Showing posts with label Charlize Theron. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Charlize Theron. Show all posts

134. Mad Max: Fury Road



Blimey! Mad Max Fury Road is a proper film in every way.

I feels like a real 80's action movie in terms of pacing, camera work and the resourceful running time. It's an unstoppable force from start to finish and is too road movies what The Raid is to action movies. 

Doesn't reinvent the wheel but adds about 2000 horses and a fucking great turbo charger to it. The best blockbuster of the year so far.

27. Prometheus


Don't believe the hype! Well, believe some of it. Prometheus could never really match up the marketing hyperbole but I have to say I enjoyed it.

It's not without it's flaws (a whopping plot hole or two) but it is nicely engaging although it does lack any kind of fear or tension after the 'aliens' (no, not those ones) reveal themselves.

It all feels a bit short to me and could have done with another 30 minutes sprinkled in along the way. No doubt that will be in the Directors Cut which will be out 3 months after you've already spent £20 on the Triple Editon Blu-Ray.

Maybe.

23. Young Adult

Still hot when trying to look slubby...
The best thing about Young Adult is also it's main problem. Charlize Theron totally miscast as the returning prom queen looking to rekindle a romance with her ex-boyfriend. It's just sooooooo unbelievable that she can't get a man/ find a man/ men don't find her interesting/ attractive etc.

SHE'S CHARLIZE THERON!!

She looks hot when she is a drunken wreck, she looks hot when she is hung over, shes looks hot when she in jogging pants. It's difficult to see where the problem lies... To be fair though she does have a bloody good go at the role and whole mid-life crisis / personal breakdown is well handled but.. you know.. it's Charlize Theron and this is the role see was never meant to play.