The Hangover: Part 2 Review

The Hangover Part 2 is pretty funny and rather enjoyable; that said, it is at its core almost a carbon copy of its predecessor, a predecessor which outstrips it in terms of laughs and especially in terms of originality in almost every way.

It is understandable why there is a second Hangover film. The first, released in 2009, was the highest grossing film in the US for that year and in the top 10 for the world and is credited as being the highest grossing R rated comedy of all time. Obviously this is not the first time that film studios had attempted to capitalise upon a successful film by throwing out a sequel to films that don't really seem to warrant them (actually its probably more surprising when this doesn’t happen) and many of these such films are generally poorer in quality and originality. In some ways, this is the path of this Second Hangover film.

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Review

Jack is back! but sadly not with much of a bang.

With the emergence of the character of Jack Sparrow as the somewhat unlikely star of the first film in the Pirates of the Caribbean series, the second and third film in the oddly mangled ‘trilogy’ saw Orlando Bloom somewhat sidelined, with Jack taking a more central role as Disney affected the slogan ‘Jack Is Back’. Now 8 years after the original and 4 years after the previous film, Disney have taken this to its fullest, removing those previously central characters entirely and turning the pirates of the Caribbean franchise into one solely dominated by the be-loved Jack Sparrow in a hope to save the now floundering series; Sadly though, it is clear that even the Jack Sparrow cannot alone save this sinking ship alone.

£3 Film: Dead Snow

Hmm I don’t know, Zombies just seen a bit cliché nowadays. Well How about Nazi Zombies? Well now you’re Talking!

It’s kind of surprising that nobody had thought of combining the two most deadly of history's enemies, the Nazi’s, and Zombies (...wait a minute?) before Dead Snow came along in 2009 - but everything has got to start somewhere right?

Source Code Review

Source Code is an excellent fast passed yet intelligent tale which will leave you thinking way after its 93 minute running time; well worth watching (if you can still find it in the cinema)

Director Duncan Jones last effort (and debut?), Moon, was downright amazing; probably one of the best Sci-Fi films of recent years, at least for me. Hence, you can understand why I was so excited to see his new effort Source Code, (and wondering why it took me so long to see it – watching it possibly on one of the smallest cinema screens ever), which promised more sci-fi intrigue; it doesn’t disappoint.

From Sky Box Office: The Devil's Tomb

So I’ve been gone for a while, getting all that university business out of the way. But now I’m back! (Waits for applause)...to review more great (...) films!

The Devil’s Tomb is an alright ride, but is almost instantly forgettable – remembered only for average acting and sometimes laughably bad special and physical effects.

I don’t watch too many straight-to-DVD releases, and you can probably guess why: they normally always suck (if they were any good they would come out in the cinema...right?). Coming into Devil’s Tomb I had no idea about its direct to DVD origins, but by the end I had my suspicions, which tells you a little of what you are going to get if you get round to watching this ‘action horror’ flick.

Don't Worry, I didn't Die

For those avid fans of Persistent Haystack, I'm writing this to tell you not to panic, there will be plenty more reviews straight from the hay barn as soon as I get all this pesky University Business out of the way. With my last Exam next Tuesday (the 10th) expect much more coverage of new films and other stuff from then on, including the belated Fast and Furious 5 review as well as hopefully a review of Thor. Keep that Haystack Rolling!