Other Films Watched In February 2016

Wrong Turn At Tahoe (Frank Khalfoun, 2009) - Okay

The Martian (Ridley Scott, 2015) - Very Good

Pixels - (Chris Columbus, 2015) - Good

The Chronicles of Riddick - (David Twohy, 2004) - Good

Mission Impossible: Rouge Nation - (Christopher McQuarrie, 2015) - Very Good

The Best Man Holiday - (Malcolm D. Lee, 2013) - Brilliant!

The Ghost and the Darkness (Stephen Hopkins, 1996) - Okay

The Mortal Instruments: City Of Bones (Harald Zwart, 2013)

Cast: Lily Collins, Jamie Campbell Bower, Robert Sheehan, Kevin Zegers, Lena Headley, Aidan Turner

Summary: When her mother disappears, Clary Fray learns that she descends from a line of warriors who protect our world from demons. She joins forces with others like her and heads into a dangerous alternate New York called the Shadow World.

Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery

Watched: February 21st, 2016

Way, way back in 2013 I did a What I'm Excited to See post on The Mortal Instruments.
First a little update on that, I have now read every book in the Mortal Instruments series and I'm getting ready to buy the first book in the Dark Artifices sequel series which was released this month; however I still have to read the last two books in the Infernal Devices prequel series.

Clearly as you can tell I'm quite a fan of these books so watching the film was the obvious next step (despite it being a good couple of years after it was released, whoops). I also remember reading somewhere that the film wasn't very good but I was still looking forward to seeing it.

I did enjoy the film; however it missed out a massive chuck of the book (which I suppose is somewhat normal with film adaptations of books), but there was so much of the book that is missing/not even explained that made the whole story a bit confusing.

I wasn't keen on most of the actors chosen for the characters especially Clary, Jace and Valentine, Jonathan Rhys Meyers was 100% not the right person for the role and Jace for me just felt a little too creepy rather the mysterious, but I loved Godfrey Gao as Magnus Bane and Robert Sheenan as Simon.
Despite having read all the Mortal Instrument books I've always had my own idea of what the characters looked like and for me Jace has always had black hair and the Lightwoods have all had white blonde hair.

I felt even more disappointed in the film as I started watching the TV series Shadowhunters straight after the film and I absolutely love it! I prefer most of the actors chosen to portray the characters and it seems to be a lot closer to the book then the film which makes the story easier to follow.

Rating: 7/10

Goosebumps (Rob Letterman, 2015)

Cast: Jack Black, Dylan Minnette, Odeya Rush, Amy Ryan, Ryan Lee, Jillian Bell

Summary: A teenager teams up with the daughter of young adult horror author R. L. Stine after the writer's imaginary demons are set free on the town of Madison, Delaware.

Genre: Family, Comedy, Adventure

Watched: February 28th, 2016


"Every story ever told can be broken down into three parts. The beginning. The middle. And the twist."

When I heard that a Goosebumps film was being released I was super, super excited!! I spent many a day watching the TV series when I was younger (even though a lot of it totally scared the bejeebers out of me).

It was sometime in January (I think) when I discovered that Netflix was showing all 4 seasons of the show plus a few other TV episodes/films, so I decided to refresh my memory by watching every episode before seeing the film. Cut to maybe a month or so later and I was movie ready.

I really, really enjoyed this film; it's one of the few films where I've actually laughed out loud. I'm glad I decided to watch the TV series before the film; although I think it would have been better if I had read the books (although that probably would've been a bit too expensive).
Luckily I was able to recognize a few of the characters for some of the episodes I had watched.

Rating: 9/10

Outfit | Flower Power

Dress - TFNC via House of Fraser || Grey Trench Coat - Vila via House of Fraser || Shoulder Bag - Linea at House of Fraser || Sindy Ankle Boots - Linzi
These pictures aren't the best but I thought I might as well post them anyway.

Like my last outfit post It's 2016 Let's Go, these pictures were taken last October (I know that was ages ago)! I wore this outfit to my Aunt's wedding, I've worn this coat a few time before but this is the first time I've actually shown it on the blog.

I was lucky enough to find this dress at a sample sale in a size small, a lot of clothes at sample sales are like a size 12. I found it on a rail I had walked past at least 20 times in the space of a couple hours before it magically appeared.
I love this style of dress and I had a similar dress from the same brand already so I thought why not?

The Last Witch Hunter (Breck Eisner, 2015)

Cast: Vin Diesel, Rose Leslie, Elijah Wood, Michael Caine and Julie Engelbrecht

Summary: The last witch hunter is all that stands between humanity and the combined forces of the most horrifying witches in history.

Genre: Fantasy, Action, Adventure

Watched: February 14th, 2016

I had heard a little about this film but I wasn’t really interested in seeing it until Jonathan Joly (I'm a massive Sacconejoly fan!) posted this video on How To Become a Witch Hunter ft. Vin Diesel.
Yes, that's right people he made a video with Vin Diesel, and it was only after hearing about this that I thought I definitely had to watch the film.

Now I'll start off by saying that the film wasn’t awful, I did enjoy quite a bit of it but overall I just found it a little disappointing. I think it could have been much, much better.

I wasn’t super keen on Vin Diesel in this film, I found some of his acting a little dodgy at times. I also wasn't sure about Rose Leslie or Elijah Wood, I’m not too sure what it was but something about their performance just seemed a little off.
I just found the whole story a little confusing; I felt as though I had missed part of the story.
Like I said the film wasn’t terrible, I did enjoy it, but it felt as though it was lacking something. I remember looking over at my Dad when the film had finished and saying that there wasn’t anything super exciting about it.

I think one of the reasons I was disappointed is because I really, really like Vin Diesel and I had just seen Pitch Black which was so, so good.

Rating: 5/10

Film | In the Cinema - March #2

March 18

Risen - Clavius, a powerful Roman Military Tribune, and his aide Lucius, are tasked with solving the mystery of what happened to Yahshua in the weeks following the crucifixion, in order to disprove the rumors of a risen Messiah and prevent an uprising in Jerusalem.

High-Rise - Life for the residents of a tower block begins to run out of control.

The Boy - An American nanny is shocked that her new English family's boy is actually a life-sized doll. After she violates a list of strict rules, disturbing events make her believe that the doll is really alive.

Rock The Kasbah - A down-on-his-luck music manager discovers a teenage girl with an extraordinary voice while on a music tour in Afghanistan and takes her to Kabul to compete on the popular television show, Afghan Star.

Norm of The North - When a real estate development invades his Arctic home, Norm and his three lemming friends head to New York City, where Norm becomes the mascot of the corporation in an attempt to bring it down from the inside and protect his homeland.

10 Cloverfield Lane - Waking up from a car accident, a young woman finds herself in the basement of a man who says he's saved her life from a chemical attack that has left the outside uninhabitable.


March 25

Batman v Superman: Dawn Of Justice - Fearing the actions of Superman are left unchecked, Batman takes on Superman, while the world wrestles with what kind of a hero it really needs.

Zootroplois - In a city of anthropomorphic animals, a fugitive con artist fox and a rookie bunny cop must work together to uncover a conspiracy.

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 - A Portokalos family secret brings the beloved characters back together for an even bigger and Greeker wedding.

Welcome to Me - When Alice Klieg wins the Mega-Millions lottery, she immediately quits her psychiatric meds and buys her own talk show.


March 28

Eddie The Eagle - The story of Eddie Edwards, the notoriously tenacious British underdog ski jumper who charmed the world at the 1988 Winter Olympics.

Blogger Picks | February #2

Lydia | Lydia Elise Millen - LFW Diary | Day One
Leanne | Leanne Lim Walker - The Most Defining Year of My Life & Sunflowers For Jacqueline

Helena | Brooklyn Blonde - Esatto
Melissa | Media Marmalade - My Most Popular Blog Tips

Patricia | Peexo - Mustard: LFW Day 2
Olivia | What Olivia Did - 24 Hours in The Hague & Rotterdam

Chia | Just Peachy - Long Dis Tips and Grow Your Hair

Layla | Layla Panam - Your Must Have Shealing Aviator Jacket
Lydia | Lydia Elise Millen - How to Nail The Trouser Suit Trend

Other Films Watched in January 2016

Twisted (Philip Kaufman, 2004) - Good

The Chosen (Ben Jehoshua, 2015) - Rubbish

In Order of Disappearance (Hans Petter Moland, 2014) - Very Good

October Gale (Ruba Nadda, 2015) - Very Good

Vampire Academy (Mark Waters, 2014) - Good

Odd Thomas (Stephen Sommers, 2013) - Weird

Housebound (Gerard Johnstone, 2014) - Very Good

The Next Three Days (Paul Higgis, 2011) - Good

The Warriors (Walter Hill, 1979) - Good

The Final Destination (David R. Ellis, 2009) - Good

Blood & Chocolate (Katja von Garnier, 2007) - Okay

Ant-Man (Peyton Reed, 2015) - Very Good

Pitch Black (David Twohy, 2000) - Excellent!

Kill Bill: Volume 2 (Quentin Tarantino, 2004) - Good

Renegade Justice (Don E. Fauntleroy, 2007) - Rubbish

World War Z (Marc Forster, 2015) - Excellent!

Blogger Picks | February

Helena | Brooklyn Blonde - Burgundy
Xenia | Xen's Imagination - Not Blue Suede

Georgia | Georgia Luisa Meramo - Berlin Rain
Emma | Collage Me Pretty - Getting Award Season Ready with Boohoo

Sandra | 5 Inch and Up - Dry Clean Only
I absolutely love Sandra and this swimsuit is just top notch, if only it wasn't so expensive!
Blair | Atlantic Pacific - TGIF Denim Style

Emily | Cupcakes and Cashmere - Sloans's 1st Birthday
Look at this cutie pie!! Her eyes are amazing and she has the coolest name!
Naomi | Love Taza - Five Years Old
Look at this other cutie pie! Too much cuteness

Chia | Just Peachy - How To: Brows
When I actually start to do my make-up properly, I'll definitely be using Chia's tips on how to do my brows.
Gemma | What's In Her Wardrobe - Old Harry: The Cosiest of Jumpers

Film | In the Cinema - March

March 3rd

London Has Fallen - In London for the Prime Minister's funeral, Mike Banning discovers a plot to assassinate all the attending world leaders.


March 4th

Truth - Newsroom drama detailing the 2004 CBS 60 Minutes report investigating then-President George W. Bush's military service, and the subsequent firestorm of criticism that cost anchor Dan Rather and producer Mary Mapes their careers.

The Choice - Travis and Gabby first meet as neighbours in a small coastal town and wind up in a relationship that is tested by life's most defining events

Goodnight Mummy - Twin boys move to a new home with their mother after she has face changing cosmetic surgery, but under her bandages is someone the children don't recognize.

Time Out of Mind - George seeks refuge at Bellevue Hospital, a Manhattan intake center for homeless men, where his friendship with a fellow client helps him try to repair his relationship with his estranged daughter.

Hail Caesar! - A Hollywood fixer in the 1950s works to keep the studio's stars in line

The Other Side of the Door - A family lives an idyllic existence abroad until a tragic accident takes the life of their young son. The inconsolable mother learns of an ancient ritual that will bring him back to say a final goodbye.


March 10th

The Divergent Series: Allegiant - Beatrice Prior and Tobias Eaton venture into the world outside of the fence and are taken into protective custody by a mysterious agency known as the Bureau of Genetic Welfare.


March 11th

The Witch - A family in 1630s New England is torn apart by the forces of witchcraft, black magic and possession.

The Ones Below - A couple expecting their first child discover an an unnerving difference between themselves and the couple living in the flat below them who are also having a baby.

Kung Fu Panda 3 - Continuing his "legendary adventures of awesomeness", Po must face two hugely epic, but different threats: one supernatural and the other a little closer to his home.

Anomalisa - A man crippled by the mundanity of his life experiences something out of the ordinary.

The Here After - When John returns home to his father after serving time in prison, he is looking forward to starting his life afresh. However, in the local community his crime is neither forgotten nor forgiven.

Fifty Shades of Black - An inexperienced college student meets a wealthy businessman whose sexual practices put a strain on their relationship.