Captain Phillips

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I will admit that I was somewhat late in seeing Captain Phillips. I had intended to see it on opening weekend but when I got to the cinema I found it had sold out. That's usually a sign of a good film and so I was determined to see it at some point, but then with the arrival of Thor and my busy schedule over Halloween, Captain Phillips got pushed to the back of the priority list. 

One evening, after spending the day shopping with my friend, we decided, completely unplanned to continue our day with a trip to the cinema. With no idea if there was any film going to be starting within the next half an hour we turned up and decided on Captain Phillips, which was the next film to start. We had also both wanted to see it and not had chance up to then, and we figured that as it was likely to finish before films like Gravity, we would see it.

It was surprisingly busy for a film that had been out for a few weeks but we took our seats and immersed ourselves in the world of a freight ship Captain. The Captain in question, Richard Phillips (Tom Hanks), says goodbye to his wife and embarks on a journey from Oman to Mombasa on the container ship MV Maersk Alabama. He is conscious of pirate activity in Somalia, which they are passing though, and orders a ship-wide safety drill in case they are boarded. The crew thinks this is paranoia until sure enough, pirates appear, but the prepared Captain and crew manage to evade the men and alert the authorities to the situation. Their luck runs out the following day when the pirates return with a faster skiff and a longer ladder and board the ship. The Captain does everything in his power to remove the threat from his ship and crew but is taken hostage and used by the pirates in a demand for ransom. 

Let me start by saying that this is one of the tensest movies I have seen since Argo, only instead of having tense moments like that movie did, you are pretty much tense from the moment Tom Hanks steps on board that ship to when the end credits roll. I attribute this to the accomplished direction by Paul Greengrass (who is known for his direction of two of the Bourne movies), and to Tom Hanks fantastic performance. 

Although I have often appreciated Tom Hanks' movies, I have never really connected to his characters emotionally, within those movies. It's never really detracted to my enjoyment of the films, it just means that he's never been a favourite actor of mine. However, in Captain Phillips he really captured my attention, and my emotions, and held them with him for the entire film. I was in bits at the end, and I know my friend was too. What a performance. Just give him the oscar now.

I was also impressed by the performances of the four pirates. Especially considering none of them had acted before. They were convincing and terrifying in equal measure. 

If it's still on at a cinema near you, I urge you to see Captain Phillips before it finishes it's run. I promise you it's worth all the hype. If you've missed it on the big screen then add it to your love film/netflix list, you won't regret it. 9 out of 10. 

Viewing Date - 9th November 2013

UK Release Date - 9th October 2013

Cast Overview:

Captain Richard Phillips ~ Tom Hanks

Muse ~ Barkhad Abdi

Bilal ~ Barkhad Abdirahman

Najee ~ Faysal Ahmed 

Elmi ~ Mahat M Ali

Shane Murphy ~ Michael Chernus

Andrea Phillips ~ Catherine Keener

Mike Perry ~ David Warshofsky

Ken Quinn ~ Corey Johnson

John Cronan ~ Chris Mulkey

Captain Frank Castellano ~ Yul Vasquez

SEAL Commander ~ Max Martini

Director ~ Paul Greengrass

Writer ~ Billy Ray (Screenplay), Richard Phillips and Stephan Talty (based on their book "A Captain's Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALS, and Dangerous Days at Sea")

A Nightmare On Elm Street

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087800/

The first time I saw A Nightmare On Elm Street was around Christmas time. I remember this because I have a really vivid memory of watching it with the lights off as my mum hung Christmas decorations around the living room of our old house. 

I must have been about 16 or so. I wasn't scared, in fact I found most of the sequences laughable, but I loved it. And so when I saw that my local Cineworld was showing a one off screening of the film on Halloween, I simply had to be there! 

For those who are not familiar with the story of the dream killer with razors on his fingers, allow me to initiate you. School friends, Nancy, Tina, Rod and Glen discover that they keep having nightmares about the same scarred man with a razor glove. After Tina is killed by the man during a particularly violent dream, and her boyfriend is accused of her murder, things start to take a disturbing turn for the remaining three teens. When Nancy discovers that the man in her nightmares was not only real, but known to her parents as child killer Fred Krueger, she starts to do some investigation into his death, and how he could be attacking a new generation of children from within their dreams. 

If you are going to watch Nightmare for the first time there are a couple of things you'll need to know. First is that all of the 'kids' look about 30. There is one scene in particular where Nancy comments that she looks "20 years old", you could probably double that. The second thing to bear in mind is that the acting is terrible. Nancy's mom got a lot of laughs in the screening I saw. 

But, if you put those things aside and consider that this movie is nearly 30 years old, you can better appreciate how ground breaking it was at the time. The make up effects alone are still tremendous to this day. And after one of my friends dressed as Freddy for Halloween, I'm sure she now has a better understanding for how long those make up effects took and how much more impressive they are for not being done in CGI. I know I certainly have a greater appreciation for it just from seeing it done. 

One of my favourite parts of the movie is towards the end when Nancy is trying to set booby traps for Freddy. I just love the set up of all the traps and the fact that she supposedly did that in under 10 minutes. So unrealistic but so much fun. 

It's kinda silly, parts of it make no sense at all, but it's a fun horror that will have you laughing as well as jumping. A horror classic, just don't expect to be terrified. 8 out of 10.

Viewing Date - 31st October 2013

Original Release Date - 16th November 1984 

(USA - couldn't find a UK release date)

Cast Overview:

Lt Donald Thompson ~ John Saxon

Marge Thompson ~ Ronee Blakley

Nancy Thompson ~ Heather Langenkamp

Christina 'Tina' Gray ~ Amanda Wyss

Rod Lane ~ Nick Corri

Glen Lantz ~ Johnny Depp

Fred Krueger ~ Robert Englund

Director/Writer ~ Wes Craven

Thor: The Dark World

http://marvel.com/thor

Thanks to the geniuses at Marvel, the detailed teachings of my nephew, and the welcome into the Marvel fandom I have received through my blog, I have become a huge fan of the Marvel movies. As such, when I heard that my local cinema was showing not only a midnight screening of Thor: The Dark World, but also showing Thor beforehand, I had to go and be part of that. However, I then heard that another cinema a little further away was showing Thor AND Avengers Assemble before a midnight screening of Thor: The Dark World, and I knew that was the one for me. I convinced my Avengers midnight screening buddies to come along too and before you can say 'For Asgard', we were on our way to a 7 hour Thor-a-thon. You can read my previous reviews for Thor and Avengers Assemble by clicking the respective links.

Firstly allow me to say how great it was to see Thor in 3D IMAX, which I did not when it first came out. Wow. It looked great, it was funny, Asgard looked more shiny and sumptuous than ever. And then Avengers. You can't top it. Or can you?

Thor: The Dark World opens by telling the tale of the dark elves, lead by Malekith (Eccleston). His goal is to destroy the universe by unleashing a powerful weapon known as the Aether. In the tale, Malekith and the dark elves are faught to extinction by Odin's (Hopkins) father Bor, and the Aether is moved to a safe place, far from the reach of those who might mis-use it's dark power. We move forward to present day London where we find Jane Foster (Portman) and Darcy Lewis (Dennings) discovering strange goings on in an abandoned warehouse; trucks that can be flipped in mid air by the lightest of touches, items disappearing and reappearing when dropped down a stairwell. In the midst of all these strange goings on Jane disappears into one of these voids and finds herself in another dimension, face to face with the Aether. As Heimdall (Elba) is unable to 'see' Jane in the other dimension, Thor (Hemsworth) makes the decision to return to earth to find Jane. But he takes on more than he bargained for when the dark elves return, forcing Thor to join forces with his imprisoned brother Loki (Hiddleston), in order to defeat them and return the Aether to safe hands.

I enjoyed Thor: The Dark World greatly, but sadly, not as much as I liked the first Thor. I wasn't keen on the villain this time around, I just found him to be rather lacking in charisma, and as you never really know his motivation for wanting to destroy the universe, it's hard to ever really see things from his perspective. Plus the name for the race, the dark elves, I'm sorry but I just couldn't take that seriously. I can't find elves something to be feared, no matter how 'dark' they are.

Having said that, I enjoyed the humour of the movie and I particularly enjoyed Loki's scenes this time around. Bearing in mind that this is the third outing for Tom Hiddleston's Loki, this is the first time in three movies that I have had any empathy for him, and this time I found that I was actually rooting for him a lot of the time. You can tell that Hiddleston relishes this role and has a lot of love for the character and I think this really comes across in this movie. The scene in Loki's cell with Frigga was just heart wrenching, while Loki's scenes with Thor are filled with enjoyable banter. 

In terms of the Marvel universe and the continuation of things from Thor and Avengers, Thor: The Dark World does not disappoint. Asgard still looks sumptuous and spectacular, while the scenes on earth have moved to London as the main setting. I for one really enjoyed seeing the UK play such a big part in a movie as mainstream as this, and especially as superhero movies tend to always take place in America, with very little mention of the world outside of that. Little touches such as the digestives on the breakfast table, and the ITV news story made me smile and I hope that the US audiences enjoyed it as much as I did. 

I must also give praise to the artists who's work is featured in the end credits of the film as it really is quite stunning. If you don't want to stay for the mid credits or post credits sequences I would at least recommend staying until the artwork has finished being showcased. Another great edition to the Marvel movie universe, just don't expect it to surpass Thor. 8 out of 10. 

Viewing Date - 29th October 2013 (Midnight)

UK Release Date - 30th October 2013

Cast Overview:

Thor ~ Chris Hemsworth

Jane Foster ~ Natalie Portman

Loki ~ Tom Hiddleston

Odin ~ Anthony Hopkins

Malekith ~ Christopher Eccleston

Sif ~ Jaimie Alexander

Fandral ~ Zachary Levi

Volstagg ~ Ray Stevenson

Hogun ~ Tadanobu Asano

Heimdall ~ Idris Elba

Frigga ~ Rene Russo

Darcy ~ Kat Dennings

Erik ~ Stellan Skarsgård

Director ~ Alan Taylor

Writer ~ Christopher Yost (Screenplay), Christopher Markus (Screenplay), Stephen McFeely (Screenplay), Don Payne (Story) and Robert Rodat (Story)

Based on the comic books by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber and Jack Kirby

Thor: The Dark World Premiere

As many of my regular readers will know, I do enjoy going to the occasional film premiere, especially if it's a movie I am interested in, or a movie featuring one of my favourite stars. However, as I already managed to obtain the signature of Thor himself, Chris Hemsworth, at the Avengers premiere last year, I almost didn't go to the Thor: The Dark World premiere at all.

My main reason for not going was that my usual premiere companion and cinema buddy, was not able to take the day off work and accompany me. Without his camaraderie, home made sandwiches and photography skills, I just didn't think it would be worth it. But as soon as I got to work on the morning of the premiere I knew I had made a grave mistake. Firstly because it was not raining, as the weather woman (Carol on BBC Breakfast) had predicted. Secondly, as I was present at the Avengers and Iron Man 3 Premiere (and did Iron Man 3 stag), it just felt wrong that I wasn't there.

So I made a snap decision to take the afternoon off work and go to the premiere. I will admit that it was not the best idea I've ever had, because as an experienced premiere goer, I know full well that the best thing to do is go up to London early to get a good spot. I arrived in London at around 3pm, which meant that all of the enclosed pens where the fans are held, were all full. So the queue of people I was with were diverted into the center part of Leicester Square. Regrettably, despite there being poster covered banners and red carpet here, this was not an area the stars walked down as this was where the general public were being ushered in. I did however have a good view of the stage from where I was, just a far away view.

The first part of the premiere involved a vote for the 'Thor with the most Phwoar', a line up of Thor look-a-likes who were all vying for the public to vote for them.

After this we saw a precession of Lookie-Loki's, who were going to be judged by none other than Tom Hiddleston upon his arrival at the premiere. My personal favourite of the Lookie-Loki's was this person, who did a fantastic job on their costume...

I managed to take a video of Mr Hiddleston being interviewed and judging the contest. If you can hear over the fangirls he comes across very well, but I always think this of Mr Hiddleston, having seen him be interviewed a number of times. Apologies for the screaming, it wasn't by me for once!

As I was too far away from the action, with only my iPhone to rely on, I decided it would be better for me to video the main interviews rather than trying to take pictures. The best I did, picture wise, was when I took these images of the main screen as Kat Dennings arrived:

But as you can see, they're not great. The next person to be interviewed was Thor himself, Chris Hemsworth.

Followed by unexpected guest, and head honcho of assembling the Avengers, Joss Whedon. *I love that someone says "oh no" when Joss says he can't say anything about Avengers: Age of Ultron, come on lady, you really thought he would?

That brings me to the end of my premiere adventures. Next time I will make my mind up earlier, be more prepared and hopefully get some signatures. But until then, here is a giant Mjolnir in the middle of Leicester Square...

How I Live Now

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My cinema buddy asked my opinion as to what his 1000th cinema experience should be. The choice was this, or Sunshine on Leith. I suggested this but on reflection I think he maybe should have gone with a film with Sunshine in the title.

How I Live Now tells the story of what happens to a group of kids, who are left to fend for themselves after a nuclear attack. New Yorker Daisy (Ronan), is sent to visit her cousins in the English countryside by her father, who clearly isn't going to win any Dad of the year awards. From the moment Daisy hits UK soil, it's immediately clear that the world is on the brink of World War 3. Daisy's Aunt Penn (Chancellor - who has an unspecified government position), is working hard on a peace process, and leaves the kids for a day while she goes to Geneva for talks. As the oldest child is Edmond (MacKay), at 16, Aunt Penn arranges for a neighbour to come check on the children in her absence. When a nuclear explosion rocks London, the neighbour never comes and the aunt is feared dead. The kids look out for each other, with Daisy and Eddie taking care of the younger siblings, and during this time, Daisy and Eddie fall in love. All is well in their little safe haven until the military comb the area for survivors and force the two girls to leave the boys for a "safe house", where they are forced to work but looked after by a somewhat deluded couple. Will Daisy and Piper ever make it back to Eddie and Isaac?

Although How I Live Now is a very realistic and relevant film (and book), it's not the most cheery of topics. Not all films are, and I appreciate the dark as well as the light, but there really is not an awful lot of light in this film, figuratively speaking. Daisy is a very hard character to like. I don't know how she comes across in the book as I haven't read it, but in the film she's just really quite mean and spiteful for the early part and you're never really sure what her motivation is for that. Her cousins, especially Isaac and Piper, are very accommodating to this American brat who has been thrust upon them, and for the most part she just comes across as ungrateful. 

I found this made it even harder to understand why Eddie fell in love with her, I mean first she's his cousin, so that's just all wrong to me. And second, she's not very nice. So their relationship just seemed off to me the whole time. And as that is a massive factor in the movie, her whole motivation to get away from the safe house and back home is to get back to Eddie, I just found the whole movie to be a bit of a bitter pill to swallow.

The actors involved were all very convincing in their roles, especially as they are all very young, and most unknown. But their characters just didn't really have a lot of depth. I would therefore only recommend How I Live Now to fans of the book, as I think only those people will understand the characters fully. 5.5 out of 10.

Viewing Date - 6th October 2013

UK Release Date - 4th October 2013

Cast Overview:

Daisy ~ Saoirse Ronan

Edmond ~ George MacKay

Isaac ~ Tom Holland

Piper ~ Harley Bird

Aunt Penn ~ Anna Chancellor

Director ~ Kevin Macdonald

Writer(s) ~ Jeremy Brock, Tony Grisoni, Penelope Skinner, Meg Rosoff (Novel)

Blair's 1000 Movies

My cinema buddy Blair recently saw his 1000th film at the cinema. I accompanied him for this momentous occasion and am only now thinking I should have got him a special cake or something...

Anyway, I thought some of my readers might be as interested as I was to see what movies made up that impressive list, so here it is! 

Blair's list of 1000 movies seen at the cinema:

The list starts with 101 Dalmatians

And continues with...

Peter Pan (Disney), The Fox And The Hound, Octopussy, Never Say Never Again, Return Of The Jedi, The Neverending Story, Care Bears The Movie, Return To Oz, A View To A Kill, Back To The Future, Young Sherlock Holmes, Care Bears The Movie 2, An American Tail, Star Trek 4 The Voyage Home, The Living Daylights, Superman 4 The Quest For Peace, Empire Of The Sun, Jaws Revenge, Police Academy 4, Crocodile Dundee 2, Big, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Moonwalker, Police Academy 6, Licence To Kill, Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade, Batman, The Karate Kid Part 3, See No Evil Hear No Evil, Lethal Weapon 2, K9, Young Einstein, Star Trek 5, Ghostbusters 2, Look Who's Talking, The Hunt For Red October, The Witches, Nuns On The Run, Shirley Valentine, Henry V, Joe Versus The Volcano, Back To The Future Part 3, Dick Tracy, Gremlins 2, Ghost, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The NeverEnding Story Part 2, Home Alone, Arachnophobia, Air America

Rookie, Rocky 5, Kindergarten Cop, Three Men And A Little Lady, The Russia House, Postcards From The Edge, Green Card, Look Who's Talking 2, King Ralph, Highlander II: The Quickening, Sleeping With The Enemy, Dances With Wolves, The Hard Way, L.A. Story, White Fang, Problem Child, Mermaids, Not Without My Daughter, The Naked Gun 2 And A Half - The Smell Of Fear, The Pope Must Die, Hudson Hawk, Edward Scissorhands, Robin Hood - The Prince Of Thieves, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 - The Secret Og The Ooze, Terminator 2 - Judgement Day, Soapdish, Regarding Henry, Only The Lonely, Teen Agent, Stepping Out, True Idenity, Doc Hollywood, Dead Again, City Slickers, Drop Dead Fred, The Fisher King, The Addams Family, Curly Sue, Bill And Ted's Bogus Journey, My Girl, Blame It On The Bellboy, Star Trek 6 - The Undiscovered Country, Father Of The Bride, Hook, Waynes World, The Lawnmower Man, Batman Returns, Lethal Weapon 3, Housesitter, A League Of Their Own

Carry On Columbus, Sister Act, Death Becomes Her, Home Alone 2 - Lost In New York, Groundhog Day, Cliffhanger, Super Mario Bros, Jurassic Park, Last Action Hero, Mrs Doubtfire, Aladdin, Waynes World 2, The Remains Of The Day, The Pelican Brief, Free Willy, Shadowlands, Sister Act 2 - Back In The Habit, Cool Runnings, Four Weddings And A Funeral, Naked Gun 33 And A Third - The Final Insult, Robocop 3, Beverly Hills Cop 3, The Flintstones, True Lies, Baby's Day Out, The Mask, The Lion King, Miracle On 34th Street, Star Trek - Generations, The Brady Bunch Movie, Batman Forever, Casper, Free Willy 2, Waterworld, Die Hard With A Vengeance, Apollo 13, Braveheart, Pocahontas, Goldeneye, The Santa Clause, Jumanji, Babe, Sense And Sensibility, Toy Story, Sgt.Bilko, The Rock, Mission: Impossible, The Hunchback Of Notre Dame, Twister, Independence Day

James And The Giant Peach, Emma, The Nutty Professor, Jingle All The Way, Star Trek: First Contact, 101 Dalmatians, Evita, Fierce Creatures , Mars Attacks, Jerry Maguire, Star Wars Special Edition, The Empire Stricks Back Special Edition, Return Of The Jedi Special Edition, The Fifth Element, Batman & Robin, One Fine Day, Jurassic Park: The Lost World, Men In Black, Bean, Mrs Brown, Hercules, Tomrrow Never Dies, Starship Troopers, Titanic, Deep Impact, Godzilla, Quest For Camelot, Six Days Seven Nights, Dr Dolittle, Armageddon, The Avengers, The Horse Whisper, Lethal Weapon 4, The Truman Show, Mulan, Small Soldiers, Antz, Babe: Pig In The City, Rush Hour, The Mask Of Zorro, The Parent Trap, The Prince Of Egypt, Enemy Of The State, Star Trek: Insurrection, Little Voice, Stepmom, A Bugs Life, Patch Adams, The Rugrats Movie, La Vite E Bella (life Is Beautiful)

Mighty Joe Young, Shakespeare In Love, Plunkett & Macleane, Waking Ned, Tea With Mussolini, An Ideal Husband, The Waterboy, Message In A Bottle, Notting Hill, The Mummy, Star Wars Episode 1 The Phantom Menace, Entrapment, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, Wild Wild West, South Park: Bigger Longer And Uncut, Analyze This, Big Daddy, Tarzan, Runaway Bride, Bowfinger, The Out Of Towners, The Sixth Sence, Mad Cows, Ed - TV, American Pie, The World Is Not Enough, Anywhere But Here, The Muse, Anna And The King, Inspector Gadget, The Iron Giant, East Is East, Muppets From Space, Blue Streak, Mystery Men, Angela's Ashes, Bicentennial Man, Toy Story 2, Whatever Happened To Harold Smith, The Cider House Rules, The Miracle Maker, Lake Placid, Love's Labour's Lost, Erin Brockovich, Pokemon: The First Movie, The Tigger Movie, Up At The Villa, Asterix & Obelix Take On Caesar, Galaxy Quest, Kevin & Perry Go Large

Man On The Moon, Gladiator, Fantasia 2000, U-571, Battlefield Earth, Return To Me, The Whole Nine Yards, Chicken Run, Mission: Impossible 2, Love And Basketball, Big Momma's House, The Patriot, Stuart Little, The Perfect Storm, Titan A.E., The Fintstones In Viva Rock Vegas, X-Men, Shanghai Noon, O Brother Where Art Thou, Keeping The Faith, Space Cowboys, Billy Elliot, The Nutty Professor 2 The Klumps, Dinosaur, The Little Vampire, Grey Owl, Disney's The Kid, Little Nicky, Charles's Angels, The Grinch, 102 Dalmatians, Meet The Parents, Unbreakable, The Family Man, Cast Away, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Pay It Forword , What Woman Want, Almost Famous, The Emperor's New Groove, The Adventures Of Rocky And Bullwinkle, Dungeons And Dragons, Finding Forrester, The Legend Of Bagger Vance, Chocolat, 13 Days, Enemy At The Gate, Miss Congeniality, Save The Last Dance, The Wedding Planner

Rugrats In Paris: The Movie, Bridget Jone's Diary, Spy Kids, The Contender, The Mexican, Captain Corelli's Mandolin, The Dish, The Mummy Returns, Pearl Harbor, Down To Earth, Say It Isn't So, Get Over It, Evolution, Shrek, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, Jurassic Park 3, Dr Dolittle 2, Cats & Dogs, Rush Hour 2, Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within, Planet Of The Apes, Help! I'm A Fish, Crocodale Dundee In Los Angels, A Knight's Tale, Rat Race, Moulin Rouge, A.I. Artificial Intelligence, Mike Bassett: England Manager, Enigma, Amelie, America's Sweethearts, Atlantis: The Lost Empire, Legally Blonde, The Animal, American Pie 2, The Others, Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone, Zoolander, Spy Game, Bandits, Christmas Carol - The Movie, The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring, The Princess Diaries, Behind Enemy Lines, Iris, Monsters Inc, Gosford Park, Shallow Hal, Ocean's Eleven, Charlotte Grey  

A Beautiful Mind, The Shipping News, Ice Age, The Royal Tenenbaums, Return To Neverland, E.T. The Extra Terrestrial 20th Anniversary, Collateral Damage, K-Pax , About A Boy, The Count Of Monte Cristo, The Scorpion King, Bend It Like Beckham, Showtime, Star Wars Episode II Attack Of The Clones, Thunderpants, The Time Machine, Spider-Man, The Musketeer, Minority Report, Spirit: Stallion Of The Cimarron, Scooby-Doo, Stuart Little 2, Austin Powers: In Goldmember, Men In Black 2, Reign Of Fire, Spy Kids 2: The Island Of Lost Dreams, The Importance Of Being Earnest, The Sum Of All Fears, Signs, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Road To Perdition, Lilo And Stitch, Clockstoppers, XXX, K19: The Widowmaker, Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets, Mr Deeds, Die Another Day, The Santa Clause 2, The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers

Star Trek Nemesis, Sweet Home Alabama, The Tuxedo, I Spy, Catch Me If You Can, Chicago, Two Weeks Notice, Daredevil, Treasure Planet, Analyze That, Maid In Manhattan 

The Jungle Book 2, Shanghai Knights, Evelyn, The Core, Johnny English, X-Men 2, Anger Management, I Capture The Castle, The Matrix Reloaded, Bring Down The House, Bruce Almighty, Nicholas Nickleby, Dumb And Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, Hulk, Sinbad: Legend Of The Seven Seas , Piget's Big Movie, Whale Rider, Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines, Legally Blonde 2, Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl, American Pie: The Wedding, Tomb Raider: The Cradle Of Life, Spirited Away, The Italian Job, Calender Girls, Finding Nemo, Bad Boys 2 , Secondhand Lions, Holes, Master And Commander, League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Love Actually, Intolerable Cruelty, The Lord Of The Rings: Return Of The King, Peter Pan, Elf, The Terminal, Lemony Snicket's A Series Of Unfortunate Events, Starsky And Hutch, Cold Mountain, The Last Samurai , Stuck On You, Big Fish, The Haunted House, Looney Tunes, Something's Gotta Give, Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason, 50 First Dates, Mona Lisa

School Of Rock, Along Came Polly, Scooby-Doo 2, Van Helsing, Troy, Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind, Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban, The Day After Tomorrow, Shrek 2, Spider-Man 2, Thunderbirds , Around The World In 80 Days, Garfield, King Arthur, I. Robot, Hellboy, The Bourne Supremacy, The Village, Wimbledon, Alfie, Finding Neverland, The Princess Diaries, Ladies In Lavender, The Incredibles, The Hitchhiker, The Fantastic Four, Cinderella, The Pacifier, Legend Of Zorro, Madagascar, Bewitched, Wedding Crashers, Kinky Boots, The Brothers, Million Dollar Baby, Wallace And Gromit: The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit, The Amityville Horror, Alexander, War Of The Worlds, Oceans 12, Kingdom Of Heaven, Meet The Fockers, Batman Begins, The 40 Year Old Virgin, The Dukes Of Hazzard, The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion The Witch And The Wardrobe, Team America, Racing Stripes, Nanny McPhee, Be Cool

Star Wars Episode III: Revenge Of The Sith, Corpse Bride, Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire, King Kong, The Devil Wears Prada, A Good Year, Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, Superman Returns, Ice Age, Scary Movie 4, Fun With Animals, Over The Hedge, Mission: Impossible 3, X-Men: The Last Stand, Cars, Monster House, Flushed Away, Chicken Little, Happy Feet, Rumour Has It, Deck The Halls, V For Vendetta, Children Of Men, Eragon, Night At The Museum, The World's Fastest Indian, Underworld: Evolution, T.M.N.T., Dreamgirls, Venus, Shrek 3, Music And Lyrics, Oceans 13, Ghost Rider, Sunshine, Enchanted, Run Fat Boy Run, Rocky Balboa, Beowulf, Transformers, Die Hard 4.0, The Pursuit Of Happiness, Fantastic Four: Rise Of The Silver Surfer, Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix, Spider-Man 3, Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World's End, Hairspray, Ratatouille, Knocked Up, The Simpsons Movie

The Bourne Ultimatum, Elizabeth: The Golden Age, Stardust, Bee Movie, The Golden Compass, I Am Legend, Charlie Wilson War, Sweeny Todd, Juno, Penelope, Cloverfield, 10,000 BC, Jumper, Definitely Maybe, What Happens In Vegas, Speed Racer, Iron Man, Happy Go Lucky, The Spiderwick Chronicles, Son Of Rambow, The Incredible Hulk, Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull, Get Smart, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Hellboy 2: Golden Army, The Mummy: Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor, Hancock, You Don't Mess With The Zohan, The Chronicles Of Narnia: Prince Caspian, Mamma Mia, Kung Fu Panda, Wall - E, The Dark Knight, Eagle Eye, Burn After Reading, City Of Ember, How To Lose Friends And Alienate People, Taken, Rock N Rolla, Tropic Thunder, The Boy In The Striped Pajamas, The Duchess, Step Brother, Quantum Of Solace, Ghost Town, Four Christamses, The Day The Earth Stood Still, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, Inkheart, Twilight  

Yes Man, Tale Of Despereaux, Watchmen, The Reader, Australia, The Spirit, The Secret Of Moonacre, The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button, Bolt 3D, Underworld 3 Rise Of The Lycans, Frost / Nixon, The Boat That Rocked, Marley And Me, Push, He's Just Not That Into You, Race To Witch Mountain, I Love You Man, Angels & Demons, Monsters Vs Aliens 3D, Knowing, X-Men Orgins: Wolverine, Star Trek, Night At The Museum 2: Battle Of The Smithsonian, Terminator Salvation, Corline 3D, The Proposal, Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince, The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus, Transformers 2 Revenge Of The Fallen, Moon, 500 Days Of Summer, John Carpenter's The Thing, Ice Age 3, Public Enemies, Year One, G-force 3D, Aliens In The Attic, G.I. Joe: The Rise Of The Cobra, The Time Traveler's Wife, Up 3D, Twilight Saga: New Moon, 

The Hangover, District 9, Fame, Fantastic Mr Fox, 2012, The Men Who Stare At Goats, Avatar 3D, Sherlock Holmes, Dorian Gray, Michael Jackson's: This Is It! 

Where The Wild Things Are, Brothers, Daybreakers, Astro Boy, Up In The Air, Percy Jackson And The Lightning Thief, The Princess And The Frog, Nine, The Lovely Bones, Invictus, Alice In Wonderland 3D, Leap Year, The Bounty Hunter, The Blind Side, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, Remember Me, How To Train Your Dragon 3D,  Nanny McPhee & The Big Bang, I Love You Phillip Morris, Clash Of The Titans, Whip It, Kick-ass, The Joneses, Iron Man 2, Furry Vengeance, Hot Tub Time Machine, Robin Hood, Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time, Death At A Funeral, Killers, Shrek Forever After, The Twilight Saga - Eclipse, Predators, Inception, Toy Story 3 3D, The Karate Kid, The A-team, Cats & Dogs: The Revenge Of Kitty Galore, Knight And Day, The Sorcerer's Apprentice, The Last Airbender 3D, Salt, The Expendables, Step Up 3D, Scott Pilgrim Vs The World, Marmaduke, The Girl Who Played With Fire, Avatar Extended Version, The Runaways, Going The Distance, Cyrus  

Grown Ups, Tamara Drewe, The Other Guys, Winter's Bone, The Hole 3D, The Town, Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, Made In Dagenham, Despicable Me 3D, The Social Network, Red, Due Date, Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 1, Megamind 3D, Unstoppable, The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest, The Chronicales Of Narnia: The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader, The Tourist, Tron Legacy 3D, Love And Other Drugs, The King's Speech, Meet The Parents: Little Fockers, Gulliver's Travels, The Green Hornet 3D, The Dilemma, Morning Glory, Tangled, True Grit, Just Go With It, Chalet Girl, Gnomeo & Juliet, Paul, I Am Number Four, No Strings Attached, Rango, The Adjustment Bureau, Unknown,

Battle: Los Angeles, Fair Game, The Eagle, The Lincoln Lawyer, Source Code, Submarine, Sucker Punch, Killing Bono, Rio 3D, Mars Needs Moms, Red Riding Hood, Winnie The Pooh, Hop

Your Highness, Thor 3D, Hanna, Arthur, Something Borrowed, Water For Elephants, Attack The Block, Pirates Of The Caibbean: On Strangers Tides 3D, The Hangover Part 2, X-Men: First Class, Kung Fu Panda 2, The Beaver, Bad Teacher, Green Lantern 3D, Bridesmaids, Transformers: Dark Of The Moon, Larry Crowne, Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows Part 2, Cars 2 3D, Horrible Bosses, Zookeeper, Arrietty, Captain America: The First Avenger, Super 8, Mr Popper's Penguins, Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes, The Smurfs, The Inbetweeners Movie, Spy Kids: All The Time In The World In 4D, Cowboys & Aliens, Conan The Barbarian 3D, One Day, The Art Of Getting By, Troll Hunter, Jane Eyre, I Don't Know How She Does It, The Change-Up, Friends With Benefits, 30: Minutes Or Less, The Terminator, Abduction, Crazy Stupid Love, Aliens, What's Your Number, Johnny English Reborn, The Three Musketeers, Dolphin Tale, Real Steel, The Adventures Of Tintin: The Secret Of The Unicorn, The Help

   

Tower Heist, In Time, Immortals, Arthur Christmas 3D, Anonymous, The Rum Diary, Ghostbusters, The Ides Of March, The Twilight Saga - Breaking Dawn Part 1, My Week With Marilyn, Hugo 3D, Happy Feet Two, Stand By Me, Puss In Boots, Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows, New Year's Eve, Alvin And The Chipmunks: Chipwrecked, Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, The Iron Lady, The Artist, Goon, War Horse, The Darkest Hour 3D, Haywire, Underworld: Awakening 3D, J.Edgar, W.E., A Monster In Paris, The Descendants, Like Crazy, Journey 2: The Mysterious Island 3D, Man On A Ledge, The Woman In Black, The Vow, The Muppets, Big Miracle, Safe House, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Wanderlust, John Carter, This Means War, 21 Jump Street, We Bought A Zoo, The Hunger Games, Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists, Wrath Of The Titans, Mirror Mirror, Battleship, Delicary (la Delcatesse), Salmon Fishing In The Yemen 

Avengers Assemble 3D, American Pie: Reunion, Beauty And The Beast 3D, Dark Shadows, Men In Black 3, Snow White & The Huntsman, What To Expect When You're Expecting, Topcat The Movie, Red Tails, Moonrise Kingdom, Fast Girls, Jaws, The Five Year Engagement, Rock Of Ages, Ice Age 4: Continental Drift, The Amazing Spider-Man 3D, Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World, The Dark Knight Rises, The Imposter, Dr. Seuss The Lorax, Ted, Brave 3D, The Bourne Legacy, The Expendables 2, The Wedding Video, Total Recall, The Watch, Hope Springs, Anna Karenina, Paranorman, Now Is Good, Raiders Of The Lost Ark, Chariots Of Fire, The Campaign, Untouchable, Looper, The Perks Of Being A Wallflower, Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted, Hotel Transylvania, Ruby Sparks, On The Road, Frankenweenie 3D, Skyfall, Rust And Bone, The Sapphires, The Twilight Saga - Breaking Dawn Part 2, Gambit, Silver Linings Playbook, Rise Of The Guardians 3D, End Of Watch

Great Expectations, Life Of Pi 3D, Gremlins, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey  3D, Tinkerbell And The Secret Of The Wings 3D, Nativity 2: Danger In The Manger!, Jack Reacher, Parental Guidance, Pitch Perfect, Playing For Keeps, Quartet, Les Miserables , The Impossible, Wreck-It-Ralph 3D, Lincoln, The Last Stand, Die Hard, I Give It A Year, Hitchcock, Warm Bodies, A Good Day To Die Hard, This Is 40, Beautiful Creatures, Cloud Atlas, Song For Marion, Hansel And Gretel: Witch Hunters 3D, Safe Haven, The Guilt Trip , Robot & Frank, Oz The Great And Powerful 3D, Identity Thief, The Croods 3D, Jack The Giant Slayer 3D, Stolen, G.I. Joe: Retaliation, The Host, Daleks Invasion Earth 2150 AD, The Odd Life Of Timothy Green, Oblivion, Olympus Has Fallen, Love Is All You Need, The Place Beyond The Pines, Iron Man 3, Star Trek Into Darkness, Mud, The Great Gatsby 3D, Epic,  Fast And Furious 6, The Hangover Part 3, Populaire 

The Big Wedding, Behind The Candelabra, After Earth, Man Of Steel 3D, Snitch, Despicable Me 2 3D, World War Z, The Internship, Now You See Me, The Bling Ring, Monsters University 3D, Pacific Rim, Cleopatra, The Heat, The Wolverine, Shaun Of The Dead, Hot Fuzz, The World's End, The Smurfs 2, Red 2, Percy Jackson: Sea Of Monsters, Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa, Grown Ups 2, The Lone Ranger, Kick-ass 2, Planes, 2 Guns, About Time, Mortal Instruments: The City Of Bones, Elysium, We're The Millers, The Way Way Back, Rush, Jadoo 

Riddick, Justin And The Knights Of Valour, White House Down, Prisoners, Frances Ha, R.I.P.D., Diana, Blue Jasmine, Girl Most Likely, Thanks For Sharing 

Sunshine On Leith, How I Live Now 

How many of those had you also seen at the cinema? I know I am considerably lagging behind on my cinema buddy.

Review of How I Live Now to follow shortly...