Anthony Brown

i have over 1725 films in my collection ( dvd Blu ray ) .I recently catalogued them . which has revived my collectors interest plus I realised I must watch them too . So having an interest in the super hero genre . I have either watched existing or added to these . Having exhausted the Avengers and DC. I moved onto the Xmen some going back over 20 years . Having now watched and payed over £1 for a blu ray of Deadpool . I can honestly say . I can see why it's so easy to get for £1 I would have given it an extra half a star for trying but could not give 3 . My main grievance is the annoying asides by the main character . Constantly reminding you that this is a film , on a low budget , he specifically mentions this ; referencing that only 2 xmen could be afforded . then gives camera directions towards the end Though he wasn't the director. Asides from the actors goes back to Shakespeare but in this instance just distracts from an already weak plot . I struggled to get to the end . It's not clever , it's just contrived and harking back to well worn gimmicks from previous films . we know that super hero films are fantasy and maybe even have the odd cliche stories but you don't ram it down our throats . You don't kill the goose that lays the golden egg . I don't know what other people who loved the film were watching . Can only imagine they were so distracted by the mindless violence , they didn't listen to the dialogue . With a fair bit of editing you might get a 3 star film out of this . I recorded the second film from the TV but now i am wondering if it's worth spending the time to watch it . Maybe better to watch the original Adam West Batman film at least that is genuinely funny and gently pokes fun at super heroes

I may have watched this before but can't remember . Having watched the 3 prequel Star Trek movies headed by Chris Pine ( I enjoyed all 3 ) I thought I would go back to the original movie and see how it was . I have all 6 of this series in my disc archive and haven't watched them for a long time . In effect this is a follow up to the Pine movies in the timeline . Kirk has been out of action for 3 years and is middle aged and A bit rusty . There is no action in terms of fighting through-out the film . Instead we have a very good story line ; with strong characters .( In fact I think they caught this aspect well in the newer Pine films even though Action fighting is almost obligatory in the modern era . ) The story draws you in and the peril is very real despite there being no big action scenes . Instead the crew rely on their intelligence and wisdom . It just reminds me that good story telling is the most important . Something lacking in many modern films .