Oh dear. That's all I can say really, oh dear. So I picked ths movie to watch on my birthday, biggest mistake ever. From looking at the trailer, it looked pretty funny, from looking at the actors, I thought it would be good, but boy was I wrong. This is genuinely one of the worst films I have ever seen and any laughter generated whilst watching it was from pure incredulity. At many times during the movie, I found myself thinking, is this a Lord of the Rings spoof? Because that's what it felt like at times. The picturesque shot of three people (ahem. Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli) struggling to save a loved one (Merry and Pippin), from an evil wizard (Saruman and orks). There were times when I thought the script was even exactly the same. Other moments reminded me of a badly reinacted Eragon movie. The original Eragon movie wasn't great, this was terrible. I was sorely disappointed, having wasted my money on buying all the tickets for myself and my friends, but at least this will go down as 'one of those funny moments'.

I chose this movie for the 'sexual banter', but none of this did I see. Well, I did, but it was very poorly executed and wasn't very funny at all. I genuinely thought that this movie was a spoof whilst watching it, over exaggerated blood pouring out, over exaggerated acting, try-hard jokes, but when I got home and realised it wasn't, I was shocked. I hadn't read any reviews of this movie prior to entering the cinema, and never again shall I make that mistake. After leaving the cinema I noticed a bus going by with a 'Your Highness' poster on it. It was given 5 stars by three different people, but who these three people were is a mystery as the writing was so small. I wonder why?

After acting in 127 hours and Black Swan, quite frankly I am suprised at James Franco and Natalie Portman. This isn't stretching their acting capabilities and it would actually probably be more beneficial to their careers if they left this one off of their CVs. I hope that they can both redeem themselves in their upcoming movies, in fact, I've no doubt that they will.

Do not. I repeat. DO NOT. watch this. It is a waste of money, there is no plotline and the acting is atrocious. Sorry to be so harsh, but it's got to be said.

I was quite nervous about seeing Scream 4 as I had no idea what to expect from it; I haven't watched the other three movies. At the beginning I was really freaked out and thought that this was a really scary movie, but as it went on, I began to feel less scared as I felt like I could predict what was going to happen next. The beginning was quite effective in the way it was presented: a movie in a movie in a movie. Quite confusing stuff though, you've got to pay attention to the small actings of each character to keep track of the going ons and to keep tabs on who could possibly be the killer. As always, they try to point it at anyone but the real person all the way until the end. What was really good about this Scream movie was that the characters were trying to predict the next move of the killer, and they were successful in doing so, which increased the suspense. Unfortunately, they weren't successful in stopping the killer despite the fact that they were predicting their first move. The best bits were the beginning and the ending. Things got a bit dull and predictable in the middle but it was none the less a good movie with an unexpected twist of events at the end. Trust no one.  That's all I'm saying.

There is quite a healthy bunch of famous and talented actors in Scream 4 including: Emma Roberts, David Arquette, Neve Campbell, Courtney Cox, Hayden Panettiere, Adam Brody and Nico Tortorella, just to name a few! All of these actors are really good in playing their characters, and in my opinion Emma Roberts was the best as her character had to go through all sorts of emotions.  

In cinemas now.

Happy Endings is a new show that has just started in the USA on 'ABC'. So it follows a group of six friends, three boys, three girls, (sound familiar? Yes, it has a distinct Friends-esque air about it), but the thing that's different about this new show, is that you can actually relate to it. At the beginning of this series, Alex, one of the girls, leaves Dave, one of the boys, at the altar. As the rest of the series unfolds we see how the friendship group deals with the awkward situation that they are now placed in. If you've ever seen two of your friends go through a messy breakup, then you'll definitely be interested in this show.

The acting is superb in  this as each and every actor fulfils their role in the group of thirty-something oddballs. It looks like this is going to be a really interesting and funny series. Judging from the first two episodes nothing is to be expected, there are funny twists and turns the whole way through, I hope that this is maintained throughout the series.

Watch Happy Endings every Wendnesday at 10 p.m. on ABC.

Britain's Got Talent returns to our screens tonight, the 16th of April, at 20:20p.m. If you've never watched this show before, then I highly recommend it because I guarantee it will have you feeling every single emotion, be it shock, horror, amazement, disgust, incredulity, but most of all, you'll spend the majority of the show laughing. For the audition rounds at least. Nobody's really sure what to expect this year with two new judges: America's David Hasselhoff and comedian Michael McIntyre, who are joining Amanda Holden. David Hasselhoff is said to be the Simon Cowell of America and he is also a judge on America's Got Talent, so it's kind of fitting that he should be Simon's replacement as a judge. Michael McIntyre is the most puzzling out of the three as he's never been a judge before, but he, along with presenters Ant and Dec, are sure to make it even funnier!

So the last time I watched this movie was when it was first released in cinemas which is quite a while ago, but it clearly didn't make much of an impression on me as I'm struggling to remember exactly what happened. In fact, I'm not even remembering what 'The Dawn Treader' was, though now I'm sure it's the name of the ship. The Narnia films have gone downhill since the original (The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe) was released, that is in plotline, commercially these films still do very well. The second film, Prince Caspian, was still a decent film, but nothing compared to The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe and unfortunately, The Dawn Treader is even worse. This film was produced by 20th Century Fox, instead of Disney, and perhaps the fall in revenue of the series is to blame for that. Now writing this post would be considered blasphemy in my school as we worship Anna Popplewell, who plays Susan, an ex-pupil, but since neither she nor William Moseley feature much at all in this movie, I think I'll get away with it.

This film focuses on the two younger Pevensie children, Lucy and Edmund, as well as a new additon: their cousin Eustace (played by Will Poulter). Will Poulter. He's probably the best thing about this movie as he is undoubtedly one of the best child actors today. He plays the role of annoying cousin Eustace so well, that I genuinely wanted to kick him for the majority of the movie (it's a good thing, don't worry). Something really  puzzling about this movie is Prince Caspian. Now if i remember correctly, in the second film, he had a distinctly (sexy!) Spanish accent. WHERE DID IT GO? It is a mystery.

Unfortunately, I haven't read the book so I can't tell you whether or not the story sticks to the plotline or not, but if the books anything like the movie, I'm not going to bother. Don't get me wrong, there were some very good aspects to this movie, that were entertaining and emotional; however, there are others which leave much to be desired. Personally, I wouldn't watch it again, but since it was so commericially popular, and did receive some very good reviews, I guess this one's up to you.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1.

Harry Potter, a phenomenon that countless children (and adults) have grown up reading is finally coming to a close. The final book was released in 2007 and it was a sad day for all but many took heart in the fact that we would still be seeing Harry on our screens; however, by July 2011, we really will be saying goodbye to Harry Potter. Of course people will still read and watch Harry Potter, but no longer shall we feel the anticipation of waiting for Harry's story to unfold. The release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 marks the beginning of the end. There have been some mixed reviews of this movie, but they are mostly positive. Obviously this movie is different from the other six as it is not set in Hogwarts, and Harry begins his darkest adventure yet to seek out and destroy the seven horcruxes.

I felt like there was more emphasis in romance in the movie than there was in the book as the scenes including Harry/Ginny and Ron/Hermione/Harry affect a lot of the screenplay. I have to say that the thing I didn't like about this movie was the ending. Yes, it left you with baited breath waiting for the next movie, but I felt that it was slightly cold given that something tragic (I won't mention what in case you haven't seen it yet!) had just happened. Well, it was tragic in my opinion. The combination of touching scenes, mournful deaths, and the knowledge that one of my favourite things in the whole wide world was coming to a close resulted in me blubbering my way through the majority of this movie. Literally right from the onset when i saw the 'WB' sign appear and the eerie music begin.

This movie is action packed, as obviously there is quite a lot of content to get through, despite the fact that the book has already been split into two movies. A lot of the minor characters who we love don't feature very much in Part 1, but hopefully they'll play a bigger role in Part 2, especially near the end as the finale approaches. Part 1 is focussed on Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint, and the trio does not disappoint! This movie has moments of comedy, tragedy, suspense and action. If you haven't already seen this then you definitely need to buy it and watch it, even if you're not a fan, it's one of those things you've got to watch. Look out for Part 2 released in cinemas (in 3D!) on the 15th July 2011. 

Initially I was led to believe that this was a horror movie, but it's not. It's a thriller, and though I'm not exactly sure what a 'thriller' is there were some moments in this movie that had me grimacing and gripping the edge of my seat. Some moments were just plain creepy and weird as it follows the story of Rebecca (Meester) and Sarah (Kelly), two girls who are college roommates. Rebecca develops an obsession with Sarah and her resultant actions just freaked me out. This is obsession to the max. There is at least one actor from each and every teen american drama in this movie, be it Gossip Girl, The OC, 90210, The Vampire Diaries etc. and I think the acting is fairly good. I think Meester tackles her role well as there are some quite dramatic scenes which she manages to pull off. When I say that I think this movie is 'creepy', this is not necessarily a bad thing, as the majority of thrillers weird people out. This movie plays on the fears of any new college student who fears that they get a weird roommate. What's more disturbing about this movie is perhaps the fact that to the outside world, and to her 'friends' Rebecca seems perfectly normal, even Sarah thinks she normal. Until one day, when visiting Rebecca's parents, her mother asks Sarah if she's taking her medication. From then the plot spirals as Rebecca gets more and more out of control, determined to harm everyone who hurts or is close to Sarah, even hurting herself in the process. I think this movie is quite predictable, but then the outcome of most thriller/horrors with this sort of plot often are because we've seen them so many times. There are some minor gory moments, but you're more likely to be freaked out by the sheer abnormality of Rebecca's actions.

'The Kennedys' is a new eight part miniseries that follows the lives of the Kennedy family from the 1930s through to the 1960s. Whilst it makes for a good piece of drama, it is quite an inaccurate piece of history that does not portray the Kennedys in a good light. For those people who don't know their history, perhaps this television miniseries would be quite enlightening in finding out the basic facts that took place in the events during that time; however, this series is much more focussed on the ins and outs of the Kennedy family than it is on actual historical facts. The good thing about this is that it does create a very real setting, it is believable if you're not that clued up on the Kennedy family and if you don't read too deeply into it you can gain quite a good understanding of the Kennedy family relations. The characters have often been called 'paper dolls' as there was more emphasis on trying to make the actors look and sound like the Kennedys than making a historically accurate drama. I'd recommend this to those people who are looking for drama, not documentary.

Source Code.

This movie reminds me a lot of 'Inception', you really need to concentrate to understand what's going on, for the first part anyways. I would have been VERY confused if I had not known beforehand that the main character, played by Jake Gyllenhaal was army pilot who woke up in another man's body. Even with this knowledge I was confused. Then the plot began to unfold and I understood, at least I think I did. There is quite a complex plot that you cannot miss a single detail of. It's one of those interesting movies where a person lives in a virtual and real world, and you repeat and repeat certain events and each and everytime you learn something new. At first it is thriller, but by the ending, there's more of a romantic feel. There seems to have been an increase in these sorts of movies over the past couple of years and to be honest they're all sort of on the same wavelength: man wakes up, man is confused, man tries to save the world, man succeeds, life goes on. 'Source Code' also loosely follows this pattern. I think movie perhaps had a little more emotional depth to it as we realise what Captain Stevens' (Gyllenhaal) situation in. I didn't know what to expect from this movie, but it was quite good. It is definitely not one of the best science fiction/thrillers that I've ever seen; however, the plot is unique and is different. There are some quite unexpected moments, maybe unusual would be a better word, because it's not the sort of cinematic shock that you experience, more like  a 'well I didn't think that was going to happen'. I realise this is sort of a mixed review, but I am sitting on the fence. There are some good elements to this movie, there are no bad elements, just areas which could be improved.

This movie probably won't be everyone's cup of tea, but if you are interested in the sorts of movies like Inception and Deja Vu, you'll probably enjoy this.

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I am very confused about how I feel about this movie, I don't know if I like it or not. Underneath all the fighting, the skimpy costumes and the erotic dancers there seems to be a deep and meaningful tale of women fighting for their freedom. However, they mask this mission with ridiculous matrix/videogame style fighting by young girls wearing provocative clothing which significantly degrades the girls and diminishes the whole message of the film which is to fight for your freedom and justice for women.

This movie does have twists and turns which are very unexpected but in this case I don't think that add anything to the movie, but rather take away what little meaning this movie had as some of the twists and turns are really unbelievable and ridiculous. The story takes place in a sort of brothel where women are forced to dance and 'entertain' men. When a new arrival comes and decides that she is not going to wait around for a doctor to come and play around with her brain, the girls take action. This movie reminds me of the Matrix because the girls all fight in virtual world that does not exist; however, if you hurt yourself whilst in this world, you will carry the damage back with you to the real world.

I don't think that this is a very realistic movie, and I expected more from something that had such a serious issue concealed in it's plot. Prostitution of young girls is a very serious problem in today's world and I don't think that this movie evokes much sympathy for the cause. One good thing, is that this movie shows the determination of those girls, and the fact that they would risk their lives and their friend's lives to try and escape shows just how terrible those places are.

To be honest, I wouldn't recommend this movie, or watch it again. However, for boys out there who like watching meaningless movies with hot girls kicking ass in them, this is your film.