Trailers are essentially the same format everytime. They start with a slow tease of facts and information, reveal the key themes of the story and then amaze the audience with quick snippets of scenes and action sequences to wet the appetite. … Continue reading 10 perfect song choices for trailers
When you see the cast behind Wet Hot American Summer you can’t help but be disappointed with the end result. There is huge talent within this movie, many of which have gone on to huge things today. Amy Poehler, Paul Rudd, … Continue reading Wet Hot American Summer (2001) Review
Nostalgia is an unusual concept to base an entire film’s success on. It alienates a lot of your potential audience who don’t know or don’t care about the previous movies in the series that you are trying to homage/revive/remember. It … Continue reading American Reunion (2012) Review
Toy Story is the only perfect trilogy. There are lots of good trilogies. Fantastic, amazing and incredible stories told through three or more films but only one series where every film was as good as the last. There is no … Continue reading 5 Golden Rules for the perfect movie trilogy
American Pie has a lot to answer for. Back when American Pie was released, it was a film like no other. Porky’s had been around in the 70’s but American Pie was really the first of that “teen gross-out movie” that spurned Road Trip, Euro Trip and a host of other imitators. It appealed to the 16 – 25 (roughly) demographic and was ridiculously successful. It was genuinely funny, poignant in places and had moments that people could talk about at school/college/work the next day. Then we grew up. American Pie 2 was brilliant but American Pie 3 tried to keep the … Continue reading Horrible Bosses (2011) Review
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