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  • Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted 2012

    ★★★½ Watched 22 May, 2013 1

    Beautifully animated and actually very funny. The story's a bit formulaic and none of it is exactly groundbreaking stuff, but it works quite well!

  • Face/Off 1997

    ★★★★ Rewatched 19 May, 2013

    Face/Off has to be one of the most ridiculous, bonkers movies ever. The preposterous premise, the exaggerated action, and the hammy mega-acting from Cage and Travolta all add up to a special blend of wicked fun. My only major complaint is that it goes on quite a bit longer than it needs to - a movie as silly and dumb as this really shouldn't run 140 minutes.

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  • Saboteur 1942

    ★★★★ Watched 01 Nov, 2012 1

    A very nice, tight little thriller, suspenseful and exciting from end to end. It's not exactly a "deep" movie and quite clearly a propaganda piece, but it has heart and wit, and a couple of very inventive action sequences. Hitchcock enthusiasts won't be disappointed!

  • Iron Man 3 2013

    ★★★★ Watched 07 May, 2013

    Is Iron Man 3 the best Marvel-produced movie yet? I liked it an awful lot, that much is certain. Great work from writer/director Shane Black with some sharp, funny writing and very kinetic, yet clearly laid out action setpieces! Downey is fantastic (as usual) in his signature role, but the other actors are great, too, especially Ben Kingsley.
    Some of the action bits go on a bit longer than they need to and there are a few plot points that…