Review on Master Giraffe
So I went for an adventure to the pictures the other day, to see the new Coen Brothers’ film “Burn After Reading”.
It was brilliant, George Clooney, Brad Pitt and John Malcovich all gave brilliant performances and the whole film was tense and kept slapping you in the face. It was also quite humorous, which gave it quite an interesting mix. I recommend it to anyone willing to spill a few dollars. Take a friend with you. Buy a large coke. Drink it during the film. (You don’t have to but it may have contributed to the enjoyment of my experience).
I tagged this in review. Funny that, as I don’t do reviews of films. I mean is a paragraph saying that a few actors were awesome mean that it’s a review? I think it does. I just wanted to stamp on Seph’s territory 
There’s no denying that The Dark Knight has been one of the most anticipated films of all time. The years leading up to its release have been fraught with controversy. For a while, a lot of fans were disappointed with how the film was shaping up. Batman with a motorcycle? A new futuristic suit? Pretty boy Heath Ledger playing the most popular comic book villain ever? Then the hype machine kicked into gear, with a very interactive viral marketing campaign, co-stars speaking very highly of Heath Ledger’s performance, and then, sadly, the actor’s very untimely death at the start of the year. Now the movie’s out, and the hype machine is in overdrive. Two days after its release, the film is already ranked number four on IMDB’s top 250 films of all time. Words like Oscar are being mentioned. And not one bad thing has been said of Ledger’s performance. Is it all hyperbole, or is The Dark Knight truly worthy of the accolades it’s already receiving?
When Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty came out in 2001, a great deal of the fanbase reacted in outrage and confusion. Since then, we have eagerly, awaited an explanation for the convoluted ending of Sons of Liberty, and the opportunity to take control of Solid Snake once again. In 2004, Hideo Kojima returned us to the world of Metal Gear, only for us to discover that it was a prequel focusing instead on the notorious Big Boss, Snake’s ‘father’. It was unexpected, but greeted favourably. However, fans still wanted Kojima to continue with Solid Snake’s story. Finally, in 2008, what has been described as the most anticipated video game in history has arrived at last, and it was worth the seven year wait. Hideo Kojima’s latest effort is, quite simply, a solid masterpiece.
Across the Universe is one of those films which comes out and due to some cosmic act of ignorance, isn’t very well advertised or recognised by enough people to become the sort of film it should be: something being discussed by everyone. It’s a psychedelic acid trip taking the viewer on a journey through the turmoil of the 60s and set to the music of one of the world’s most influential and recognisable bands- The Beatles. And it’s brilliant.
It was only a couple of years ago that the Wardrobe closed its doors to the magical world of Narnia in The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, but of course a sequel was inevitable and now returning director Andrew Adamson has transported us there once more in an inspiring film which surpasses the previous one in every possible way.
Over the past decade or so, Swedish band Opeth have continued to evolve as one of the metal genre’s most distinctive sounding bands. Traditionally considered a death metal act, the band has managed to break through the constraints of any label by creating a sound that can’t rightfully be placed under any one genre. All their previous albums have been exercises in the experimental; pushing the boundaries of their music to new limits, and 2008’s Watershed is no different.
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