Welcome back
to another set of film reviews, if this is your first visit to my
blog or you didn't catch last months post, I've started a series
where take a look at the films I've seen at the cinema each month. So
without further ado here's the films I saw with my Odeon Limitless membership throughout February, my thoughts and my recommendations!
Bad Boys
for Life
I was really
excited to see Bad Boys for Life, the third instalment in the series.
I have fond memories of watching the first two quite a lot when I was
younger. I had this strange box set containing Bad Boys, Bad Boys 2
and a film called S.W.A.T., god knows why S.W.A.T. was thrown in there
but it was and I still own it to this day. I actually re-watched the
first two films the day before seeing the new one. I would recommend
doing this, especially if you've never seen the original set of
films. There are quite a lot of references to the older
ones and you'll need to fully understand and remember Marcus
Burnett's (Martin Lawrence) and Mike Lowrey's (Will Smith)
relationship for the plot to have the desired impact and to get
enjoyment from various jokes and gags that are present throughout the film.
This is probably the best Bad Boys film to date, closely followed by the
first one. Martin Lawrence and Will Smith still have the same on
screen chemistry they did all those years ago. It was a joy to watch
and very funny and heart-warming at times too. The characters are
still the same, not all too much has changed, Marcus Burnett and Mike
Lowrey are still the same lovable duo that pretty much only exist to
get on each others nerves as well as protect each other no matter
what. After all, they are Bad Boys for Life.
Underwater
Underwater
was the most surprising film of the month, I can truly say I enjoyed
every single second of it. It's obviously taken a lot of inspiration
from Alien, this was apparent from the moment the initial trailer was
released. It's pretty much just an underwater version of Alien, which
I'm not against, it still had it's own quirks and it defiantly has
it's own identity as well. Kristen Stewart plays the lead role which
she does tremendously, she delivers a very believable performance and
I couldn't take my eyes off her the entire time. Her character
undeniably resembles Ellen Ripley, the protagonist of the Alien
franchise, from the clothes she wears to her hero-esque leadership status.
My favourite
thing about this film is that it literally starts at a point where
most films would spend 30+ minutes building up to. I've never seen a
film that literally jumps straight into the action in the same way
this does. It had me gripped from beginning to end and I couldn't
recommend it enough. I personally find a long build up at the start
of an action or horror film to sometimes be boring or unnecessarily
long winded, obviously this depends on the film, but with this the
quick approach worked so well.
Sonic the
Hedgehog
Sonic the
Hedgehog was my most hyped film to have released this month and it did
not disappoint. I was beyond excited for this film, I'm a massive fan
of video games, although I've not had much experience with any of the
mainstream Sonic titles, but I used to love 'Sonic & Sega All-Stars
Racing' and 'Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed' when I was
younger, I still think that Transformed is one of the best racing
games ever made. Sonic as a character is so incredibly cute and I'm
all for supporting any video game adaptation and would love to see
more of them in the future.
This film
had quite a lot of criticism before it was released, the first
official trailer showcased a very different design for Sonic compared
to what was shown in the final release. The first design was truly
awful, if you've been living under a rock and haven't heard about
this you need to look it up right now, it's so funny and most certainly would have
ruined the film if they hadn't changed it. Luckily they did change it
and the new design is perfect. The plot of the film isn't mind
blowing but it does the job and has a nice enough narrative and I
was thoroughly entertained throughout. The acting was good, Jim
Carrey as Doctor Robotnik was genius casting, he portrayed the
character really well and one of my favourite scenes was of him
dancing, it was pure Jim Carrey gold and incredibly funny. I'd highly
recommend seeing this film if it's still being screened at a cinema
near you, and if you're a Sonic the Hedgehog fan be sure to stay until after the
first set of credits – you won't be disappointed.
Thank you so much for reading, I hope to keep up with this and write one of these every month. I love reading a good list so I hope you enjoy this format. I've already got my next cinema visit booked in and am looking forward to writing next months list. Let me know what you saw this month and what you're looking forward to seeing in the future. One of my most anticipated films this year is Halloween Kills, the next instalment in the Halloween series (October couldn't come soon enough)!
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