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  • Saw III

    ★★★

  • Happiness for Beginners

    ★★½

  • The Little Mermaid

    ★★★

  • Expend4bles

    ★★½

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  • Saw III

    Saw III

    ★★★

    Previous: Saw II


    It has been 10 years since I watched this series and I couldn't really remember any of this one - which worked to it's advantage.

    I like that this is a different type of Saw film, almost a look behind the scenes as to how these games can be put into place. And even the game within the film is different. We've had a one room film, a house of horrors film, and now we get one…

  • Happiness for Beginners

    Happiness for Beginners

    ★★½

    A divorcee books a hiking trip on the Appalachian Trail to mark what would have been her six year wedding anniversary.

    My wife was in a RomCom mood and I lent towards this, expecting a quirky or silly film since it stars Ellie Kemper. It turns out it is actually adapted from a novel and feels like a lower stakes Eat Pray Love.

    Once I tuned into what the film was, rather than what I wanted it to be, it wasn't…

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  • Captain America: The Winter Soldier

    Captain America: The Winter Soldier

    ★★★★★

    So far the Phase 2 films of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) have both been sequels; 'Iron Man 3' was more of the same but with a fun Shane Black twist; 'Thor: The Dark World' took an unexpected but slightly muddled Sci-Fi route. However, the second solo Cap film was a completely different genre from his entertaining WW2 origin and a completely different tone from the other films. Marvel tend to go for the more humorous approach but this was…

  • Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the King

    Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the King

    ★★★★

    A sweary prison-set epilogue to Iron Man 3 where we find Trevor Slattery enjoying his notoriety and being interviewed by a documentary film maker.

    I was pleasantly surprised by this. It worked well with a fun yet dark tone and a 1970's feel to it. It serves to tie up loose ends from the Iron Man trilogy, whilst also setting up a possible future film.

    The twist in Iron Man 3 pleased some, angered some and surprised most. I was…