Film 138/365, Day 150/365 – Clash of the Titans

A great quest with not so special effects.  I remember the original Clash of the Titans as one of my first films and have fond memories of it.  Unfortunately now looking back it isn’t any where near as good as I remember it.  Yes, it’s old so how can I expect the special effects to be great.  Well it came out four years after Star Wars so there are no excuses really.  Ok if you can tolerate the effects!

Synopsis:  Perseus, son of Zeus, goes on a quest to save his girlfriend, Andromeda, from being sacrificed to the Kraken to appease Thetis.  To do this he must visit a trio of witches that share an eye, fight the Gorgon Medusa and much more.  But then Zeus is his father so that may come in useful.

Film 137/365, Day 148/365 – Cocktail

Packed full of nostalgia but does is it as good as I remember?  In a word, no!  Don’t get me wrong it is still good, but it has a few too many flaws for me.  Firstly why would Elisabeth Shue take him back when he makes no attempt to make amends for what he did and his explanation of why he did it was awful and should someone else bet him that he couldn’t sleep with someone else he would have no option but to take the bet!  Good memories, weak story!

Synopsis:  Brian Flanagan has just been discharged from the army and is heading to New York City to make his millions.  There he quickly realises that he has no skills or qualifications, so he enrols on a business course at the college.  To make ends meet he takes on a job at a local bar and soon finds himself enjoying the bar work more than he thought he would.

Film 136/365, Day 147/365 – The Hangover Part II

Same as the first, just a little bit louder and a little bit worse!  By worse I of course mean the situations and events that occur.  The story is almost exactly the same as the first film, just moved from Las Vegas to Bangkok.  But then why would you change a winning team.  Zach Galifianakis is incredible, no one does oddly crazy like him, just brilliant.  Watch it!

Synopsis:  Now Stu is getting married in Thailand and the Wolf Pack are flying out for the wedding.  But then one drink on the beach and they wake up in an unfamiliar hotel room in Bangkok and they don’t remember anything from the night before.  Also they have misplaced Stu’s future brother-in-law.  Will they find him or will Bangkok take him forever!

Film 135/365, Day 146/365 – The Hangover

Insanely hilarious madness!  The Hangover is one of the funniest films to have been released in ages and I have my tickets to see the sequel booked for tomorrow night.  If it is half as funny as this film I am in for a real treat.  As the night before is slowly revealed you can’t help but wonder how it can get any more messed up, but it does and it just keeps doing so.  Just brilliant.

Synopsis:  Doug is about to get married so he, his two best friends and his soon to be brother in law are heading to Las Vegas to celebrate.  They have a crazy night you would never forget, but they did.  They didn’t remember a single thing about it even where they left the groom!

Film 134/365, Day 145/365 – Lara Croft: The Cradle of Life

Hello Lara!  Angelina is back for her second film as busty video game hero Lara Croft.  It is pretty much the same sort of thing as the first film, lots of action and over the top stunts with some mystical treasure hunting thrown in.  And if you liked the first film then there is now reason you won’t like the second.  As good as the first one.

Synopsis:  Lara Croft is back and this time she is searching for Pandora’s Box believed to hold all of the evils in the world and It’s going to be a race against an evil weapons manufacturer, who specializes in biological weapons and seeks to use it for his own evil purpose.  Can Lara find Pandora’s Box in time?