Film 312/365, Day 334/365 – G.I. Joe: The Rise of the Cobra

Some action but very little story.  This film is so desperate to be Star Wars that I almost started to feel sorry for it.  It is also a feature length advert with all of the main characters with their action figure names and flash vehicles and armour, shameless.  Some of the accents are beyond ridiculous, especially the British ones!

Synopsis:  A convoy carrying a dangerous weapon is attacked by a mysterious military team and whilst they are unsuccessful in stealing the weapon it’s just the start of things.  Soon the secret military G.I. Joe will be going head to head with the mysterious Cobra terrorists.

Film 151/365, Day 161/365 – eXistenZ

Exceptionally clever and more than a little weird.  There are some actual moments of genius within eXistenZ if you manage to spot them, some very clever self referential points.  There is quite obviously a twist and you’ll be pretty disappointed if you don’t get it.  You do start to wonder how intentional some of the stuff is, but then that’s Cronenberg for you.  Far better than Inception.

Synopsis:  When the leading games designer narrowly survives an attempted murder she goes on the run with her bodyguard.  The games console was damaged in the attack and the only way to see if the game is intact is to play it.

Film 28/365, Day 28/365 – 28 Days Later

Jim wakes from a coma to find himself alone in the hospital. It’s not long before he discovers that he may be alone in London… Unfortunately for Jim he’s not and he’s going to have to adapt quickly. He soon finds himself fleeing from a group of infected Londoners who seem to want to eat him. Luckily Jim finds a group of survivers and joins with them. But how long can they stay alive when?

Danny Boyle is one of my absolute favourite directors; he just cannot get it wrong. 28 Days Later has some fantastic moments, notably the images of an abandoned London. The pace of the film is exhilarating to say the least, packed full of non stop action. I am a massive fan of zombie films and whilst these technically aren’t zombies I will let Danny get away with it because it’s just brilliant. Oh and the soundtrack is incredible.