DrGlipglop Reviews

Cardinal Burns (2012– )

Fresh and funny

[9/10 · 9 April 2013]

I watched this for the first time last year and am now-watching the series. I first watched it with my house mates at university and we found it laugh out loud hilarious. It is aimed mostly at young adults and definitely is a fresh look on sketch show comedies and is easily one of the best for a good few years. Some of the recurring characters are completely original and funny but their one off sketches seem to be their best work. It is definitely very under the radar as it was only shown on E4 and I do not think enough people have seen this gem. Each episode is as funny as the last and I hope (although unlikely) they make more shows of this quality in the future.

Definitely give it a watch!

The Avengers (2012)

Amazing end product of mediocre films

[8/10 · 25 August 2012]

I never thought going into the cinema that the previous Marvel films would amount to so much. They are nothing in comparison to this masterpiece. The films leading up to this being Captain America, Thor, The Incredible Hulk and the Iron Man films. These films range from average to decent, decent being Iron Man 1 which is the best out of the prequels.

This film works in so many ways! It's hard to know where to begin with the review. The acting is good, the story line isn't complex but not too simple either. Each character is given a good amount of screen time and no character is left under-powered or look insignificant. The effects are very good maybe some of the best ever so far in film making. Josh Whedon has done himself proud! I loved Firefly and now I love this!

Overall a very very VERY good film. It is incomparable to The Dark Knight or the other Batman films as it is a completely different type of film. I do love those films as well. It just.. works.

Warrior (2011)

A very good, deep and emotional film

[8/10 · 25 August 2012]

I watched this film just last night after seeing a facebook status saying how "sick" it was. Sorry for the childish dialect there but we will move on.

This movie started off quite slow, building up the characters but this was to be expected. Tom Hardy played the character well being someone with little show of emotion and did not talk much but however was shown to care although he may not have wanted others to think that. Nick Nolte being the ex-alcoholic father was also played well it's a shame he doesn't seem to be in as many films these days. Having never seen Joel Edgerton play a major role in a film I did not know what to expect. He was good although maybe too bland in some places but overall produced a good performance especially during the closing scenes.

I like the story of the film. It was simple but had little extra things popping up throughout the film that added to the overall suspense of the ending. I found myself leaning up out of my bed biting my nails wondering what was going to happen to these two characters.

Overall a very good film and well deserving of it's IMDb rating. Definitely worth a watch!