Genre: Horror
Theme: Alien
Kinda like: Tape 407, ... Alien?
Age Classification: 18
Storage 24 is a British horror movie staring Noel Clarke (Mickey Smith from Dr. Who and writer of Kidulthood). Set in London; the film follows the aftermath of a plane crash which releases a hostile alien into a storage lock up (called Storage 24, clever right?). The first I had heard of this film was when I sat down to watch it, which had me expecting it to be poor, but I was pleasantly surprised by the effects, the gore and general suspense of the movie.
The film mainly follows Clarke's character Charlie, who has just been dumped by Shelly (TV actress Antonia Campbell-Hughes). With the plane crash the area has been suffering power cuts, causing the shutter door to stop functioning, trapping the characters within the storage facility with the Alien; who then starts to hunt down the humans one by one for no explained reason.
So while the film is no masterpiece it is a good "no thinking required" film to pass the time, i'd happily re-watch it with friends.
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Monday, May 20, 2013
Iron Man 3 (2013)
Genre: Action/Thriller
Theme: Superhero
Kinda like: Any Marvel superhero movie
Age Classification: PG13
The film is a standard format of most superhero movies, the lead is 'invincible', they are overcome, they develop themselves to overcome the adversary, throw in a few plot twists; get the girl and roll the credits. That isn't to say its bad; the formula works. Its an action packed thriller that has you rooting for the flawed character that you should hate, although there is a lot of this film dedicated to Stark acknowledging and fixing his character flaws.
It opens in a way similar to Kiss Kiss Bang Bang with R.D.J narrating past events and setting the scene for the confrontations and then picks up shortly after the events of Avengers; where a Terrorist known as the Mandarin is threatening America. Events take place which lead to an assault on Starks home, causing his downfall. Stark then uses everything at his disposal to hunt down the Mandarin and defeat him with the help of War Machine. The "Final boss battle" was far more rewarding than the climax of Iron Man 2, and "felt" like more of a triumph when the final blow was dealt.
Personal Rating: Very Good - Will buy on DVD
Theme: Superhero
Kinda like: Any Marvel superhero movie
Age Classification: PG13
The film is a standard format of most superhero movies, the lead is 'invincible', they are overcome, they develop themselves to overcome the adversary, throw in a few plot twists; get the girl and roll the credits. That isn't to say its bad; the formula works. Its an action packed thriller that has you rooting for the flawed character that you should hate, although there is a lot of this film dedicated to Stark acknowledging and fixing his character flaws.
It opens in a way similar to Kiss Kiss Bang Bang with R.D.J narrating past events and setting the scene for the confrontations and then picks up shortly after the events of Avengers; where a Terrorist known as the Mandarin is threatening America. Events take place which lead to an assault on Starks home, causing his downfall. Stark then uses everything at his disposal to hunt down the Mandarin and defeat him with the help of War Machine. The "Final boss battle" was far more rewarding than the climax of Iron Man 2, and "felt" like more of a triumph when the final blow was dealt.
Personal Rating: Very Good - Will buy on DVD
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Off Topic 001: Why?
Hello there internet.
I am a 20ish year old media enthusiast with little/no prior blogging experience.
I've started this blog as an experiment in writing and as a way to "remember" my experiences watching films and those I enjoyed or disliked.
I intend to write a short comparison between the film recently watched and others and a short plot summary; while avoiding spoilers.
My main genres of choice are Sci-fi + Horror, although anything that can hold my attention is usually a winner. I'm also a bit of a sucker for Noir style films and anything with a good romance subplot.
Also I adore Nicolas Cage.
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