Ben
When Lucasfilm was purchased by Disney in 2012 and announced there were new Star Wars films coming, it’s safe to say that I was excited. I was finally going to get new Star Wars films, something I thought was over when Episode III was released in 2005. Continue reading
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Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi (1983)
Ben
The last movie in the first Star Wars trilogy gets a bad rap in my opinion. People complain about Ewoks, just as they did about Jar Jar Binks, and while they are annoying, they don’t detract from the good aspects of this film to make it terrible. Continue reading
Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Ben
When I think about The Empire Strikes Back, the most common thought that enters my head is how this is the best movie from the best movie series of all time. There’s so much more to it than that, but that statement alone should give you an idea where this review is heading. Continue reading
Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (1977)
Ben
So I think it is pretty much assured that this movie is going to get an A+from me. It’s not my favourite film in the series (that is coming up next), but it is still one of the finest world building films of all time.
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Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005)
Ben
People may bicker over the perceived issues with Episode I and II, but I think generally, most people agree that Episode III is easily the high point of the prequel trilogy. People are right. Of all the prequels, Revenge of the Sith is the one that feels the most like a Star Wars film and also manages to bridge the gap between the prequels and the original trilogy. Continue reading
Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002)
Ben
I will defend The Phantom Menace to just about anyone. I think it is unfairly maligned as the poster boy of George Lucas and his terrible prequel trilogy. The main reason I will always defend it is because Episode II is by far the weaker movie. Even I can admit that this movie has considerable flaws sometimes making it border on unwatchable. Continue reading
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999)
Ben
I don’t even know how to start writing this review. Star Wars is my favourite series of films ever made– yes even including these prequels– so I’m quite concerned I won’t be able to do them justice. But I’ll try, so here goes. Continue reading
Thor (2011)
Sally
Could it really be only six years since the Thor arm of the Marvel Cinematic Universe began? Because we just re-watched this in preparation for the third installment, and man, does this movie feel a lot older. Continue reading
Masters of the Universe (1987)
Ben
When I was six years old, there was no bigger hero than He-Man and his pals: the Masters of the Universe (bit of an arrogant name to be calling yourself, but whatever). I could not have been more excited that my favourite cartoon was making the leap to the big screen. Continue reading
Maleficent (2014)
Ben
I can’t think of a more perfect person to play this role than Angelina Jolie. If there was a live action version of the villain from Sleeping Beauty, it is her. The film has done a fantastic make-up job to complete the transformation. Some people had an issue with this reimagining, but I had never seen Sleeping Beauty before so was not hung up on how things were meant to be, I just enjoyed the film for what it was. Continue reading
From The Abyss to Zoolander 