Footy Fans....

..... It's a great thing to be a supporter of a club, it give you a sense of belonging and identity but it is sometime taken too far and they think the own the club and that they should have the deciding vote if people stay or go. Fans are the emotional support that a team needs to help boost morale and work rate and get the results. If the fans turn against the team, this is hardly supportive. Like how the Juve fans were pelting the team bus with eggs before the game with Catani, which they ended up losing. This thing that the fan now DEMANDS that you must win it says more about the fans than the team. Espeacially in Italy, the negative acts of fans are tolerated too often, sometimes they are even expected to act that way.... and it's sad. Again Juve fans are the culprit, their refusal to listen to the club has lead to Juve being fined again! This must stop but you get the feeling that in some areas it is expected and encouraged.

There is something wrong with society...

..... Everyone wants to be on T.V or aspire to be in the tabloids, just the other week I heard to girls talking about their future aspirations...and you know what they were...to become WAGS!!!

Society has lost the plot. It's like feminism didn't even happen!!! And what's worse it's not only the mens fault but women themselves.. what happened to the sisterhood?? Every girl is trying to out do each other or kick the next girl in the mud...It's really sad.

What I see in the world today deeply troubles me. I see girls who can't be over the age of 10, wearing what can only be described as a denim belt and a scarf! But all the fashion magazines say that it looks good. Are women and young girls just so dumb today that they can't tell that they are being manipulated and dragged back down when all their though off is as sex objects. Just this word sex object is enough to make me extreamly angry, I mean to be considered as a thing to own or have, it's demeaning.

What angers me most is when highly educated women can't see through this trap and instead jump into it feet first. Television can give you an accurate display of how lost we have become. You get stuff like: How To look good Naked, Naked Briton, The Hills, American's Next Top Model, Running in Heels etc etc I could go on forever. All these shows are telling everyone how they should look and how the more aggressive and bitchy you are, the more successful you'll be.

I weep for the future of the human race!!!!!

Where have morales gone???

Not to sound like an old fart but have you seen the kids these days??? They're de-sensitised, over sexed and they believe thet should get whatever they want and they don't want to work for it.

Teenage girls are the worst.. have you seen the way they dress??-they're pretty much saying to people- "pleases attack me" and they're so lippy. I don't know what kind of parent will let them out like that. But then they act all surprised when their daugters get attacked- it's absurd!! Kids are being exposed to sex and violence way to early in life, and it's not even if you can get away from it-it's everywhere, they use sex to advertise a bar of chocolate for God's sake! And that's what it come's down to in the end- money. As a society with have become so greedy and we want everything, and not things that you actually need but things that give you a sense that you're better than the other person. What is wrong with people? have we just become so consumer driven and a bunch of conformis, are we just to scared to shake of the shackles of capitalism?!

I fear the fall of Turin...

Juventus have been so lucky, if it wasn't for Buffon, I fear they would be further down the league table. They have managed to stay in 2nd place but if it wasn't for the heroics of Buffon they would be at the bottom half of the table. Their defence is a joke, they don't close down player, they can't defend against set pieces and they have forgotten how to mark people. What really scares me is when I hear rumours that Man U or Bayern Munich want Buffon, I mean obviously everyone wants him but THEY CAN'T HAVE HIM. Don't get me wrong Juventus have some extordinary players like: Del Piero, Camoranesi, Marchisio, Giovenco, Amauri, Diego etc etc but most of them are injured!! And until they come back I fear for the future of Juve.

Birthday blues...

What do you do when you're not just over the hill...but on your way down?
16 days and counting till my 26th, and I'm freaking out!!! I have nothing to show for myself, I have a mediocre degree but no job!!! Most of the people I went to school with are on their third or fourth jobs or are married with kids!! Now the latter would never happen for me because the very notion of it makes me sick to my stomach. I do feel as though my life is speedy away, I mean if I die 2moro, what will I be remembered for? Relax, I'm not suicidal, just contemplating my meaningless existance. I stilll have to see Juventus play footy, I've seen Italy play, that was just amazing!

Patience is a virtue…

… But not always shared among the football community. Everyone is too hungry for a win, it blinds the people to what really matters… how the game is played. But don’t be the one to say it to a group of football fans or the consequences may be dire!
This expectation, that you must win straight away or you’re simply incompetent, is an opinion that is shared by too many and rather unfair. It can also be a hindrance on the performance and can become a heavy burden for the players; to keep winning can take the enjoyment out of the game and make it predictable.

Now if you were watching a thriller and you knew how it was going to end, what would be the point of watching it? You watch a thriller because you want to be surprised by how it turns out and shocked at the end when you finally found out “who did it”, that is how you come to realise that I was a good movie, from the fact that it was full of unexpected surprises. The same could be said about a football match.

This “must win” mentality can actually impede the game and take the thrill away from it which in turn can make the game stagnate because everyone is so afraid about taking a risk, because they’re so afraid that it may not work and it may make them look silly. But in the end everyone has to realise that, it is just a game. Even though there is ton’s of money being thrown into the mix. The moment the players start thinking of it as work, some of the magic disappears.

There is something to be said about the supporters who continually demand victory and are nothing else…BORING! I know it’s nice to win, but sometimes you have to lose to get better. Losing develops character and aides in your learning process. Not only that but when you lose, you learn that there is someone out there better than you and this spurs you on to improve and get better, so one day you can put up a worthy challenge.

As a fan I understand how frustrating and disappointing it can feel when you team is on a losing streak, but then I head on up to cloud nine when they win. You really appreciate winning after you’ve hit rock bottom, trust me I know, I support Juventus! Now they are a team that have been through it all, the highs of winning and the lows of having it all ripped out from under them, and now rebuilding a better team and learning from past mistakes.

Greatness V Arrogance


You could say that the great players are the most arrogant ones, the ones who believe they are untouchable, but I don’t think this is the case. A great player is one who enhances the team and has great skill and is always trying to get better. He is not a player that only looks at the short term, but a player who can see his faults and works on them while also developing different areas, so that he will not let down the team. A great player is also a professional on and off the pitch. He will always respect his colleagues even when he is competing against them.

An example of a great player is Kaka’. He has got tremendous skill and is always working hard to improve himself. He is a player that enhances the team and will do what is best for them. Kaka’ is incredibly intelligent and has great awareness for where his team mates are. If he sees that he cannot make the shot on goal he will do the smart thing and pass it to a player in a better position. He will not be so full of himself and go it alone, if he needs help, he gets it.

The greatness of Kaka’ doesn’t stop there, he is also willing to see his faults or areas to improve and work on them. He has come to realise that his incredible pace is not something he can rely on forever and he will lose it as he gets older. So not to let his team-mates down he has started working on other areas of his game, such as tackling, free kicks and he always manages to stay on his feet unlike a certain team mate of his; Cristiano Ronaldo. And what other player would make a run all the way from their own half and turn it into a scoring opportunity, without falling down?! Not Ronaldo that’s for sure!!

Those two names are what pop into my head when I think of arrogance. He is a player who has to be at the centre of attention and a player that will start sulking when things don’t go his way and instead of trying to fix his problems will blame some one else. To me this is both selfish and childish, because he will not take responsibility of his own actions.

His arrogance reached new levels when in the 07-08 season Kaka’ won the Ballon D’or and he came second, instead of praising his colleague for achieving what he couldn’t and recognising that there are players out there that are better than him, he would claim how he was robbed and how he was better than Kaka’.

Now to me this is arrogance, he refuses to look at his own faults, work as a team or stay on his feet! So not only is he the most arrogant player he is also the feeblest, which is a bit ridiculous considering his size. Now that these two players are on the same team sheet, one has to wonder will there be bad blood but we will also see who really is the greatest. I could go on forever but I like to give people the chance to prove me wrong, we’ll see if by working with Kaka’ he’ll actually develop into a decent professional.

Bourne 4??!!!

Now I love these films as much as the next person...but a fourth film will just be ridiculous!!!! What will the story be; Bourne starts a job in the government after what they did to him! Bourne Ultimatum felt like the end, he had gone full cycle, the premise of these films was that he had lost his memory and was fighting to remeber who he was and to stay alive. By the third film he had remembered everything. If they do decide to do another Bourne movie, it will destroy any credibility the first ones had and it will be more like James Bond... a never ending story which will just frustrate the original fans..PLEASE DON'T DO IT!!!

Christian Bale....

.... Is probably one of the finest actors of our time! He's dedicated, hardworking and immerses himself in the roles that he does. The way he can swich from accent to accent is amazing, and the fact that he we do whatever he has to, to make sure he is perfect for the part is awe inspiring. It is fitting then, that the finest actor should play the worlds greatest detective.. Batman.
Batman is also a man who makes himself super through sheer will and determination, these two men are so alike that one has to stop and think....is Christian Bale the real Batman?

The Proposal

A funny film but you had a feeling it could have been a lot better. Sandra Bullock was hilarious and her little feud with the dog had me in stitches! The comic timing between Ryan Reynolds and Sandra Bullock was impressive, but he is Berge so what do you expect. This film had it's cringe worthy moments, I mean you don't really want to see them naked! But it was a typical rom-com with a predicable outcome, but still worth a watch if your in the mood for a laugh.

Gigi Buffon

Gianluigi Buffon is highly regarded as the world’s best goalkeeper, and they’re right, but there is the fast competition from Inter’s custodian, Julio Cesar, he is fast becoming frustratingly good. I say this because it get awfully frustrating seeing him save attempts on goal when you’re a Juve fan!

A goalkeeper is probably the most important player in the game. A game can still go on if you don’t have enough midfielders or defenders, You just change strategy to adapt to the situation. But what do you do without a decent goalkeeper?

Being a goalkeeper is probably one of the most stressful jobs. This may be hard to believe but it’s true, a goalkeeper can have a good match but then lose it in the dying seconds. The sad thing is that they will not be remembered for how they defended the goal for 89 minutes but they will be demonized by the one they let in. It’s easy to blame the keeper rather than looking at the real issue. I mean the keeper is just one man, what happened to the four men defending or even the midfielders for letting the ball get that far into their own half? I mean no wonder Buffon was suffering from depression, this kind of expectation, that you must never let a goal in, can be very daunting

Why Batman is the greatest superhero…Part 2

I think Batman is loved by many because he is a dark and complicated character. He is not a boy scout like Superman, he will break the rules in order to get to the truth, but he will not kill. He works in the shadows and does not look for fame and glory. For him, Bruce Wayne is the act and Batman is who he really is.

Batman is a character with many different complex issues; one could say he’s a schizophrenic. There are two very different personalities that he embodies; one is Bruce Wayne the millionaire playboy who goes around buying expensive sports cars, buying things that aren’t for sale and dating supermodels. The other is this dark avenger of the night who instils fear in criminals and most normal people are afraid of him, he tries to bring justice to an unjust world.

One of the reasons why he is so loved even more than characters like Superman, is because he is damaged, and that shows to us that he is just a man, maybe will love him so much because we all aspire to have the will and determination of Batman.

Why Batman is the greatest superhero

Out of all the superhereros, I got to admit that Batman is the most be loved and admired.
Batman is just that, a man dressed up like a bat, but he represents what we are capable of doing with the right motivation ( and money!) He is just a man, but a man who is so determined that he makes himself into something that is more, and through this he is “Super”.

He used all the anger and sadness from this tragedy and he makes sure no one will ever go through it. through sheer determination he made himself stronger, faster and smarter than the average Joe. He is so smart and demands so much respect that even Superman is scared of him! Now this is a man who is faster than bullet and even he’s scared of “ The Bat”.

Yes Batman has loads of gadgets, but he does not rely on them to get him out of tough situations, he relies on his mind and ability to adapt to different situations. In my humble opinion the reason that Batman will always be top is because he shows that we all have the ability to change the world because we all posses something super…our minds.


To be continued….

The death of Jack Bauer?

Any one who followed Twenty Four from season 1 will all admit that watching season 7 was seeing an empty shell of the man know as Jack Bauer. In the previous seasons you saw a man struggling with guilt and remorse for what he had to do and what he had done in the past for his country, he never actually had to take five minutes out to explain how he was feeling or force morality onto us. It all seemed so forced and so badly acted I needed a vomit bucket before each episode!! The only reason I watched it was because I was a loyal fan and I assumed it would get better.

To my complete surprise it just got worse, they thought that just by sticking lots of action, plot twists and bringing Tony back were going to make it okay. It didn’t work. The seasons before always had action and twists, but they had a good degree of intelligence and not to mention better acting! In S7 I didn’t care if the President got killed or Jack died, you had no emotional investment at all. The Seasons before had great character development, it would have been hard not to feel for them, whether it was the annoying boss George Mason or the CTU director Ryan Chappell, when their time had run out , you would actually shed a tear for them!

The previous seasons would always have this moment when you thought the danger had past, when actually it hadn’t. Now in S7 they must have done this about 5 or 6 times, and I got to tell you it was annoying to say the least! Not to mention all the scene with big speeches about how America is the high point of morality and how torture is bad, it just made me very angry, it was as if they thought the audience were unable to think for them selves, it was just plain insulting! Where the previous season would have subtle references to real life and morale dilemmas, this was as subtle as getting hit in the face with a frying pan!!!!


And the fact that even after the White House had been under attack and the President’s daughter was going to get killed, they all still objected to Jack’s methods!! This was like the low calories version of Twenty Four, is accessible for idiots, because I cannot seriously believe that a fan of the previous seasons would enjoy this. Twenty Four was famous for having controversial issues and playing against convention, like his wife dying in the first season and having a black President; this seemed more like Twenty Four for dummies! I wish they would just let Jack die with some dignity but it doesn’t look like that will happen. He might die, but not with dignity!

Serie A has returned! But….

It is only available to people who can afford to pay for it. When I heard that Italian football was returning to UK television, I was ecstatic, but that was soon dashed by the cruel realisation that to have the channel you have to pay an extra charge.

I’m serious, how much more money does this industry have to take from us? The tickets are at outrageous prices, they make a fortune from replica shirt and other merchandise sales and they know how loyal the football fans are so they can milk that for a while, now why in God’s name do they have to take this away from the poor people who can’t afford to see their team live?

Now maybe you’re thinking that if I was such a loyal fan I would do anything to see them play, even pay the ridiculous monthly bill. But I happen to be a person of limited finances, as I’m guessing a lot of other people are following the credit crunch!
This is capitalism at it’s peak!!

Rome sweet Rome...

...How I miss thee! It's been over two years since I went to Italy and boy do I miss it. I miss the nice people ( in London everyone's so rude), I miss the beautifull weather, the amazing architecture, the Ice cream and the fact that everyone was as nutty about football but most of all I miss the history, everything seemed to have it's own little story.

Italians always seemed to be more relaxed and they took pride in their appearance, and it showed. My first trip to Italy was amazing, but it was also a learning experience! My clothes were all miss matched and not suitable for theJuly heat, I nearly got heat stroke, lets face it, living in the UK your whole life, you're not used to that type of heat! So on my following trips I learnt to always make sure I carried atleast two water bottles and not too wear my fancy jeans in the middle of July! But Igot to say, my dress sense has improved dramaticaly, those Italian do have style!!!

Italian football going downhill?

The World Cup 2006 seems like a distant memory, it is hard to believe that the same team that were defeated by Egypt and humiliated by Brazil (again!) actually won the biggest honour; The World Cup. When everyone doubted their honesty and ability, they did it! The feeling I felt when Grosso fired home the winning penalty was pure ecstasy, I was on cloud 9! But even that victory was tainted by “the head-butt” and what exactly Materrazzi said to provoke such a response. Again there were whispers that Italy had cheated by getting the legendary captain sent off, but no one forced Zidane to act the way he did in the final of a World Cup, he did it to himself.

Now it would have been a slap in the face to every critic, if Italy had won the European Cup, the same way France had done in 2000. But that was not the case, they were slow to start in every game and were out of the competition by the ¼ finals against a more awake and more energetic Spain, truth be told I was surprised they made it that far.

They could have still clung on to some pride if they had played in the Confederations Cup. I know they were physically there but I think in their hearts and feet they didn’t feel a need to attend, like the commentator said” they’re probably thinking they should be on their summer vacations”. I can kind of sympathise with the Italian team, to be working hard all year and then having their summer holidays cut short because they had to take part in this meaningless competition, which I think only tires the players even more just in time for the new season.

Having read that Lippi had no regards for the competition and believed that anyone who won The Confederations Cup would go on to lose the World Cup was very disturbing, now let’s be serious, is he seriously doubting that Brazil can win both?!
He is the coach, the person with the most influence, and if he wasn’t taking it seriously then I don’t expect the team to.

I have always believed that every team goes through what the call in the financial sector, booms and recessions, I just didn’t believe the recession to come this fast and hard.

Why I support Juventus

Why I support Juventus

Having grown up in a house that regards football as an interest that only boys were allowed, it was hard for me, a 25 year old girl to “break the convention”. I didn’t grow up playing with dolls, they were kind of forced on me, I grew up wanting remote control cars, action figures and playing army games, yet I was forced to wear pink and be more like the other girls, yet I never would fit in with them. Having one brother and one sister it would be tough to predict who I would latch onto. But as fate would have it I leaned towards my brother, he always encouraged me to do what I wanted to do and to go with my bliss instead of what others expected of me. So he is to thank for helping me break conventions and become what I wanted to be and that has resulted in me becoming a devoted Bianconeri supporter.

Being British one would wonder why I didn’t support a Premiership team. To begin with I had started to lean towards a British team, but what I had noticed was that many of the Premiership teams were full of foreign talent and that the actual English team hadn’t existed. And when they would come together at international level, they weren’t very good.

Now you may be thinking, out of all the other countries why did I choose Italy? There is no one answer to explain that but I’ll attempt to shed some light on the topic. First of all, the county is just beautiful, I mean, Rome is just like walking in a museum, all the historical artefacts and not to mention The Colosseum and The Trevi!. Second of all the fans, they may get a little too excited but they are so passionate about their team that it becomes infectious and you can’t help but get swept up in all the different emotions.

Now this should explain why I chose Italy but not why I chose Juventus. It all started at school, and a girl would come into class each morning with a football magazine (football Italia) and talk about her favourite players and the team she supported was Juventus. Now this intrigued me and I started to follow football with a more critical eye. Now it wasn’t until the final years of school when I began to support Juventus. Juventus had players like Zidane, Inzaghi, Del Piero and of course the most important player which in my opinion is not given enough credit, the goalkeeper, Perruzzi.

In my eyes Juventus was and still is a force of nature. They are hardworking, full of talented players and have this never say die attitude, which in my opinion, is what makes a team great. Now they may have let go of the great players of the past but they have replaced them with equally talented players like; Gigi Buffon, Sebastian Giovinco, Claudio Marchisio and Pavel Nedved. And even though the latter has now left after providing the supporters with eight years of brilliant football, he will be missed and deserves a place in the history of Juventus as one of the greats. Even when it all seemed to be going wrong, Juventus persevered and did their time in Serie B and now are ready to prove to the world again, why they deserve to rule Serie A.
For more information about the greatest team go to; http://www.juventus.com/

Gran Torino/ Watchmen

Gran Torino, this was a movie with a big heart and really very thought provoking at times. Clint Eastwood’s performance as the racist and grumpy old man made you laugh and feel for him. He was a man without a war to fight and obviously he was bored. He was still at war.. but this time with himself, about all the horrible things he had to do in war and drifting further and further away from his family.

At the beginning of the film you had the funeral of Walt’s wife, while his neighbours were celebrating the birth of a child, it was a beautiful beginning as it depicts life and when one person dies another life begins, and how life is circular and never ending.

Near the middle of the film you could see him forming a new family with people he considered as the enemy. It was nice to see him warming up to his neighbours and taking an interest in their work and who they hung around with, he was closer to these ‘strangers’ than his own family and that really shot to my centre in the end he cared so much, that he was willing to make the ultimate sacrifice for them. I got to be honest, the ending had me all chocked up, especially his reaction to what happened to Sue, she was like a kindred spirit . It was really moving. In my humble opinion this film had it all, it has humour, Drama, Action and most importantly a soul. The overall theme of the film was, redemption and forgiveness, him forgiving the boy and forgiving himself for what he had done. The only criticism I got for this film is, some of Clint’s dialogue was hard to understand at first because of his deep almost animal like voice.



Watchmen
I’m sure Alan Moore is impressed with this adaptation. He should be because it was like seeing the graphic novel unfold in front of your eyes. I personally have not read the novel but I have a brother who has told me everything about it trying to convert me! When he first told me about The Comedian I didn’t believe him so I read the bit where he shot the pregnant lady, and watching the scene in the film was like reading the bit in the novel, word for word!
Zack Snyder should be extremely proud of what he has created, he has also pushed the limits to how dark a “comic book” adaptation can go, and believe me the audience are ready and have been for a while since Batman Begins and Bale’s interpretation of Bruce Wayne/ Batman. It was not too gory as the style of the filmmaking made it seem slightly exaggerated so you didn’t feel too disturbed.
My utmost favourite character has to be Rorschach, he’s just so uncompromising and in his world everything is so black and white. He is Batman to the utmost extreme. But he also has whit and humour, especially the scene in prison with the psychiatrist when he says with a straight face that he hates him. Also another praiseworthy bit of filmmaking genius was the way in which the explained how he became Rorschach, with the flash backs and cut scenes which in my humble opinion was sublime, some people might get confused but a person with more than half a brain would be able to follow it.
Ozymandias was an interesting character, I especially enjoyed the bit at the end, and how he is so smart that he knew how to catch the bullet! Also his love of the Egyptian empire was an interesting choice, because the Egyptians did consider themselves to be enlightened and they were on the forefront on many major discoveries. His idea about causing this threat to ultimately bring peace was one that I had heard before… Do you think that’s where Heroes got their idea for the first season?
But ultimately Rorschach won, because his journal is out there and ultimately the truth will be known. But obviously he couldn’t live with himself, knowing what he did, and that is why he died. A completely uncompromising character and I shed a tear for him.
To end my review of Watchmen, Zach Snyder has pushed the envelope and has shouted out to the world that the “comic book” is not just for kids or geeks, but it can be serious and highly thought provoking. He has also made me appreciate my brother’s love for graphic novels and has even converted me! I hope that studios begin to realise that the audience can handle darkness and doesn’t need the ending to be tied off with a pretty bow! The only criticism that I had was about the extended sex scenes that just cheapens it, a film that is meant for adults doesn’t need that, a film like this is more about the story, the back stories and characters and I understand that that is a part of the character but you have to admit, it was a bit much.

Terminator Salvation

Review of Terminator Salvation.
When I first heard that they were making a fourth Terminator, alarm bells went off, after the huge disappointment of T3. I didn't have high hopes for it!
Hearing that Christian Bale was going to play John Conner peaked my interest, he is an actor who immerses himself in the roles he does, although I was initially concerned with what this may do to his career, the memories of T3 and the fact that the director’s name was McG wasn’t encouraging, but I was pleasantly surprised.

This movie is what fans have been teased with in the first two movies. It is the story about the war, the smart thing about it is that they didn’t go too much into the future, so we don’t see lot of lazar guns but we see normal guns that fire bullets and the fact that sky net is also not very advanced yet, gives the story more room to develop the plot and show the audience how they got so advanced.

John Conner who we had all seen in the first two movies as this great leader is just a soldier in this, which was a smart move, this also injects some realism into the film because in any organisation you would have to start at the bottom and work your way up.
Everyone who had seen the first two movies would think that it would be safe to assume that John Conner was the main character, but they would be wrong, as the lead is Marcus Wright played by Sam Worthington. Marcus Wright who was a death row inmate and now is a cyborg who is seeking redemption above all else shows the conflicting nature of his character and begs the question what is it really that makes us human?.

His character does not know he is part machine until he is brought into HQ with Blair Williams, played by Moon Bloodgood. This idea of “sleeper” agents is not entirely new, and many Sci- Fi fans would recognise it from the popular TV show Battlestar Galactica. In this show they have the same dilemma about; what is it that makes us human? And of course the whole man V machine thing.

Also the very interesting and scary bit of the film was, how Sky Net now knows how important Kyle Reese is. This shows how much the future has changed because of the other Terminators being sent through time. This also links this film to the first two, something T3 was seriously lacking.

I did however miss the original music by Brad Fiedel, which was a shame; it did have some snippets but not enough to give me the sense of fate that the original brought. Every fan of the original Terminators would also appreciate the subtle references to the original like;1) the infamous words of “ come with me if you want to live” and “ I’ll be back”
2) The Guns and Roses song, “ you will be mine”
4) The Arnie Terminator at the end
5) Marcus teaching Kyle how to prevent his gun from being taken off him by tying string around it and finally the scars that John has at the beginning of T2 are explained.

To round up, this film ticks all the boxes, it has romance, action, an intelligent storyline and a moral centre, the only thing it’s lacking is accessibility, to people who didn’t grow up with Terminator may get confused by the timeline or the importance of this kid called Kyle Reese. But overall it was an excellent film and brilliantly acted but it may be too cerebral for some.!



The Day the Earth Stood Still, again a remake, is Hollywood running out of ideas or something? What can I say.. this was the perfect role for Keanu Reeves! As the director put it ‘he’s a very peculiar actor’. The effects were great, and just the right amount to tell the story unlike the new star wars movies (e.g Attack of the Clones) The bit that did make me laugh was his miracle goop in a jar that apparently would heal any wound, that is very useful! But the underlying theme is so relevant to the world today. Which is to take care of the planet, the funny thing is they were saying this in the seventies and they’re saying it now, but will we ever learn from our mistakes?

Mirrors, not a fantastic film and they thought they could overcompensate by having ridicules and over the top death scenes and a rather bizarre storyline. I am aware that it is a re make so the storyline being odd is not entirely their fault but the acting and effects didn’t help their case! The only reason I watched it was out of curiosity. And like the saying goes; curiosity killed the cat! It certainly made me regret wasting £10 to watch it, truth be told the only reason I did watch it, is to see Jack Bauer!! And it wasn’t long before that side of him came out. Don’t get me wrong, it did have moments that would make you jump but I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone with more than half a brain!

The poop that is Twilight!

I got to say that watching this was probably the biggest mistake in my life to date.
The acting was just poor, and Bella was such a weak charactor, I would have offed her myself, she makes girls look so weak and pathetic, I mean she goes all ga ga over Edmund, who, lets be honest is not that good looking!! And she wants to become a vampire for him?! has she forgotten about Mum and Dad! I mean how selfish can you get.
The chemistry between them was not convincing, this film was being hailed as Romeo & Juliet but with vampires, now lets be honest this didn't even come close to the love story between Buffy& Angel!!!
This had a poor storyline followed by abismal acting and don't get me started on the action scenes, it felt more like a looney toons cartoon, I was half expecting Taz to appear!!