Review: Suicide Squad

I watched this film, like everyone else when it came out and it was just opinions everywhere. But I didn't have this blog back then, so I missed out but I have opinions of this film.

Unless you've been in living in a cave for the past year, you will know about this film. What it is, is DC Villians battling one massive Villian, that is the dummy version breakdown of the film. It was based like many Heroes and Villians of a Comic Book series, there was a series called Suicide Squad which only had Deadshot and The Enchantress in, not Harley Quinn, the Joker and just everyone else in the film. Overall this film is based of DC Villians, battling off a big Villian. 

I liked this film, I did enjoy it I can understand why people hate it as it is abit wishy washy in terms of what they were getting at, and it did feel like they were just trying to make another version of Guardians of The Galaxy but with Villians. I enjoyed the whole Villians bounding together and just creating mayhem, we also saw Harley Quinn for the first again in years, I mean I know this is the reason they made this film because they wanted Harley back, and Margot Robbie is fantastic. Jared Leto as the new Joker will be brilliant and alot of people were annoyed at the fact that Jared's Joker wasn't really shown, which is sad I know, I hated it aswell, but I reckon this won't be the last we see of this Joker. I bet you he will get his own film, there was a clip of his jail cell that just had a baby clothes surrounding him, it was just brilliant. The look of the new modern Joker, honestly I'm so excited for the Jared Leto and all that jazz. 

                                   

The chemistry between the Joker and Harley Quinn is incredible and much needed, we haven't seen Harley in a while so its nice. Theres a bit where the Joker and her are talking, and he goes 'would you die for me?' she obviously replies with 'yes' and then he goes 'no would you live for me?' its that toxic relationship, that made sense but didn't. It was only between these two individuals, that is just so wonderfully written. We also saw the beginning of there relationship and the psychotic beginning of Harley Quinn, and her just being this nurse trying to help the Joker, and thinking she was but she under his spell, and fell for him hook line and sinker.

What I love about this film is the female characters who were these very intelligent with very careers, and then they either met men, or just something happen to them to make them the way they are, not that its a bad thing in the story/creative world thingy. But I do find that funny that all the women in this film are intelligent. Will Smith is brilliant, loved the humanity part of Deadshot that he was this Villian but he also had his daughter that held a place with him.

The music was good, but again it felt abit like they were trying to make another Guardians of the Galaxy, the dialouge was abit there at time, but when it was good, it was good. Watch this film because you will enjoy it, but in terms of being a good Comic Book, Super Villian film it wasn't that great, I enjoyed watching it, and I'm glad I watched it. The best way to some up this review is, its like seeing the Mona Lisa at the Louvre, I'm glad I went to see the Mona Lisa, but I don't think I'd go again.  Although I am glad they made it, because it bought back Harley, and Villians and just Characters in the DC Universe, that I never knew about. 

Peppermint Friday Review #11: Doctor Strange

I felt that a superhero film was a long time coming, so we all know what this week will be about.

Doctor Strange was created by Marvel and Stan Lee, and this film is the origin story of the character, staring Benedict Cumberbatch. Its about a man called Doctor Stephen Strange who is a Doctor of medicine who ends up being in a car crash and losing the use of his hands. But he is determined he can heal his hands, he then goes into experimental surgeries, to put it short he became this supernatural human.

Doctor Strange then begins to learn his craft from his tutor called the Ancient One who is played by Tilda Swinton. Who is amazing, as originally the character of the Ancient One played by a man, but she does it so well, I can honestly say only she could of done it. I love Tilda Swinton anyway but she is amazing, I was scared of her as the white witch and loved her wise willowyness she bought to the character. Rachel McAdams plays Doctor Strange's ex girlfriend which was interesting for me, as it felt like Doctor Strange lived and just found the answers for him, which is also why I like him.

                               

I loved the beginning of the character, as this is a character that I knew nothing of before. I never read any of the comics, or watch TV Shows that this character was in. So for me this film and Doctor Strange was totally fresh to me, which is good as theres no pre-judgement I guess. What I really loved about this character was that he seemed abit of an Anti-Hero, because he is obliviously very clever and intelligent and he reminds me of a really clever guy who has all the questions but frustrated because he doesn't know the answer and that annoys him. That sounds horrible, but this is the beginning of Doctor Strange so he can be flawed which makes me like him as it makes him more of a human, because I guess when something happens to you and you don't know whats going on, you would get abit frustrated.

Benedict Cumberbatch is a fantastic man already, I think we all know that. He is brilliant in this films, and I think I love him even more after this film, and I know that there going to do a sequel and Benedict will be in it. I watch Benedict and I'm assuming we all know him as Sherlock, and Alan Turing, and just intelligent British people. So its nice to see him as an American, but still playing a clever man and looking completely different, like his little beardy thing still looks good, not many men can pull it off. 

This film is amazing, I just find so different and good. I have also found a new favorite hero, maybe its the magic but I love him he is amazing, I can't wait to see the sequels which I'm assuming this isn't the last we'll see of this character. So this week will be about Comicbook Heros! I will be talking about my favorite Comic Book heros/heroines, just everything I like about the Comic Book world. 

 

Favourite Fantasy Films

Everyone loves Fantasy I mean who doesn't? Its amazing we all love the worlds of Fantasy, as we all go into that Fantasy world much more deep than we do with a Drama or a Romance. 

The Princess Bride

I had to put in an 80s film, as they are my one of my favourites. Love it so much, its a comedy as well as a fantasy and a kids film, it also has abit of romance in aswell. I don't need to say what the story is as everyone knows, but I love Cary Elwes in this. I mean lets face it I feel like we all had a bit of a crush on him. Loved it, the grandson hating every kissing scene, I mean I hated that when I was that age. Wallace Shawn and his posse in this film was just hilarious, and everyone wants and loves Robin Wright Wright? 

Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit

Obviously going to include this, yes the LOTR trilogy is very long but its wonderful if you indulge yourself in the world, and just embrace it. Whether you read the books or not, but the Hobbit is something I'm a abit more into, its got abit more humour to it I reckon, LOTR is much more serious. Love the world, and the people who like it in the fandom, its a wonderful world. The Hobbit is amazing and I prefer the book because for me its the world I imagine thats different from the film version. I recommend you read the books because you create your own version of the world, even though they're very long and wordy. Fun fact I've read the Hobbit every year since I first read it when I was 13. 

The Neverending Story

Another 80s film, gotta love 'em! I honestly feel like the 80s started the whole 'quest world' with relatable character with something they need to find. This film was the first to make me cry over an animal, I watched alot of these films when I was about 10. I was heartbroken with the 'Swamp of Sadness' and Artax. Just harrowing, but its an amazing story and does end, full of unfunny jokes me. 

Harry Potter

Love, love it love it. The books are better than the film gonna be honest, and like 80% of the world would agree. The characters are amazing the story, back stories of everyone, I was obessed (still am) with Harry Potter and I have watched every documentary, and TV thing or Film, interview about JK Rowling or Harry Potter you can imagine. I even went to the Studio Tour in London, which is amazing and worth every penny, and if theres money invovled for a theme park in America and the Studio tour where they made it and you can visit, that must be sign of success. 

Edward Scissorhands

A Tim Burton film total must in a film person's life. With fantasies that usually are a relatable character on a journey to a mystical world, but this story as I'm sure everyone knows its a man with scissorhands from a different world trying to make sense of it all. Its just so sweet to watch and I love that Vincent Price was in it, which we all know how I feel about Vincent Price. I love,

The Chronicles of Narnia

Yes I know another series of films and books, but this again is a world that I love so so much! the books are much more interesting they are for me at the beginning amazing then they just go down hill, as they are abit more religious. I mean I know they do have a religious undertone to them, which is fine just not my cup of tea. Another fun fact is that in the book of The Lion The Witch and Wardrobe the old man that the Pevensive children stay with during WWII is basically J.R.R Tolkien because C.S Lewis and him were best friends in College I think. Wheather it'd be the cringe 80s version on the BBC or the 2005 version its a great story.

I know that half of this was series of book adaptations to films, and the other half was 80s films. But I mean this is what Fantasy films I like, and to be honest to enjoy a world thoroughly and getting deep in the film of fantasy its easier for me to like it as a series or saga. All these films are films that I watched when I was young, fantasy was a thing back when I was a kid, like most people I assume. 

Review: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Just got back from watching this film, and wow all I have to say. If you like the Harry Potter world or not it will blow your mind. 

The story takes place in New York in the 1920s, it's about a wizard called Newt Scamander who arrives to New York with a case filled with magical creatures, and he wants to write a book about them. Newt meets this Muggle, (in New York they call them No-Maj ) called Jacob Kowalski, then he meets this former Auror called Porpentina Goldstein which I'd like to point out amazing name, she also has a sister called Queenie Goldstein who is gifted in Legilimency, they go in this journey to find the creatures in Newt's case that have escaped. 

I love this film as I do love the whole Harry Potter Magical world, and I loved seeing a different side to it, because we all know about Harry Potter but we got to experience a completely new world, but at the same time the same world. I loved that its set in the 20s in New York, and you get to see different creatures, and a whole new outlook. I mean Queenie's character is skilled in Legilimency and as we all know from before, well what I know Legilimency is kinda the Proffessor Trelawney subject, but Queenie is nothing like Proffessor Trelawney she's a total opposite, she's very friendly and kindhearted towards Jacob the No-Maj I love that they use a different word for Muggles, because that would happen, different words for everything. Jacob's character is not dimwitted, but open and loveable. 

Newt is so amazing, he is a Hufflepuff, but he has proved that being a Hufflepuff isn't a bad thing not that it ever was but, the whole Harry Potter fandom/community does put a bad name on it, I don't have a problem with Hufflepuffs, no one should really. Eddie Redmayne at the moment has been flying, he is probably my favorite actor at the moment in the modern acting world, the things his done, he is amazing as Newt. Newt is so awkward and much more interested in creatures but not ignoring other people, he just wants the creatures/beasts to be happy, and he wants people to understand them. I love that the film doesn't necessarily revolve around Newt the other characters are brilliant. 

There will be a sequel to this film, and I am looking forward to it as there are characters in this film I'd like to get to know more. Like everyone in the MACUSA which stands for Magical Congress of the United States, which is the Ministry of Magic but in America and they are hunting down Newt to get the creatures and beasts he has. I'm interested in what happens and the background to Credence Barebone who is very troubled, and has a funny haircut. I like Percival Graves who is the director of Magical Security, they're both very intriguing characters, and I look for to what happens to them. Ezra Miller and Colin Farrel are so amazing, particularly Ezra.

 

I've heard very much 50/50 of Johnny Depp being cast as Grindelwald some love it, some don't I mean we've only seen like 5 minutes of him as Grindelwald, so again I'm looking forward to seeing Johnny Depp as Grindelwald. The creatures and beasts were beautiful, I loved the white beast thingy, worded that brilliantly this beast. Loved it I wanna take home as a pet such a gorgeous interesting thing. 

I loved watching this, I felt invested in the story, with the beasts, and creatures and magic just the whole world. I was sucked right back into the magical Harry Potter-esque world. Its worth a cinema ticket absolutely you won't waste your money.  

Peppermint Friday Film Review #10: The Dark Crystal

This coming week shall be all about Fantasy, I'm gonna start off with the beginning of Fantasy films, and thats back in the 80s where it became something for people to be obsessed with, now its normal to dress up as a fantasy character to a convention. Back then you were a nerd, well its still nerdy I guess, but its okay now.                                                                                                                                                       
If you like or heard of Labyrinth then you'll like this film, as its very similar in terms of the world its set in, and the characters. Its also directed by the same director of the Labyrinth, and he also made the Muppets. I decided to watch and review this film rather than Labyrinth is that its the much more unknown film than Labyrinth as that film has David Bowie, its much more popular, as this is different, but similar.

The film centres around two races of species called Skeksis which are based of the Seven deadly sins, and the Wizards called Mystics. The story mainly goes round an Gelfling called Jen who was taken by the Mystics when his race was destroyed he is told that he must heal the Crystal with the shard, which is with Aughra. But the Skeksis race wants the Crystal so they can become god like beings. Jen meets another Gelfling called Kira who can talk to animals, and they go on this wonderful adventure together. 

This film is so magical, I adore it so much. Jim Henson's puppets are brilliant, its very Thunderbirdsy the way the puppets are, and I love it so much, its so charming and adorable. I love Jen and Kira, and even Aughra the characters are so animated and bursting with life. I love Kira who can talk to animals, I automatically warm to her. The relationship between Jen and Kira is so lovely and heartwarming, its uplifting and just brilliant. Aughra is also amazing, she is just crazy, the only way I can describe her is like a mixture of Merlin and Proffessor Trelawney. 

It is the typical Fantasy quest film, a boy is on a journey to find something he meets a girl, a crazy but clever Wizard or Soothsayer or whatever, the bad guys want to become gods or destroy the world. I mean it can be predicable, but its done brilliantly. The message at the end is so amazing, it just leaves a lump in your throat. If you like 80s Fantasy Films, like Princess Bride or Labyrinth then this film is right up your street.

I'll leave you all with one of my favourite quotes, from the film and all time❤🎥

Remakes, Sequels and Reboots.

Haven't really watched that many films this week, which is fine just had abit of a break from film watching. I thought I'd do a post of what I think of Remakes, Sequels and Reboots, as thats a big thing in the film world right now. As with Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is out and thats a Harry Potter Sequel(ish), its from the same world. And Beauty and the Beast trailer is out, I thought why not, and also I'll be talking about loads of films in this. 

Where to begin? wow, Remakes are good but at the same time I don't like them. I can understand why you would remake a film, whether it be the original film wasn't good enough, or its such a classic tale you wanna recreate it again for a new audience. It also has an audience, so it doesn't need to be that hard to make as theres so much material to work from. But again this is just me, some people could be different, but I think you should try to find out new stories, whether it be from your parents, grandparents or friends, its stories that are new to you, and it could 1 year old, or 100 years old. That way you find that story and its not a remake its new to you and original, if that makes sense. 

Reboots are basically the same thing but different, and the difference could anything from the characters or a different time place, or country even. A good example of that is Ghostbusters the new one of course, and I really hate this particularly as its getting a classic film, and what they decided to do is take the original characters from the 80s, and 30 years later they have grown up children that are girls.

The problem I have with this is that, they're trying to make women funny, and strong again. I have no problem with funny, strong women I think they're great positive role models for girls, and just everyone. But its like saying 'oh James Bond can be a female, lets make her a female get Jennifer Lawrence' yes you can make James Bond a female, by all means do so but that doesn't mean she should be. It just feels like at the moment the feminist movement its kinda made everyone crazy with the idea that everything should have strong females in, and thats great. I just don't like getting a timeless, classic like the Ghostbusters and turning it into something that just seems cheap to me. I dunno am I wrong?

Sequels are just the ongoing from a book or a film to make the story more interesting, and dynamic. Sometimes they have to happen like, Lord Of The Rings, or Harry Potter because they're a book series, and they would make no sense if they did it all in one film. As there are more and more book to film franchises, it kinda started with LOTR, and HP. In some ways I don't like that as it seems like they all have the same storylines, they're all set in the future, theres a strong female character we all love, theres 2 boy characters that we fight over, overall they're all slightly different from each other. I just feel like with Fantastic Beasts, and I'm a huge fan of Harry Potter, and I will be watching this film very soon. I just feel the Harry Potter series was great and we can stop, and let people on the fandoms, and varies writing websites, make up there own thing if that makes sense, fanfiction I mean. I don't hate it that would stupid, but then again I think its great that its set in America, and theres much more stuff to play with in the writing world, and it also makes thing much more exciting for the audience that have watched it for years. 

I do understand why they do it, but that is my opinion you can agree with it or disagree with it its all okay, its the internet its full of opinions. This week was abit weird, but like I said haven't been watching films this week, but have been watching TV, all still stories of course, sometimes its good to be abit different. Also this is the only time I'll talk about Reboots and Sequels, Remakes and all that jazz. But we shall talk this Friday back to films.

Peppermint Friday Film Review #9: Lolita

I watched this film last night just after I did the post of 'Kubrick Vs Hitchcock' and I knew this film, and of the book. Plus I knew it would be easy to do a review of a Kubrick film that I've seen countless times. As this is a film that's still fresh to me, I thought it be nice.

Everyone knows the story of Lolita, its about a man called Humbert who needs a place to stay, so he becomes a lodger for this woman called Charlotte, she has a daughter called Lolita. Soon over time Humbert becomes infatuated with her, he then marries Charlotte problem being that Humbert is in his 40s and Lolita is a teenager. We all know the story, and its one of Kubrick's most memorable films. 

This film is something, its incredibly done for what it is as the story in itself is not exactly easy to film and create because the book is very graphic. I loved the film as it was done because it was made with such charm, and that sounds weird but I enjoyed it because it's so unlike any film I had ever seen before. I loved Peter Sellers in this film, as he was brilliant in it I loved it when he started talking to Lolita about the facts of life, it was just so creepy, and amazing. This film makes you feel like its creepy and weird, and thats good but also it makes you feel that its normal. One of the scenes that freaked me out was when Lolita was hula-hooping in the garden, and Humbert just sat there watching her. 

I gotta admit this film does go on not that, thats a bad thing its just very thick and dense. I mean lets face it theres not happy smiley songs and dance in this film is there? its very serious and intense which is good, because with a story like this you can't make it fun, you can try but that would hard. I also love both Sue Lyon who plays Lolita, who I'd like to point out was 14 at the time of filming this and Jason Mason who plays Humbert they did the job of the characters and the book wonderfully. I know that the Kubrick film version is different from the book, but the characters are still there. 

There are two versions of this story, the 1997 version which is more accurate to the book and obviously this version the 1962 which is based of the book but it has the Kubrick element to it. I love the fact that its in Black and White and I know films back then were mainly in Black and White, but there were loads of films in colour and it wasn't exactly weird. I loved the Black and White colour to it because for me it makes everyone neutral. Not saying everyone's innocent just feel that everything is neutral, its muted and I feel its free but intense at the same time. I feel this film is something you need to watch regardless of what you think of the story or the characters but, you will not forgot this film that does sound very corny but there honestly isn't really a film like it. 

Kubrick Vs Hitchcock

We're gonna talk about two very famous and credited Directors, and this post was a long time coming. These two Directors are totally unique in there own way, but at the same time they're very much the same.

 

We'll start with there backgrounds shall we? Alfred Hitchcock was born in England, his childhood was quite an unhappy one as, he got bullied alot for his weight, and theres a story that when he was around 5 he misbehaved and his father sent him to prison with a note asking to lock him away for 5 minutes, and I guess thats why in alot of his films he has characters that are wrongly accused or have harsh punishments in.  He loved silent films, and dabbled in creative writing. Stanley Kubrick was born in New York, to a wealthy family he had an above average IQ, although he did miss school alot and loved stories and Grimm brothers, Greek and Roman Myths. 

 Both of them are born in completely different countries, at different times there films are very similar, at the same time not. Kubrick's films are very diverse, like you could easily find something for everyone. Whereas with Kubrick his films are abit more out of this world, and thats not a reference to 2001: A Space Odyssey. Or should I say controversial his films for me broke so many boundaries, I was 12 when I first watched The Shining, that was the first Stanley Kubrick film I watched, and at the time I love reading and still do but back then I got into Stephan King books, so I didn't think it was something that I couldn't watch because it was a 15 I liked it because I like the Stephan King Novels, and I thought it was a good film, never thought I wasn't technically allowed to watch it. I feel with Kubrick he can be controversial, I mean he did an adaptation of Clockwork Orange, that alone screams controversial. 

I'm not as familiar with Hitchcock's work, his work is amazing for what it was at the time and still even now, many filmmakers who create anything with suspense and horror to it that includes Kubrick. His films back then were seen as weird, and just terrifying, now they are but just with all the suspense of films now and ten years ago its all different now, but still amazing. The Birds is the one film I will never forget, it's so spell bounding and sinister I loved it, it just completely resonated with me. Again I never thought that I wasn't necessarily allowed to watch it, because of the age ratings, and I've always been like that. But I mean really who's gonna arrest or fine someone because they're watching a Kubrick or Hitchcock film.

 
 But I mean again I say this with every post, but I don't think theres much of a competition, just preference really. Either way both of these men create brilliant stories to show, and they're remembered, but I just prefer Stanley Kubrick, because not gonna lie when I found out that I wasn't allowed to technically watch it cus of the age rating, I just thought to myself 'I'll watch some more..' Despite the rebellious 12 year old me breaking the law, cus I watched a film. I love the vision it provided from the books I read a voice, and I got to watch characters from what I imagined they should be on screen, and sometimes its disappointing but sometimes its fun to watch. But thats why we watch films, its storytelling and emotions and feelings, and everything.

Review: To Catch A Thief

On Friday I did a review of 'His Girl Friday' but today we're gonna do another Cary Grant film, its also a Hitchcock film, the first Hitchcock film I've done on this blog. 

Its about a man called John Robie played by Cary Grant who used to be a jewel thief, because of a recent events of jewellery going missing, so everyone assumes Robie is back stealing jewels. He then wants to catch the real jewel thief in the act to prove its not him. And one of the best bits is that its set in Monaco, and let me tell you its so beautiful to watch. 

This film also stars Grace Kelly, who I'm not a big fan of, but I do love this film and Cary Grant. Grace plays a rich girl who falls in love with John Robie, however as one of her jewels goes missing, she accuses of buttering her up basically to get close to her so he can steal the jewels, but he isn't the thief, we all know that. She is the typical rich girl, but she's not spoilt in any way, she's much more of a woman, she's not stupid in anyway. I mean I still don't like her, but that doesn't mean she's a crap actress, she's just not my cup of tea. But her costumes in this film are so gorgeous. 

Another girl that's caught John Robie's eye who I actually prefer, because she's just so much more relatable to me than thats Danielle, she is French teenager I love her because she is just so fun and I see alot me in her. In a positive way of course, one of my favorite scenes in film ever is the scene where she meets John Robie in the ocean, I love it so much its wonderful. She is just oozing with charm, and grace as she is played by an actual french actress Brigette Auber. 

This film is brilliant as its described as a 'Thriller' which it is, and does this outstandingly. I found watching this it didn't feel heavy or scary, it felt much more like a light comedy with abit of action/thriller to shake things up abit. As I love films that have something else other than just an 'Action' or a 'Thriller' I like films, and sometimes TV with abit of extra to it, it makes things livelier. I mean thats just what I think, but I love this film, you don't feel like you're watching a Thriller I mean you are, but you don't feel like you are.

As this is an Alfred Hitchcock film, and yes I will be doing a post all about that man in one way or another. Its a legend, and any Hitchcock film is a staple but honestly if you wanna start watching Hitchcock films, if you haven't already then you should watch this film first as it's a great way to get into his style of film. 

Peppermint Friday Film Review #8: His Girl Friday

Now I thought it would be quite funny and entertaining for me to do a Friday review on 'His Girl Friday' as its 'Friday, Friday' you know. 

Anyway this film is about a man and woman called Walter and Hildy played by Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell. They work together on this Newspaper, they were also previously married. As Hildy wants to settle down and start a family with a new husband Bruce who is totally opposite to Walter, Walter doesn't want this to happen so he gets Hildy to do a report on a murder case. 

The film is based of the 1920s play 'The Front Page'. The plot sounds very serious and quite dramatic, but this film is far from it. 

It's described as a 'Screwball Comedy' which was very popular in the 1930s and 40s. A screwball comedy is a comedy that mainly shows the relationship between a man and a woman, that the woman is just a strongwilled as the man, along with quick talking dialogue. Screwball Comedy was completely new for its time, as you had a comedy with the main characters male and female, but the female is just as strongwilled and determined to fight back and give abit of lip. Obviously now we take it for granted that we have strong female characters, but back then before these films females had a very limited role to play, but Screwball Comedy changed it.  

I love the quick, witty back and forth script of this film it turned a very serious situation into something incredibly witty and entertaining. I've said before how much I love comedy that takes things that are traditionally very serious and unfunny scenarios into something thats entertaining wonderfully witty. This film is amazing what I've noticed with this film is that it goes by really fast if that makes sense. It doesn't go on and on and on, while watching this film I notice that time just goes by. 

Cary Grant is amazing, his voice is just perfect for the part I heard every word he said, as it can be quite hard to do quick talking scenes, as the film is pretty much 99.9% quick talking with Cary Grant. All the characters are brilliant, one of my favorite scenes is where Walter is talking and pelting questions to who he thinks is Hildy's new husband, and theres a man who's tapping him on the shoulder like 'Excuse me, I'm..' and Walter's just brushing him off, then the man who Walter keeps brushing off just goes, 'I'm Hildy's husband, Bruce' then Walter just says 'oh Hildy I thought you'd marry someone older' 

I love the bickering the couple do throughout the film, even when lots of dramatic things happen, its just so much fun to watch and if I'm in a 'I don't know what to watch mood' I just stick this on, because it always brings a smile to my face. Before you ask yes, I will do a blog post completely dedicated to Cary Grant. 

Favourite Comedies

I'm weird when it comes to comedies, as I love TV Comedies much more than film, because that way you get a chuckle every week. I love Comedians like Ricky Gervais, Simon Pegg, Michael McIntyre, I also love comics like Charlie Chaplin, The Marx Brothers. I like everything really. 

Hot Fuzz

This was probably the first Simon Pegg film I watched and I knew him from watching Spaced. I love it as it was the first satire comedy film I watched. It just took the piss out of policeman and it took the piss out of a very English town and the people in it. I've said this before but its amazing that they put Simon Pegg who plays the main character as another writer along with the director Edgar Wright. It's a dark comedy and I love dark comedies, I love how sarcastic it is. You'll notice with this there's gonna be alot of British Sarcastic Films.

School Of Rock

Again this is one of the first films I remember watching, I loved it simply because it's about music, and rock. I watched this film with my dad for the first time, as most of my family are into music in some way, so the film reminds of that in a way which is nice. I love Jack Black and Joan Cusack in it, they're such a good couple, a sentence in which I never imagined I'd say.                                                        


Love Happy

I love the Marx Brothers and I think this is the only Marx Brothers, it has Marilyn Monroe in, but only as a bit part in. Then she went on to become this big star and put her name in the poster to drill up more publicity for the film. The Marx Brothers were perhaps the first comic act to have that brotherhood comradery of just funny joking around not taking themselves too seriously. I know that its pretty normal for that sort of comedy to happen now, like The Inbetweeners. Back then it was very new. I love this film it's so witty, and brilliant, although I won't say too much as I will be writing a post all about Comedy of that time very soon!

Run Fatboy Run

Another Simon Pegg film what a surprise, I love this film because it portrays running in such a funny way, as it can be seen as this strict agile military way of a sport. But it doesn't have to be, I love the way its shown. The scene when Dennis gets a blister is the funniest thing in the world, as its so true on so many levels when it comes to blisters, but also totally ridiculous.  

Bruce Almighty

Now this film is something, first and foremost I love Jim Carrey who doesn't? I love the fact that Morgan Freeman's in it I love the fact that its taking something thats usually serious like religion and turning funny. I love Jim Carrey I've seen some of his stand up work and its brilliant.

This post has been hard as I prefer TV Comedies, than Film Comedies I could of done a post of TV instead of Film but this blog is called 'PeppermintFriday-FilmReviews' note the Film. I know what your gonna say 'but its your blog you can do what you want' yes that alone is true but, I'd feel bad for that. But maybe I will do a post on TV, one day.