Gravity - 2013 ***

'Gravity' has an exceedingly good premise - an astronaut and engineer find themselves separated from the shuttle they are working on, and are stuck in space with barely no oxygen and no contact whatsoever with anyone. The acting is excellent, and I'm surprised to say that Clooney and Bullock work very well together. It's brilliantly designed too, to such an extent that after a while the idea of floating in space can give you a serious bout of nausea. 

Detention - 2011 ***

It's getting three stars for total originality because iv never seen anything like this before. It's slasher/comedy/sci fi/ all mixed together, and you are never quite sure which scene will inhabit which. It's a very dry almost black comedy, not a laugh out loud one, its or not scary enough to be a slasher. It's very weird. I can't say I loved it, but hats off to the director for manoeuvring such a fresh idea.

(HORROR) Dark Skies - 2013 ****

I wouldn't normally count sci fi as one of my favourite movie genres, in fact I tend to try and and avoid it if at all possible. 'Dark Skies' was different. It was frightening and real and I found myself thoroughly disturbed by the end. A family begin to witness strange and abnormal activities taking place in their home, added to which, their son has started to behave in a very peculiar way, seeing things, staring into space and drawing pictures of grey men in his room who he says want to take him away. Before long, the family are starting to realise that something otherworldly is happening, and they are absolutely powerless to stop it. 

This isn't a particularly original film, but it's really scary and well done. I liked it. One of the better films of the year. 

FAQ About Time Travel - 2009 ***

Three friends sit in a pub dreaming about building a time machine and how they would use it. One of them visits the toilet and when he returns everything has changed drastically. From then on, the trio are kept apart, brought together, and introduced to new and bizarre characters.
It was quite funny, and quite a good idea for a film, but I can't say I was shrieking with laughter at every second. You'll most probably recognize all three main actors from other things as well.

Prometheus - 2012 ***

I can't say I understood much of 'Prometheus', which is probably because I haven't seen all the 'Alien' films. From what I did understand I liked, and I thought the CGI was very well done. The main actress had a punch-inducing face, but apart from that it was quite gripping. Will have to see the other films though to appreciate what is going on.

(HORROR) The Cabin in the Woods - 2011 **

All these reviews on the poster make out like this film is something special. Something unique. It really isn't. The whole 'You think you know the story. Think again' quote is defunct. For one I don't think I know the story because there isn't one, and secondly I have no wish to think again about it anyway.
This is just your average horror with some jumps, some bizarre sci fi undertones and a general helplessness that comes with every scene.
Boring.

(HORROR) Alien VS Predator - 2004 ***

I can't say that I will be much of a reliable judge if I review this film. Partly because I've only see half of 'Alien' and have never seen any of the 'Predator' films. From what I saw, I liked, although if I'm honest I think I would of good much more out of the film if I knew the background stories to both 'sides.'

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.

Cube - 1997 ****

For a film that I had barely heard anything about this was surprisingly good. My boyfriend said it wasn't brilliant but was quite interesting and I should see what I thought. I found it pretty intense and very captivating. A group of people find themselves trapped inside a cube in the middle of the night with no  way of knowing how or why they are there. All they can do is attempt to work out what they all have in common with each other and how they can get out before they all go mad. Excellent character developments (except towards the end when it gets a bit silly). You can see where the director of Saw got ideas from.