Ever since mid-April when I saw Olympus Has Fallen I’ve really been looking forward to this year’s second film about the Presidential home being attacked by terrorists. I was underwhelmed in April but I had high hopes for White House Down…
The World’s End Trailer released
8 May 2013 by 4 Comments
It’s been a great couple of weeks for movie trailers. Literally the day after I posted my Top Ten Tantalising Trailers article the White House Down trailer arrived and it promises some great action with a sense of humour. It looks more likeable than Olympus has Fallen and exactly like the Die Hard in the White House it will clearly be known as. Today’s release of The World’s End trailer has really excited me…
Iron Man 3
25 April 2013 by Leave a Comment
The sun is out, the lawn is ready to be mowed and after a couple of films as a warm-up I think it’s safe to say that summer blockbuster season is open for business. Oblivion and Olympus Has Fallen both served as decent appetisers but it’s now time to get serious. We’re now in Avengers Phase Two and it’s kicked off in some style with the return of Tony Stark in Iron Man 3…
Top Ten: Tantalising 2013 Trailers
19 April 2013 by 4 Comments
2013 is looking like a decent year for cinema. The beginning of the year saw some great films released – Les Miserables, Zero Dark Thirty and Lincoln are among my favourites and the summer blockbuster season has already had a decent start…
Olympus Has Fallen
17 April 2013 by Leave a Comment
It’s a relatively common event for films to come out in pairs – when one studio has an idea for a blockbuster movie you can bet a rival studio is having the same idea at the same time. Asteroid disaster movies Armageddon and Deep Impact were both released in 1998, volcano films Volcano and Dante’s Peak were both 1997…