I rented The Texas Chain Saw Massacre for New Years to ensure a good scare but really all I got was a bunch of teenagers being smacked around with a obviously ineffective Chainsaw – their wasn’t even any blood – I mean come on!

The so called “Movie that changed peoples lives” is nothing more than an over glorified piece of cinema trash, and as it has been said for much of its genre “it has more of  a bark then a bite”  but then again if you look back to 1974 it would have scared the pants of any cinema goer but sadly it has no such effect now days. For a movie thirty six years old to date it does have some good structural points but allot of the movie is wasted in long and if not over dramatic chase scenes. Though where TCM seems to lose some merits it regains in some of the bizarre scenarios that gives you the feeling that you won’t sleep quiet so happily, for example the dinner scene where sally is served as finger food to Leather Faces Grandad and then clonked on the head by the old bugger – I mean that plays hell on your brain! Some people think that less is more, and I am one of those people but I serisouley think that people should get a mental check if they think that it is “The Best Horror movie ever”.

Overall TCM isn’t bad for Tobe Hooper’s first go at the movie making bussiness and is definatly worth a watch but don’t be expect shock and Awe. Although it doesn’t have life changing efects on me I must say that for its age it has matured greatly and yes I will be delicate as to who I offened.

The Verdict:

My name is Salmon, like the fish. First name, Susie. I was fourteen years old when I was murdered on December 6th, 1973. I wasn’t gone. I was alive in my own perfect world. But in my heart, I knew it wasn’t perfect. My murderer still haunted me. My father had the pieces but he couldn’t make them fit. I waited for justice but justice did not come. – Susie Salmon

A deeply disturbing movie from the start, I don’t think that I will easily forget this movie – which on some levels means that it did what any good movie supposed to do. Nothing can prepare you for this deeply moving story.

Even now whenever I think of The Lovely Bones I still get the shivers, which is incredibly rare for me. The Lovely Bones is a mix jumble of  family drama, first love, anger and Revenge which all gets lost in translation around the ‘In-Between’, Jackson can’t seem to settle on any one them which starts to get a little mentally suffocating. The Lovely Bones is another example of one of those movies that never quite lived up to its full potential but never the less among all the confusing story hooks there is some genuine emotion which does have tremendous impact on even the hardest of people.

Of all people, Peter Jackson knows the best that shaping a movie from a best seller is fishy business ( The Lord Of The Rings) and that it can go either way but in all truthfulness The Lovely Bones seems to stay in the middle. The Special effect s are average, the acting is excellent and the feeling you get after watching the Lovely Bones is something amazing. All I can say in conclusion is that this is not a movie to be taken lightly, whether you like it is your decision.

The Verdict:

J J Abrams must have some serious balls to take on the Gas Giant that is Star Trek, 1o feature films, more than 700 episodes, shit loads of  comics and hundreds of Fans. Some directors every now and then take a leap of faith and sometimes it pays off (Peter Jackson and Lord Of The Rings) and then sometimes it doesn’t, but despite the weight of every one’s expectations Abrams managed to pull it off spectacularly. Star Trek is an excellent blend of character development and action, the visual effects are amazing on big screen and would have been amazing in 3-D. Star Treks visual effects would have definitely won a few awards hadn’t Avatar blown it out of the water.

One thing that could have set back the film could have been the casting, but Kirk and Spock’s shoes were filled well with Zachary Quinto’s Spock being the highlight. Also the appearance of Leonard Nimoy as future Spock was a delight. I think that Abram’s Star Trek did the franchise proud, and I look forward to seeing future sequels.

The verdict:

 In the year 2018 after the self aware program Skynet has destroyed much of the human race in a  nuclear extermination a group of survivors lead by John Connor struggle to keep the machines from diminishing the remainder of humans left. With the help of a half human half Terminator they infiltrate the machine Citadel to rescue John Connors father (Kyle Reese) and attempt to free the human prisoners and destroy the machine factory.

First of all Terminator Salvation was a huge step up from last time an one things for sure director McG likes to blow shit up, and with stunning visuals and amazing CGI give the greatest feeling that the series is starting to pick itself up again from Jonathan Mostows dreadful Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines.

 Fresh from the set of Jame’s Cameron’s Avatar actor Sam Worthington brings an amazing feel to an already action rich cast including Batman’s Christian bale who has signed on to star in two more movies to come. Although the great actor Christain Bale is i am starting to feel as some people In have read also seem to think is that Bales preformance across the board is a little flat and emotionless. Also I have noticed the amount of shouting he has done in both Batman and Terminator 4.

Regrdless of the acting, Termantor Salvation is a must see for diehard fans and action lovers. I give it out of 5:

3 1/2 stars.

 I contradicted myself going to see 2012 in cinemas, I said that I wouldn’t because I thought it was basically another The Day After Tomorrow(which by the way crashed and burned). But BOY was I pleasantly surprised, apart from the WAY over dramatic destruction scenes and the impossible escapes made by John Cusack in a frekin’ Limo.

The story line and developement was standard end of the world material, but excellent performances from Danny Glover as The President of the United States and from Chitewel Ejiofor as Adrain Helmsley. Also some great acting from Thandie Newton on her part, which made it WAY better than The Day After Tommorow.

If you are a sceptic (and Im not), and you truly believe this is a vision of whats  to come then I look foward to 2012!

The Verdict: