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The Wolverine - It was OK, but a somewhat confused story line and over-reliance of Japanese genre in my view. Overall a bit underwhelming. I'd give it 5/10.
Robocop (2014) 8/10
Some very cool effects i.e. when the robotic parts of the body are taken away and you see what's left but the film left me disappointed through lack of action and a poor ending. It's rated a 12 and I reckon a 12 year old would have enjoyed it more. They should have made it with an 18+ audience in mind. I feel the same way about the batman films. I guess I crave some hard hitting action, blood, violence and lots of gore!
I second this completely. Took me by surprise how good it was and for me, film of the year so far.
Saw it too on TV.
Everyone kept going on about how it's just ripping off Battle Royale (and I know the author did state that BR did influence it somewhat), but it was still pretty different beyond kids killing each-other.
Enjoyable enough for sure, 6/10.
I thought she said she didn't come across Battle Royale until after she'd written it?
Anyway, I agree that the two are quite markedly different.
While it is different enough from BR to stand alone, I still don't believe her in the slightest![]()
Suzanne Collins said:One night, I was lying in bed, and I was channel surfing between reality TV programs and actual war coverage. On one channel, there’s a group of young people competing for I don’t even know; and on the next, there’s a group of young people fighting in an actual war. I was really tired, and the lines between these stories started to blur in a very unsettling way. That’s the moment when Katniss’s story came to me.
Re Edge of Tomorrow:
Yet its struggling to make its money back.
I really enjoyed it though.