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Mortal Kombat
It's not that bad actually. Not good, but certainly better than I expected it to be. A group a friends roped me into seeing it, but I had a decent time with it, if you are fan of the games and know of the "lore" then there is plenty too enjoy, my biggest complaint is that for someone like me who knows little about the Mortal Kombat franchise the film doesn't do a very good job at explaining and presenting the world to you, you are more or less thrown in and expected to care. The redeeming factors here are Kano, the Aussie bro who makes snide remarks at other characters and Mehcad Brooks who I really wish was in it more. The fights were good and bloody, the storytelling wasn't great, but the film had good enough pacing to keep me semi invested. 5/10
Cruellla
I had no idea that this film even existed until a week before it's release. It's defiantly stands out as a highlight of an otherwise modern bastardisation trend of Disney classic animated films. Emma Stone and Emma Thompson bounce off their wits perfectly with each other. You have to applauded Jenny Beavan outstanding costume design work here, the whole film really depends on it as the whole backdrop is the 70s London fashion scene, the bin bag dress stood out as my favourite out of 30-something different looks the titular character has. As you would expect the material here is darker than most Disney remakes and spin off's, they hint as some stuff, but I hoped that they would go a bit further than they did considering this is 'Cruella' we are talking about, but still it's a product that actually feels like a film. A project in which there is a clear creative vision and you can tell that everyone evolved were working their hardest and it pays of for the most part. 7/10
First Cow
After hearing glowing reviews from the likes of Mark Kermode I was interested in seeing this indie film. 'First Cow' has had a very limited release showing in only 20 so screens across the UK, the only place it was showing near me was the "Home" cinema in Manchester city centre. I have been there a number of times in the past several years, it's a good cinema if you're into independent and art-house films. To be honest I was disappointed in the film itself after hearing so many great things. I still thought the film was decent, the large appeal for me was the beautiful framing and delicate cinematography as well as Toby Jones delivering another great if not smaller role as the film's main antagonist "Cheif Factor". The film's pacing is the main complaint for me here as the first hour truly drags and I am quite a patient person, I feel as if many of the shots, while beautiful are way too long and have said everything they needed to say at least 10 seconds before they cut. 6/10
It's not that bad actually. Not good, but certainly better than I expected it to be. A group a friends roped me into seeing it, but I had a decent time with it, if you are fan of the games and know of the "lore" then there is plenty too enjoy, my biggest complaint is that for someone like me who knows little about the Mortal Kombat franchise the film doesn't do a very good job at explaining and presenting the world to you, you are more or less thrown in and expected to care. The redeeming factors here are Kano, the Aussie bro who makes snide remarks at other characters and Mehcad Brooks who I really wish was in it more. The fights were good and bloody, the storytelling wasn't great, but the film had good enough pacing to keep me semi invested. 5/10
Cruellla
I had no idea that this film even existed until a week before it's release. It's defiantly stands out as a highlight of an otherwise modern bastardisation trend of Disney classic animated films. Emma Stone and Emma Thompson bounce off their wits perfectly with each other. You have to applauded Jenny Beavan outstanding costume design work here, the whole film really depends on it as the whole backdrop is the 70s London fashion scene, the bin bag dress stood out as my favourite out of 30-something different looks the titular character has. As you would expect the material here is darker than most Disney remakes and spin off's, they hint as some stuff, but I hoped that they would go a bit further than they did considering this is 'Cruella' we are talking about, but still it's a product that actually feels like a film. A project in which there is a clear creative vision and you can tell that everyone evolved were working their hardest and it pays of for the most part. 7/10
First Cow
After hearing glowing reviews from the likes of Mark Kermode I was interested in seeing this indie film. 'First Cow' has had a very limited release showing in only 20 so screens across the UK, the only place it was showing near me was the "Home" cinema in Manchester city centre. I have been there a number of times in the past several years, it's a good cinema if you're into independent and art-house films. To be honest I was disappointed in the film itself after hearing so many great things. I still thought the film was decent, the large appeal for me was the beautiful framing and delicate cinematography as well as Toby Jones delivering another great if not smaller role as the film's main antagonist "Cheif Factor". The film's pacing is the main complaint for me here as the first hour truly drags and I am quite a patient person, I feel as if many of the shots, while beautiful are way too long and have said everything they needed to say at least 10 seconds before they cut. 6/10