filmfan's diary

Summer's here and the bigger movies are out fighting. As seems to be the trend recently, there's gonna be some Superhero movies. There's even a spoof of the genre out but it must not be seen!. The reason is simple, each time you watch one of them, you finance the next. So if you saw the last ones you not only financed Superhero Movie, but also this pile of crap. You'll notice there's no link to the film's website and I won't mention it again, but Disaster Movie barely even seems to try to be a genre spoof movie. For starters, the horrible trailer references Juno - where's the logic there? Secondly it spoofs the Hancock trailer. yep, not the film, the trailer. They've found a new low. There's clearly no plot, or attempt to show it, in the trailer. This doesn't matter because I wouldn't see it if you paid me. Fortunately, June's had some great movies and ain't over yet.

So, back to the real movies. Iron Man did the business, and The Incredible Hulk was next up. Starring Edward Norton as Bruce Banner, who is trying to control his inner green beast by running away from the US military. Having caught up and attacked him, The Hulk destroys all there nice toys and inspires one army dude, a Brit called Emil (Tim Roth) to try some of this dangerous radiation for himself. This makes him The Abomination an even uglier hulk-type, and a danger to everyone. Who's gonna stop him? A clue: He's big and green. The visuals are great, the pseudo-science logical, and the scope for sequels vast. 4/5

The Happening is scary. Not torture-porn scary, but WTF!? scary. Here's the plot: something happens, some humans die, some others try not to. Presumably already spoofed in that excuse for a film I won't mention again, The Happening stars Mark Wahlberg and Zooey Deschanel (He used to rap - badly, she sings now - sweetly, tho' not in this), as a couple caught up in the thing wot is Happening. Its got old school huh! whats there! scares and a strong cast altogether. If you don't like the ending then maybe it'll happen to you. 4/5  (You'll have noticed by now that this means i liked it)

Wanted is an 18-certificate film. With guns. This generally means a number of other things. Like a secret society. Check. And a car chase/shootout. Check. And a sexy lady. Check. The good thing about all this is that it is better than Shoot 'Em Up of Smokin'  Aces. It doesn't even need an apostrophe. James 'Young Man, Solid Lead' McAvoy who's mostly working class and/or pestering ladies in period costume, is a loser. He's recruited to The Fraternity and promptly beaten up by Morgan Freeman's cronies. Eventually they've got him killing baddies. And he kills people well. With SFX coming out of his ears. Well acted by everyone, and what a cast! Angeline Jolie joins James and Morgan and there's the sort of supporting cast that'd make a Hustle fan whoop. 4/5

Right then. June's seen a big green fella in stretchy purple trousers, Marky Mark running from something and James McAvoy cosing up to Angeline Jolie (lucky git!). If you have seen what i've seen and want to know what else I'd see here goes...

Last chance to see (if you can find somewhere in the fist place)

The King of Kong & Gone Baby Gone 

Arcade game contest doc AND missing child mystery from Affleck's Ben and Casey.

Probably still out somewhere small

Taxi to the Dark Si...