Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen

We can all agree that the first Transformers movie was something pretty special.  But lets face it, it’s always pretty tough for a sequel to beat the original (just think of Terminator, Back to the Future, Matrix).

However I was pleasantly surprised, it was as good as a sequel could be.

While the first was rated pretty highly by both guys and girls, this part 2 is most definitely for the guys and as there’s plenty of Action, Girls and CGI to boot.  We’ve already heard that Critics hate it, but stuff the critics – this if fun watching.  Enjoy.

Steph’s rating: 7.5/10

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

‘Ode’ to the action genre. This franchise is renowned for quality action so expectations were high and excitement was pulsing as we headed off to the most anticipated action movie of the year. So did it live up to the expectations set by the prior trilogy? I’m not convinced.

However this is definitely a film all Indiana Jones fans need to see – and there were some fabulous and intense actions scenes, but was it better than the first three?

It’s obvious they are setting us up for more, but I have to say (this is going to shock many out there), I didn’t leave the cinema feeling fully satisfied. I felt the ending let the rest of the movie down.

Somehow it kinda lost its way… It left the path of the archaeologist and stepped over into the land of ‘too weird’ in a bad way, for an ‘Indy’ flick. Did anyone else think that?

Transformers (Still the best film of 2007)

For me this was easily the best film of the year!

I absolutely loved everything about it. It had flashes of Terminator, Gremlins, Herbie, ET and it was awesome!

Definitely a surprise hit. It took me back to the first time I saw Star Wars, it had that fresh, ‘awe inspiring’ feel about it. It just shows what genius’s Michael Bay and Steven Spielberg are that you can be so engrossed in alien robots. Everything about it was clever, funny and so cool…..

I loved it and cannot recommend it more. This movie is in a league of its own – classic action film, and I’m sad to say it – it well surpassed Pirates of the Caribbean 3!!

Steph’s rating: 10/10