Review: PotC: Dead Man’s Chest

IIRC, up until July 6th, the last film I’d seen on opening day was The Return of the King. I’m not someone who generally sees films when the cinema is likely to be crowded, especially for a pop-corn flick such as Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest. But being a uni student has certain perks, such as being able to catch a film in the middle of the day before the school students can intrude. And of course I am highly grateful that I was in Perth rather than Melbourne on July 6th, or the cinema would probably have been flooded throughout the day.

DMC is a sequel, so I’ll just dive right in. Hm…no pun intended. Not the best sequel ever made, and probably not the best film out atm (I haven’t exactly been going to the cinema all that much), but it doesn’t disappoint – or at least, not most of the time. I knew exceeding little about the film before before I saw it (didn’t even recognise any of the new actors, eg. Bill Nighy…) and so had no expectations other than the desire to be entertained. And entertained I was.

Two more film reviews

The remaining reviews are being attempted tonight. Maybe I should make myself write them all before I sit down and watch all those first episodes I’ve been collecting… Ok, I’ll stop procrastinating here.

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Joining the chocolate lovers club is even more tantalising than ever before…

Mother and daughter...
were fated to wander from village to village...
dispensing ancient cacao remedies...
travelling with the wind.
Will it just go on forever?

Chocolat is a simple tale, about a woman who, with her daughter, moves into a conservative little French village. There, she sets up a little chocolatier right just as Lent begins, to the disgruntled shock and opposition of the mayor, who strives to turn the townspeople against her. Yet little by little, Vianne’s simplicity and openness begin to win them over.

Review: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)

Three days late…but well, I only said I’d try…

Went to see Charlie and the Chocolate Factory about…10 days ago now. Haven’t seen the original film incarnation (with Gene Wilder), nor read any reviews of Tim Burton’s film, although I have heard that quite a number dislike this new take on Roald Dahl’s story. Personally, I’m a fan of both Tim Burton and Johnny Depp (especially when he’s in a wacky role like this one), so that has coloured my opinion.