127 Hours Review
Posted: April 13, 2011 Filed under: Film Reviews | Tags: 127 Hours, Aron Ralston, Canyonlands National Park, Danny Boyle, James Franco, National Park, United States, Utah Leave a comment »
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127 Hours was released world wide in cinemas in January, 2011, after it became popular in film festivals late 2010, and was shown in limited cinemas in America. It’s a real life story about a man called Aaron Ralston, whom in April, 2003, was canyoneering in Canyonlands in National Park in Utah. In his canyoneering he fell down a gap, and moving a rock in doing so, which fell down the gap with him, trapping his arm, leaving him unable to move as a result. Unfortunately for him, he didn’t tell anyone where he had gone that day.
The film follows the same story that was told by the man himself, and shows how he eventually let himself free from the rock in 127 hours, and what he went through mentally, as well as physically.
Aaron, is played by James Franco, and he plays the role rather well. He manages to display acting of such desperation that as a viewer, you feel real sympathy for him. The Aaron in real life claims that the film is so accurate apart from one scene, that it is a real biography.
My only criticism of the film would be the fact that there is not much to show in a feature-length film about a man’s arm being trapped under a rock with no company whatsoever. They do include flashbacks of Aaron’s personal life, but you do feel mid-way through the film that you just want it to get to the scene when he has finally managed to get out of being trapped.
The film is good however, and it did keep me interested; and because it’s a true story you feel like you’re watching a real life event. The man in real life who was actually trapped under the rock in the film is now pretty famous in America, and has become a popular motivational speaker, leading a range of hiking projects around the world. So make sure you watch this film.
iHartMovies rating: 3.9/5
By Daniel Hart
Here is the trailer.
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Scream 4: Trailer and Preview
Posted: April 13, 2011 Filed under: Previews | Tags: Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Emma Roberts, Hayden Panettiere, Neve Campbell, Scream, Scream 3, Scream 4 1 Comment »
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With Scream 3 being released in 2000, a huge 11 years ago, it makes Scream 4 have a lot of living up to do for this final installment. The film follows the events several years after the original murders, where a past victim, Sydney Prescott (Neve Campbell) decides to go back to her home town to promote her own self-help book during the 15th anniversary of the first Woodsboro murders. From viewing the trailers, the film looks like it’s sticking to the the slasher/horror genre, whilst also adding parodies and humour in the mix. Below is the trailer, so let us know what you think. Do you think it will top the previous Screams? Or is it an unnecessary addition to turn the trilogy into a pointless saga? Scream 4 comes out in cinemas this Friday.
Watch the trailer below.
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