Happy Death Day 2 U

Posted on February 17, 2019 by C966939529

If I was stuck in a time loop watching this film – I wouldn’t care!

We have yet another sequel, but I am not mad as I loved the original film. But I always get nervous as films will always be compared to their counterparts. Luckily this film works perfectly.

The original Happy Death Day was set on Tree’s Birthday 18^th September. Happy Death Day 2U is set the very next day, 19^th September. This could be troublesome, but the sequel has remained with the same crew, same director, same cinematographer and same music director.

This lends itself to the smooth transition from one film to the next. This is definitely a film that you need to see the original before seeing the sequel as there are so many Easter eggs! Especially relating to Back To The Future, which was a big influence in this film.

So, of course you know the drill

* SPOILER ALERT*

Some of my favourites are:

The woodchipper scene, which is called Biff’s Tree Cutting Service, a nod to Biff the bully from the Back To The Future trilogy.
There is also in the background of the skydiving scene “Like a Leaf” written on the plane, another homage to the joke Biff always messed up, “Make like a tree and leaf.”
88 mph in the car
Poster on the wall[1]
Red Hawaiian shirt in the background

I live for these sort of references in films!

An extra one the Greek Mythology buffs:

Ryan’s Proton Converting Device. He named it Sissy, which sounds suspiciously like Sisyphus, who escaped death and was forced to roll a boulder up a hill, which constantly rolled back down, for eternity. [2]

The story is as seamless as these references and of course with any slasher film, a higher death count. In the first film there are 14 deaths, 8 of these are Tree’s. In this film there are 20 deaths, but luckily for Tree she only dies 7 times, but of course they are hilarious.

My personal favourites, the skydive and the electrocution.

The comedy keeps rolling even with the costumes.

Speaking of costumes, some eagle eyed viewers may have spotted a huge clue to the multiverse theory. Look closely at these two photos:

Happy Death Day Happy Death Day 2 U

The Gigs are he same band, but different locations….Butterfly Effect is in full effect people!

Happy Death Day Happy Death Day 2 U

Speaking of which DO NOT LEAVE IN THE CREDITS!!! Trust me it makes everything make sense and leads us to thinking there is going to be another film! I am buzzing!

If you liked the original you will love this film, I guarantee it!

My blog so my views I give it 5/5!

Director: Christopher Landon

Cast: Jessica Rothe, Isreal Broussard, Ruby Modine

Crew: Toby Oliver (Cinematography), Jason Blum (Producer), Bear McCreary (Music)

Genre: Science Fiction Comedy Slasher

Rating: 15

[1] https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2467009/happy-death-day-2u-has-a-bunch-of-clever-back-to-the-future-tributes

[2] https://www.greekmyths-greekmythology.com/the-myth-of-sisyphus/

Assassination Nation

Posted on November 16, 2018 by C966939529

A clever feminist take down of society – love, love, love!

This film came out of the blue for me. I hadn’t heard a lot about it until it appeared on the cinema listings. I don’t know why! The premise I love the idea of because in 2018 this is something that could happen. People hacking photos, especially from prominent people, like presidents… oops I meant mayor 😉

The best way I can describe this film is Mean Girls meets the Purge in Salem, Massachusetts during the Witch Hunts. This is even suggested in the costume.

I love these little Easter eggs and think it is really clever. Something else I like in this film is the use of the colour red, and the hues. Red is used in some many ways, it is used to show sexiness, empowerment, danger, and hatred. It comes full circle.

I don’t want to give too much away as I saw this film before it is released on the 23^rd November.

This film gets your thinking about your own online footprint and these are so many fantastic quotes.

This may not be a perfect film, but it made me laugh, made me think and says a lot about society.

So, I don’t care it’s a 5/5 from me! I’m off to see it again!

Favourite Quotes

“You may kill me but you’ll never kill us all”

“I’m not a bitch, I’m a feminist”

“I’m not the monster you think I am”

“The whole world is watching”

“I love this kind of scandal”

“Men who don’t eat pussy in this day of age, is straight up a sociopath” – AMEN!

Director: Sam Levinson

Cast: Odessa Young, Suki Waterhouse, Hari Nefi, Abra, and Bella Thorn.

Genre: Comedy Horror

Rating: 18

Slaughterhouse Rulez

Posted on November 4, 2018 by C966939529

More Parody than Horror/Comedy

The last British horror I saw was Ghost Stories and I loved it, I saw it as a great future for the British horror community, so I had high expectations for this film. Especially as it is a Simon Pegg and Nick Frost collaboration. Director Crispian Mills, who has worked with Pegg before in “A Fantastic Fear of Everything”, has described this film as a “distant cousin of the Cornettos”.

As you may recall the Cornetto Trilogy are a collection of comedy horror films consisting of “Shaun of the Dead”, “Hot Fuzz” and “The World’s End”.

Pegg and Frost are executive producers as well as cast and even use this film as their premier for their production company Stolen Picture.

Although this film is classed as a horror, I see it more of a parodist comedy.

Parody

This film is set in a private school which can be described as a mix between Hogwarts and St Trinians. These parallels can be seen through the uniform and the houses.

At Slaughterhouse you have: Andromeda – the all girls house, Olympus – the Jocks, Xenophon – the Nerds and Sparta – who are basically the Hufflepuffs.

You can also see a clear Draco Malfoy, Snape and Neville Longbottom chracters, but I will let you figure them out for yourselves!

The parodies even continue into the Cornetto Trilogy – see what I mean?

I also liked the subtle hints, for instance the schools motto is “Per Caedes Ad Astra” which means “Through Bloodshed to the Stars” In Latin.

The use of fracking is a parody on the environment and it is something that is happening in the world but this is taking silliness to the extreme with the amount of fart jokes which can get tiresome after a while.

Symbolism

The filming itself is quite interesting. They use a lot of drone shots to show the size of the school and as it was filmed at Stowe School near Buckingham, which is 300 years old, it was very effective to show the grandeur of the Private School. This was also mixed in with POV shots, some from the creatures, some from the students as they spy. The school itself symbolises the status of going to a private school against a public school. There has always been a lot of discussion about is it worth paying to go to Private school and mixing with the elite. But at the end of the day no matter what school faces the apocalypse we are all screwed!

Another symbol I liked the use of was the school tie. For many different characters it represents something different.

Don

Woody

Wootton

Clegg

Wolloughby

Don doesn’t want to be at the school and feels very alone so the tie makes him feel alone and abandoned.

Woody graduated many years ago but still wears his school tie on his wrist as a reminder of his brother Teddy who died in the woods. It is a symbol of his past and of his rebellion from the elite.

Wootton bless him has failed the house test on the history of the school numerous times and is punished every time he fails. For him the tie symbolise and is literally a constraint.

Clegg is the head prefect and takes his role very seriously and wears his tie with pride, showing unity in the school and making life hell for the other students.

Willoughby sees the tie as a symbol of death as his roommate hung himself using the tie and he tried to do the same after pulling pranks using the noose as a symbol.

Conclusion

A lot of people have panned this film but I really enjoyed it, but I think I enjoyed it more as a parody than a comedy horror. So I think in the end it all comes down to personal taste, which in the end is what happens with any film. I found it funny and enjoyed picking out the parody nuggets but I didn’t find it scary at all. So if you want to be scared look elsewhere but if you want a lighthearted film with lots of fart jokes. This film is for you.

I give it a 3/5.

Favourite Quotes:

“Super massive Frack Hole”

“Damn, why didn’t this happen under the maths block?”

“To the Skoda!”

“This Is Sparta”

“Tunnels my arse, this is a sewer!”

“I’m gonna die unfulfilled, I’m gonna die a virgin, I’m gonna die in Greek sandals”

Director: Crispian Mills

Cast: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Asa Butterfield, Michael Sheen and Finn Cole

Crew: John De Borma (Cinematographer)

Genre: Horror Comedy

Rating: 15

Director: Crispian Mills

Cast: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Asa Butterfield, Michael Sheen and Finn Cole

Crew: John De Borma (Cinematographer)

Genre: Horror Comedy

Rating: 15

Ocean’s 8

Posted on June 28, 2018 by C966939529

Sloppy, poorly executed and boring.

I love a good heist film and the original Ocean’s trilogy by Steven Soderbergh are some of my favourites. It is clever, funny and I never see the twists coming (no matter how ridiculous it may be …ahem…Julia Roberts playing Julia Roberts…) They are an enjoyable watch. The same cannot be said for this.

I have the same feelings about this film as I did with them remaking Ghostbusters, it is unnecessary. As a woman I personally find it personally insulting that great actresses are just rehashing something that a male cast has already done. Why can’t they just come up with original storylines that can let them shine in their own right. #StopRemakes

Considering the cast this film has I was expecting a lot, but the marketing and story-line ruined it. For instance, if you look at the poster it is obvious that Anne Hathaway is a part of the plan in some way. So when this comes to light, the surprise is taken away leaving it flat.

The one scene that made me laugh was Anne Hathaway looking at herself in the mirror trying on the necklace….which is in the trailer! Nothing was there to keep me guessing and took me by surprise. I guessed what was going to happen and it was very apparent I was watching a film. Even the secret exchanges were sloppy and if that was the best take they could get, god knows what the other takes were like.

The one thing I like about the film is how they have updated it in the techniques, such as Facebook stalking and having throw backs to the original films, as in the opening. But I would not recommend this to any fan of the original.

Sloppy, poorly executed and boring.

1/5

Director: Gary Ross

Cast: Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway, Mindy Kaling, Sarah Paulson, Rihanna, Helena Bonham Carter, and Awkwafina.

Crew: Ross and Olivia Milch (Screenwriters)

Genre: American Heist Comedy

Rating: 15

Bridget Jones’s Baby

Posted on October 24, 2016 by C966939529

“Great end of a great trilogy”

Bridget Jones is every woman’s spirit animal. She is imperfect, terrible at dating and just a mess, but she is perfect just the way she is. Every woman wants to find their Mr Darcy so we are so excited to see the end of the trilogy.

Although I must admit I was nervous about having the new film as it has been 12 years since the Edge of Reason and 15 since the original Bridget Jones’s Diary! I can’t believe it had been that long and leaving that amount of time is a risky strategy but they managed it in a great way.

From the beginning of the film I loved the throwbacks to the previous films, especially with the use of the song “All by myself” (Carmen, 1975).

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(Maquire, Bridget Jones’s Baby, 2016)

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(Maquire, 2001)

Another lovely touch was with the infamous Christmas Jumpers. As well as having all these little throwback they have also brought Bridget into the 21^st century. Her hand written diary is now digitalised in an IPad and she uses FaceTime instead of talking on the phone to her mother.

Unfortunately there were some issues that I cannot forgive. The first being Bridget’s birthday. In the first film Bridget’s birthday is the 9^th May and magically in this film her birthday is the 9^th November. This is something so simple why the screw up? Another issue I found was Americanisms. At one point in the film they mention Jerry Springer, but in England we would not use Jerry Springer we would use Jeremy Kyle (The English Jerry Springer), maybe I am just being picky but this is something that stuck in my mind ages after the film ended.

Overall there is great chemistry between the three main characters which the audience seemed to love from the laughing out loud. Don’t change for anyone Bridget, we love you “Just the way you are”.

4/5

Works Cited

Carmen, E. (1975). All By Myself [Recorded by E. Carmen].

Kidron, B. (Director). (2004). Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason [Motion Picture].

Maquire, S. (Director). (2001). Bridget Jones’s Diary [Motion Picture].

Maquire, S. (Director). (2016). Bridget Jones’s Baby [Motion Picture].

Director: Sharon Maquire

Cast: Renee Zellweger, Colin Firth, Patrick Dempsey

Crew: Emma Thompson (writer), Helen Fielding (Writer)

Genre: Romantic Comedy

Rating: 15

Sausage Party

Posted on October 22, 2016 by C966939529

Pure disgusting filth….I love it!

Dirty animated comedies are my thing so this was right up my street! I am a huge fan of South Park and Family Guy so was excited for this. This is the start of a new genre of adult animation films and I can’t wait to see what else the future holds.

This film starts out with a fantastic all-star cast including Seth Rogan, Kristen Wiig and Jonah Hill. The film is about the life of food and parodies religion and stereotypes. In the supermarket the food talk about the “great beyond” (Vernon, 2016) and all the different areas of the supermarket represent different parts of the world such as Mexico, China and Germany, and different religions, the Jewish and Middle East “77 bottles of extra-virgin olive oil” (Vernon, 2016) . The parody doesn’t stop there it also parodies films such as “Saving Private Ryan” (Spielberg, 1998).

I love how they even parody the idea of the grass is greener on the other side. Whenever we see the humans point of view it is grey and in muted colour but compared to the foods point of view it is bright, colourful and beautiful…that is of course until they learn the truth.

The one thing that surprised me was how brutal they get both physically and sexually. At the end the food orgy is one of the funniest but disturbing things I think I have ever seen. The most disturbing part of the film was the used condom talking to Barry about what had happened to him. “ I begged them to stop, but then they just went. First, the gods stretched me till it hurt, then they went inside me, and then… And then… SPOOGE! Look at me! LOOK AT ME!” (Vernon, 2016)

What can I say this is so my type of humour so I loved it but it won’t suit everyone’s taste. Maybe I am just biased but this is one of my favourite films of the year!

5 stars!

Works Cited

Scenes, F. (2016, March 24). Sausage Party Potato being Peeled Scene . Retrieved from Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyTf7h1XDOs&feature=youtu.be

Spielberg, S. (Director). (1998). Saving Private Ryan [Motion Picture].

Vernon, G. T. (Director). (2016). Sausage Party [Motion Picture].

Director: Greg Tiernan and Conrad Vernon

Cast: Seth Rogan, Kristen Wiig, Jonah Hill, Bill Hader, Michael Cera, James Franco

Crew: Ariel Shaffer (Writer), Seth Rogan (Writer, Producer),

Genre: Adult Computer Animation

Rating: 15

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