sabina Spielrein (Keira Knightley) from which the creation of psychoanalysis was borne.

I probably wouldn't have seen this if A) one of my friends didn't have a huge crush on Viggo Mortensen and B) if that same friend didn't have access to a local independent cinema that was showing the film as we missed it on it's initial nationwide release.

A Dangerous Method is not a film for the faint hearted, not because it's gory but because the subject matter could be quite hard for some people to watch. Essentially this is a film about dealing with your inner demons. The ways in which some of the characters do this - bondage and spanking - will not be everyone's cup of tea. But the film also has a lot to say on the subject of psychoanalysis and therapy, which my friend happens to be studying, so it was a very useful film from her point of view.

I found the story interesting, the characters fascinating and the acting from all concerned to be praiseworthy. Knightley takes a little while to convince, both in accent and character but once you've gotten over the initial shock that she's not playing her usual English rose you do start to warm to her. Of the two male leads Fassbender has the more juicy role but Mortensen's Freud really needs to be seen to be believed. 

A thought provoking film that gives an insightful look into the lives of these legends. 7.5 out of 10.

Viewing Date - 2nd April 2012

UK Release Date - 10th February 2012

Cast Overview:

Keira Knightley ~ Sabina Spielrein

Viggo Mortensen ~ Sigmund Freud

Michael Fassbender ~ Carl Jung

Vincent Cassel ~ Otto Gross

Sarah Gadon ~ Emma Jung

Director ~ David Cronenberg

Writer(s) ~ Christopher Hampton (Screenplay and Play - The Talking Cure) and John Kerr (Book - A Most Dangerous Method)

Wrath Of The Titans

Mini Blog

http://wrathofthetitans.warnerbros.com/

I missed the first Titan movie - Clash Of The Titans - at the cinema and saw it quite recently on DVD. Both myself and my friend who were watching it fell asleep on my couch. That didn't bode well for a second Titan movie but I decided to give it a go on a dreary Sunday when I had nothing better to do. And I did at least manage to stay awake for this one.


I was initially quite worried as I couldn't really remember anything about the first one other than the fact that Sam Worthington played Perseus, the half-god son of Zeus, played by Liam Neeson. I was told by my cinema buddy in no uncertain terms that that was pretty much all I needed to remember. 


And to be honest, he wasn't really wrong. You don't really need to have seen Clash Of The Titans to follow Wrath and from what I remember of Clash, Wrath is a much more action packed film. It also has lots of good british actors in supporting roles which make it like a who's who game. Ooh there's Toby Kebbell (I've met him), ooh there's Bill Nighy (I like him), ooh there's Ralph Fiennes (I've met him too).


I think my favourite of all the action set pieces has to be the big fight with Kronos at the end. For those who don't know, he's a humongous volcanic lava creature who is the father of Zeus and Hades. And he's not so happy about being imprisoned by his ungrateful brats. So impressed was I with Kronos that I have included a little featurette about him below instead of the standard trailer. I hope you enjoy.


Wrath Of The Titans will appeal to action/fantasy fans or fans of Clash Of The Titans, but don't be put off if you didn't like the first movie. 6.5 out of 10.

Viewing Date - 1st April 2012

UK Release Date - 30th March 2012

Cast Overview:

Sam Worthington ~ Perseus

Liam Neeson ~ Zeus

Ralph Fiennes ~ Hades

Edgar Ramirez ~ Ares

Toby Kebbell ~ Agenor

Rosamund Pike ~ Andromeda

Bill Nighy ~ Hephaestus

Danny Huston ~ Poseidon

Director ~ Jonathan Liebesman

Writer(s) ~ Dan Mazeau (Screenplay and Story), David Johnson (Screenplay and Story), Greg Berlanti (Story) and Beverley Cross (1981 Screenplay).