It is easy to forget, with his recent movies and the direction he has taken his career, that Michael Bay is a very good action director with some great films to his name. One example of that is The Rock, a … Continue reading The Rock (1996) Review
Views from the Sofa’s 100 Greatest Scenes is a list of the 100 greatest moments in the movies. This could be long introductions, moments of action or great dialogue between characters. The scenes are in no particular order and come from … Continue reading 100 Greatest Scenes Number 1: “Mrs Robinson, you’re trying to seduce me.”
Career Peak – The point in an actor, actress or director’s career when they have given their best performance, reaching a point they will probably never match again! The idea is to examine a person’s film or television career and … Continue reading When was their Career Peak? – Dustin Hoffman
After my review of The Thing, a horror movie classic for many people, Michael over at Parlour of Horror took um-bridge with my claim that it wasn’t scary. It had it’s moments but at no point did I really feel “horrified” or … Continue reading When do horror movies stop being scary?
John McClane is the greatest action hero. He is the everyman, the best person to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. He has taken on terrorists in buildings, an airport, around a city, through the internet and recently … Continue reading 5 Action Movies made better by adding John McClane
In the last two days I have tried to find a pattern between acting siblings. Does the brother always beat the sister? Does the older sibling always trump the younger? So far, after ten pairings, nothing has been concrete. So with one last … Continue reading Sibling vs Sibling: Who does it better? (Part 3)
WWE wrestlers have been trying to become movie stars for years. Back when Hulk Hogan first put on a tutu in Mr Nanny or saved Earth as an alien bounty hunter in Suburban Commando, wrestlers have tried their best to crack … Continue reading Who is the next WWE movie megastar?
The beginning of the year is when the blockbuster trailer season starts in earnest. We get all the huge trailers for the biggest movies, offering explosions, booming music and cool pieces of nonsensical dialogue; and I love it! Over the years … Continue reading Could you give up trailers for good?
Today is the fourth anniversary of Views of the Sofa. To commemorate the birthday of the blog, I take a look back at the previous year in film with my Views from the Sofa Awards. These awards are slightly different … Continue reading Views from the Sofa Awards 2016
2016 is going to be another huge year for movies. The anticipation for some big summer blockbusters is already building, with teaser trailers, images and rumours fuelling the excitement. This is the list of the movies I’m definitely going to the … Continue reading 2016’s Must-See Movies (Part 1)
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