Monday, 19 September 2011

I an guard (anag)

The Guard - ★★★★★

Irish Lewis on acid, uncovers Scooby Doo style smuggling ring in between caring for dying mother, visiting prostitutes, drinking milkshakes and swimming.
Really well written, acted, filmed.
Also really funny.

Tuesday, 13 September 2011

Truly, madly, bitey

True Blood Series 4 - ★★★★

The everyday tales of the worlds most annoying telepathic fairy waitress.
This series may not have quite lived up to the bat-shit craziness of the last and probably didn't have a moment as funny as the Russell Edgington spine removal on live TV bit but at least it tried with two still-beating hearts ripped from chests, face melting, lots of beatings, shootings, burnings and most disturbingly the vampire on waitress on vampire (although not necessarily in that order) sex scenes.
For the most part it ticked the required boxes set up in the previous three series, with convoluted go-nowhere plots involving far too many characters all getting to say 'Sookie' in 'Deep South' accents ranging from South London to South Sydney.
Still one of the smartest and funniest series on TV.

Tuesday, 6 September 2011

Genuinely funny film shocker

The Trip - ★★★★★

Superb.
Did make me a bit hungry though.

Alienate

Attack The Block - ★★★

Not bad. Sort of OK.
British made, fairly low budget alien invasion/comedy/horror film.
Not actually scary or funny but had a few decent visual moments.
Dumps on Battle: Los Angeles, Signs, Battlefield Earth but in turn gets dumped on by Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Village of the Damned, The Thing.
The middle part of the alien invasion/horror centipede.