Burke and Hare

So, I hadn't exactly been anticipating this film with great wonder and excitement, but it has been a long week, and light entertainment was what i needed. Now the prospect of two grave diggers, terrorising Edinburgh, by murdering innocents in order to donate their bodies to medical science, would not ordianarily strike me as a comedy, and it was a little bit hit and miss.

I felt Andy Serkis (who plays Gollem) shined the most as Hare, as did the little comedic parts played by other big names (such as Bill Bailey and Tim Curry). However, Simon Pegg was not really on form. I mean, the script could have been alot better, as could the film, but i was quite disapointed in him, and Isla Fisher's accent was a huge put off. I just couldn't help thinking "you're an aussie, go back to home and away and speak properly" but i guess she served the purpose as a love interest okay. In fact as i think about it there are more and more plot holes and bad acting that pops into my mind, that i'm just not goingto bore you with.

Overall, i think entertainment wise it was probably a 3 out 5 (in terms of mindless entertainment) in how good a film it was, i'd give it a 2.

P.s, don't go with medics to see this film, apparently it's not totally medically correct... what is with that?!

A weekend of culture

I went home this weekend, mainly for the fact that my mum had tickets to go and see the musical chess. I laughed and shunned the people who laughed at me for going to see a musical about chess, i told them to stop being silly, due to the fact that there would be some deep metaphorical meaning for calling it chess, not a literal one. How wrong can a girl be... I mean there were some political undertones about the rifts between Russia and Ameria (this musical having been written in the late '70s) but it was primarily about chess and two players going against each other. Even most of the cast were dressed as chess players. As spectacular as the cast looked, and as beautiful as some of the voices were, i wasn't really feeling it.
   Before venturing home today however, me and my mother went to see the film "Easy A". Having meant to have seen this film in Stoke last week (but couldn't because Stoke evidently didn't want to show a film about a pretend school slut) I made plans to see it in Sheffield - a place where all good films are shown... I had heard good reviews about Easy A, claiming it was a new Mean Girls and a clever and entertaining teen high school flick, so i was looking forward to it with much anticipation.
It was, I have to say, highly entertaining. I think there's something about high school films that is extremely appealing (as shown in films such as ten things i hate about you, never been kissed and mean girls) but also something which can be lost a little bit on screen (john tucker must die, high school musical...), However, wherever the film lacked some oomph (which wasn't that often) was made up by the protagonist played by Emma Stone. She is brilliant. Extremely dry, fun and believable, she made the film different and extremably likeable. Throw in a fake sex scene and a hot high school crush, and you have yourself a brilliant movie.
Until the next fil, or exciting, disapointing or frustrating thing in my life,
Au revoir

7.30 on a Tuesday morning

I am in that mood, when a person wants to do everything yet nothing at the same time. You think, maybe i'll do this, that's a good idea, you get there and no, that doesn't satisfy. You think, I know i'll do that thing or read some of that book that i just haven't had time to read, but that doesn't satisfy either.
What does a person do when they can't go back to sleep but they don't want to do anything else? I'm a distressed apathetic person at 7.30 on a tuesday morning and the rest of the day is not boding well

The Social Network

There has been alot of hype about this film as you probably have inescabably seen. It's weird, because it's sort of an "indie" (or less mainstream) film, in the way it's made and the amount of dialogue and lack of action and plot is in it, yet at the same time it is incredibly mainstream by the pure fact that this film is about facebook...
   I was incredibly dubious about the premise of it, the fact that it was a story about the guy who created facebook, but actually it's pretty brilliant. Jesse Eisenberg does a pretty awesome performance of Mark Zuckerberg, playing with your feelings and emotions towards him, and Andrew Garfield in pretty much his break-out role, does a pretty good job of playing the angered friend. The fact of the matter is, is that David Fincher, along with his superb choice of actors, chooses brilliant camera shots and angles and makes a great film out of what is probably a very dry and boring job. I would give it at least 4 out of 5 stars.
   On a lighter note, i went to see Despicable Me this morning. There is something about animation  films, especially of late that just really capture something sweet and entertaining. I did enjoy Despicable me, Steve Carrell did a really good job of voicing the main charcter and the children in it were soooo cute. Where this film was let down, were in the enemy characters. They were dry, boring, and not really very evil. Altogether not very watchable baddies. However the parts of the film with the children in made up for it, and i enjoyed it alot. I would give this film a 3 out of 5.
   You may think i'm a bit of a loser for writing this, but i really do love film, and there is so much to appreciate and take away even from kids film. So bear with me :)

7.30 on a Monday morning

I hate mornings. I hate the fact that i do not have the will power at 6.50 on a monday morning to drag myself out of bed and burn off some fat. Or, in my mind burn fat, in reality it probably just burns off the biscuit that i had before i went to bed. I also hate the fact that i wake up at 6 0 clock and my head will talk, and natter and wonder and worry until my bopdy will respond and get up. Will power. What is that? Because my mind seems to have none.
On a happier note, I am watching Glee. Glee GENUINLEY gives me joy, joy and jealousy at the same time. So jealous that i can't sing all the time. Where is my will power for singing? For singing when i'm miserable, and singing when i'm not. As cheesy as it sounds, singing used to be the thing that revealed a little bit of my soul. And now what is there? My interpretation of Bleak House or writings from Sex Workers? Hmmm I don't think it really fulfills the need.
Well i'm sorry for this early morning rant. I'm gonna go get dressed now, to face the days, and the sociology of conspiracy theories that is soon to follow.
Have a good one

First ever blog

I (Fran) have jumped on the blogging band waggon. The world is going to be blessed with my thoughts and ideas... good luck to you all.
In reality i'm thinking of making this into more of a film review blog rather than my random thoughts of the day, one, for your sanity, and two because i LOVE film and here is a way for me to rant and rave about it without people frowning at me or telling me that i watch too many films. So what if i watch disney films at 7.00am on a sunday morning, what else am i supposed to do before church?
Anyway,  it's pushing on 10, 0 clock and my bed is calling me... genuinley...
Until next time...