16/07/15 Kajaki (2014)

I've never really been much of a fan of war films, but this was excellent. Highly recommended, especially for anyone considering joining the armed forces.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3622120/
9/10

Perkin.

15/07/15 Munger Road (2011)

A bunch of teenagers go looking for a ghost. When they find one, they get all pissy about it. Bloody kids.


http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1720172/
5/10

Perkin.

15/07/15 Mockingbird (2014)

Found footage film about a bunch of people who win video cameras then receive increasingly sinister messages. Mostly ones telling them to keep filming. Dull.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2125685/
3.4/10

Perkin.

14/07/15 House On The Edge Of The Park (1980)

I imagine that there's been plenty written in the last thirty-five years about how shit this film is so I won't bother wasting anyone's time too much.

The 'highlight' for me was the twinkly, romantic music played during a rape scene as if to suggest, for a least one of the participants, that something beautiful or tender was taking place.

I enjoy numerous media that many people would consider challenging, however creating something that is disturbing, thought provoking *and* entertaining requires skill, subtlety and creative ability. Things that the makers of this film wouldn't recognise if they were fucked in the eyehole with them.

Thirty-five years ago.

Whilst some Richard Clayderman shit played in the background.

Cunts.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080503/

1/10

Perkin.

14/07/10 Jurassic World (2015)

There's a scene in this film where, seriously, a dinosaur runs in slow motion to save some humans, then after performing an act of lizardy heroism, he turns to the people and nods at them.

Podd enjoyed it. I found it to be typical Spielbergian wank. Also, after twenty years of advancements in CGI, the dinosaurs now look less realistic. Give me the Harryhausen plasticine stuff any time. 

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0369610/

Lizard nod/10

Perkin.

12/07/15 I-Lived (2015)

Fun low budget film about an slim fellow who -just about- makes a living reviewing phone apps. He finds one called I-Live which is a motivational tool that advises you on how to achieve your life goals.

Sure enough, the app is eeeeeeeeeevil, and ends up becoming a dominating force in every users life making them perform increasingly horrific acts to become the person they aspire to be.

Pretty much the sort of thing that Charlie Brooker would write as an episode of Black Mirror but with less sixth form satire and nicer weather as it's set in west America rather than Stroud, Bumthorpe, Misery-On-Sea or some other place in Britain.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2949196/

6.5/10

Perkin.

12/07/15 Final Girl (2015)

Some young girl who's parents have died is, inexplicably, raised by a complete stranger who moulds her into a fighting machine so that she can eventually kill the people who murdered his wife.

He claims he's unable to take revenge himself, due to, like, reasons and stuff, so instead decides to take an already emotionally fragile (presumably) child and shape her into someone who will kill without regret.

I imagine the to do list went something like:

Find child.

Buy weapons and shit.

Have child kill people.

Find inner peace knowing that all of the above is completely fine.

The film's well acted, well shot and all that stuff, but it suffers from various faults including plot holes big enough to pass a murderous child through.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2124787/

4/10

Perkin.