Review-let’s be cops

Unfortunately, the comedic value of this film is severely lacking, to the point where it’s almost cringe-worthy. The premise is intriguing enough: two best friends attend a fancy dress party as cops and decide to continue their ruse as pretend cops. However, the execution falls flat, and the idea quickly becomes tired and repetitive. It’s difficult to believe that the plot can stretch out to a 104-minute film, as the situations are implausible and require a significant amount of suspension of disbelief.

Despite the potentially interesting premise, the comedic writing and delivery fall short, resulting in an unfunny and almost painful experience. Damon Wayans Jr. and Jake Johnson have proven comedic talent, but their efforts in this film are wasted on weak material. The attempts at humour feel forced and predictable, and the jokes fall flat more often than not.

In hindsight, this could have been a much more successful project if it had been executed as a series of 5-10 minute shorts online. The premise is better suited to a shorter format, and the situations would have been more effective if they were presented as individual sketches rather than stretched out over a feature-length film. Ultimately, the film fails to deliver on its potential and is a forgettable addition to the comedy genre.

⭐️

Episode 119:Doctor Who “Deep Breath”

In which Martyn and Gerrod give you their opinion on the latest episode of Doctor Who.

“Deep Breath” is the first episode of the eighth series of the British science fiction television programme Doctor Who, first broadcast on BBC Oneand released in cinemas on 23 August 2014. It was written by showrunner and executive producer Steven Moffat and directed by Ben Wheatley.

The episode stars Peter Capaldi in his first full episode as the Twelfth Doctor, alongside Jenna Coleman as his companion Clara Oswald. It also features Neve McIntosh, Catrin Stewart, and Dan Starkey reprising their roles as Madame Vastra, Jenny Flint, and Strax. Capaldi’s predecessor, Matt Smith, also appears in a cameo.

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Frank Miller talks about the Dark Knight trilogy

Legendary comic book writer Frank Miller has been doing the press rounds for his new movie Sin City 2: A dame to kill for.
In an interview with Playboy he was asked what he thought about Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy.

PLAYBOY:
There’s a consensus that Daredevil and Elektra, two movies adapted from comics you wrote, were lousy. Do you agree with that opinion?

MILLER:
When people come out with movies about characters I’ve worked on, I always hate them. I have my own ideas about what the characters are like. I mean, I can’t watch a Batman movie. I’ve seen pieces of them, but I generally think, No, that’s not him. And I walk out of the theater before it’s over.

PLAYBOY:
Does that include the Christopher Nolan Batman movies?

MILLER:
It includes all of them. I’m not condemning what he does. I don’t even understand it, except that he seems to think he owns the title Dark Knight. [laughs] He’s about 20 years too late for that. It’s been used.

PLAYBOY:
Nolan’s last two Batman movies each grossed more than $1 billion worldwide. Does any of that money make its way to you?

MILLER:
No. If money’s owed me, I wouldn’t put it on him or any other author. To be sitting here whining and mewling and puking about that sort of thing…let other people do that.

PLAYBOY:
A lot of Dark Knight readers think you love Batman and hate Superman. Any truth to that?

MILLER:
The Dark Knight series is all from Batman’s point of view. But if you look at Dark Knight 2, you’ll see a Superman who’s much calmer than the one in the first Dark Knight. Batman and Superman are dead opposites. I love Superman. Do I love Batman more? They’re not people. They’re only lines on paper.

Jackie Chan interview

Jackie Chan visited BFI Southbank for a screening of his film Chinese Zodiac and had an exclusive career interview with Jonathan Ross. The event was part of the British Film Institute’s A Century of Chinese Cinema season sponsored by Lycamobile, the largest global provider of low-cost international mobile calls.

The interview is a fantastic insight into the acting legend, and Ross even manages to persuade Chan to sing the song from Little Big Soldier at the end!

Fantastic four has wrapped

I knew there was a new movie on the way, but I wasn’t aware that filming had begun.
Yesterday, Kate Mara tweeted a picture of her and her co-stars post wrap. Yes, the new fantastic four film has finished filming.
The picture features Miles Teller (Mr. Fantastic), Michael B. Jordan (Human Torch), and Jamie Bell (The Thing).

The film caused a little controversy amongst racists, who were against Sue and Johnny Storm being played by actors of different race.
It’s worth remembering that the last Sue and Johnny Storm were played by actors of different race.

The film is expected to arrive in cinemas next year.

The mummy to launch a cinematic monster universe

Ever since Marvel had a hit with the Avengers, every studio wants an Avengers.
Universal recently announced Alex Kurtzman as the director of The upcoming Mummy reboot. Now, they’ve announced that the mummy will launch a cinematic monster universe.

In order to build this new universe, they have pushed the release date of The Mummy back to June 26, 2016.

Alex Kurtzman’s previous credits include Star Trek, Star Trek:into darkness, Transformers, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 and Fringe.

Bill Murray cast as Baloo

Bill Murray has been cast as Baloo the bear in Disney’s The Jungle Book.
I’m so hyped after hearing this news, Murray’s distinctive voice and impeccable comic timing make him the perfect choice.
He joins the likes of Sir Ben Kingsley as Bagheera, Scarlett Johansson as Kaa, Christopher Walken as King Louie, Idris Elba as Shere Khan, Lupita Nyong’o as Raksha, Giancarlo Esposito as Akela, and Neel Sethi as Mowgli.

The movie is a mix of live-action and animation and is directed by Jon Favreau.

A UK release date for the movie is yet unknown.

Deadpool test footage officially released.

After the leaked Deadpool footage appeared online, blur studios have released the official HD version.
The footage shows Wade Wilson (voiced by Ryan Reynolds) take down a car full of bad guys. It is absolutely glorious and the movie really needs to happen.
We should all tweet 20th century fox and tell them how much we want this.

http://youtu.be/f_gdaxQTM9I