Monday 27 November 2017

For the love of cartoons

It is not a secret that I adore animation with the amount I post about Disney and anime. It doubt it comes as a surprise for anyone that regularly checks out my blog but I love cartoons. Cartoon Network is the bomb for finding some good American cartoons that you will fall in love with no matter what your age.
  As a kid, I grew up watching cartoons. I'm not talking about Disney and PIXAR films, I am talking about Spongebob, powerpuff girls, dexter's lab and just about every other cartoon nickelodeon, The Simpsons and Futurama, eventually moved on to Family Guy but I never enjoyed them as much as I enjoyed cartoons as a kid or even when I rewatch them now. In response to this I headed back to the land of cartoons that is cartoon network to get my fix. That is when I discovered Adventure Time, quite possibly the best new cartoon I have ever watched and never want to end (even though I know it is on its final season).
boomerang and cartoon network had to offer me. Then as I grew 'out of' those cartoons, or so I was expected to do, I was looking for something new to watch. I watched
  When I started to watch Adventure Time I got that love for cartoons back that I had wanted back for such a long time. This show alone kind of kept my cartoon needs at bay for a while but when I heard it was finishing with this season my heart broke. What was I going to watch now? What am I going to Steven Universe. This show is like no other. It's weird and magical, it's beautifully animated and I adore every single one of the characters. It has filled the animated whole in my heart that the news of Adventure time had left behind. I can never wait for new episodes much like I was (and still am until it ends) with Adventure Time. An honourable mention goes out to The Regular Show because that show is awesome and I love it. It's a good one to just pick a random episode and laugh for ten minutes straight.
watch now when I can't be bothered to read subtitles? That is when I remembered that I had heard something about a new show on cartoon network that was amazing, and that show was
These two shows combined with anime fill me with so much happiness when I watch them. I adore these three shows so much and can honestly tell anyone my age and above that have become bored with 'adult' cartoons (not talking about hentai) to watch these shows. Yeah, they're 'kids' shows but I regularly question whether they really are or not. Yes, they are on a kids network and a kid could easily watch it and enjoy it but there is another level of enjoyment when you watch it as an adult.
Much like with Disney films there are innuendos, secret swearing and many more things that will have you giggling when your niece or nephew is not (they will ask you why, be prepared for that). Basically, what I'm trying to say here is that if you liked cartoons as a kid and miss them, why not give the current kids cartoons a go. They're pretty strong. 

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Sunday 19 November 2017

Murder on the Orient Express (Branagh, 2017)

Gotta love working at a cinema, get to see a lot of new films. This week on Bethany's constant reviews because she works at a cinema now is Murder on the Orient Express directed by Kenneth Branagh (of course, who else would do it). Going into this film I was pretty excited, all star cast, great director, the book has been adored for years and years, and who doesn't love a game of cluedo on a train?

Basically, the story is centred around the detective Hercule Poirot who ends up going on the orient express thanks to a friend who just so happens to be the director of the train. On this train he meets a bunch of strangers played by stars such as Johnny Depp, Daisy Ridley, Michelle Pfeiffer and many more. At first everything is fine until one of them is murdered, everyone is a suspect in this suspenseful murder mystery.
Many are saying that the cinematography and sets are outshining the cast, which I understand but with so many stars it's hard for any one actor to shine. Of course Kenneth Branagh shines the most out of everyone but that is because he is the centre of the film's narrative without him the narrative wouldn't happen. He is also very funny as Poirot, that moustache and that laugh just made me laugh whilst watching the film. The cinematography and sets are very stunning throughout the entire film, they are simply mesmerising. Of course it doesn't have it's faults but as a first effort in a different genre for Branagh I think he did really well at this adaptation as it is so different from the vibe of a Shakespeare adaptation.
Overall, the film is amusing and keeps you on your toes as to who is the murderer. It is tense and interesting. The acting is great and the sets are insane. Kenneth Branagh shines as the director of this Agatha Christie adaptation and I hope that there are many more adaptations to come from Branagh. I really enjoyed the film and would highly recommend the film to anyone that enjoys a good murder mystery or crime thriller.

Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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Sunday 12 November 2017

Thor Ragnarok (Waititi, 2017)

  Sorry for being missing a couple of weeks guys, essays can leave you a little burnt out for a bit. But I am back with a review of Thor: Ragnarok arguably the best Marvel (Disney distributed) film to come out since Guardians of the Galaxy, and definitely my new favourite Marvel (Disney distributed) film because no super hero film is going to beat Deadpool for me. Ok, let's get started.
  Synopsis time. Thor has been out of Asgard for a while now but he returns to find out that Loki is alive (This is not a spoiler as it is the trailers) and has thrown their Father onto Earth so that he can rule in Odin's place. When they find their father, they are told of the Goddess of Death and her
relation to them. As the two are about to return to Asgard and the Goddess of Death turns up and follows them to Asgard. Although, not without pushing the both of them out of the tunnel to Asgard on the way there. Thor ends up in a land of scavengers and trash, meets an old friend and makes a new one. They team up and try to go up against the Goddess of death, and I shall leave it there.
  My biggest issue with this film, isn't actually with the film at all but with the trailers which have been everywhere as much as I have tried to avoid them. They tell anyone watching it the two biggest reveals of the whole film, that Loki isn't dead and that the Hulk is also in this land of trash and scavengers. These would have been awesome surprises for the audience of the film, as Loki had 'died' in the last Thor film and the Hulk had been missing since Avengers: Age of Ultron. I just think that they should have either revealed neither of them or only one because audiences would have been so thrilled that these characters where back, especially if they had been kept in the dark about who Thor's team in the film would be.
  Ok, enough moaning about trailers. I know I should just plug up my hears, cover my eyes and hum real loud until they're over. Now onto why this is the best Marvel film of all time! It is visually stunning, the comedy is on point and just elevates the darker moments, and Chris Hemsworth is a beautiful human that is very nice to stare at for two hours. Seriously though, visually, outside of Chris Hemsworth, this film is absolutely stunning. The green screen stuff was really well done (unlike another Marvel film that I won't mention), and I'm actually disappointed that I didn't see it in IMAX 3D and I really don't care about 3D. Even though it was absolutely stunning visually, it didn't take away from the script which was on point from the very first line. It is a very funny film and actually like a comic book. It's very graphic and colourful but the script is snappy and witty. You won't be bored for even a moment because there is always something to keep you entertained. Plus, you can just stare at Thor and Loki and you'll have a good time no matter how bad you think it is.
  Overall, this is definitely a change of pace to the dark narratives that Marvel have been doing in the Avengers narratives. In addition to this, because the film was not set on earth, apart from a few minutes here and there, they got to really shine with their use of CGI to create a masterpiece. This is the second film this year that I have found simply stunning to watch and this one is much more accessible to the masses than Blade Runner 2049 is.

Rating: 5 out 5, do you even need to ask?

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