8 reasons you should see Trance

Danny Boyle's 'Trance' is out in UK cinemas tomorrow (27th March). I saw it last night and have been collecting my thoughts on it through the day. Here are eight reasons I think you should see it.

1. I can guarantee, unless you’re super clever, you won’t guess how it’s going to end.

2. The film leads you down roads you weren’t expecting to take. Like, you think you’re going down this dark alley then into the countryside, but Mr Boyle actually takes you underground, through a river, up a mountain and then you only really get back onto level ground once the titles start rolling.

3. Just when you’re sure you’re following what’s going on in the film, something changes your confidence. Then the pace of cuts, music and atmosphere speeds up and your heart rate matches it. I like that about films.

4. It has the usual Danny Boyle dark humour with complex, fascinating storytelling. You know it's worth it. 

5. The opening sequence is perfectly intriguing and interesting; you’re thrown into the film straight away and already asking questions.

6. There have been a lot of stylish, gorgeous looking films out recently and Trance might just be the nicest one to look at.

7. It’s only 101 minutes. Compared to the majority of rubbish out today, Danny Boyle doesn’t need the duration of over two hours to tell a captivating story.

8. James McAvoy stares into your soul, has his top off in a few scenes and at one point, reveals his bum.

After thinking about it for hours, I decided I really enjoyed Trance. I haven't had my emotions toyed with this much by a film in a while.

4/5




Trance is out in UK cinemas 27th March.

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Stuff in my life right now

Recently I went on a two-week relaxing holiday to the south of France, meaning I haven’t been to the cinema in a while and watching films became a second priority to getting a tan.

Before I went away, during my holiday and since I’ve been home, there are a few things that I’m doing/watching/reading/etc that I think are worth discussing. So this blog post is something of a ‘things I like (or obsessing over might be a better choice of words) right now’ thing if you will, until I see a new film to review or find something else to inspire me to blog.

1. The ridiculously successful life of Maude Apatow, who recently wrote a piece for HelloGiggles about ‘Falling Out of Love with Twitter’ which I can wholeheartedly relate to. People younger than you can still be role model’s, right?

2. Finally giving Joss Whedon’s enthralling Firefly a go and admiring every single one of the cast members. I also like the fact I can now join Troy and Abed’s club of getting the show back on the air.

3. Reading Little Women by Louisa May Alcott, on holiday, and concluding that the 1994 film adaptation must have added different stories to make a longer duration. Then finding out, from google, that in fact, there are two volumes of the book and I have yet to read the next one to get to the long-awaited proposal between Laurie and Jo.

4. Crying with laughter with my little sis, while watching the newly released gag reel from The Avengers. Cobie Smulders steals the show with her outtake, while Mark Ruffalo’s dropping of a prop and Tom Hiddleston’s Alan Rickman impression are reason enough to re-watch the gag reel at least seven times.

5. Knowing that I will never be able to form a good recreation of any of the dance scenes from the surprisingly good Footloose remake. I can practice the Fake I.D dance scene all I like, it doesn’t change the fact I have no rhythm.

6. Enjoying a piece of brie every lunchtime in France. (Things I don’t like: the affect the brie has on my physique)

7. Downloading The Calling’s 2001 debut album, Camino Palmero, to reminisce being 7.

8. Finding a new favourite beauty product (something that is quite rare for me) in Dream Fresh BB Cream from Maybelline. I don’t rave about beauty stuff often but this cream is a glorious exception.

9. Watching random episodes of How I Met Your Mother and realising that the fondness I have for Jason Segel is larger than I thought.
9a. Finding this video of Segel and Neil Patrick Harris singing a song from Les Mis, increasing my fondness.

10. Discovering I actually had nine things to put in this post, when at first there was only three. Thanks for reading!
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Favourites of the year

In my 17 years of existence, 2011 hasn't been a bad film year for me (even though for others I have heard a different opinion). Either way, it's the time of the year to look back at your favourite films. Sadly, the scale of films I've seen this year for the first time is not quite as huge as those of official critics and film personnel's. However as I spent my cinema year of 2011 reviewing each new film I've seen, I thought I'd create my own favourites list (that, and the fact I just want to). I'm very interested in knowing other peoples favourites, so if you have your own list and would like to share it, please send me a link or write them in a comment below!

There are many films I missed out on seeing this year (such as Drive, Midnight In Paris, We Need To Talk About Kevin, Tyrannosaur, Melancholia, Kill List) which I will hopefully catch on DVD. In particular, I have yet to see many critics film of the year, The Artist, as it has a late UK release. So my 2011 review is based on a much smaller selection of films (54 to be precise). So without anymore rambling here are my favourites of 2011:

My Top 10 films of 2011

10. Source Code (review here)
After the success of Moon, Source Code had a high bar to impress and for me it did. I admit it's not as extraordinary as Moon, but it still left me completely bewildered. Jake Gyllenhaal plays a more emotional role than I expected, but Source Code got to me like Moon. I found the concept of it exciting and at first a little confusing but that was what I found most fascinating. I left the cinema having seen Source Code, feeling more than content and I just really enjoyed it which is all you can really ask for.

9. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 2 (mini review here)
Most people have come to the conclusion the last two films of the Harry Potter series are the best, which I agree with. I saw the final part at the cinema twice and shed a tear each time because it felt like my childhood was ending. Having read the books, the last film is definitely most similar as it had the time duration to do that. For people who hadn't read the books, a lot of surprises occurred which shocked people and even the people who knew how it ended still felt the surprise. The performances were certainly the best from the golden trio and the other cast members as they gave the series a well deserved, fantastic end. It's really hard to explain as this choice for my top 10 is more of a childhood fan choice but I don't have to explain myself! The last Harry Potter film was an incredible, emotional, epic send off to a truly fantastic series of films.

8. Attack The Block (review here)
Having only seen the trailer for the film a few months prior to it's release, Attack The Block appeared out of nowhere but has since become very popular across the UK and the US. I love alien films but Attack The Block is a mix of a street, comedy, sci-fi and a little bit of horror in jumps and that's why I enjoyed it so much. At times I laughed a lot and at others I shamefully admit I got scared. The aliens were very well created and visually looked astonishing. But I know I walked out of the cinema having had an absolute blast watching it which is what Joe Cornish and the cast wanted.

7. Bridesmaids (review here)
With the disappointing Hangover part II, Bridesmaids gave everyone the laughs they wanted this year. It proved that a comedy film doesn't need an all male main cast to be funny and that women can be just as sick and disgusting as the boys from The Hangover. Kristen Wiig is my all time favourite female comedic actress and her character in Bridesmaids had me in stitches. That's second to the brilliant Melissa McCarthy who nearly had me on the floor laughing. I saw the film with a friend and at parts me and her were crying into each other because jokes in Bridesmaids on a first viewing come out of nowhere and it is so cleverly written.

6. Tangled (review here)
Being a massive Disney fan I'm probably biased but, Tangled is one of the best Disney animations for a few years. Even though it was not the classic 2D animation that The Princess and the Frog was a year before, it still contained all the elements of a classic Disney princess story but included more. More humour, more action and a much more exciting storyline for the 21st century. It included traditional Disney princess songs which were beautiful, sang by the talents of Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi and it simply is a lot of fun. I'm still a child at heart and there is nothing I like more than seeing a film that is fun, innocent and charming and Tangled ticked all of them boxes.

5. The Tree Of Life (review here)
The Tree Of Life isn't for everyone and I went into the cinema thinking I knew what to expect. I didn't. Having not seen a Terrance Malick film before, I had nothing to prepare me apart from the raving reviews it had. The Tree Of Life is one of them films that I adored for it's beauty and the fact that it's different from the norm- especially some of the rubbish that is made nowadays. The two brothers in the narrative really give the film an emotional tug which I liked and the performance from Brad Pitt is brutal but very strong. Jessica Chastain really stands out in the film and is sure to get recognition now we are nearing awards season. The other side of the film, where people start to get confused, with masses of glorious effects and fantastic music, questions life. It's not what I am used to seeing but I really did enjoy it. It is absolutely stunning and a little tedious for some, but I loved it.

4. Hugo (review here)
Hugo is a recent cinema viewing but it stands out as one of the most charming films I've seen this year. Even though it's a cheesy thing to say, Hugo is filled me with complete warmth because of it's very sweet main characters, magical story and enchanting insight into some of the first ever films. Though there are parts where black and white films are shown, I think the magic is still there in the wonderful score for children and I still adored the homage to cinema. It's one of the best family films, which rightfully targets both adults and children, I have seen in a very long time. Hugo was enchanting and definitely topped off the year for me.

3. X-Men: First Class (review here) 
This was probably one of my most anticipated films because of my love for the film franchise and the fact I knew it just had to be better than Wolverine. With a year full of prequels and sequels, X-Men First Class was one of the better superhero films because of the leading cast of Michael Fassbender and James McAvoy and a ray of fine young talent in Jennifer Lawrence, Nichols Hoult, Lucas Till, Caleb Landry Jones and many others. Matthew Vaughn really grasped the right idea with X-Men: First Class with Charles and Erik, they were the best of friends and they helped each other through a lot. I was surprised by how much was included in the story of X-Men by the explaining entirely why Charles and Erik became enemies and gave you some stuff to question when next watching the originals, such as Mystique being Charles' best friend as a child. The cameo was very smart and overall X-Men: First Class is one of the better blockbusters of the year.

2. True Grit (review here)
Technically, the Coen Brothers' True Grit was released in 2010, but it's UK release date was very early 2011 so it can technically count as my favourite of the year. Not being the biggest fan of westerns, I wanted to see True Grit based upon the reviews it acclaimed but I ended up finding a favourite film. The film is incredible for many different reasons. The Oscar nominated performances by Jeff Bridges and the very talented Hailee Steinfeld are so empowering that their chemistry in the film is very lovely to watch. Then there is the cinematography which is absolutely beautiful. The score and story are other reasons why I fell in love with the film, because it's very heart warming but slightly brutal at the same time. It's story about a young girl becoming a woman because of her determination to avenge her fathers blood- not quite as glamorous as an modern day film. I have since watched True Grit a few times and still feel the exact same way I did when I first saw it.

1. Super 8 (review here)
Since seeing it at the cinema I have re-watched Super 8 to check if it's my favourite of the year. It was tough to pick, but I could be here for another year thinking of another film to top it. Super 8 was not what I expected at all. When I walked out of the cinema, I felt the way I did when I first saw Stand By Me, E.T and The Goonies. Super 8 feels like an 80s film but with the technology of 2011 it's even better. At parts I was on the edge of my seat and at other parts my hands were covering my eyes because of the tension the film held. Super 8 is full of J.J Abrams lens flares as well as beautiful shots and colours which gave me comfort when watching. It's not a film about any big names, the cast is solely the children with the exception of Kyle Chandler. The kids, or rather young actors, must have had an absolute blast making the film as it's a lot of fun to watch. The 'thing' is a bit disappointing but the rest of the film makes up for it. It's a film which pays homage to Speilberg and other great Sci-Fi adventures but at the same time it's a simply story of a group of friends spending their Summer making a film. It's sweet, compelling and an absolute joy to watch.

3 Honourable mentions: Thor (review), Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows (review), The Adventures of Tintin (review)


This year it's not only the film that has taken my interest, I'm also very fascinated by trailers and have more of an opinion on what makes a good and what makes a bad trailer. Here are my favourite trailers of the year

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
Never mind that I haven't seen the film, the trailer is insane. It's great because of the soundtrack and the cuts to the beat. If you haven't seen it then please watch above. Also check out the Muppets Spoof of it here which is very entertaining.

The Amazing Spider-man teaser 
Though it's not out for another half a year, the first trailer for The Amazing Spider-man is incredible! You'd think by it's length it's given a lot away but I still believe there is more for us to see. I much like the last part of the trailer where you are spidey. This trailer in 3D is fantastic.

Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows trailer 2
The only reason this made it into my favourites is because of the scene in the forest. I love the music and the slow motion which helps the cuts to the beat with the soundtrack. It's just very clever.

Tinker Tailor Solider Spy trailer 1
Like the other trailers I have mentioned, this trailer was particularly entertaining because of the tension the music brought to the audience.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 2 trailer 1
I love the beginning of this trailer as if uses the theme from the Harry Potter films in a slower mode as it fits with glimpses of the film. Then it's much more of an epic ride as lots of footage is put together one after the other at a very high continuum. Goosebumps!



That's it. My favourites of the year. As you can see it's not as sophisticated as other lists, but these are all my own favourites. Like I said above, I am interested in hearing other peoples favourites! Please let me know! Did you agree with some of my choices or was your favourite something not on my list and something I didn't see this year? Tell me!

I will probably make another post in the next few days to start off 2012, but until then...Happy New Year's everyone!

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Top Christmas films

With Christmas just around the corner, it's time to whip out the Christmas movies! I've already watched a few of my annual Christmas routine films and I decided to blog about them. After much thought I have concluded my top 10 Christmas film list! Some of them are not exactly legendary but after watching them for years they have fallen into a must watch at this time of year help me get into the mood for Christmas! So without further a do, here are my top 10 Christmas films

10. The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992, dir. Brian Henson)

 Everyone loves The Muppets and Christmas so The Muppets Christmas Carol is so much fun to watch! I have it on VHS and use to watch it every year when I was little. It's got songs and the narration by the Charles Dickens (ok..it's Gonzo), but it's the traditional tale of A Christmas Carol. A more comedic tale, but with Michael Caine, Kermit, Miss Piggy and the gang, it's just so great!

9. Little Women (1994, dir. Gillian Armstrong)

It's not strictly a Christmas film, but based on Lousia May Alcott's novel, the film begins at Christmas with the March family and another time throughout it's Christmas again. There are pretty scenes involving a young, handsome Christian Bale in the snow with the beautiful Winona Ryder as Jo March and the rest of the March girls. It's one of my most cherished films and I completely adore the story, characters, cast and setting. If it snows, it's my favourite film to curl up on the sofa with a hot chocolate and watch.

8. Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992, dir. Chris Columbus)

 The Home Alone films are a must for Christmas. Whether you prefer the first or the second (let's not talk about the rest), John Hughes story is hilarious to watch. It's not as good as the first and there are a million reasons why, but a little cute Macaulay Culkin reprising Kevin McCallister looking after himself in New York is one of them.

7. Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas (1999)

It's not the most popular, but when I was 5 I was given this to watch before Christmas and I've watched it every year in December ever since. It's three different stories of Christmas for Mickey and Minnie, Huey, Duey and Louie and Goofy and Max. It's short and sweet and it's a routine watch for me. It's narrated by Kelsey Grammer which fascinates me. Disney can definitely 'do' Christmas as I use to watch tons of Mickey Christmas specials as a youngster, but this one stood out for me.

6. Love Actually (2003, dir. Richard Curtis)

Cheesy but oh, so good right?! The scene with Hugh Grant dancing to 'jump', Bill Nighy promoting drugs with Any and Dec and lots and lots of Christmas love. Some of the cast are true talents with Neeson, Nighy, Grant, Firth, Thompson and so on. Love Actually is such a heart warming film for Christmas and you can't help but adore it! Line up of pure British goodness.

5. The Santa Clause (1994, dir. John Pasquin)

I hate to love the entire Santa Clause trilogy. If this was a top 15, the other two would probably have just made it because I adore them. They're children friendly
fun and I remember seeing the last two in the cinema, laughing at Tim Allen a lot. The first is the best though. Tim Allen plays Scott Calvin who becomes the next Santa Clause by accidentally killing the current one. Calvin is a humbug and he finds the role of Santa Clause very complicated and hard. There are many child actors in the film as the elves and Calvin's son, Charlie, so the film does feel quite young for me but it's still got magic to it! (as cheesy that that sounds)

4. It's a Wonderful Life (1946, dir. Frank Capra)

No Christmas film list is complete until It's A Wonderful Life is featured! Mr Jimmy Stewart is George Bailey, a man who at first believes his life is no longer worth living. Then a guardian angel comes along and helps George realise the lives he has touched and the good things he brought to the community, his family and friends. It's absolutely fantastic and a must watch in any list, but for Christmas it's a definite. It's the type of Christmas film you watch with your family. For me, it's one of my favourite James Stewart films and the ending always brings a smile to my face.

3. Elf (2003, dir. Jon Favreau)

My favourite Will Ferrell film of all time has got to be Elf where he is Buddy, a human who grew up at the north pole thinking he was an elf. It's a film that everyone watches at Christmas and there's a reason! To sound like a bad advertiser, Elf is fun for all the family because of the slick screenplay in using both jokes for children and lines for adults. Will Ferrel is hilarious as Buddy who's happiness and warmth is an enjoyment to watch on screen and as soon as it starts you instantly feel the Christmas mood. Elf features one of my favourite covers of Baby It's Cold Outside by the lovely Zooey Deschannel which could be half the reason I love it so much.

2. The Holiday (2006, dir. Nancy Meyers)

I tried hard but could not, not put The Holiday as my second favourite Christmas film ever. I'm not even ashamed. It's not the greatest chick flick about but it's certainly one of the best Christmas chick flicks. I adore Kate Winslet as Iris in The Holiday and Jack Black is kind of cute in it which is odd! It's so sweet and I adore the references to classic Hollywood and can confidently admit cute little Eli Wallach makes my heart swell. It's completely adorable to how both Diaz and Winslet's story's pan out and it's a film I watch every year without question.

1. Home Alone (1990, dir. Chris Columbus)

Finding my #1 film was hard but after much thought, I came to the conclusion that nothing, in my eye, beats Home Alone. Like I mentioned with Home Alone 2, it's John Hughes' story that makes me love it so much. Macaulay Culkin towers over everyone in the film as the best because he is so innocent and perfectly timed. 'I made my family disappear...I made my family dissapear' is just one of my favourite lines from young Mac but there are plenty more. I cry with laughter every time he's seen walking down the street with his shopping bags and they split and even more when 'Fuller' (young Kieran Culkin) gets squashed behind a chair.  It's so great that a family as big as the McCallister's can forget a member at home! Though the film is mostly a lot of laughs, the ending is still sweet and shows the true meaning of Christmas. The sad thing with Home Alone is that I can watch it any time of the year, but when it's played in December, Christmas has officially begun for me.


I have to include a 'Honourable mentions' because this list was torture to finalise!
The Chronicle Of Narnia: The Lion The Witch And The Wardrobe, The Grinch and Nightmare Before Christmas are other great Christmas films I like to watch. Narnia isn't exactly Christmassy, but the first film is mostly set in snow and Father Christmas features! The Grinch is self explanatory, it's great, funny and I love a good Dr Seuss film! Jim Carrey as The Grinch is fabulous and it's wickedly hilarious. Nightmare Before Christmas is the best mid November film because Halloween has just ended and everyone is getting ready for Christmas. One of my favourite Burton films, The Nightmare Before Christmas is another film I watch every year but it doesn't quite make it into my top 10.

This year I have National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, Bad Santa on DVD and Arthur Christmas in cinema to watch for the first time so who knows...maybe they'll make their way into my favourites!

This isn't about me though, I want to know what yours are!  Maybe The Snowman makes it way into your top list. Do you prefer Tim Burton's Edward Scissorhands over Nightmare Before Christmas? Maybe your ultimate favourite is simply It's A Wonderful Life. Or maybe, your favourite Christmas film isn't a traditional Christmassy film but it's still a tradition for you to watch it near Christmas?

Leave a comment below or on my facebook of your favourite Christmas films!

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NEW POLL - July 2011

Wow, it's July already!
It hasn't been a bad 6 months of film releases either! Though in actual fact, I haven't seen quite the amount of films I've wanted to due to exams and having more on my plate than I thought.
But, out of the films I have seen this year and ONLY at the cinema here are my top 5 favourites. Not necessarily EPIC films but ones that caught my eye and I could happily watch them again. This top 5 is totally my opinion and no one else's, it was hard enough to think of just 5 as it is being that this is a limited amount of films to choose from.

1. X-Men: First Class (x)
   
2. Source Code (x)
   
3. Thor (x)
   
4. Tangled (x)
   
5. Bridesmaids (x)
 

I'm interested in knowing what your favourite films of this year so far are! Maybe you don't live in the UK and you've had the delights of seeing Super 8, Cars 2 or others already and you enjoyed them? Or maybe you've seen a film on DVD or TV that wasn't released this year but it's made an impact on you? Whether it's a top 5 of films or just a few that you love please comment below or on the facebook comment!
Below in the comment box you can comment with your blogger user or comment with your name or leave it Anonymous- either way I'm excited to hear your favourites!
(Why not tell me some of the films you're most looking forward to this year?!)





As you've probably noticed from the title of this post, I've got a new poll on the top right hand side of my blog. I've chosen 5 Avengers and 5 from the DC superhero world for a Superhero poll. Totally random choices.
It's nothing important, neither are the results being used for anything- I'm simply curious. It doesn't take long at all, no more than 10 seconds I expect so if you could take my poll for me, it would mean a great deal to me.

If you have taken my poll, commented with your favourite films of this year so far or just read this post- thank you.

Let's hope the rest of the year for cinema goes as good!

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Top 100 favourite films

A few months back I had a sudden urge to make a list of my 100 favourite films, this turned out to be much more of a challenge than I thought. My list took a lot of time; cutting down it down, adding films after I remembered them, then of course putting them in order was the toughest part of all.
If you are reading this, please do not expect this to be a list of 'good' films. Some films featured are known as awful films, most of which you will recognize for that, but all of these films I have seen more than 3 times*, if not more more and I can continue to watch these films again and again and that is why they are my favourite.
*with the exception of Tangled.


These are my 100 favourite films as of April 2011.

1. The Lion King (1994, dir. Roger Allers, Rob Minkoff)
2. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986, dir. John Hughes)
3. The Dark Knight (2008, dir. Christopher Nolan)
4. The Breakfast Club (1985, dir. John Hughes)
5. Breakfast At Tiffany’s (1961, dir. Blake Edwards)
6. Aladdin (1992, dir. Ron Clements, John Musker)
7. The Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants (2005, dir. Ken Kwapis)
8. X2 (2003, dir. Bryan Singer)
9. Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991, dir. James Cameron)
10. The Prestige (2006, dir. Christopher Nolan)
11. Winnie The Pooh (1977, dir. John Lounsbery, Wolfgang Reitherman)
12. Toy Story (1995, dir. John Lasseter)
13. Kick-Ass (2010, dir. Matthew Vaughn)
14. Inception (2010, Christopher Nolan)
15. The Little Mermaid (1989, dir. Ron Clements, John Musker)
16. Adventureland (2009, dir. Greg Mottola)
17. One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961, dir. Clyde Geronimi Hamilton Luske Wolfgang Reitherman )
18. Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (2010, dir. Edgar Wright)
19. Terminator Salvation (2009, dir. McG)
20. What’s Eating Gilbert Grape (1993, dir. Lasse Hallström)
21. Up (2009, dir. Pete Docter, Bob Peterson)
22. Avatar (2009, dir. James Cameron)
23. Roman Holiday (1953, dir. William Wyler)
24. Beauty and the Beast (1991, dir. Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise)
25. Toy Story 2 (1999, dir. John Lasseter)
26. Jerry Maguire (1996, dir. Cameron Crowe)
27. When Harry Met Sally (1989, dir. Rob Reiner)
28. Sleeping Beauty (1959, dir. Clyde Geronimi)
29. Some Like It Hot (1959, dir. Billy Wilder)
30. The Other Boleyn Girl (2008, dir. Justin Chadwick)
31. Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist (2008, dir. Peter Sollett)
32. Mulan (1998, dir. Tony Bancroft, Barry Cook)
33. Beetlejuice (1988, dir. Tim Burton)
34. Moulin Rouge (2001, dir. Baz Luhrmann)
35. Shrek (2001, dir. Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson)
36. The Lake House (2006, dir. Alejandro Agresti)
37. Fight Club (1999, dir. David Fincher)
38. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984, dir. Steven Spielberg)
39. Toy Story 3 (2010, dir. Lee Unkrich)
40. North By Northwest (1959, dir. Alfred Hitchcock)
41. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002, dir. Chris Columbus)
42. The Holiday (2006, dir. Nancy Meyers)
43. The Goonies (1985, dir. Richard Donner)
44. Shaun of the Dead (2004, Edgar Wright)
45. 13 Going on 30 (2004, dir. Gary Winick)
46. Into the Wild (2007, dir. Sean Penn)
47. Tangled (2010, dir. Nathan Greno, Byron Howard)
48. Star Wars: Episode 1- The Phantom Menace (1999, dir. George Lucas)
49. Monsters, Inc. (2001, dir. Pete Docter)
50. Charlie Bartlett (2007, dir. Jon Poll)
51. Jackass Number Two (2006, dir. Jeff Tremaine)
52. Cloverfield (2008, dir. Matt Reeves)
53. Hercules (1997, dir. Ron Clements, John Musker)
54. Stardust (2007, dir. Matthew Vaughn)
55. A Walk To Remember (2002, dir. Adam Shankman)
56. The Social Network (2010, dir. David Fincher)
57. The Lion King 2: Simba’s Pride (1998, dir. Darrell Rooney, Rob LaDuca)
58. Transformers (2007, dir. Michael Bay)
59. The Princess Bride (1987, dir. Rob Reiner)
60. A Bug’s Life (1998, dir. John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton)
61. Daddy Day Care (2003, dir. Steve Carr)
62. Jurassic Park (1993, dir. Steven Spielberg)
63. Finding Nemo (2003, dir. Andrew Stanton, Lee Unkrich)
64. Sabrina (1954, dir. Billy Wilder)
65. The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005, dir. Andrew Adamson)
66. Finding Neverland (2004, dir. Marc Forster)
67. X-men: The Last Stand (2006, dir. Brett Ratner)
68. Madagascar (2005, dir. Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath)
69. Bringing Up Baby (1938, dir. Howard Hawks)
70. Fanboys (2008, dir. Kyle Newman)
71. Shakespeare in Love (1998, dir. John Madden)
72. Tarzan (1999, dir. Chris Buck, Kevin Lima)
73. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007, dir. David Yates)
74. Mamma Mia! (2008, dir. Phyllida Lloyd)
75. Little Miss Sunshine (2006, dir. Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris)
76. Zombieland (2009, dir. Ruben Fleischer)
77. Star Wars: Episode III-Revenge of the Sith (2005, dir. George Lucas)
78. Pineapple Express (2008, dir. David Gordon Green)
79. The Incredibles (2004, dir. Brad Bird)
80. Hot Fuzz (2007, dir. Edgar Wright)
81. 10 Things I Hate About You (1999, dir. Gil Junger)
82. Over The Hedge (2006, dir. Tim Johnson, Karey Kirkpatrick)
83. Prince of Persia (2010, dir. Mike Newell)
84. Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007, dir. Tim Story)
85. Iron Man (2008, dir. Jon Favreau)
86. The Wedding Singer (1998, dir. Frank Coraci)
87. The Princess and the Frog (2009, dir. Ron Clements, John Musker)
88. Tropic Thunder (2008, dir. Ben Stiller)
89. Ice Age (2002, dir. Chris Wedge, Carlos Saldanha)
90. High Fidelity (2000, dir. Stephen Frears)
91. A Knight’s Tale (2001, dir. Brian Helgeland)
92. Star Wars: Episode V- The Empire Strikes Back (1980, dir. Irvin Kershner)
93. Juno (2007, dir. Jason Reitman)
94. Blades of Glory (2007, dir. Josh Gordon, Will Speck)
95. Titanic (1997, dir. James Cameron)
96. Edward Scissorhands (1990, dir. Tim Burton)
97. 101 Dalmatians (1996 dir. Stephen Herek)
98. Batman (1989, dir. Tim Burton)
99. Raising Arizona (1987, dir. Joel Coen, Ethan Coen)
100. Down with Love (2003, dir. Peyton Reed)

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Top 5 - Disney Classics/Pixar (pt. 2)

Finding another category to do was harder than it sounded. One day I'll eventually do a Top 5 Films/Actors/Actresses but for a start, I think it's pretty predictable and also it's a bit basic. One day I will, but for now I want my Top 5s to be a little different. Not different like Film 2011 different, because it would be impossible for me to name my Top 5 'reality worlds', 'gangs' or 'strangers' because I haven't seen that many films.
Enough of my rambling.


Ok so Top 5 Disney Classics and Top 5 Pixar Features.
Anyone who knows me well knows I like Disney films a lot. So, even though it's fairly immature, I thought I'd make my Top 5s around Disney and Pixar.
I've done them in two lists because as many people associate Pixar and Disney together, and rightly so, to me they are different institutions and deserve different recognition.
Ok I'm rambling again...here I go:

1. The Lion King
2. Winnie The Pooh
3. Aladdin
4. 101 Dalmatians
5. The Little Mermaid

Winnie The Pooh isn't necessarily one of the greatest films, but it's always been one of my favourites since I was about 2 and that's no exaggeration. I have to have it in my top 5.

1. Toy Story
2. UP
3. A Bug's Life
4. Monsters Inc.
5. Finding Nemo 

All 3 Toy Story films are fantastic and it's proof good and maybe even better sequels can be made. But I can't just have a whole list that is 3/5 Toy Story!

Because I'm a nerd, here are my Top 5 Pixar Shorts too..

1. For The Birds
2. Geri's Game
3. Luxo Jr.
4. Day and Night
5. Partly Cloudy

Eh, I sometimes act younger than I should.
This is a child-like post. But I bet you have you own favourite Disney films right? Thought so. 


What would be your Top 5 Disney Classics or Pixar films be? Maybe yours are a mixture of Disney/Pixar and real life Disney?

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Top 5 - Directors (pt. 1)

The title sounds very sad.
I just thought instead of posting reviews all the time, I could do a blog every Tuesday with my Top 5 of something. I'm the kind of person who likes making lists, call me Rob Gordon/Fleming from High Fidelity.

So for my first one I've chosen 'Top 5 favourite and most influential Directors.'
You could say my picks are pretty predictable and very common with most people. But I like the way they direct.
These are my top 5 favourite film directors with two or three of my favourite films or TV shows they've made directed

1. Christopher Nolan - The Prestige, The Dark Knight, Inception
2. John Hughes - Ferris Bueller's Day Off, The Breakfast Club
3. Alfred Hitchcock - North By Northwest, Physco, To Catch a Thief
4. Matthew Vaughn - Kick Ass, Stardust, (Possibly X-Men: First Class? Let's hope)
5. Edgar Wright - Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, Shaun Of The Dead, Spaced (TV series)

It was such a tough decision to come down to just 5, worthy mentions are; James Cameron, Greg Mottola, David Fincher, Danny Boyle and even Ben Stiller- again mostly predictable. I guess if I made a top 10, they would be in it, but that's just being picky and selfish. I'll leave it at 5.

What would be your Top 5 favourite and most influential Directors?
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