Following our not so successful film choice of "Magic Mike" my friends and I needed a little perking up, and what better than the newest "Ice Age" instalment "Continental Drift"? But, no, we'd timed it wrong! Tragic Mike (as it shall now, forever be known) went on for longer than we'd realised and the 3D showing had begun 15 minutes earlier? What were we to do?? "I know" said I, "let's go to the 2D showing instead and avoid the screaming-masses of children, the headaches and the red marks across our noses!" Met with a little scepticism by the men folk, the wives won-out and to the 2D showing we headed.
Unfortunately we were still accompanied by several dozen children of the screaming variety, but without the extra irritations of pinched noses and eye-blurring headaches we were much more chilled and prepared to tolerate a little childish exuberance.
The story was a triumph; touching and funny with just the right level of adult humour thrown in for the parents and the young-at-heart. And unlike certain other, tragic, films which shall remain nameless, they weren't too heavy handed with their "social conscience message."
Those of you who read my post on "Snow White and the Huntsman" would have noticed my waxing lyrical on Peter Dinklage. I admit this probably makes me a little biased, but his "Captain Gutt" was a pure class and wit. I also greatly enjoyed Wanda Sykes in the role of "Granny".
I did wonder if the team could muster enough new material to pull off another caper from the Ice Age family, but they did it with style. It does beg the question, however, what's next? Ice Age: Extinction?
And for the record, seeing it in 2D didn't mar the story whatsoever!
UK Rating: U
Year of Release: 2012
Genre: Adventure, Animation, Comedy
Director: Steve Martino, Mike Thurmeier
Starring: Ray Ramano, Denis Leary, John Leguizamo, Queen Latifah, Wanda Sykes, Peter Dinklage, Jennifer Lopez
Rating: 4.5 / 5
Monday, 16 July 2012
Tragic Mike
Why is it when an advert is misleading you can complain to the Advertising Standards Authority, but when a film trailer completely mis-sells their film all you can do is ponder the wasted price of admission?
I'm hardly a woman who enjoys regular trips to a male strip joint, but following trailers for Channing Tatum's latest film, "Magic Mike" I thought, what the hell, that looks like it could be fun, and so off I went with some friends prepared to have a bit of a giggle. A couple of hours later I was slumped in my seat, bored to tears, nursing a headache which resulted from the amount of eye-rolling and cringing I'd just endured.
I'll give Tatum his due, he'd clearly worked on his dance moves, and yes, arguably he has a good body, if you're into the muscular pretty-boy look, but when he learnt how to dance did he forget how to act?
The other headliner, and I must admit the draw for me, Matthew McConaughey, was looking past his prime and once again delivered a stellar performance in the role of Matthew McConaughey...perhaps semi-nude aftershave adverts are truly his calling?
The acting and atrocious script aside, the film's biggest problem was it's plot. Instead of delivery, as promised in the trailer, a fun-filled slightly raunchy comedy, we were given a heavy-handed "drugs are bad, kids" pep-talk, with a little contrived romance storyline tacked on for good measure. Ladies reading this, please tell me, you're beloved younger brother gets seduced by money into taking a job as a male stripper and then falls heavily into drugs and almost dies as a result, would you fall for the man who got him into it? Didn't think so...
UK rating: 15
Year of Release: 2012
Genre: "comedy" drama
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Starring: Channing Tatum, Matthew McConaughey, Alex Pettyfer
Rating: 1/5
I'm hardly a woman who enjoys regular trips to a male strip joint, but following trailers for Channing Tatum's latest film, "Magic Mike" I thought, what the hell, that looks like it could be fun, and so off I went with some friends prepared to have a bit of a giggle. A couple of hours later I was slumped in my seat, bored to tears, nursing a headache which resulted from the amount of eye-rolling and cringing I'd just endured.
I'll give Tatum his due, he'd clearly worked on his dance moves, and yes, arguably he has a good body, if you're into the muscular pretty-boy look, but when he learnt how to dance did he forget how to act?
The other headliner, and I must admit the draw for me, Matthew McConaughey, was looking past his prime and once again delivered a stellar performance in the role of Matthew McConaughey...perhaps semi-nude aftershave adverts are truly his calling?
The acting and atrocious script aside, the film's biggest problem was it's plot. Instead of delivery, as promised in the trailer, a fun-filled slightly raunchy comedy, we were given a heavy-handed "drugs are bad, kids" pep-talk, with a little contrived romance storyline tacked on for good measure. Ladies reading this, please tell me, you're beloved younger brother gets seduced by money into taking a job as a male stripper and then falls heavily into drugs and almost dies as a result, would you fall for the man who got him into it? Didn't think so...
UK rating: 15
Year of Release: 2012
Genre: "comedy" drama
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Starring: Channing Tatum, Matthew McConaughey, Alex Pettyfer
Rating: 1/5
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