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Time Traveler's Wife review - Lola's take

After the disheartening movie adaptation of the Lovely Bones, I was slightly apprehensive about giving the Time Travellers Wife a watch. However, curiosity got the better of me, and this evening I found myself curled up on the sofa in front of the TV ready to have a good old weep. I was not disappointed. The movie made the exceptionally unbelievable storyline slightly believable. The actual disappearance of Eric Bana's character was not too rubbish (although admittedly it could have been better) and Rachel McAdams' portrayal as the wife constantly awaiting her time travelling husbands return was just perfect. Like the Lovely Bones, I was a massive fan of the book, and I am now a massive fan of the film. This will please every single fan of the novel, every single fan of the Notebook, and every single fan of Eric Bana (as you see him naked more times than I could count….hoorah!) a very pleasant 6/10 from me. Lola x

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Book of Eli review

I had some relatively high expectations walking into this film, and I suppose around 90% of those expectations were met. I love post-apocalyptic films, and when they're done right, it's something that I appreciate the bejesus out of. The Book of Eli was a film which impressed me in many scenes, but ultimately fell short of my expectations. The fight scenes within this were superbly choreographed, albeit a tad bit choppy in the CG department. Reminiscent of X-Men Origins: Wolverine's visuals (Which weren't impressive in the least), these effects were better, but when looked at closely it was obvious where some of the effects were used, notably in the bar fight scene. All of this, however, was completely (positively) overshadowed by the shots that were used in the film, most notably the shot in the Desert, and the one(s) on the road, the metaphorical significance of these shots were effective, and really stood out the most throughout. One thing I simply have to address was the overuse of product placement. Ok, so a couple of products is okay, but when there's about 7 or 8 names in a film, it begins to get ridiculous. Example- GMC, Rover, Puma, KFC, Apple to name just a few. There were countless amounts of placement in this film, but let's move away from that. The plot to the Book of Eli was intriguing, albeit a little under-explained, although the beginning had some indication as to what happened within the location it was set, it was rarely talked about, and even then, minimally. Denzel Washington impressed me with his noteworthy performance, portraying his character quite well, after realising what the outcome was. Mila Kunis was a wonderful addition to the film, surprised me in many parts, although a little clichéd at parts; the 'innocent' charm she holds so greatly is gently wearing off, but she seemed to hold onto it.  She was a lovely supporting member of the cast, however, but honestly do not think the ending can lead to anything good. Not so sure about the biblical references though, it definitely worked the way they used it within the film, and it didn't bother me, but it may have been somewhat controversial. That's what makes cash I guess. That's what it seems to be these days. Good film, decent visuals, great dialogue, great choreography, great product placement, 6/10 Kazed

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Surrogates Review

From the outset, Surrogates had impressed me. Getting us up to speed about what happened over the past decade or so, then jumps into present day. Now I appreciated the history, that eliminated the "what the hell is going on??" and "who the hell is this?!" factors, so that's always a plus. So this is it basically- people, who have robots-Surrogates, which are operated by the Human counterpart. Somebody kills a Surrogate, everybody freaks out, blah blah. So, the concept has very striking similarities to The Matrix, except in this movie they're in the real world. And they can't jump as high as- No..Wait..They can. I did love the super-airbrushed Surrogates, as obvious as this statement may sound to those who have seen it, I thought this was such a nice touch, and it was really cool to see the comparison of it and a Human. I sat there, noticing all these small things- The Surrogates' severely toned down emotion, the lack of hand gestures, just they were all so..lifeless. Ultimately, that seemed to be the whole point here, not to let these robots take over your lives, but these people all had gotten consumed by this..this 'addiction', if you will, and all of the counterparts of the Surrogates were all un-maintained, and just really in bad condition. Except for Willis..Who seemed to be in near-perfect condition..he wasn't really much different to his Surrogate, or 'Surry'. Admittedly, alot of the film was entirely predictable, but the main 'twist' was utterly foreseeable. Despite this, I still enjoyed 90% of this film, I thought it was a clever idea, can't say much for the plot which seemed to go in different directions alot of the time, but the idea, the concept, was good. The main problem, like I said, was the predictability. The finale was...just...blah. It was just all so PREDICTABLE. It seemed to turn into this positive message, how technology is evil, and you shouldn't allow yourself to be consumed by it. Just like everything else in the  world. Overall, a good movie, enjoyed it alot, apart from the parts where I knew what was gonna happen. 7/10. No no, 6.5/10. Kazed