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Hi all, this tumblr mainly exists as a way of tracking all the movies I've been watching and some of the initial thoughts, and general feelings, I've had about them.

5/5 - Fantastic movies; movies which need to be seen and enjoyed by everyone.

4/5 - Movies which are very good but don’t have that spark which compels you to make others watch them as well.

3/5 - Average movies; watchable and enjoyable, but nothing which elevates them higher. The baseline all movies are given before watching.

2/5 - Can be watched but really bland and forgettable.

1/5 - Minimal to no reason to watch these films. It may have some redeeming factors e.g. it’s so bad it’s good or there’s one character that’s awesome enough to make it not a total waste of time.

0/5- Total waste of time. Nothing redeemable about these films.

As with every review blog/site, this is all my own personal opinion so feel free to take everything with a grain of salt.

Also I'm Scottish so all reviews will be in UK English. Get used to theatre, colour and words ending in -ised.

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#403/#120 Angels and Demons (Rewatch) When the Vatican is threatened during their conclave and four of their Cardinals kidnapped, supposedly by their ancient and mysterious enemy the Illuminati, they call in symbologist Professor Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) in hopes of unraveling the clues left behind before each of the Cardinals can be killed at a designated times. I’m in much the same mind about this film as I am the film version of the Da Vinci Code. It’s not as good as the book was but I don’t understand the critical panning. It’s not like they veered wildly away from the storyline already presented. It’s another enjoyable historical-adventure yarn. Hanks is, once again, good in his returning role making Langdon a little more assertive this time but equally still just as much an out of place professor. Ewan McGregor also works rather well as the idealistic Camerlengo working both with and against Landgon at times, while Ayelet Zurer and Stellan Skarsgard fill their roles well but don’t really bring anything major to the table. I feel this film has a better overall pace that the Da Vinci code does, while also retaining the former films great cinematography and musical score. Its characters and villains however, are a little more plain and not as interesting to watch. Both films are largely similar but better at different aspects of the whole picture. In the end, it’s still a fun watch but nothing that’s going to make you stand up and take notice. It’s fluff in the same way the books are, and sometimes that’s just fine. 3.5/5

#403/#120 Angels and Demons

(Rewatch)

When the Vatican is threatened during their conclave and four of their Cardinals kidnapped, supposedly by their ancient and mysterious enemy the Illuminati, they call in symbologist Professor Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) in hopes of unraveling the clues left behind before each of the Cardinals can be killed at a designated times.

I’m in much the same mind about this film as I am the film version of the Da Vinci Code. It’s not as good as the book was but I don’t understand the critical panning. It’s not like they veered wildly away from the storyline already presented. It’s another enjoyable historical-adventure yarn.

Hanks is, once again, good in his returning role making Langdon a little more assertive this time but equally still just as much an out of place professor. Ewan McGregor also works rather well as the idealistic Camerlengo working both with and against Landgon at times, while Ayelet Zurer and Stellan Skarsgard fill their roles well but don’t really bring anything major to the table.

I feel this film has a better overall pace that the Da Vinci code does, while also retaining the former films great cinematography and musical score. Its characters and villains however, are a little more plain and not as interesting to watch. Both films are largely similar but better at different aspects of the whole picture.

In the end, it’s still a fun watch but nothing that’s going to make you stand up and take notice. It’s fluff in the same way the books are, and sometimes that’s just fine. 3.5/5

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