Eat, Pray, Love

Eat, Pray, Love is the story of Liz, who has a messy divorce and travels the world to find herself and who she is. She goes to Italy to enjoy the good food, and company. She then travels to India where she prays and finally to Bali where she falls in Love.

Resident Evil Series

Resident Evil, follows the story of a viral weapon that has leaked (the T Virus) and is spreading, the infection causes people who should have died to become the undead, and feast on others.  The Umbrella Corp, who built and experimented with the virus, need to be brought down, and as the virus wipes out the world, they just keep experimenting, not caring who gets killed.  The heroine Alice (who becomes half mutant) is trying to stop Umbrella Corp, with the help of any survivors that she meets.  Film one, is the initial outbreak of the virus in one of the Umbrella Corps bases, by film two its spread to the local town, Film three - the world, and film four (the final showdown), is dealing with the infection as it is still spreading and mutating.

Rio

Rio, is the story of Blue, a captive Blue Macaw, who has to travel to Rio De Janeiro to meet a female to save his species.  They get in all sorts of trouble which is hindered by the fact that Blue can't fly.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part One

This is part one of the seventh film based on the stories of Harry Potter.  Harry Potter has left school and a war has broken out which only Harry can stop. Harry, Ron and Hermonine have to go into hiding and try to figure out how to kill Voldemort.  This film is the general build up to the final battle between Harry Potter and Voldemort.

Blood Diamond - Edward Zwick

Blood Diamond, follows the story of diamond hunting in Sierra Leone.  The rebels want the diamonds to purchase weapons, the government want to crack down on illegal diamond hunting.  We follow Danny (Leo DiCaprio), a diamond smuggler, who gets caught up in doing the right thing, alongside wanting to exploit the rare diamond for what it is. The farmer (Dijimon Hounsou) who finds the rare diamond, who just wants to rescue his family.  And the journalist (Jennifer Connelly) who wants to exploit the stories of Blood Diamonds.

I am not always a huge fan of these types of films but it was cheep and it looked quite interesting.  Overall i quite enjoyed this film, following a story line i'm not so familiar with, but was quite interesting.  A little bit predictable, with a few twists and turns.  A few good acting moments and a few really dodgy ones.  I think it was nice you weren't always sure what side Danny was on, and depending on the situation you saw both the baddy and the goody in him.   Although Danny (aka Leo DiCaprio) did have a very dodgy accent throughout and it just didn't seem natural made me laugh throughout this film.

Overall quite a good little blockbuster film from Hollywood, interesting plot line, some dodgy accents and a wee bit of predicability, and not so complicated you could easily follow the story.

Zombieland - Ruben Fleischer

Zombieland is a comedy about the world taken over by Zombies.  Columbus (Jesse Eisenberg) is scared of everything but somehow managed to survived so far,  Tallahassee (Woody Harrelson) is on a mission to find a Twinkie, join forces with Wichita (Emma Stone) and her kid sister Little Rock (Abigail Breslin) who just want to find their way to pleasure-land for some last time fun.

Remember Me - Allen Coulter

In the romantic drama "Remember Me," Robert Pattinson plays Tyler, a rebellious young man in New York who has a strained relationship with his father (Pierce Brosnan) ever since tragedy separated their family. Tyler didn't think anyone could possibly understand what he was going through until the day he met Ally (Emilie de Ravin) through an unusual twist of fate. Love was the last thing on his mind, but as her spirit unexpectedly heals and inspires him, he begins to fall for her. Through their love, he begins to find happiness and meaning in his life. Soon, hidden secrets are revealed, tragedy lingers in the air, as the circumstances that brought them together threaten to tear them apart.

Little Miss Sunshine - Jonathan Dayton

Little Miss Sunshine is a about an rather eccentric, weird and wonderful family who take a road trip to rally behind their daughter to compete in a Beauty Pageant. However its not an easy ride with many weird and wonderful mishaps along the way.  The youngest is not exactly what you would expect from a beauty queen, the older brother has taken a vow of silence, the mom believes in always telling the truth, the dad is a bit of a looser who is desperately trying to sell his motivation and winning programme with no success. Coming along for the ride is the moms brother who recently got picked up from hospital for suicide attempts and a crazy old grandfather who has been kicked out of the local retirement home.

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo - Niels Arden Oplev

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, is a swedish film, based on a very popular book (part of a series of three).  40 Years ago, Harriet disappeared from a family gathering, her Uncle has dedicated his life to finding out the truth. He hires a renowned journalist Blomkvist to help find out the real story, who is currently having his own battle after being set up and faces a prison sentence.  Lisbeth is a hacker who becomes involved in the story (who has her own demons to face) and ends up helping Blomkvist discover the truth. (Yes all slightly confusing till you watch the film/read the book where it all makes a lot more sense.)

St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold

St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold  - Oliver Parker 

The legend of Fritton's gold is the sequel film to St Trinians.  St Trinians is a boarding school for wayward girls, who have no rules and lots of fun.   This film focuses on them going on a treasure hunt for legendary pirates booty and getting up to lots of mischief on the way.