Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole

Think im a bit old for this one. This really is a kids film, as mine all said "BRILLIANT".

Bad owls kidnap many baby owls to takeover the world, and it is upto 2 owls to let the guardians know what is going on, and so to stop the bad owls. Sorry its vague but I didn't watch properly as it really wasn't for me.

I can't add much, except it was well animated, and had a great storyline. I know my kids will watch it again as soon as possible, so for adults its a 6 out of 10, but for kids its gotta be 10 out of 10.

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Wild Target

Well worth buying ex-rental. I generally love British films, and this one is no exception. Bill Nighy is exceptionally British, oh such a gentleman, yet a hitman :)

His target is Emily Blunt(of Wolfman fame), who in a hilarious scene, manages to rip-off an art colector.

The scene where Nighy is waiting to shoot Emily, whilst she is canoodling in the bedroom, is brilliant satire, and was very imaginative.

Nighy decides that he cannot kill Emily, and gradually falls for her. So of course then a contract is put out on the both of them. During the first attempt to kill them both, they pick-up a young lad who actually saves them by accident. I have to say a lot of the humour is stupidity but its great that a lot of it you have to read, and its not just slapstick. The car racing scene was hilarious,considering an old banger of a mini was outrunning a merc. Similar idea to RED here where the good guys are running from the bad. Had Nighy not been so great I would have rated this film lower, because there are much better British films out there, but for this I give a 7 out of 10. I should add that this really is aimed at english audiences, so don't flame it if you don't get it.

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RED

Interesting film I have to say. Its a kind of blend of Killers and Did You Hear About The Morgans.

Old Brucey(should I call him old :p) is RED (Retired and considered Extremely Dangerous), ex CIA and arranges to meet a woman he speaks to only on the phone. To cover-up a CIA operation in the past, Bruce, among others, is on a hit-list. Once he realises he is in danger, he knows the killers will try to kill the girl as well. What remains is an enjoyable romp where Bruce and the girl, play cat and mouse, trying to discover who the killers are, but also trying to keep well away from them. A great family film this one, but if your after Die-Hard action, this is not one of those films. A definite 9 out of 10. WAY WAY better than Cop-Out.

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The Last Airbender

What was all the hype about. Even my kids thought the film wasn't great. We all sat in great expectation, and left like we had only watched half the film. For me the worst part was that the producers used an american for the airbender role, I instantly lost any belief that I had.

The world needs the last airbender to defeat the fire people, we find out the airbender only knows how to bend air, big battle and film ends. Pfffftttt. Absolute rubbish. And the effects were poor to say the least. Poor poor poor. Obviously there will be more of this rubbish to cheat people out of their hard earned cash so please, its at most 3 out of 10.

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Streetdance 3D

Awesome film. And YES its a British film. Watch it if only for the music. A streetdancing team have nowhere to practice, so a ballet school step in, in return for some of their pupils to learn streetdancing. The end result is a mix of streetdance and ballet. Excellent storyline, and for actors I have never seen before(well many of them), they were all brilliant. The music kept me seriously trippin throughout the film. If I don't buy the film I will definately buy the soundtrack, but if you like these types of film, this is a deffo 10 out of 10.

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Jonah Hex

Im sorry, but i thought this was a pile of c**p. I have never read the comics that this is based on, and for one of these types of films, it was to me a real let-down.

Madman kills Jonahs family so he gets his revenge basically. An incredibly bizarre film, with an incredibly bizarre weapon at the centre of the plot, that could not even possibly exist at the time. The writer must have been on some illegal substance at the time. Jonah even reminded me of Hellboy :p. 5 out of 10 as at least I watched the whole film, but a really dire movie.

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How To Train Your Dragon

Had to get this one for the kids. Loved it myself tho :) Young Hiccup befriends a dragon, and makes the rest of the vikings realise that the dragons are actually harmless, and not vicious killers. And of course he gets his girl along the way. I loved the training sections where the dragons appear so hard to beat, yet Hiccup wins soo easily. A brilliant storyline, and I think perfectly executed very nicely detailed graphical rendering. A must for all family members.

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