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Good Boys: A Kid Friendly Version Of Superbad…. Just Remove The Friendly

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This movie is kinda like a car crash, you want to look away but can’t. It’s effective in doing that because I a twenty four year old who has a twelve year old brother just like the kids in this flick are, couldn’t even look at the screen… tell a lie I did.

Now my brother has begun secondary school, which for those in the US that’s basically middle school/high school, he has two mates who come round here almost every week, recently they had a sleepover and they had a laugh talking about video games and all sorts, they even head down to the beach and have a laugh and giggle about stuff that happened in school that very same week.

Now your probably wondering why I’m telling you this, trust me it’ll make so much sense now, I can relate to this film on a level that can’t even comprehend.

Good Boys follows three best mates Jacob Tremblay plays Max, a twelve year old boy whose never kissed a girl before, Brady Noon plays Thor who earns the name sippy cup on account that he wouldn’t drink a bottle of beer, and Keith L. Williams who plays Lucas whose parents are going through a divorce.

Now… the jokes/comedy run riot, the naivety of these twelve year olds are hilarious, especially where one of the boys raids his parents belongings and begin to arm themselves against a guy whose coming to purchase a rare card which Lucas owns, this scene in particular is hilarious because of what the boys load up on, anal beads which they assume is nunchucks, another reason why this scene is downright hilarious is because Jacob Tremblay’s character stands in doorway as they greet the potential buyer wearing a gimp mask, I mean a gimp mask, they got a twelve year old boy to wear a gimp mask.

Trust me this film really put me on edge as when I got back from the movies my brother said he’s going out with the two friends as mentioned above, immediately I was panicking, what is he doing, where is he going and what kind of shenanigans are they going to get up too.

I absolutely loved this film, mainly because it’s by the same team who bought us Sausage Party and Superbad, but because of the comedy that ensues during the ninety minute runtime, the jokes come thick and fast, one minute you’ll be wetting yourselves laughing next you’ll be going aww, I give this film a solid 10/10 it’s hilarious and heartwarming but parents be warned as you will be watching your preteens a little closer after viewing this movie, anyway as always catch you guys later 🙂

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Mom And Dad, Murder… Children In Peril and Nicholas Cage Belting Out The Hokey Cokey

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He certainly does, I’m not making that up he generally while he’s attempting to kill his children he belts out a rendition of the Hokey Cokey in traditional Nic Cage fashion… oh yeah the film, on with the review!

Mom and Dad stars well Nicholas Cage, Selma Blair, Zackary Arthur and Anne Winters as your typical bog standard suburban family, oh sorry might I add if you feel uneasy about child killing then please stop reading, I’m being serious just stop reading, oh you wanna read on? Well don’t say I didn’t warn ya.

So a mysterious static signal happens and all of a sudden thousands of parents kill their children, think Cell meets Cooties so anyway Selma Blair and Nic Cage attempt to kill their children played by Zackary Arthur and Anne Winters, the children have to attempt to stop their murdering psychopathic parents from doing so.

That’s pretty much it really, now let’s talk about the acting, you know full well what I’m on about yes I’m on about Nic Cage belting out the Hokey Cokey, that scene was the pinnacle highlight for me, I watched that scene for the first time and thought yep, that’s definitely sold it for me. The acting by Selma Blair though it’s pretty damn impressive as well but the real stars of the movie are the children.

They are so believable in this flick, points to them for sure, the older sister is good as is the little boy however, I do think they overdid with the child killing, I mean we see a fucking nine year old little girl get mercilessly wrecked by a meat tenderiser, yep… that happens, we also see a preteen get stabbed by some car keys by his own mother, yep again that happens, the film is billed as a black comedy and I whole heartedly support that statement.

The film has its fair share of gore but then the characters will throw in a witty one liner and you find yourself laughing your ass off, so Mom And Dad is a gory fucking hilarious movie trust me Nicholas Cage’s performance has to be witnessed I’m not making this shit up when I say overacting, I give Mom And Dad a 9/10 it’s brilliant it’s gory and damn hilarious too but as always guys until next time catch ya later 🙂

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Films With Amazing Soundtracks

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Hey you know what I haven’t done in ages a good old top ten list, two years ago was the last top 10 list I had done so I thought it’s about time I’d do another one, this time I thought I’d countdown the films that are really good but the soundtracks are even better, and to kick of this list let’s start with a review I done six days ago.

10. IT (2017)

I loved this film, this is my number one film of 2017 the scares are great as are the cast, but the soundtrack is brilliant, we have songs from The Jam all the way to INXS even The Cure and The Cult make an appearance, trust me this is a soundtrack for all you 80s lovers out there and even a good old nostalgic trip for people who lived and were bought up in the 80s, trust me this is a soundtrack worth listening too.

9. The Conjuring 2: The Enfield Haunting

Another horror entry to the list, I was surprised to hear some great songs during this film, during the 1 hour runtime we hear songs like I Started A Joke from the Bee Gees, then we hear a little bit of Elvis with Can’t Help Falling In Love With You, all the way up to The Clash’s London Calling, a surprisingly brilliant soundtrack once again, this is one that is really worth listening too.

8. Pete’s Dragon (2016)

Oh this was a great film it was sad, funny and above all it had a great soundtrack, we hear songs from Leonard Cohen and The Lumineers, trust me this is another great soundtrack, best of all these are all on Spotify, no seriously there’s a whole album with the songs used in this film, my personal favourite song is So Long Marianne by Leonard Cohen, once again another great soundtrack.

7. Casino

“Why the hell is Casino way down near the bottom that had a great soundtrack” I hear you screaming at me, nonetheless it’s a great film all together think Goodfellas if it were set in Vegas, the soundtrack features The Rolling Stones and many more amazing tracks, but the best song on the list has to be House Of The Rising Sun by The Animals, the scene that accompanies it is amazing and quite possibly one of the best scenes in the film, that and how they catch the cheat in one of the casinos, the film is a treat to watch and one of the best soundtracks ever to a film.

6. Reservoir Dogs

Tarantino’s outstanding debut film is truly an iconic piece of cinema and a film that truly has stood the test of time, the film itself is great but the soundtrack is fantastic, from the opening Little Green Bag, all the way up to the infamous ear scene stuck In The Middle With You, now if you haven’t seen this film then….. where the hell have you been do yourself a favour and go watch this movie it’s a great double crossing gangster heist movie.

5. Stand By Me

This oh my god is one of my favourite films of all time, I have seen it so many times, this is one of the only films I can say I can relate to, and the final line in this flick is something to be remembered “friends come in and out of our lives like busboys in restaurants” that quote is so true to this day because it’s right, we say hi to new friends and say bye to the old ones I haven’t spoken to any of my friends I had when I was twelve apart from one who is now quite possibly one of my best friends to this day, any way without getting to deep, the soundtrack is amazing I love 50s music a lot and this film has a lot of that, but the song that stands out during this is of course Stand By Me by Ben E. King.

4. Schindler’s List

Emotionally draining yet an important film to watch as it highlights the tragic and brutal things that happened during the Second World War the music in this is haunting and just plain sad, from the time we meet the girl in the red coat, to the emotional ending, this scene in particular is where the floodgates open from the haunting violin of Ishtak Perlman to the eerie piano as the credits roll.

3. Kingsman: The Secret Service

An epic spy film with one of the most impressive soundtracks ever, I’ve even had a look at the soundtrack for the sequel that looks impressive too, but the best scene in this one has to be the infamous church scene, where Colin Firth’s character battles it out to Lynrd Skynrd’s Free Bird, trust me that’s not a scene to be missed.

2. Pulp Fiction

Another classic from Tarantino this however has one of the most amazing songs featured in it, including You Never Can Tell by the legendary Chuck Berry, Urge Overkill’s Girl You’ll Be A Woman Soon and the classic opening titles scene, trust me this is one of the best soundtracks to a film you will ever hear.

1. Goodfellas

The number one slot goes to Scorsese’s epic crime story Goodfella, this is my number one favourite film of all time and one I can watch over and over again this is an absolute classic film, but the soundtrack is the most impressive ever best of all is it goes through the years from the 50s all the way up till the 80s, trust me look for the soundtrack on Spotify and thank me later.

And that’s it, a countdown of the top ten films with amazing soundtracks but until next time guys catch ya later 🙂

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American Made An Unbelievable True Story

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I love a film based on a true story whether it be a horror or based on someone I love them, American Made is one of those films where you have to do a double take scratch your head and say “no way this can’t be true” so let’s start off with telling the story of who this is based of off.

Barry Seal is a normal pilot who is hired by the C.I.A to take pictures of rebel bases in South America, there he meets ruthless Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar he then becomes a drug runner for the Medellin Cartel dropping off cocaine in the swamplands of Louisiana, he then starts working for the D.E.A… so to recap on things so far, this guy was working for three people the good guys the C.I.A the bad guys the Medellin Cartel and the D.E.A not to mention he was wanted by them also, what’s more unbelievable is the fact that he kept on getting arrested and after court cases after court cases was let off Scott free.

So I’m assuming you’ve kept up if you have good if you haven’t… well go see the film, the movie is action packed, there’s comedy in it as well, it’s a fun wtf film and it will leave you thinking how on earth did he get away with it so many times, like seriously Seal was arrested five maybe ten times and kept on getting let off free, every time he got arrested I thought okay he’s surly gotta go to prison now, and every time the judge said “nope your free to go” I was shocked and scratching my head.

Do yourself a favour and go see this film it’s brilliant Tome Cruise is amazing in this film as is Domnhall Gleeson who plays Schaefer the C.I.A agent who hires Barry at the start of the film, final rating 10/10 it’s funny, it’s unbelievable in some places but all in all it’s a great movie all together but until next time guys catch ya later

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The Emoji Movie…. Do You Think Critics Should Critique Kids Movies

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Please don’t judge, please don’t judge for the love of god please don’t judge but I quite enjoyed this movie.

With that being said it was good it was funny and had tons of adult humour in it, it was definitely something for everyone kids and adults will like this movie however this does beg the question should kids movies be reviewed by critics… okay, okay, okay I know what your thinking “but Jack your a reviewer and your reviewing a kids movie” hear me out I’m praising the movie saying it was good, but critics go out their way and slam and slate a children’s movie, shouldn’t it be the other way round, what I mean by this is shouldn’t we here from the people that these films are intended for which of course is the children, I would love to hear children’s opinions on these movies, instead we get critics who repeatedly slam a kids movie saying “it’s dull” “don’t waste your time” and the most common one “too many fart jokes”I honestly would love to hear your thoughts about this, let me know if you think this is right or wrong

That’s humour that kids know and understand they love all the farting and burping, I should know I have a 10 year old brother who laughed at Paddington squirting tomato sauce, kids get that sort of humour, now I’m not having a rant or throwing a tantrum I just think it would be nice for us to hear some opinions from the future generation. With that being said The Emoji Movie is really good, okay I do have one nitpick and that’s the moral which is find who you are and don’t let others tell you who you are, we do see that a lot in children’s movies.

Anyway the Emoji Movie is an enjoyable kids movie with funny jokes and plenty of adult humour… Oh also look out for Patrick Stewart playing the poop Emoji he has some pretty funny lines too. Anyway final rating of the Emoji Movie I’m giving it a 9/10 it’s funny, enjoyable and just plain silly just the moral was a bit too cliched any way guys apart from that… catch ya later

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The Book Of Henry The Sort Of Film You Will Find In The DVD Bargain Bin

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Colin Trevorrow director of such films like Safety Not Guaranteed and 2015s smash hit Jurassic World, and now he returns to the big screen with The Book Of Henry starring Naomi Watts Jaeden Lieberher and Jacob Trembley, like the title suggests here’s why I think this.

Firstly I’m not slating the movie in anyway I really enjoyed it however the film doesn’t know sometimes what it wants to be for example we open up with a typical suburban family with single mother Susan (Naomi Watts) and her two sons Henry (Jaeden Lieberher) and Peter (Jacob Trembley) we get a happy run of the mill family comedy, we then suddenly get what I like to call it a kiddyfied PS, I Love You Henry is suddenly diagnosed with a brain tumour and dies in his mums arms (didn’t see that coming) then suddenly it turns in to a drama/thriller, basically Christina played by Maddy Ziegler is being abused by her step dad (Breaking Bad’s Dean Norris) Henry comes up with a plan to save Christina from the abuse.

The film then takes us on a journey where Susan tries to complete Henry’s wish, by killing Christina’s step father (say what!!!) yeah this film then gets turned in to a kiddyfied John Wick (a great film in case you haven’t seen it) I’m not gonna say if the plan is successful or not, trust me the ending will leave you like “what the hell just happened”

Okay I may of slated this film a little bit but hey it was enjoyable to say the least, this film will eventually become underrated at some point and when it comes out on DVD you will find it in the near future in say a bargain bin in your local Tesco’s or Asda. So to summarise, The Book Of Henry is enjoyable and heartwarming I just think it should of stayed being a family comedy/drama but hey who am I to judge.

So final score I’m giving The Book Of Henry a 7/10 it was enjoyable but really needs to decide on a genre rather than mashing 3 into 1 anyway guys hope you enjoyed and until next time catch you later 🙂

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Chef, heartwarming story check, amazing comedy check, food porn that makes you drool oh you better believe that’s a check

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Chef is one of those underrated films of 2014 it stars Jon Faverau, Sofia Vergara and rising star Emjay Anthony basically this is food porn the movie, the food they make is just so damn good it makes your mouth drool like Niagara Falls. 

Jon Faverau plays a resteraunt chef named Carl Casper whose boss is (pardon my French) a bit of a dick, he won’t let him cook what he wants just what is on the menu that the boss created, a big shot food critic shows and dramatically slams Carl criticising his food, so he quits his job and works on a food truck, he goes on one hell of a tasty road trip with his son and newly promoted sue chef Marvin.

What was good about this film was that it was hilarious, there were so many laugh out loud moments, there’s one part where Marvin stuffs corn starch down his crotch, then Carl and then making his son do it, then saying probably one of the best lines in the film “in the morning you dip it in oil and make it look like a hush puppy” haha I don’t know why but a childish chuckle burst out of me like the chestburster from alien (minus the blood and gore)

However the main part to this film was the food, oh my god the food was making my mouth water so much there was a puddle on the floor, you cannot help but go mmmmm! (or maybe sing food glorious food from Oliver) the food was the best part of the entire film, but what would I rate this film, well isn’t it obvious it’s a definite 10/10 the food was amazing the comedy was perfect and the whole story line was very heartwarming, so do  your self a favour go and watch Chef it’s amazing and as always catch ya later.

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Alexander and the no good terrible very bad day or the no good very bad awful film ever made by Disney 

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Phew!! Now that’s a title… So as you can tell by the title of the film, yes it’s a long one but it’s a very bad no good terrible awful film to say the least, so as you probably know I love Disney movies but I hate their live action movies, I mean Disney is known for animated movies why make live action films as well, any who lets get on with the review.

The film follows a boy called Alexander who is having a very shitty day, and his parents are oblivious to this, after all they are having a pretty awesome day themselves, any way he can’t wait because his 12th birthday party is coming up but to add to the shitty day his arch nemesis Phillip Parker (if you are wondering why I am full naming Phillip Parker just watch the film they do it all throughout) who is having a party on the exact same day as Alexander, the whole class has been invited because of all the neat stuff Phillip Parker has, any way cut a long story short he makes a wish that everyone has a day like Alexander, and magically his wish comes true an everyone has a crappy day like him. 

And that was Alexander and the no good horrible very bad day, wow what a film this was I mean it was so bad I has to fast forward some bits because it was that bad, the whole film is aimed at kids there’s no adult jokes here people it’s all kid friendly, now let’s talk about the cast well you have got Steve Carell playing the dad Jennifer Garner as the mum and I forgot who played Alexander but hey ho, I really hated this film with a passion it was that bad but nonetheless it did have some decent comedy parts in it like the part where Dick Van Dyke makes a cameo appearance to read a book which has a hilarious typo, I’m not gonna say you’ll just have to go and watch it, any way the rating well I will give this film a solid 0/10 because it was really terrible  any way hope you enjoyed this review but until next time catch ya later 

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