So the new Hunger Games is just around the corner with less than 3 weeks until its released at cinemas in America. This time the director is not Gary Ross whom was responsible for the first film and who was also responsible for Big. It is now Francis Lawrence who was responsible for the big blockbuster I Am Legend. This means that pressure is on for Francis to deliver an even better film than the first, which will be difficult to achieve seen as though the first receiving such high praise. I personally enjoyed the first film, I even went to the cinema to watch it because of the high popularity it had at the time and also the various 4 and 5 stars it received. Therefore the new addition to the film series no doubt has caught my attention and I will look forward to its release. That being said Francis Lawrence has a difficult job of picking up the story line and carrying it on. The fans of the books of The Hunger Games will already know what to predict within the story line due to the Catching Fire book being released in 2009.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Platoon
Platoon is a film that I really enjoyed, from the start to the finish it's a film I will always look back on as being one of my favourite war films. Charlie Sheen was the main character in the film and he done a great job of it in my opinion. Other actors include Willem Dafoe (Spiderman) and Tom Bergener (Inception) and the acting was really good in the film, Willem Dafoe played Elias who was a very likable character, which is a huge contrast to what Tom Bergener was in the film. I have watched quite a few war films, and I've got to say this is definitely one of it not my favourite. It's certainly worth a watch regardless of my opinion because it got a credible 8.1 from IMDB. The scene in which Elias is killed is really emotional and was a great scene from the director as it was hard-hitting to the audience, the music also perfectly fitted the scene as it was very slow and quite a upsetting song which matches the scene perfectly (Adagio for Strings)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Big (Tom Hanks)
Big is a classic comedy/fantasy film from the 80's. It will always be remembered as being a great family film to watch because it is so entertaining. It is about a boy that wishes to be big at a wish machine at a classic American amusement park and he literally turns into an adult overnight. The film is easy to watch and entertaining due to its simplistic story line which is easy to follow. This means that the film is suited at a huge audience as you can watch this film and relax without having to pay too much attention from the story line. I personally loved this film and is yet another great performance by Tom Hanks. Seeing him recently on the Jonathan Ross show reliving the classic piano scene from the film was great and really made you realise how simple yet great the film was. However due to its simplistic story line IMDB gave this a mediocre 7.2, which can be argued as harsh by many people due to the film being so enjoyable.
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