The Movie Addict

It’s weird to think that its been 10 years since the last Hobbit film came out and apart from the Amazon TV series, there hasnt been much in the way of stuff from Middle Earth but despite us getting a Gollum movie (at some point) we now get an animated film which is set 183 years before the Lord of the Rings trilogy and sees a war between Wulf and Helm Hammerhead and Helm killed Wulf’s dad and that is the simple enough plot. It’s nice that there isnt world ending implications in the plot and that its a self contained story. GOOD POINTS Nice to be back in Middle Earth The Lord of the Rings trilogy is one of the greatest trilogies in movie history and whilst the Hobbit trilogy had issues (it shouldn't have been a trilogy), it was nice to be back in middle earth and after a decade away, its good to be back in familiar places. Even though it's 183 years before we would be back here in The Two Towers, the animation manages to take us back there and despite it not being live action, ...

It was inevitable that we were going to get a sequel to Home Alone but in 1992, a 9 year old me didn't care or think about that sort of thing. I was just excited to get back to Kevin and whilst this is basically the same plot as the second one. The thought of Kevin being lost in one of the biggest cities in the world was still something exciting. The plot is the same except Kevin makes it to the airport but gets separated in the rush and if there was a sign this was a pre 9/11 film, Kevin is able to get on board through a series of events that require a suspension of disbelief. The rest is the same as the first although there is no John Candy. When Donald Trump had his cameo, I am sure I heard boos. It wasn't loud but it was noticeable and that seemed a bit silly because he is on screen literally for 5 seconds and doesn't impact the plot and regardless of your political beliefs, booing a 32 year old film is childish. GOOD POINTS Clever twist on the familiar plot Whilst ther...

Home Alone is not just a great movie but its a great Christmas movie. I remember seeing this film in the cinema when it was released back in December 1990. Now 34 years later I get to watch this film on the big screen and like The Dark Knight Trilogy, I see this film followed by Home Alone 2. It was nice to see this film with an audience where a good portion of the audience were not born when this film was released. So the plot is that Kevin McCallister is left home alone by accident as his family go on a Christmas holiday to France meanwhile two burglars are trying to break in and Kevin has to fight them off. GOOD POINTS Great Story It might be rather straightforward by today's standards and there are plot holes and easy ways to have wrapped this story up very quickly but I still think that it's a great story done really well. All aspects of the film make this story seem better than it actually is. This is made obvious by the fact that the rest of them (apart from the second o...