I have to admit that Dark Shadows slipped quietly under the radar for me, so when I was sitting there in the cinema and the trailer came on I actually thought “What is this?” which is kind of a weird feeling since I am usually the person annoying my girlfriend by saying “Oh this is”

There were a few things that actually made me laugh and sparked my interest enough to say that I will probably end up seeing this one at the cinema. Don’t get me wrong I am not going to be waiting with bated breath but it looks entertaining enough.

Things I like about it;

I love Depp’s character name. Barnabas Collins.
Who doesn’t like a Burton/Depp collaboration?
The dysfunctional family with the weird house-guest reminds me so much of Edward Scissorhands, which was awesome!
And I think the kicker for me is seeing Helena … Read More »

I have to admit that Dark Shadows slipped quietly under the radar for me, so when I was sitting there in the cinema and the trailer came on I actually thought “What is this?” which is kind of a weird feeling since I am usually the person annoying my girlfriend by saying “Oh this is”

There were a few things that actually made me laugh and sparked my interest enough to say that I will probably end up seeing this one at the cinema. Don’t get me wrong I am not going to be waiting with bated breath but it looks entertaining enough.

Things I like about it;

I love Depp’s character name. Barnabas Collins.
Who doesn’t like a Burton/Depp collaboration?
The dysfunctional family with the weird house-guest reminds me so much of Edward Scissorhands, which was awesome!
And I think the kicker for me is seeing Helena … Read More »

Greetings all,

I saw The King’s Speech a couple of weeks ago and thought it was a really good film.

Colin Firth, Helena Bonham Carter, and Geoffrey Rush all deliver terrific performances and bring this little known story to life. It is involving, heartfelt, and genuinely interesting.

Today it was announced in this article (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/mpaa-oks-pg-13-version-161385) that Classication and Ratings Association has agreed to the Weinstein Co’s proposal to re-release the film with a PG-13 rating instead of the original R rating in an effort to make it more appealing to kids and teens. This means that the original R rated version will be removed from the cinemas and replaced with the lower rated version.

Why was the original version rated so highly the first time?

Swearing.

No extreme violence. No graphic sex scenes. No brutal and confronting images. Simply swearing.

Director Tom Hooper has previously said that … Read More »

Greetings all,

I saw The King’s Speech a couple of weeks ago and thought it was a really good film.

Colin Firth, Helena Bonham Carter, and Geoffrey Rush all deliver terrific performances and bring this little known story to life. It is involving, heartfelt, and genuinely interesting.

Today it was announced in this article (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/mpaa-oks-pg-13-version-161385) that Classication and Ratings Association has agreed to the Weinstein Co’s proposal to re-release the film with a PG-13 rating instead of the original R rating in an effort to make it more appealing to kids and teens. This means that the original R rated version will be removed from the cinemas and replaced with the lower rated version.

Why was the original version rated so highly the first time?

Swearing.

No extreme violence. No graphic sex scenes. No brutal and confronting images. Simply swearing.

Director Tom Hooper has previously said that … Read More »