At the beginning of what is now last year, it was suggested to me that I keep all the stubs of tickets of places I went to throughout the year. I decided it was worth doing and so ended up keeping the reminders of theatre and cinema tickets all the way through. Now that I have a blog, I figured 'what better place to post about it?'. Omitting the theatre, as this is a film-based blog, here are the tickets I have in the little plastic wallet pinned to my noticeboard:
Date: 25/01/2010
Film: 'Avatar' [3D]
My rating: * * * * * (3D) * * * (2D)
Comment: Was it worth all the hype? Maybe. It was certainly a 3D experience unlike anything we'd seen before. It was long and the plot was reasonably generic, but the visuals alone deserve a five-star rating.
Date: 17/02/2010
Film: 'The Wolfman'
My rating: * *
Comment: All it needed to drop it to one-star was Keanu Reeves in the starring role. Cheap, frankly rubish movie was at least good for a laugh with friends. But not much else.
Date: 02/04/2010
Film: 'Clash of the Titans' [3D]
My rating: * * * * (3D) * * * (2D)
Comment: Another case of the 3D element playing the role of saving grace. The visuals were stunning and the story was action-packed enough to serve as a remarkable experience, but the plot was questionable and with some less-than-top-notch acting.
Date: 04/04/2010
Film: 'Kick-Ass'
My rating: * * *
Comment: I didn't really enjoy the film as much as other people I've heard from, but I appreciate what it was trying to do. It had some nice action scenes, and for that and the concept it recieves a three-star rating from me.
Date: 23/10/2010
Film: 'Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole' [3D]
My rating: * * * * (3D) * * * (2D)
Comment: My sister's request to see it served as another chance for me to sample the 3D gimmick of the year. The story was predictable but once more the visuals were absolutely stunning, and music from Owl City boosted it substantially.
Date: 19/11/2010
Film: 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1'
My rating: * * * *
Comment: Love the Harry Potter films, even (to a lesser extent) the early ones, and they're only getting better. A very satisfying adaption of half of the final book, and I eagerly look forward to the final part.
So there it is. I know, there aren't as many as you would expect from a film fanatic. Maybe I should make my resolution to go to the cinema more often. That said, with all the films that I've seen this year on DVD (the Lord of the Rings films, for example) and in film classes (Pulp Fiction, now one of my all-time favourite films, for example) the total 'new films' comes to a much higher count.
I would have posted this on New Year's day, only I was away visiting relatives.
Anyway, a happy New Year from me to any readers out there. I hope you have a productive and more importantly film-filled 2011. I intend to.
- J. Boulton
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