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The Heat (2013)
A total surprise.
Going into this I honestly thought it would be another pointless cop comedy that we have seen many times before, however within the first 10 minutes of being introduced to the main characters I was proved wrong.
This is a little bit of 21 jump street meets lethal weapon, cop comedy which really hits the right notes in terms of laughter, it manages to be light hearted while dealing with the dark tones of gang life and getting involved with the wrong crowd can lead to serious consequences for people.
Both main actresses are supported by a great cast of actors.actresses who all deliver in this great buddy cop comedy.
Evil Dead (2013)
A Very Groovy Homage
Firstly let me get this out of the way, the reviews on here for this film are just shocking. I was excited to see this movie ever since it was announced and while the critic reviews pumped me up, the user reviews disappointed.
I was scared when I went into the theatre last night, the first night of the movies release in the uk. I did not know what the film was going to be like, so i crossed my fingers and hoped for the best.
Let me first say what is wrong with this movie. The characters feel flat, not your usual dime a dozen meat bags who usually occupy horror films, but for as far as this film goes it just does not have the character development it deserves. the second problem is the overuse of jump scares, if like me you enjoyed the evil dead films for the gore and not the laughable jump scenes then this may come as a disappointment, this entire thing is a lengthy collection of jump scares ranging in quality.
However when this movie does something right it REALLY does something right. The last 15 minutes of this are truly something to behold for true evil dead fans and fans of classic practical gore effects. That said the gore is beautiful, tons of unsuspecting girlfriends sat in the cinema last night screaming and mentioning how they 'were going to be sick' it was a lot of fun. While the movie is nothing like army of darkness and takes itself completely seriously the black comedy is there, if you are an evil dead fanatic then you should be able to get a chuckle out of a woman cutting her face off with a shard of glass.
There are a lot of throwbacks to the original evil dead's which i will not spoil here as well as a distinct 'exorcist' vibe going on with the deadites. All in all this is a movie well worth the £6 admission for the gore factor alongside a few good jump scares if only for laughters sake, throw all this in with a great post credits bit and you have the perfect reboot/re- imagining/quasi-sequel to Sam Rami's classic evil dead series.
Legion of the Black (2012)
I just got done watching the premiere livestream and...
The rating i give this is only because of what it is. It is not a movie as such but more of a visual concept for the album wretched and divine from the band black veil brides. Whatever you think of the band is irrelevant, if you hate them then you shouldn't watch this but if you do then heres the review.
I would compare legion of the black to the Disney film fantasia, it is visually stunning but consists only of music accompaniment to tell a story, very little dialogue is involved. Essentially the story is based of a teenage girl who likes the band black veil brides. She lives in a fantasy world viewing people around her to be oppressors and her and other fans to be rebels. for this her parents commit her to an asylum where she sinks into a vision of a war between f.e.a.r and the wild ones, it combines music videos for songs on bvb's upcoming album to tell the story of this world and combine it to brief visions of the girl in reality such as being taken into the hospital.
where this film really benefits however is in just how much it fits into its 45 minute run time. it manages to tell in interesting story a lot of black veil brides fans can relate to as well as juggling this with a fantasy tale of warriors.
As i have stated this film is only going to appease black veil brides fans who will find plenty here to enjoy. If you enjoy the bands music you owe it to yourself to see this film.