Runtime:108 Minutes
Plot- "Jane Austen's classic tale of the tangled relationships between lovers from different social classes in 19th century England is faced with a new challenge -- an army of undead zombies".
My Thoughts
I will be the first to admit that I have never read the Jane Austen book that this film is based on. I knew nothing of the characters or the plot that this film was based on. Having said that this film was actually not bad and worth seeing at least once. First off the cast did a solid job overall and found no real complaints from any of them. it was kind of cool to see a group of Five sisters being Zombie Killers. I have seen my fair share of Zombie movies and I can say this is the first one that I have seen that was set during this time period and it was refreshing, I would sometimes think to myself "how cool would it be to see a Zombie movie set in an older time period" and I finally got my wish. The plot of this movie was mostly standard fare in the Zombie Genre, one difference is that the Zombie's are known about and have been for a long time so the characters interact with their situations accordingly which usually is not the case in Zombie films. The Jane Austen side that intersects with the Zombie Side can be boring at points and for someone who is exclusively expecting a Zombie movie with "Pride and Prejudice" undertones will be disappointed as this film is a proper mix of both in a 50/50 way which after seeing the film was the way to do it. If you have read the book you will notice many of the nuances in this film such as the characters names and the setting of the film, as I mentioned earlier I have not and it took me some time to catch on. There was not a huge amount of Special effects other than makeup for the Zombies, no really bad CGI or anything like that which is always nice to see as bad CGI can make any movie seem cheap and really take away from it overall. One aspect of the film that kind of irked me was in certain points in the film the camera angle would switch to the Zombie point of view, and I didn't understand the point of it or what it added to the story. I did like that the film did not take itself too seriously and had its fair share of sprinkled in funny moments that made me chuckle which was a nice touch. Rotten Tomatoes gave this film a 41% saying " Pride and Prejudice and Zombies manages to wring a few fun moments out of its premise, but never delivers the thoroughly kooky mashup its title suggests". I am not sure what kind of "Kooky" mashup they wanted to see but for me I was fine with this film overall and would recommend anyone who is a fan of Zombie films to see at least once as long as you know what to expect.
Rating
Decent film, worth seeing once if your expectations aren't too high. 7.0/10!!!!
The Next Film to review is "Deadpool" Starring Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin and Ed Skrein.
Runtime:108 Minutes
Plot
"A former Special Forces operative turned mercenary is subjected to a rogue experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers, adopting the alter ego Deadpool".
My Thoughts
Most people who know me, will know that I am a huge Deadpool fan (he is easily one of my top 5 marvel characters of all time). when word first broke about this film, I was very excited and my anticipation was at an all time high. After seeing the Film I can say they hit it out of the park, this film was awesome and I highly recommend it. Ryan Reynolds was the perfect choice and the only choice I could see for this role, he did a very good job and he should be the only person to ever play Deadpool in any future movies, the rest of the cast was very good with special mention to TJ Miller for his role as "Weasel" his and Reynolds character interplay was very funny and i enjoyed it. The plot was decent enough and was entertaining for the most part, I will say that the villain in this film (Ajax played by Ed Skrein) felt a little weak and overall I felt a better villain could have been chosen but with How the story played out it fit within the story and made sense. the film is rated R and for good reason, if this film was rated anything other than R i would have hesitated to see it. The film was crude,Explicit,No hold's barred and it was perfect, it was classic Deadpool played out on the big screen. from breaking the 4th wall with the audience to the wise cracking jokes to the sexual innuendo the R rating really allowed this film to be what it truly needed to and I applaud everyone involved for allowing this to happen. Other than the weak villain in this film there was not much I found wrong with it, if I had to nitpick some of the jokes for me fell flat but that comes down to personal preference, I also felt the Love story as I feel with most marvel films was not needed but again this comes down to personal preference. Rotten Tomatoes gave this film a 84% saying "Fast, funny, and gleefully profane, the fourth-wall-busting Deadpool subverts superhero film formula with wildly entertaining -- and decidedly non-family-friendly -- results". Overall this was an awesome film and exactly what I wanted to see, I look forward to Deadpool 2 and any other crossover films the merc with the mouth will make a presence in, Highly recommend this film.
Rating
Exactly what I wanted to see, awesome movie 8.5/10!!!
The Next film up for review is "Triple 9" Starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Casey Affleck and Anthony Mackie
RunTime: 115 Minutes
Plot
"A gang of criminals and corrupt cops plan the murder of a police officer in order to pull off their biggest heist yet across town".
My Thoughts
Let me start by saying I am a huge fan of Cop drama and thrillers, in fact I feel it is a genre that recently has been neglected. When I first heard about this film last year I was really excited to see it, then the film was pushed back till 2016 which was a disappointment. Now having actually seen the film I have to say it was solid. The cast was full of Big names, which can be a worry for me, I have noticed that films that have a lot of big names in them can have to much going on and the acting talent of the cast can get lost at times and degrade the overall quality of the film. For the most part this was not an issue for this film, the cast overall was very good, some of the standout performances for me were Chiwetel Ejiofor for his portrayal as Micheal Atwood the leader of the criminal gang, I have rarely seen a bad performances from Ejiofor and this is another film where he did a very good job. Aaron Paul was another performance that stood out to me he portrayed a disgraced cop with a past he is trying to forget very well. I would have to say that Kate Winslet had the best performance in this film she played the villain Irina Vlaslov and her performance really made me dislike her character which is t he villains main job. There were two performances that for me felt underwhelming and those were by Woody Harrelson and Casey Affleck, I respect both actors for their previous work, but in this film both characters they portrayed annoyed me, Harrelson's character I just did not like one bit from his mannerisms to the way he talked everything was just off with him. Affleck's character was a little more tolerable but overall his character also annoyed me especially with his incessant gum chewing it really got on my nerves after a while, the way these characters were portrayed may have been how the director wanted but for me these two irked me the whole film. The plot in this film was decent but definitely had its moments where it got a bit boring and cliched in areas but overall it was easy to follow and had enough surprise's to keep me engaged throughout the film. Rotten Tomatoes gave this film a 55% saying " Triple 9's pulpy potboiler thrills don't quite live up to the ferocious talents of its cast, but the film's efficient, solidly crafted genre fun is often enough to balance its troublesome flaws". Overall as I mentioned earlier this was a solid film, it was for the most part well acted and had a decent plot that flowed well with the tome of the film, If you are a fan of Cop Drama/Thrillers or a fan of the actors in the film I recommend to see this film.
Rating
Well acted, Solid Film 7.4/10!!!
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