Contagion

Ok, second film today. I was looking forward to this one for some reason. I think it must be my fascination with films of an apocalyptical nature. Anyhoo, it was a 12a certificate so I knew there'd be no exploding heads or excessive bad language.
As I read in the 'I' newspaper you know it's serious when Gwynneth Paltro dies in the first 10 minutes. But as the film progressed and more 'A' list cast died (well, one) I never really felt any dread. Well, not that much.. Maybe I'm getting too desensitised to all this.
Overall another *** film. A renter not a buyer.
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The Ides Of March

This one wasn't in my master plan today but I ended up seeing it due to timing.
Turns out it wasn't that bad. Granted, it's been a long time since I've seen a political thriller, normally opting for the standard blockbuster fair.. Well, the way I see it is this sort of film will work equally as well on DVD. The fact that I'd never rent a film like this though goes to show the benefits of the big screen.
Anyway, back to the film. Ryan Gosling once again puts in a good performance following the recent 'Drive'. Unless you're into politics (and I'm not) this could be a bit confusing. Infact it was initially, but as the film went on you realise those who you'd thought were pure and honest turned out... etc etc..
Overall though not a bad film and I'm gonna rate it ***
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Real Steel

I went into this film having not heard or read any reviews of it (which is a first!)
I knew the basic synopsis, ie a washed up boxer try's to make a living robot boxing. Then his estranged son turns up and blah, blah, blah.. Granted, it was schmaltzy and a bit too sentimental for my liking, but having said that, the fight scenes were well executed. The person next to me was actually on the edge of his seat! The special effects were seamless too and I can see why Robocop is up for a remake.
Overall, despite being a robo-remake of Rocky (or because of?) I'm gonna give it a rating of ***.
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