Welcome to Take Two, a collection of cinematic viewing habits, snapshot thoughts on films both new
… and not so new. Some reviews are wordy, some mercifully brief, some are constructive,
some are mere one line opinion, but all are spoiler free.

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Terminator: Dark Fate (2019)

Terminator. For all the back story, reboots, future apocalypse stuff, it’s very simple at it’s core. Man vs Machine, with some cool effects and lots of smash...

The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019)

You could file this under quirky, but if you do be sure to add a dose of lovely and a bucket-load of ridiculous fun. Zak (Zack Gottsagen) is in an old folks ...

Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)

A confession. I’ve never seen Hunt for the Wilderpeople. This feels like a glaring failure on my behalf and it’s proved to be the case... it’s wonderful! Ric...

Toy Story 4 (2019)

My very first thought when this was announced was, do we need a 4th instalment? I’ve expressed in the past my distaste of sequels and decent trilogies are al...

Independence Day (1996)

Independence Day, a big fat “Yeehaw America” kinda film... but as stupid as it is, it’s bloody good fun. Sure there’s nothing complicated about it, it’s cut ...

First Man (2018)

Space is cool. There’s just no way in getting around it. By rights no film about space expiration should ever be anything other than spectacular. This begins...

Life (2017)

Revolving weightless camera down spaceship corridor, check. Gratuitous use of lens flares, check. Talking to Earth via video link, check. This thing is packe...

Murder on the Orient Express (2017)

I usually find Branagh annoying, but I have to confess I found this quite delightful (in places). It’s not quite as clever as it thinks it is and the expecta...

Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)

Finally got around to watching this and blimey, it just keeps going doesn’t it. Funny creatures, lots of smashy explosions and some terrible acting. About wh...

Ready Player One (2018)

Were do I start with this!!? It’s over 2 hours a retina searing frenetic action and colour. It’s cheesy from the get go, dialogue, plot, but despite the expl...

Incredibles 2 (2018)

Maybe not quite as good as the original, but still a lot of fun and just as well as they appear to be setting up a franchise (another one). It looks great of...

Isle of Dogs (2018)

I should be predisposed to love this. The ever quirky and inventive Wes Anderson directing an animation, what’s not to fall madly in love with. Yes it’s got ...

Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

This is very stylish. The colour in the opening sequence would not look out of place in a 1950s Hollywood Musical. Nolan loves cinema and this is the definit...

Annihilation (2018)

A straight to Netflix film, there’s now calls to get this a theatrical release. So is it worthy? We’re in firm sci-fi thriller territory, but it lacks an edg...

Paddington 2 (2017)

In a word, delightful. Paddington 2 is one of those rare sequels that's just as good if not better than its predecessor. With an all-star cast, peppered with...

Wonder Woman (2017)

Now I'm not known for my love of superhero films, but this got a lot of praise on release... So would it be the film to change my mind about this genre? It i...

Sorcerer (1977)

I’ve never seen Sorcerer before, but I’ve been a huge fan of the Tangerine Dream score for years. So I was a bit disappointed with this to begin with, my exp...

Rogue One (2016)

Darker, dirtier, I suspect this is what they'd have like to have done with the main Star Wars reboot, but bottled it and instead just remade the 1977 origina...

In the Heart of the Sea (2015)

I love a good disaster story and I've always been fascinated by the thought of what lies deep beneath the sea. So Herman Melville's Moby Dick hits the spot. ...

Kon-Tiki (2012)

A remarkable story, brought to the screen in spectacular fashion. Make sure you have the subtitles on though, Norwegian is a tricky language to follow! 7/10

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