The Help - 29/10/11

I have been waiting for this film to come out for ages, as I had really liked the book and had heard good things about the film adaptation and in the whole the film was enjoyable, however..... I was really disappointed by how much of the book had been cast aside, I felt the book gave you more of a sense of the terror of the times and how much of a risk all the contributors to the book were taking, the film however almost appears to see these details as 'unsavoury' and glosses over them somehow. I did see a review of the film where is was described as "civil rights lite" and "Disney civil rights" and after seeing the film I can see where the reviewer was coming from. Viola Davies is excellent as Aibileen and Octavia Spencer as Minney provided some laugh out loud moments, but I could not see Emma Stone as Skeeter, who in the book is described as unattractive and plain, two words that could not be used to describe Emma Stone. But I think if I had not read the book first, this would have been a much better film for me - the same could be said about most films though sadly.

Footloose - 23/10/11

I have to be honest, I love the original movie and following very disappointing remakes of other films I did not hold out much hope for this one, but decided to give it a go, and I have to say I am glad I did. I enjoyed the film, it was fluffier than the original, and I personally did not rate the Ren characters dancing that highly, but it left me smiling. I especially liked the guy that played Willard, his learning to dance had me laughing out loud, though unlike the original played by the late Chris Penn, this new guy seemed to get good suspiciously fast. When it is released on DVD I may even get a copy and have a back to back Footloose marathon

Real Steel - 16/10/11

Slow to get going, you can almost write the ending yourself after about 20 mins, but by the end it has sucked you in so you are cheering on a Robot and wincing each time he takes a hit. A fun way to spend a cold Sunday afternoon