Ink of Blood

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After this film hit a somewhat rocky start (with subtitles at the beginning and a lack of picture to start), when it was restarted, I quickly found myself drawn into the world and the relationship between the characters once more.

Jason Statham seems to be a go-to actor for action films and I honestly can’t see him involved in many other genres. Although I do think he’s somewhat type-cast, I do like him as an actor and it was cool to see him in this movie.

I liked how the relationship with Dom and Letty was still somewhat rocky. Even though they were together, I felt it was realistic for there to be issues between them that extended through a lot of the film.

I really like Michelle Rodriquez as an actress. The first film I saw her in was Resident Evil and there was one scene in particular that she sounded very much like Rain. I really like her as Letty – I definitely feel like she was the perfect choice.

I liked seeing a bit more of Brian’s family with Mia and Jack. It was good to see that they were a proper family who cared for each other, even if Brian was restless at times.

It was good to see most of the characters/team join forces for this movie as well. Although there were a few less humorous moments in this movie, there were some that helped to defuse the tension at times throughout. There seemed to be a lot more intense scenes, though, such as vehicles falling off a cliff and dropping out of airplanes.

There were some incredibly cool scenes in this movie, a lot of which kept me on the edge of my seat while I was watching. I have to say, I liked Ramsey’s character quite a lot. I didn’t at first, but as she had more scenes, she grew on me quite a bit. I also have to say that the film-makers did a really good job of having Brian’s character throughout.

There were some quite sad scenes at the end of the film, but I felt they were a fitting tribute to Paul Walker. The ending of the film worked really well… and I felt it was a true way of saying goodbye to the actor.

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There was a double showing of Fast and Furious 6 and 7 (review for 7 to come next) at the cinema. Although I missed the opening credits, I did manage to see all of the rest of the movie.

Having only watched the first and fourth (and fifth ages ago) movies in this franchise, I only knew how some of the characters were connected to each other. At the same time, I felt that the actors did such a fantastic job, I didn’t need to know the events of the previous movies to see how much the characters cared for each other.

It was pretty cool to see Letty in this movie, even though she clearly didn’t recognise Dom… or anyone else. I was happy to see that Dom still cared for Letty and it was good to see their interactions with each other.

I did like seeing Luke Evans in this film. Even though he was playing the bad guy, I thought it was good to see him in a different type of movie to the ones I’ve usually seen him in. I like him as an actor… but I really didn’t like his character in this movie. Means he did a good job.

There were a lot of moments in this film that made me (and a lot of the viewers in the cinema) laugh out loud. I especially liked the banter between Roman and Tej. They seemed to have a brotherly teasing each other thing going on.

I think one of my favourite parts of this film was the brotherly relationship between Dom and Brian. I think Brian might be one of my favourite characters in the franchise. Although they’re all complicated and likable, I especially felt that Brian hit a lot of the qualities of characters who I like the best. I also really liked the relationship between Han and Gisele.

There were some pretty cool stunts in this movie and I especially liked this ending. There was one thing in particular I did see coming, but it wasn’t terribly obvious and the movie succeeded in keeping my attention throughout. Although I haven’t seen all of the other movies, my sister told me that it does tie in with the Tokyo movie especially.

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I went through a phase, some years back, where I was watching all kinds of horror films. I do have a wide variety of tastes, but when I saw this DVD available where I work, I was immediately intrigued and purchased it.

Unfortunately, I felt that the blurb of this film made it sound much better than it actually was. The idea was a really intriguing one – and I’ve kind of been looking for horror films that have ghosts in, rather than the demons prevalent in, well, most horror movies.

I did, however, feel like I was missing a lot of the story. I didn’t learn anything about Jordan’s past before she went to live with her Aunt and Uncle, even in explanation format. Although I was given some chance to get to know her as a character, there were some things that made me struggle with my suspension of disbelief.

I wouldn’t say that this film was scary. It was quite disturbing in parts, especially at the end. But even with the ghosts’ appearance, there weren’t really any jumpy scenes. There did seem to be a distinct difference between the two different ghosts, though.

I wasn’t really too grabbed by Larry or his father as characters, I have to say. The whole doctor-patient confidentiality seemed to be non-existent, which was one of the things I found hard to believe.

I did think it was good there wasn’t an excess amount of adult themes in this – such as alcohol and sex. It was pretty tame compared to a lot of films involving teenagers.

I do think this film fell into a trap many horror movies fall into – there was no proper ending. I was also quite disappointed in what was shown at the end, even if there was a certain kind of poetic justice in it.

I doubt I’ll be watching this movie again, I have to say… although it wasn’t too horrible to watch first time. I just don’t think watching it again will be all that enjoyable.

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Again, I do want to watch all of the Fast and Furious movies… but one person commented that this movie was where the whole family dynamic started; and since I like family-themed things, I picked up this DVD from the supermarket.

It was good to see the familiar actors from the first movie. The characters all seemed to have changed a lot and it was good to see the direction their lives had taken.

At first, I didn’t like Brian’s character all that much… but he did grow more on me as the movie went on. I especially liked Brian and Dom interacting together. There was a kind of rivalry between them that seemed to evolve into mutual respect as the film went on.

The effects in this movie were pretty cool, especially when it came to the car races. I liked seeing Brian and Mia together, even if I felt Brian could have been a bit better towards Mia. And I would have liked to see a bit more of Dom and Mia interacting together.

There were a couple of other actors I recognised in this movie as well and it was good to see them heading to different countries. I was pulled into this film. I felt there were some really intense scenes and I could empathise really easily with the characters. I felt the actors played well off each other.

I don’t really know much about cars and car racing, but that didn’t really detract from my enjoyment of the film. I particularly liked the ending of this, too, though I felt that it ended on something of a cliffhanger.

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I’ve always liked Disney films. I enjoy the happy ever endings and I felt that this film was a really good live-action version of the original Cinderella.

Although this did keep to the Disney cartoon version, I thought it was good that there were some interactions between Ella and the prince even before the ball. Although it seemed strange that Ella didn’t figure out his identity after it was oh-so-helpfully provided, I did like the way they had the opportunity to meet and that it wasn’t quite love at first sight.

I liked that the animals were in the film, too. The mice made me smile and when Ella’s fairy godmother appeared, I found parts of it quite amusing… if very sweet at times. It was amusing to see the goose tuned into the coachman and the lizards turned into footmen.

I thought it was interesting that the actual magic part was only a small aspect of the whole film. I thought it was good that more focus was put on the interactions of the characters. I also found it interesting that the stepsisters were ugly on the inside… but not on the outside.

There were some really nice scenes in this film and I really loved the music, particularly towards the end. I felt really sorry for Ella for a lot of the movie and I thought it was good how her kind nature still showed through, despite how she was treated. Perhaps that’s not very realistic… but I still thought it was good.

I recognised a couple of the actors in this movie and I really liked most of them as the characters they portrayed. There were some really nice costumes and special effects in this and there were some really emotional scenes that wrenched at my heart. I enjoyed the ending of this movie and I think it’s one I definitely wouldn’t mind watching again in the future.

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Considering the last film I saw based on the story of Noah, I was a bit hesitant about watching this one. I probably wouldn’t have watched it if my friend hadn’t wanted to and insisted I watched it with her.

I have to say, I was surprised by how much I liked watching this film. Although I felt there were some instances of too-modern language (‘lunatic escaping’, for instance), there was a really good, ancient historical feel to this film.

I liked seeing Noah’s relationship with his wife and sons. I was a bit disappointed not to see too much of the sons’ wives, although it was nice to see that each of his sons had their own personality.

I did feel some sympathy towards Noah’s family. The Bible story of Noah doesn’t really go into much detail about how Noah’s family reacted to the Ark and I felt this movie did a good job of portraying his family’s reactions. It was nice to see that, eventually, they all came together.

I found myself drawn into this movie really easily. I felt the actors did a really good job of portraying the characters they played. The setting came across really well, too, in my opinion. I found myself quite absorbed into this movie and I was able to understand and empathise with the characters.

There were a few actors I recognised in this movie, but it took me a little while to place one of them and two others, I’m still not sure where I saw them before.

I did think the film moved a little slow at the beginning, but as the storyline progressed, it seemed to all speed up a bit. I felt the movie ended at a good point… but I had originally thought it was going to be turned into a television series and was disappointed that it wasn’t.