Film 229/365, Day 243/365 – Batman and Robin

Completely and utterly rubbish!  The script is crap, the acting is terrible, in fact there isn’t a single redeeming feature in the whole film.  And when you consider the budget and the actors involved it is inexcusable.  It’s as if they tried to merge Tim Burton’s Gothic Batman with the Batman from the TV series from the ‘60s.  Appalling!!!

Synopsis:  Batman and Robin continue to protect Gotham City.  Now they are facing with Mr Freeze and Poison Ivy, but maybe the real problem is the friction between Batman and Robin.  Will they be able to stick together long enough to save the day?

Film 213/365, Day 228/365 – Pulp Fiction

Brilliant, it is now seventeen years old and it is still brilliant.  What a cast, what music and the characters are all excellent.  Not really a great deal more to say about it other than it’s great and if you haven’t seen it then this is definitely the next film you should watch.

Synopsis:  Four stories of violence and redemption are interwoven to create this cult film.  Two hit men on a routine assignment, a boxer and a mob boss who have unfinished business, a man who takes his bosses wife out on a date and two robbers who find themselves in the wrong place at the wrong time. 

Film 142/365, Day 152/365 – Kill Bill: Volume 1

An absolute masterpiece of cinematic wonder.  I love Kill Bill, with volume 1 being my favourite of the two.  I am a huge fan of Japanese film and animation and love the way that Tarantino has blended them together with a number of other styles and genres to create this visually, musically and just generally stunning film.  Love it, love it, love it!

Synopsis:  The bride, a former member of the Deadly Viper squad, is attacked and left for dead at her wedding by her former squad members.  When she wakes from a coma to discover that she has lost her unborn child she seeks revenge of all of the members of the Deadly Viper squad and their leader Bill.

Film 49/365, Day 57/365 – The Accidental Husband

Emma Lloyd is the self proclaimed relationship guru and through her radio show she tells people how to find a suitable partner.  When she advises one of her callers that the relationship she is in is doomed, she doesn’t count on her ex to coming looking for some retribution.  Emma, herself due to be married finds that she is mysteriously already married and so it begins.

Has there ever been a more formulaic romantic comedy than the Accidental Husband?  It covers just about every possibly cliché you would expect and not with any real gusto.  In fact I challenge you to try and predict the story using just the first paragraph of this blog.  You’ll probably get it fairly spot on.  Yawn!