24, Please Don't Leave Me!

*Spoilers ahead*

So, it's been almost a week since I watched the last episode of 24. Well, the second last episode of 24. I still haven't been able to digest it. I cried like a little girl during the last 15 minutes, I mean, oh my God, is no one allowed to have a happy ending in this show? Sure, the world was saved and everything, but who the frick cares? How comes every woman Jack Bauer loves gets shot in the stomach? It must be some sick joke on the producers part. Speaking of sick joke what's up with that last scene? You can't just leave it like that! I know what the implication is, Jack's going to be tortured/killed by the Russians but please, say it ain't so! I refuse to believe that, and how dare the producers say that they aren't planning any more of the show. You can not leave me like that, I beg of you. I'd rather have not had Live Another Day. 

Captain America: The Winter Soldier Is The Best Marvel Film

A friend of mine watched X-Men: Days of Future Past and was sooooo 2010 about it that he updated his status saying that it was the best Marvel film that had been released. I liked the status because I thought he was being sarcastic as the X-Men movie rights are owned by Fox, not Marvel. I figured that this was general knowledge, not geeky knowledge. As I scrolled through the comments I realised I was wrong. He genuinely meant that Days of Future Past was the best Marvel film. I did enjoy watching the film but recently I re watched Captain America: The Winder Soldier and I completely disagree with him. The Winter Soldier is hands down the best Marvel film.

I probably wouldn't have felt this way 10 years ago, but in 2014 I certainly do, the major reason being comic book movie fatigue. Yes it is a real thing, not some sort of made up disorder. Think about it, we have multiple comic book movies coming out every single year and it does get a bit much. I'm not saying that I don't watch them because I really really do, but I used to go opening weekend and be pretty psyched about it and discuss for weeks on end afterwards. I can't currently remember the last time I went and saw a comic book movie opening weekend, I just don't get excited enough to do that anymore. I watch them out of habit and to be honest I don't think I'd care too much if I waited for the DVD's rather than shell out £12 to watch it in the cinema. I mean we all know whats going to happen in the movie right? Every film has the same structure and nothing really changes.

The 'Alien' trilogy: No, There Isn't a Fourth One. Shut Up. Stop Lying.

Ahem. I should probably explain myself for that title, but I don’t really think I have to as my point is THAT valid. The trilogy seemed so final and complete that it didn't seem necessary to rehash an awful premise for the fourth film. Given I like seeing Winona Ryder getting shot as much as the next guy; but I digress, it was needless and unnecessary (The film, not the shooting).  It was safe to say it didn't keep up with the incredibly high standards of the other films, despite a very impressive scene including Sigourney Weaver and a basketball, it didn't stop the sense of "Why? Just why was this made in the first place?” I do hope that she got a few Nike sponsorship deals out of it but still the film sucked like the Alien out of the door in the first film.  

Alien was released in 1979 and is still considered a masterpiece of the science fiction-horror genre. With the tagline of “no-one hearing you scream” driving the marketing campaign the film was a monster success (no pun intended). My father always tells me it’s the first film he saw that made him get sick, thanks, really. The film is famous for many reasons, the twists and turns, the horrific imagery, the emergence of Ellen Ripley as one of the major female heroines of the 20^th Century. But on top of all that I just think that the complex and simply amazing direction of Ridley Scott that makes this film, in my opinion, the best horror film ever made. The tension in the scenes following THAT scene with John Hurt is still hard to watch, and when the big reveal ‘reveals’ itself it’s almost like being punched in the stomach. It’s that intense. With the tension and occasional outbursts of violence it was a nerve-shredding, brilliant film that still beats many of the new wave of horror films being released these days.

Star Trek No. Gazillion: The Search For The Spockfull Mind

Sorry, I had to make that the title of the post. If you're a regular reader on here (well, if you were) then you would've realised we have had a dry spell, or as I like to call it the Supernatural season 6 and 7 "re-adjustment period". Well we've had our time out and now like 24 we're back and you can enjoy us making sarcastic comments, avoiding the toilet and charging our phones for 24 hours, all so you can make us feel more important than we are. If you don't want to see the good in our return then think of us like Heroes, no matter how much you don't want us we will blog again!

Perfect time for blogging isn't it? The American television season is over so I'm sure we'll have a lot to talk about... Well at least theres the Summer blockbusters! Or whatever phase in the Marvel cinematic Universe we're in. Oh, theres only 1 left to be released this Summer... At least theres Netflix!!! And I guess we could say we're getting a head start on Awards season, even though I don't think any of us really care too much. Look at it this way, we don't really know how to shut up so we'll find something to talk about. Hopefully.

Well, Live Long and Blog!

Isolation: You'll Never Go To The Countryside Again!!

Generic titles such as this one are usually just for show, to sucker the reader into the story, but this is a genuine feeling I got after viewing this film. The film is set on an idealised farm in Ireland, but all is not as it seems. As the audience are starting to be introduced to the characters and their everyday lives, it is revealed that the farm has been subject to many medical experiments. It’s safe to say that the experiment backfires somewhat, without giving too much away. Therefore all does not go well for said characters, and there are many gruesome moments involving some of them in this film. 

Peaky Blinders Plays A Blinder

Yes, I cringe at the title of the post too but I just had to. The BBC's Peaky Blinders is fantastic and you should watch it. I was planning on writing about it before the show aired but because I'm an idiot I'm giving this to you in time for episode four! I could probably just leave it at that but because I'm long and like to talk I'll expand, don't worry I'll try not to spoil it for you.

If you haven't already watched it or heard of it take a look at this press release:

Jacob's Ladder: Nightmares are Guaranteed!

One of the most strange and compelling films I’ve ever seen. It can’t be put any more simply than that. This was recommended to me by a friend of mine, and I’m thankful for that recommendation. Never before in my life have I been filled with such a sense of dread and despair, and I could not take my eyes off the screen. Questions about my mental state aside; Jacob’s ladder is a masterpiece of horror by every stretch of the imagination.  Long story short, after leaving the army Jacob begins encountering horrific hallucinations and is starting to question his own sanity. As the movie progressed the imagery became more and more bizarre and escalated to a point where I nearly contemplated fast-forwarding to a more peaceful moment in the film. But it kept pummelling me with every turn and I eventually accepted that that was the point of the entire experience. The amount of horrific imagery conjured up in this movie is almost beyond belief, with the main character Jacob Singer (played expertly by Tim Robbins) encountering stuff that could give nightmares; well nightmares. Not to spoil anything, but in one particular scene I was so fearful for Jacob’s wellbeing and his state of mind that I was almost mimicking his pleas for help.