It's been a while since I posted about films I've watched.
Then again, I still don't watch them all that frequently!
Does anyone else go through days of watching tonnes of
films, then weeks of nothing? I know I can't be the only one!
So I'm still working towards the following goal:
061. Watch 100 films
Here are films 31-40. I'm actually just over halfway now, with 52 films watched, but have been procrastinating over blogging about them ;)
31. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
Genre:
Fantasy/Adventure
In a Word:
Arkenstone
In a Sentence: The
Lonely Mountain is in the hands of the dwarves and Bilbo, but the threats keep
on coming and a big battle ensues to fight back the forces of darkness, in this
final part of the Hobbit trilogy.
Recommended: For
Tolkien fans not too bothered about it being an accurate adaptation of the
book. (It's good, but there are some differences!)
32. The Lord of the
Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Genre:
Fantasy/Adventure
In a Word:
Beginning
In a Sentence:
Bilbo is old and entrusts the ring of power to his nephew Frodo, who ends up
embarking upon a journey to destroy the ring, along with a fellowship of dwarf,
elf, hobbit and man.
Recommended: For
fantasy fans who don't want the story to be over in just one film.
33. The Lord of the
Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
Genre: Fantasy/Adventure
In a Word: Middle
In a Sentence:
The continuation of the story started in The Fellowship of the Ring, wherein
the fellowship have split into groups and continue about their important task.
Recommended: For
fantasy fans who not only don't want the story to be over in one film, but like
those films to be long.
34. The Lord of the
Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Genre:
Fantasy/Adventure
In a Word: End
In a Sentence:
The final part of the trilogy, Frodo and his loyal friend Sam edge ever closer
to their aim of destroying the ring, the other members of the fellowship slay
orcs, and a king is returned to his throne.
Recommended: For
fantasy fans who not only don't want the story to be over in one film, and like
those films to be long, but also like to have a whole other trilogy of films to
get stuck into that make up the prequel to this trilogy. Oh, and books. Many
books.
35. Bad Neighbours (2014)
Genre: Comedy
In a Word: War
In a Sentence:
When a fraternity moves in next door, new parents Mac and Kelly end up at war
with them over noise, and do their best to take the frat boys down.
Recommended: If
you enjoy mindless, crass humour and/or want a film that's easy to watch.
36. Lucy (2014)
Genre: Action/Sci-Fi
In a Word:
Evolution
In a Sentence:
Caught up in a drug smuggling operation, an accident leads to Lucy evolving
into a being capable of using an increasing percentage of brain capacity -
beyond the human 10% - and goes out to get vengeance on the drug cartel
responsible.
Recommended: If
you like in-depth, slightly weird films that require a lot of concentration!
37. Transformers (2007)
Genre:
Action/Adventure/Sci-Fi
In a Word: ....transform...
In a Sentence:
The war between Autobots and the evil Decepticons comes to Earth, and teenagers
Sam and Mikaela get caught up in it.
Recommended: For
those who like cheesy, easy to watch science fiction.
38. School of Rock (2003)
Genre:
Comedy/Music
In a Word: ROCK!
In a Sentence:
Unemployed musician Dewey pretends to be his substitute teacher housemate and
transforms his class into a rock band in order to get money.
Recommended: If
you enjoy hilarious hare-brained schemes in films that carry some positive
messages when you look hard enough!
39. Monty Python's
Life of Brian (1979)
Genre: Comedy
In a Word:
Messiah
In a Sentence: Brian,
born on the exact same day as Jesus (and just a little down the street) grows
up and joins a political resistance group of rather hapless idiots, meanwhile
being constantly mistaken for the messiah.
Recommended: For
anyone who enjoys ridiculous and nonsensical comedy.
40. Monty Python and
the Holy Grail (1975)
Genre: Comedy
In a Word: Ni!
In a Sentence: The
Monty Python team's take on the Holy Grail story, wherein King Arthur travels
about the country to collect his Knights of the Round Table and seek out the
Holy Grail--with hilarious consequences.
Recommended: As
with Life of Brian, this one is for
those who adore nonsense humour (and memorable one-liners).
So, how long will it take me to write about the next ten films? Who even knows.
In the meantime, the films tag has more of the films I've watched for this goal.
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