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First Take: Avengers Assemble- PUNY GOD.

Plot in simpler terms- Marvel’s main heroes come together to take down Loki from the Thor movies Avengers. A film that 2 years ago I loved to hate. No…

First Take: Scrooged - maybe we should all put a little love in our hearts

Plot in simpler terms- basically A Christmas Carol set in 1988- slap bang in the middle of a TV station Now, as has been seen with the Get Santa revie…

First Take: The Woman in Black- HOOOOLLLLYYY COOOOWWWW!

Plot in simpler terms- inspired by the novel, basically supernatural stuff going down in the 1800s When I seen the menu for the DVD I instantly regret…

First Take Classics: Skyfall- not much I can really say here.

SYPNOSIS: Bond’s loyalty to M is tested when her past comes back to haunt her. Whilst MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the thre…

First Take: Capote- Someone who clearly lives In Cold Blood...

Plot in simpler terms- Biopic about Truman Capote while he was writing his last and most successful book In Cold Blood Now then, here’s something diff…

First Take Classics: Attack The Block- a film that gave us a Stormtrooper and a Doctor

SYPNOSIS: A teen gang in South London defend their block from an alien invasion. Film4 have had a very proven track record when it comes to supporting…

First Take: Notting Hill- I despise romcoms yet still reviewed it...

Plot in simpler terms- stereotypical Richard Curtis fayre, boy meets very famous girl and a whole series of events begin As I sit here typing this I h…

First Take: Get Santa- Jim Broadbent as Santa? What is going on...

Plot in simpler terms- Santa gets arrested on Christmas Eve, so the world relies on an ex-convict and his son to save the day I was not expecting much…

First Take: Les Misérables (2013) - the film is good, but it ain't the stage show.

Plot in simpler terms: Based on the musical we all know and love, in a nutshell it’s about the French Revolution. My family LOVES the musical. So I se…

First Take Classics: Paddington- the perfect family film

SYNOPSIS- A young Peruvian bear travels to London in search of a home. Finding himself lost and alone at Paddington Station, he meets the kindly Brow…