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I like a good animation film, and Pixar in my opinion produce the best. Wall-e was on TV this afternoon and given the weather and our new large sofa, it felt wrong not to watch it.
 Wall-e film poster The film is about the last remaining robot left on earth after all the humans had departed after burying them selves in their own detritus. Wall-e spends all day making cubes out of the rubbish and piling them up into large piles. One day a problem from space lands and they become friends. The probe Eve spends most of the day searching and analysing. Eventually Eve finds the plant life she is searching for and leaves but not before Wall-e has hitched a ride, on the mother ship and ends up in space, to eventually save the human race fpor a life spent drifting across the universe.
The film is typical of Pixar and is full of humour to suit all ages, it is however not good enough to score more than the average 3 stars.
 Another Year film poster Had a real treat last night we went to The Rex in Berkhamsted with Abida. Another Year is a bit of a connoisseurs film. It is by Mike Leigh and it lived up to his usual fare i.e. a bit bleak and depressing.
Having said that the film is full of shots that made mundane things appear to be a thing of beauty. The film is about a couple, their son and friends (about 7 people in all) over the course of a year, and focuses on the relationships between all the people and the dramas and traumas of ordinary life.
 44 Inch Chest Film poster After getting a new TV which is capable of watching LoveFilm films over the internet, we chose to watch this film. It had some great British actors in it and promised to be a good film. It is set in London where a group of friends from various backgrounds, but I got the impression criminals, gather together to support one member (Ray Winston) whose wife had just left him. The friends had kidnapped the wife’s lover and had put him in the wardrobe of the derelict house where most of the film is set. The story of how the wife left is slowly revealed as the friends discuss the options and wind each other up.
The film is full of swearing and doe not live up to the casts potential hence two stars.
 London Boulevard Poster This is a film about Mitchel (Colin Farrel) who is released from prison, determined to lead and crime free life. However his past very quickly catches up with him. He finds a job looking after a famous actress (Kiera Knighley) in the media spot light, but his past life is forever popping up and getting in the way of try to stay straight.
The are some violent moments and some classic scenes. Anna Friel plays a mad sister, David Thewlis plays a stoned resting actor, Eddie Marsan plays a bent copper, and Ray Winston plays the psycho gangland boss. Graet film worth the 4 stars, Helen thought 2, as she felt it was too disjointed.
 Heartbreaker poster Quirky French comedy about a team (two men and a woman) who take money to split up couples. The story revolves around the father of a girl who is going to marry a English banker, who does not want the wedding to go ahead. The leader of the heartbreaker team is also in debt and has a heavy after him.
Over time inevitably the team leader falls in love with the girl whose life he is about to throw upside down. I guess it is a bit like the assassin who falls in love with his victim, I am sure I have seen a film where that happens.
Anyway a good film worth the 4 stars.
 The Hangover movie poster This is a pretty predicable film if you have seen the trailer you have seen the file. There are some funny moments. It is about 4 blokes going on a stag do to Vegas, and predictably it all goes wrong, but they end up at the wedding on time just in the nick of time.
 Cleaner poster A murder mystery with a twist. A guy (Samuel L Jackson), ex-cop, who runs a business cleaning up after murders/suicides. He attends the scene of a murder to clean up, and no one is there so he cleans up and leaves. Only thing is he forgets to return the key, when he does the person who is at the house knows nothing about it. Anyway it turns out the cleaner has a past, his wife was murdered and the murderer was killed in prison.
The cleaner then find himself getting more and more involved in the case, he has essentially been stitched up. His ex partner then gets incvolved to try to help him resolve the issues, and police corruption raises it head and it seems like there is no way out.
A great thriller of a film, I would recommend seeing it.
 Despicable Me Poster Animated feature film about a villain who wants to steal the moon and pull of the biggest and most notorious crime ever. He as a rival called Vector who finds out about his plans via his father the Villain Bank manager. Throw into the mix three cute orphans (one reminded me of my niece) and you have the makings of a great story. It is funny, sad, heart warming and most of all slapstick. Watch the 3D version if you can.
 The Contract Bit of a strange story this one. Morgan Freeman is a contract killer who is putting together a team take out a rich business man. It all goes wrong when his is in an accident and ends up in hospital, where they find his gun and call the police. The local police man finds out he is a wanted notorious killer and arranges for the Washington authorities to transport him to thier offices.
He escapes on route and ends up kidnapping John Cussack and his son who are out hiking. The story then becomes a hunt and chase movie with Morgan trying to escape, Cussack trying to get him to the police and Morgans colleagues searching for them all.
 REC Film poster Retired and extremely dangerous, is a a tongue n cheek comedy /action film. Bruce Willis plays a retired CIA agent who in the past has lead a dangerous exciting life as an operative in the field. He is a lonely and regularly phones his pension company to complain that his payment cheque has not arrived just to be able to speak to a female employee who he is trying to pluck up the courage to ask out.
Things get complicated when a crack squad are sent to kill him, as you would expect he kills all the squad out to get him and then embarks on a road trip picking up the pension administrator and few ex-colleagues along the way. The colleagues are played by Helen Mirren, Morgan freeman, John Malcovich, and Brian Cox.
The film is full of plenty of action as well as comic moments and the team try to sort out the situation. Well worth 4 stars an enjoyable film.
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