There was a dark time in my life, a time where I thought Iron Man 2 was better than Iron Man (2008). But, what was not to like? The film saw the return of Robert Downey Jr as Tony Stark, it featured Mickey Rourke fresh of The Wrestler (2008) as the films villain, Scarlett Johansson [...]
One man, 52 Christmas movies, one must be watched every week or the challenge is lost. Welcome to The Christmas Movie Challenge. The recent trailers for the return of Ron Burgundy and the Action News team, has had me wanting to revisit some of Will Ferrell’s other former glories. Like most, I find Will Ferrell’s [...]
Joss Whedon’s Marvel team-up has been the most anticipated film on We Love Movies horizon since it was announced, Whedon geeks that we are. The man’s track record of dealing with ensemble casts, his love of superheroes (go see Dr Horrible’s Sing-along Blog now!) and his unsurpassed ability to bring the funny made him the [...]
Serving up more of the same but upping the ante, director Jon Favreau once again finds the right balance for his Iron Man sequel. Arriving just 2 years after the first movie Marvel wasted no time getting a second instalment off the ground, but what is surprising is that they have not diluted the quality in the name [...]
Released the same summer as Iron Man, the second attempt at a big screen Hulk is sadly still cluttered at best. I’ll say this now, it’s an improvement from Ang Lee’s Hulk but it’s still missing a key ingredient to get the formula right. The issues with Edward Norton’s draft of the script and clashes [...]
