The Avengers
I absolutely loved The Avengers. It was the best super hero film that i have seen in a long time. It does a really good job of sticking to the fact that it is a super hero movie. Though it includes a lot of big characters, it does a really good job in making sure they get relatively equal screen time. There a bunch of absolutely hilarious lines and pumps out many great one-liners. The action sequence is fantastic. There is one shot that pans from character to character as they fight without cutting - it was beautiful. Joss Whedon and the cast did a fantastic job with this film and i look forward to the upcoming Marvel films we have been promised!
War Horse
War Horse was another film that i adored. I heard many many good things about this film before i saw it, so i was looking forward to seeing what people were saying was an amazing film. I completely agree with the reviews. This film is emotionally heart wrenching and inspiring, humorous yet tragic. We follow Joey, the horse, throughout World War 1, also witnessing the stories of several people in the War. Benedict Cumberbatch and Tom Hiddleston, two of my favorite actors, are in this film and they do a fantastic job. My emotional attachment to them made their section all the better. The two German boys, while only a small part of the story, provided a very sad reality of the war - young boys were sent off to war and died. Emilie, the French girl who found Joey and his companion after the boys, provided a refreshing view of the innocence that still prevailed during that time. I wish we knew what happened to her! After a horrible stint with the French army and the death of Joey's companion, Joey escapes and then finds himself in no mans land, unfortunately stuck in wire. A wonderful show of cooperation between the British and Germans is seen as they work to cut Joey free and then part as unlikely acquaintances. This brings us full circle and we see the reunion of Joey and his owner, who had gone to war in search of him. This film is just fantastic. I can't help but love it. I also bought the book and plan to read that as soon as possible!
John Carter
I honestly don't get why this film got such bad reviews. It was a fun, creative film based on what was the first science-fiction book to be written (1912!). Taylor Kitsch did a really good job in his role and the characters on Mars were hilarious. The Tharks - green four armed aliens - were hilarious and their society interesting. The red humanoid aliens provided a human counterpart on mars in the middle of a 'civil' war? The storyline itself was really interesting and considering the time it was written, original. It was probably a big inspiration for future science fiction novels and films. I think that they did a good job with this film, though i am sure it could have been done better, there are always things to change. But i liked it, a lot actually. I even bought 7 of the books it was based on because i am interested. I personally think that they should have marketed this film differently and better - then maybe it would have done better in theaters. I plan on buying the DVD because i would really like to watch this again.
I would definitely recommend all these films to every one. The Avengers and John Carter if you enjoy fun films. The Avengers is almost a no brainer. War horse was fantastic especially if you like war films and stories of war.
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