Reviews by KarenThis was an interesting dramatisation of the 2018 British-Australian mission to rescue a boy’s football team from some rapidly flooding cave in Thailand.
Many people will know the outcome, but there is still suspense even if you know what happens.
8/10
This is a sequel to the 1970 film. In this film set in WW2, with 3 evacuees Dublin’s coming to stay. Bobbie is a WW1 widow (we get no confirmation if she ended up marrying Jim), with an adult daughter Annie who’s husband is off fighting, and a grandson Thomas.
There is brief mention of Peter (who died in WW1) and Phylis (not specifically stared but it is assumed she had also died – her husband/widower visits.
It is a pleasant enough story, with a few references to the original, but for me I would of preferred more.
6/10
This continuation of Marvel’s Thor saga includes appearances from the Guardians of the Galaxy and past characters from the Thor universe and Thor’s quest to find vanquish the God Butcher and try to find love.
It was quite funny & entertaining, but does require you to be aware of multiple earlier films to fully understand what is going on (even with Korg’s recaps at various points).
7/10
This is an origin story of sorts for Buzz Lightyear and is the movie Andy’s toy was based on.
It is about space ranger Buzz, who ends up marooning a spaceship full of people on a plant. He then decides to make it his mission to figure out how to make their hyperdrive work again, but each time he tests it more time passes on the planet than it does for Buzz.
It was an enjoyable animated adventure.
6/10
This comedy stars Emma Thompson as a widowed retired RE teacher who wants to broaden her sexual experiences, so she hires a sex worker.
The film is reanably short and has some amusing moments, but nothing hilarious.
5/10
This is billed as the finale to the Jurassic Park and World franchises and brings together the surviving main casts from both to try to help humans and dinosaurs to co-exist.
There are some exciting sequences, in-jokes from previous movies and as there maybe no more Jurassic movies you don’t know who is safe and who isn’t.
8/10
This film largely features what Black Widow/ Natasha Romanoff was up to between the events of Captain America Civil War and Avengers Infinity War, but also has a bit of her back story and also post credits has a spoiler about Avengers Endgame.
It is a bit odd that this came out after Endgame, rather than in the correct chronological order and she doesn’t refer to the events in this film in Infitity War or Endgame making the film seem a bit pointless.
6/10
I watched this having never seen the show. It is about a small town called Adventure Bay, where for some reason not covered in the film the emergency services are led by a boy and his team of puppies.
The main stories in the film are about an evil mayor in Adventure City who doesn’t like Paw Patrol and wants to imprison all dogs, the police puppy who has a cross of confidence, and a puppy who wants to join Paw Patrol.
5/10
The new Downton film continued the stories started in the first film with Tom & Lucy and Andy & Daisy’s marriages, a very brief mention of Edith and Bertie’s (unseen as he was “with a nanny”) baby son and (unfortunately) Violet’s frailty.
There are some red herings in the story lines and a film crew and a trip to France to uncover Violet’s “mysterious past” are the main stories.
Although there is a very sad part, it is expected by most fans and there is a lot of humour with some even during the deathbed scene. It was also nice to see all the servants (except perhaps the hall boy and any extras) seem to end up settled.
9/10
This was an entertaining action comedy romance about an author who ends up kidnapped and on a quest. It stars Sandra Bullock and Channing Tattum with supporting roles for Daniel Radcliffe and Brad Pitt.
8/10