Jack the Giant Slayer - 2013 **

After how much I enjoyed 'Oz the Great and Powerful' I thought 'Jack the Giant Slayer' would be pretty good as well. I wasn't sure how they would 'modernise' the story of Jack but on the whole it couldn't of been closer if it had tried.
That annoying boy from 'About a Boy' is now all grown up and taking the main part of Jack, who feels a bit perturbed when he notices that a large beanstalk has sprouted in his house (he was entertaining the princess at the time and now she is at the op of the stalk) and decides to help the soldiers in their quest to find the princess at the top and also slaughter the massive troll who has probably taken her prisoner.
It's just a bit wishy-washy and nothing is really black and white. I didn't enjoy it.

Oz - The Great and Powerful 2013 **** 1/2

I absolutely loved this. If it's Disney you know it's going to be pretty darn good. And it was. It's the prequel to 'The Wizard of Oz' and explains how Oz winds up in the Emerald City. Certain parts are very clever, hinting at areas of the original film that you have to do a double take on. Oscar Diggs is a small town magician, and when he is hurled into Oz after a hurricane he gets mistaken for a great and powerful wizard. The city and all it's riches will be his, if only he can take down the real 'Wicked Witch.' But who is she??

Wonderful graphics, very like 'The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus' and Danny Elfman's score is brilliant and fitting as always.

I can see how people might be divided in their reviews of this film, but I thought it was very well done. 

Sucker Punch - 2011 **** 1/2

'Sucker Punch' is one of those films that I tried to watch once and failed miserably. I presume because I wasn't in the right mood. However, after watching it last night all the way through to the end I must say I was totally blown away by the complexity, the story, the effects and the whole atmosphere of the film.
Emily Browning is enchanting and perfect as Babydoll, a disturbed girl who is thrown into a mental institute by her abusive father after the accidental death of her sister.
She retreats into a fantasy world where the other inmates become her friends and all have to battle and defeat various beings and answer bizarre questions in order to be free. It's very much a dream within a dream, but the style, Browning's acting and the excellent soundtrack which couldn't be more perfect if it tried all make up a truly remarkable and unique movie.