25/05/14 The Kings Of Summer (2013)

Film about three outcast teenage boys who decide to get away from it all by building a house in the woods and becoming independent.

When I was of a similar age, me and three friends done something similar. Ish. We emptied my mate's dad's storage shed and turned it into a cocktail bar.  After a while we got bored of sitting in a small shed that smelt of paint. Then his dad put the lawnmower in there and there wasn't enough room for us. Ah well, folly of youth and all that.

Anyway, the film is great for the first half, then spoils it a bit by doing the pissy, John Hughes 'teenage issues' thing.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2179116/
7/10

Perkin.

23/06/12 Juan Of The Dead (2011)

Cuban zombie/comedy film, so, er. el revolucion. presidente, scorchio, rum etc.

Its setting offers some interesting locations, especially the interiors, which lead us to the conclusion that paint is considered a decadent capitalist extravagance in Cuba.

A lot of the jokes seems to lose something in the subtitles, but many work well and one joke about assisting the elderly really popped our giggle balloon. Definately goes on for 30 minutes longer than it should have though.

5.9/10

 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1838571/

Perkin.