The Lego movie (2014) review

For my birthday I decided that my family would watch one of my favourite films from last year the Lego movie and I still really enjoy this film.

The premise of the film sees an average construction worker end up having to fulfill some prophecy and attempt to stop the evil Lord business from stopping creative building.

Chris Pratt had a great 2014 and he delivered his voice to emmett who was an interesting character tthat you felt sympathy for and really wanted to believe in and care for.

normally when it comes to voice acting I don't care about the star but the huge names in this film really worked. Will Ferrell was a great choice for Lord business and he really played up the evil but fun villain in a family film like this. Morgan Freeman plays the mentor and he is great and funny in the role which gives the film real importance. Liam neeson was great as bad cop and he was funnier then I ever expected he would ever be in a role like this. people know how much I love the character of Batman and when he turns up in this film the film improves so much and becomes hilarious to watch. There are also some awesome cameos which I won't spoil but they really helped make this film great.

There are a few to many worlds that are shown in this universe and makes this film feel like bit long at times and the story is a little generic. But once the last 30 mins of the film start it becomes one of the most emotional films you will see in recent memories.

The script is really funny and the humour really makes all the characters interesting and funny. But as I said before the drama really picks up and makes this film more then just a good film.

The style of the film is what has everybody talking about because it is some of the best cgi in a film ever as they nailed the Lego universe and how everything and I mean everything is made of Lego and it was perfect.

Overall I love this film and it is a fantastic family film to see.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fZ_JOBCLF-I
This is the trailer for the film.

Final rating - 9/10

First official image of Jared leto as the joker

A big reveal today as David Ayer revealed the first look at Jared letos joker and I must say it's a bit different to anything we have seen before.

I have always believed that Jared Leto was a great choice for the joker and even though a look doesn't tell anybody how good the performance will be this image does settle my fear. Obviously heath ledgers performance as the joker is iconic and should be remembered for how phenomenal it was but I believe that this joker will be completely different.

Obviously the hair stands out as the green is incredibly bright and stands out more then previous jokers and I like it. Also you have the purple glove which makes it seem like we are finally going to see the joker closer to what he is in the comic books.  Clearly the metal teeth are a departure but I think it seems that this is because of some previous encounter with Batman which ruined his smile which is so big part of the character.

Obviously we don't know how much the joker is going to be in the suicide squad film but I have full confidence in the performance of the character.

The Avengers Age of Ultron (2015) review

Yes I have finally seen the highly anticipated Avengers age of Ultron and I must say boy does it live up to the hype.

The premise of this film sees Tony stark attempt to jumpstart a peace program in an attempt to save the world. But he ends up creating the evil AI nemesis Ultron who wants to eradicate all of humanity.

Now the first Avengers film proved that the ensemble cast of these big characters can really work and this film proved it even more. Robert Downey Jr and Chris Evans are at their best in this film with their chemistry being fantastic and you can really see how this film leads to captain America civil war. You totally understand both of their points of view and you feel sorry for both of the characters and like both of their characters.

There are allot of important people to talk about in this film. First of all is Chris hemsworth as Thor, he was hilarious in this film and even though his story arc wasn't great it is really important for the future of these films. Scarlett Johansson is always great in the role of black widow and her character in this film shows why she is the biggest female badass in film. In the first Avengers film Hawkeye was massively underutilized but he was probably my favourite character of the film. They explored his character so much and he had the most comedic and best lines of the film which made me really happy to see. Of course the hulk is back in this film and he is more brutal then ever making him the coolest hulk we have seen on screen. Now to the new characters of the cast, firstly James spader was great as I expected as Ultron with his robotic villain being truly memorable and a bit more humorous then I expected but totally lived up to what I expected. Scarlett witch stole the show in this film her powers and character really made her awesome and a character that was impressive for the film. Quicksilver was also really cool in the film even though I'm not sure if he was as cool as the X-Men days of future past version of the character. And finally to the wildcard which was the Vision, Paul Bettany was fantastic in the role and madethe character completely awesome.

The story was better then I thought, when I saw the trailer I thought there was maybe too much going on but there wasn't really it all worked and felt like a dramatic character study. They enhanced the characters so much and also this film set up so much for the future of the marvel cinematic universe. I loved the implication of ai taking over the world and how it is a real problem in the film and the Avengers have to become a team in order to stop them.

Some people will complain about the over use of humour but I thought the blend of drama and humour really worked making all the characters relatable and making all the relationships seem real and relatable.

The action was all awesome and epic with everyone's powers and abilities being showcased in the perfect way to make the film look amazing.

Overall I enjoyed the first Avengers film so little bit more but this film is absolutely epic and definitely worth watching. Also if you are a fan of the universe then definitely stay for the mid credits scene.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bMP-FLmiIM0
This is the trailer for the film.

Final rating - 10/10

The Flash episode 18 All star team up review

The Flash is back after a couple of weeks off and it. Same back with an absolute bang. Be careful for spoilers if you have not seen the episode yet.

The premise of the episode sees felicity smoke and Ray Palmer from arrow come to central city to help team flash take down so bee controlling meta human. Meanwhile, Joe and Barry attempt to include more people into what they know about Harrison wells.

Grant gustin is a great Barry Allen and this has been proved by these last few episodes. You clearly feel for the character and you understand why he is going through the emotional trauma that he is on the show. You manage to sympathise for the character even though he is more gifted then any of us.

Now yes I have not been a huge fan of the felicity and Ray love triangle story on arrow this season but I like both of the performances and their chemistry is really good. It is clear to me that Ray Is much better suited to being a part of team flash then arrow because he is science based and just fills in well especially with Cisco. Cisco was a really big part of the episode too with him clearly starting to work out that wells is the reverse flash and it makes you wonder how long he has realised for. Wells didn't have a big influence on the episode himself but judging from next week's promo that is going to change. The Meta human bug eyed bandit wasn't that important to the episode and felt just like an obstacle the team had to overcome become they get to the reverse flash.

The premise of the starling city characters coming over was a good idea even though if they weren't there I'm not sure how much different the episode would have been. The advancement of the big stories is really helping the flash and making it one of the more interesting stories on tv.

The script was good with allot of well timed humour and quick witted dialogue but again when it needed to get dramatic it knew how too.

The action wasn't really what this episode was about to be honest, I thought the bees were pretty cool but they didn't have a big purpose in the episode.

Overall Even though this episode felt a bit like filler I did really enjoy it with even better to come I hope.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=P2TaSU8d2KM
This is the promo for the episode.

arrow season 3 episode 19 broken arrow review

Wow allot has happened in the latest episode of arrow and it is time I spoke about it. Be careful for spoilers if you have not seen the episode yet.

The premise of the episode sees Roy Harper arrested for revealing himself as the arrow. While a meta human from central city arrives in starling that forces Oliver and Ray to team up.

Stephen amell has had to turn up his acting ability because of the fact that these few episodes have seen him as just Oliver queen and not the character of the arrow. He has to deal with allot of different issues so far this season that have brought the best out of his character.

This episode was a clear Roy Harper episode with Colton Haynes delivering a performance that makes you clearly care about his character. Obviously he now isn't dead but it does seem at least for now that he is going to be leaving the show even though there is obviously a chance he can return in the future. Willa Holland also had an important role in the episode and obviously with Roy leaving and her death it seems her character is going to take a turn with her going in the Lazarus pit. This was also a big ray Palmer episode and I like the character of the atom but I'm not really a fan of the love triangle aspect of the show so it made that part of the episode not as interesting. The villain of the episode deathbolt was pretty cool even though we didn't learn too much about the character.

The story of the episode was a bit of a mixed bag because I didn't really care to much about the Ray and Oliver romance with felicity stuff but I thought The Roy scenes were great. I didn't feel the emotional impact when it was revealed that Roy was dead so I knew it was a trick and I did feel the impact when Roy left at the end of the episode. Obviously the crazy ending with ras ah ghul killing thea queen was awesome even though it seems she will be coming back to life in the next episode.

The script was a bit too aimed at humour sometimes but the drama with the Roy scenes and it felt a little unbalanced.

The action scene were really good and the mix of comic book aaction between deathbolt and the atom and the grit of the Roy Harper fight scenes mixed really well.

Overall a good episode and I think the next few episodes can lead to huge things.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ScyQSJkAJEw
This is the promo for the episode.

Fantastic four trailer 2 review

This is truly the week of new trailers and there is a new trailer for the new fantastic four trailer and it is time to speak about it.

This film has had allot of well publicized problems but I did like the first trailer and I like this one as well.

First of all it fleshes out what is going on and I like the idea of reed Richards being the smartest member of the team and like the world. Plus the actor miles teller is great so I expect big things from him. I also like the idea of inter dimensional travel, in the previous film they never truly explain why the group goes on the mission but at least they are this time.

Invisible woman and human torch look cool but we have seen those characters look cool in the past it is the thing I want to talk about. The previous thing looked okay but at times it came across as ridiculous but the new cgi thing looks fantastic and he looks just how I imagine the thing should look.

And yes we finally get our first look at Dr doom in this film, Victor domashev is apparently a blogger who goes with the team, which gives me allot of hope that this blogger thing is a joke and he will turn out to be the true Dr doom that we have never seen before on the big screen.

Overall I am optimistic about this film but I will wait to see the film before getting to excited.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_rRoD28-WgU
This is the trailer

Daredevil episodes 6,7 & 8 review

I have now managed to see a few more episodes of daredevil and I think I should talk about it. Be careful for spoilers if you haven't seen the episodes yet.

The premise of these few episodes sees daredevil trying to get to fisk by taking down his followers. The Russian mafia, his money and the Japanese yakuza. Meanwhile fisk attempts to regain his confidence and get all his allies together to make his big play.

Charlie Cox continues to be great as daredevil, he does strike you as a vigilante who will do aanything but kill people to protect his city. I do wish we had seen more of Matt Murdoch at this point but I'm guessing that is coming either later in this season or the eventual season 2 that this series will definitely get.

I am glad they finally have Karen page, foggy Nelson and Ben Ulrich doing more with daredevil because I like all their characters but they have seemed seems little in the rear view because they haven't got anywhere. But now that it seems they are all working together it makes me think they will become more important. Wilson fisk is one of the biggest villains in the marvel comics and now that he is back on the universe it seems he is going to be done right. Even though he is a bit different to the comic kingpin we know more about him and we kind of understand his motivations why he is doing it. One other big character in episode 7 was stick, Murdoch's mentor was great and I thought they did a great job in the flashbacks and present day stuff to show their interesting relationship.

The premise of daredevil having to take down fisks associates makes sense and provides an interesting dynamic before you get to the final showdown between daredevil and kingpin. I liked all the individual stories of the episodes and I think it has really done a good job of fleshing out daredevil and kingpin even though it does leave a few characters a bit underdeveloped. As I said before I wish there was more courtroom scenes and I hope I get my wish.

The script was good especially the interactions between stick and Matt that provided some fun look into the characters relationship and how Matt is evolving as daredevil.

The fight scenes and dark style always hold up on the show with the roof collapsing stunt in episode 6 being the most impressive. Along with the fight scene in episode 2 probably the best action scene they have done.

Overall daredevil is living up to the hype and I am so excited to ssee The rest of the season.