Showing posts with label Kristen Wiig. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kristen Wiig. Show all posts

Tuesday, 5 July 2011

Bridesmaids (2011)


So the fiance wanted to go and see a film and being the film and cinema lover that I am I will go and see anything with her. It was Bridesmaids that she wanted to goand see, after hearing a couple of comments I was interested in seeing it. From the opening scene it was hilarious, I laughed out loud on several occasions and had tears rolling down my face at one point. There are several occasions where the comedy is lowest common denominator but honestly it was still hilarious.

The actors including Kristen Wiig who wrote it and Maya Rudolph who played the bride, you honestly believed that they had a friendship relationship that you believed in, the relationship is not always perfect but you always come back to each other. The supporting cast made up of Rose Byrne, Chris O'Dowd and Melissa McCarthy are all excellent in their roles and while this is a hilarious comedy it keeps it in the real world and has true reactions that while you are laughing you believe in it.

This is 4 stars for me, it is perhaps a bit long at just over 2 hours but overall a very solid recommendation and will be watching it again when it comes to DVD.

Monday, 11 April 2011

Despicable Me (2010)



DVD - 10th April 2011

I got this DVD for my birthday after going to see the film in the cinema when it came out. Since I saw the first trailer for this film I knew I would love it, it is really pitched at my level which says a lot about my mental age. I enjoyed this film on DVD just as much as I did in the cinema.

Steve Carell and Russell Brand star in this film as the voices of Gru and Dr Nefario and i am not a fan of either of them, don't dislike them just do not look forward to their films. However in this they are bot fantastic, Dr Nefario is so different to Russell Brand you do not know it is him, so do not let the stars put you off seeing this film.

The laughs keep coming and the bad guy turned good story has been fairly well used recently but the minions and Steve Carell's portrayal of Gru with the girls bringing their own charm this is a must see film in my opinion.

This gets my 5 star seal of awesome it is great film for all the family and should be enjoyed on a regular basis.