Volume II

It just happened to come my way and I watched it. Waiting... and to be honest, I didn't find it as funny.

Set in a restaurant, the story unfolds by kind of previewing each employee and their problems and then slowly goes on towards the end to show how each one is solved, though not entirely. With a good but not mega-funny cast it gets through, although most of the jokes fell flat for me. It may be because I've never worked in an environment as such, and that's why I didn't really LOL at most of the jokes. So.

I can't say the cinematography was great either, although there was a cool scene of extreme close-ups at the beginning and then shown again towards the end. I really think the movie needs more spice, especially with the image. And because the cinematography was so poor, it made it look like a real cheap movie. Had they'd gone that extra bit with creating a fresher image, it would've been far more enjoyable to watch.

What is the deal with this guy? He walks around like he owns everything. He can do what he wants, to whom he wants and shouldn't face any consequences after.

Ok Mr tough guy, first of all your acting is crap. You need to learn how to walk. Then, how to talk. Stop trying to impress me by talking quietly so that I have to put a unit next to my ear to hear what you're saying. Next, stop the whole Chinese/kung fu rubbish, leave that to Jet Li. Then I think you should learn how to tip-toe. Clearly in your latest piece you look like a fat bloke trying to hide from some skinny punks looking to bust your arse. This also means try shedding a few pounds, it'll look better for when you do those quick hand moves of yours. Fat chubby arms don't make it look real. You ought to know that.

Now if you want to start making movies, stop using the same plots each time. No your family doesn't always have to be killed or kidnapped. Nor that of your partners. And please, you need to stop being an ex-CIA field agent or ex-con.

Yes revenge is good, but you got to make it look good too. So I admire how you bring high explosives and MP-5's onto the scenes, but you need to stop showing off by going to get revenge almost all alone. You aren't that tough, they'd have you in a few seconds idiot. And if you want to use a stunning woman as a side-kick or accomplice, do fuck her. It doesn't look authentic if you don't. Ok, so it's better if you don't. Shows you can be just friends or mission-partners with women.

I enjoy watching the 3-4 movies you make a year. And I don't care whether they're blockbusters or not, it's the only few that give more or less what I look for in a movie. But if you continue using the same lines and plot, then I think someday me and the others will give up on you. So get your head straight, and bring some quality stuff on the screen.

Oh and one last thing, you need to take your bloody coat off!

It's fun time. If you enjoy jigsaw puzzles, here's some movie posters you can try piece together. Have fun.

There are times where you see trailers for a forthcoming movie and you make a mental note to watch it when it's released. However as time passes, the priority given to that film disappears and even though you come across several opportunities to watch it, you don't. This was the case with Flightplan.

Now there's not been many plane hijacking movies post 9/11 as it is a very sensitive area for certain people. For this reason, Flightplan I must say is a ridiculous movie. Not only was the story very far-fetched and gone, but the ideas shown in the movie are unacceptable. Looking at the plot, there are many flaws. Some are plain silly and to try and comprehend them makes my head hurt. If you've seen the movie, you'll understand yourself how stupid it is.

However there was only one aspect of this movie which I liked, the cinematography. The camera direction was slick, and very polished. The angles, views, and heck even the title sequence was astonishing. But still I found this movie nothing but a cheat. Right from the very beginning we're being led into what we think is going to be a breathtaking thriller. Everything is built up nicely, and then it all flops.

The explosion at the end was not needed either, although I can understand that some people out there must see something explode in every movie they watch.

There's a geek inside of me. I like computers – frankly I like technology. When it came to watch The Net 2.0, I just couldn't say no.

Straight up I'm going to admit it's a very lame movie. The acting was childish, the story telling, the plot, basically the whole nine yards. Every bit of the movie was rubbish. If it wasn't for the use of technology, I wouldn't have watched more than the first 10 minutes.

I think had there been a better cast, and a better lead actor who didn't look like they were trying too hard to convince what was going on is real, it would've been somewhat better. The story telling also, it could've been told better in many parts of the movie. The plot was not original either. My mind instantly tracked back to Enemy of the State within the title sequence. Even the dialogue was too cliché - the ending had already formed in my head before I'd even got to it.

However it was a pleasant viewing. Firstly if you like Turkey, then you're in for a treat. The whole movie apart from a single scene shot in California, is set in Turkey (Istanbul). Most of the cast is even Turkish too. You then got the technology. The tablet notebook, hi-speed satellite internet, super computers and wire bank transfers, palm tops, tracking devices etc, it was all there. There was a lot of Microsoft too. I wonder if the placements were a deal, or the director was just feeling a little Microsoft friendly. Last of all, it was a surprise to see the SUV of my dreams, a Volvo XC90.

It may seem as though I really enjoyed it, but what can I say, this movie was like a child. You like a baby for a few reasons, but the rest of it is annoying.

If you watch a lot of movies, you're bound to come across a bad one once in a while. Sometimes a bad one pops up a little too often. Venice Underground is one of them.

The title scene was superb, a great piece of motion graphics using the blur and zoom effects and I must admit I loved it. It led me to think I was in for a good movie. But I was wrong. The whole movie turned out to be cheap and tacky. The script was cheap and gave hints to a rip-off of one of my all time favourites Training Day. The acting was tacky, and the story was told like every other with the same plot.

I honestly had no idea it was going to turn out to be like this. This movie was so bad I felt like I'd stuffed some ice cream in a empty space inside my mouth where a tooth once was.

Curiosity led me to watch London. Initially I had thought it was a movie set in the city of London, but far from it. London was the name of the girl which not surprisingly the whole movie was based around.

Set in one whole night and inside a bathroom, the story is told by the clever use of flashbacks. It turned out to be a pretty interesting movie with some great acting and camera direction. I've seen many a movie where a guy is trying to get his girl back, but London turned out to surpass them all. The script was well written and the story was told with flare, and not with the usual lines and ending.

I didn't think I'd say this, but London is not as predictable as you think.

I'm not a Dolph Lundgren fan, so kill me now. The Mechanik was nothing but your average revenge movie. The hero, he gets wronged by a group who surprisingly deal in illegal trades, and hence goes out and seeks revenge.

Within the first few scenes you know exactly how the movie's going to end. The only added bit to this already used plot is that the hero has at first seemed to have moved on. When he gets a chance to seek revenge, at first he refuses. But that can't be right, he'd be seen as a softie and sure enough, he soon takes up on the offer. Or has that been done before too?

However, I still think the story was told well and the characters were built up very nicely. The visual effects in this movie were superb too, and although there was a little too much, it was enough to get you feeling like that feeling you get after you've just had a full box of chocolates and feel satisfied, but a little fat. You also get another short but pleasant view of the Eastern Europe sex scene, though I'm not a fan of scenes such as. The chase on vehicles was there as expected, but a little too short and stupidly easy for my liking.

At the end, sure enough the hero gets his revenge, and saves the thing (in this case a girl) which drove him to revenge in round two. I was thinking that the hero and thing would embrace at the end in either a sex scene or handing over, but there was none of that. It seems the hero just wanted a sweet dish of revenge, and saved the thing for a good and noble cause. I'm sure I've seen another Dolph Lundgren movie where he plays a similar role.

The amusing thing about this movie was that although the hero is ex-military and knows how to use every single weapon, he's also a mechanic and funnily enough the getaway vehicle breaks down a few times. Ofcourse that wasn't a problem since the hero was a first-hand mechanic. How cheap.

I have a question, can you really fix a timing belt with some suspenders?

What's happening to car designers nowadays? It seems they're all on crack, or cutting corners. The new C-Class Mercedes (for 2007), if you've seen pictures of it, you'll react the same. 'That's a bloody CLS!' Too right it is. So what it they both wear the same badge, each car should still have its own flare. I can understand similar lines, but a whole stretch the same is just too lame.

The C-Class is not a car I like anyway. It's a little too used by the bitch with a mobile phone or the rich guy who has too much money and wants to fill the drive up a little more. But I do like the CLS, and this C-Class is out to ruin its image. This is not on.

I had a theory. Any movie which runs on for over 100 minutes will be slow, stretched, and most likely a drag. I was wrong in this case. Munich is an absolute thriller, from beginning to end, the whole 164 minutes.

I've not been into film long, but the name Spielberg does ring a bell. When I saw the trailers for Munich and read that it was being directed by Spielberg, I knew that very moment I would need to see it. I've seen a few of Spielberg's other works, but at the time I didn't take to film as much. It was just a watch and excite thing - to past time in other words, with some fun.

When I think of spies, espionage, hit-men etc, I think Bond. The only problem I have is that Bond glamorises the whole field. It doesn't give you the 'real' feel of what it's like though there are a few other films out there which are of similar nature that don't glamorise the field such as the Bourne movies. However, Munich was set back in time. It had history, and was set in a time were espionage was on a different level, a level which I find more interesting to watch and also read about.

Munich gave me almost everything I could ask for in a film. It had spy agencies involved, assignments given out, a team of hit-men, the double agent suspicions, assassinations, explosions etc. It was everything a spy-mystery lover such as myself could ask for. It even had the sly cunning woman (which we didn't see having sex like we do in Bond movies) kill, and then get killed. The plot was different, the story was very realistic, and the cinematography was just exquisite. Amazing angles, good direction of camera, bleach overpass lighting, and the grainy feel which gave a brighter picture and imagery.

One thing I did however hope for were more car scenes such as a chase or an even more intriguing tail though I'm not too fussed since the era had to be portrayed correctly.

The movie also gave me a chance to watch actor Daniel Craig. After finding out he's to be the new Bond, I thought Bond was over. I had my doubts, but Craig played a good role. His acting was not extraordinary, but as a hit-man with a history, he didn't have to try too hard. He does have that cold look about him, and hopefully he'll continue that over into the new Bond.

I was surprised to find that there wasn't too much of Hollywood shown in the movie. I assume it's what the made the movie better, and more interesting to watch. In all, I think Munich is a perfect movie, but not quite a masterpiece.

Anyway if you want to buy something for the home, something domestic, don't go to Comet. No matter how cheap or good an offer they will give you, it's a no-shop zone. They have worst after-sales service ever. This isn't just after one experience, but after many from a range of products recently purchased from Comet.

Want to know something funny? A technician lost his way to the store which is why there was a delay. His handheld GPS device led him elsewhere. Amazing, they can't even lie properly.

Living on a 13-house estate is cool. All the houses are new and stand out from the other houses on the surrounding streets. Open drives and open gardens out in front, it's a really nice place to live. With it being a cul-de-sac, it becomes even cooler. Just like Grove Street in Grand Theft Auto. However, living at the corner house has some negative points.

Years ago it was cool living at the corner house. Away from view where no one can see what's going on less they come around the corner. You got a nice wide drive which stretched out onto the street. It made a great place for friends to play mini games of football and even cricket too. As the years pass, the space becomes small and no longer can sports be played.

We don't have a car no more either, so the drive is always empty. But what on earth gives the right for people to park their stolen/damaged/'hot' vehicles on our drive at 1 in the morning whenever they feel like? This is our drive. Our property. Go park your vehicles elsewhere!

I have a lot of thoughts. On life, people, items, ideas, and movies too. Rather than discussing them to myself with myself, a blog is the ideal platform for this i.e. what goes on inside my head. If you don't enjoy reading what's here, then just bugger off.

Every once in a while comes a movie which isn't what you call 'big'. A small budget production or something of similar nature. Cool Money is one of those.

The one-sheet may look a little like Ocean Eleven, and surprisingly both movies do have similiar plots - a robbery or series of robberies, but one has a complete different style.

The title scene was great with nice illustrations, but after some minutes into the movie I started to loose interest. I didn't know what to expect, a slow start which goes into a high-flying robbery, or a slow start to an even glum finish. Yet still I continued to watch.

Cool Money tells a robbery story like none other. I've not seen anything like it, and I have to say the script is original. The 'cool' robbers - one has a crisis, the other has nothing to loose, one's in it for the fun, and the rest are just tag-along guys who have nothing better to do. The movie was good fun, well directed, and acted out coolly by a handsome cast. The robberies were not your average movie robberies either, like casinos, banks etc. I think this is what made the plot a whole lot more interesting. Rather than a gang robbing a casino, what you got was a group of well planned street thieves sticking up local Hotels and scoring millions on the last heist.

One other thing I found pretty interesting was there was not a single shot fired in the movie. Sure there was a gun in the movie which was used to scare the victims, but the hammer was never released.

If you're looking for a cool movie, well acted with a slick plot, then you need to watch Cool Money now.

There are some movies you end up watching over and over again. For what reason that will remain unknown to others, but here's why I had to watch Basic again.

When I first watched Basic some years ago, I didn't know why I was really watching the movie other than passing time and having some fun whilst in the process. The cover led me to believe I would see some machine gun action, explosives and bombs, and tactical army missions with some neat gadgets like painters have in ranger teams. In short, the kind of things I like in movies. What I ended up watching though was a load of talk, with some flashback scenes giving the action I wished the whole movie was full of. As the ending credits rolled on, I remember sitting there thinking 'what a pile of shit', honestly. What's worse, I was also confused. I couldn't understand what the whole movie was about.

Being young and a little naive at the time, I didn't really take to film as I have now. Now I watch movies with a different eye and in another mind-frame so when I came across a chance to watch Basic again, I had to take up on it. This time however, as the ending credits rolled on I felt more satisfied. I understood what the whole 'talk' was about and felt much more content with what at first was just little bits of action.

You may disagree, but Basic does not have a bad ending at all either. Ofcourse, it could've been better if the 'car tail' scene had more enthusiasm thrown into it, and if the 'bad guy' had not been shot in an instant but taken away by higher ranking officers and then gunned down by M-16 machine guns as he tried to escape over the fence. Apart from those two bits, I really liked the ending. Not one of a kind, but in its own right a unique approach to the end of a movie full with twists.

Basic may be old news, but if you haven't already seen it; it's a must on your next trip to the DVD rental store.