Now there has been a lot of controversy over The Iron Lady lately as even David Cameron said it was “To Soon” for a film about Margaret Thatcher, but I beg to differ, so here are my thoughts of the film after seeing it last night at Apollo Cinemas Rhyl.

So here we have a “Biopic” of one of the most loved and hated powerful women in history, it’s the story of her rise in politics and the decisions that she made, where a nation loved her, then hated her and then blamed her for the state the country was in.

Controversial Or Not!

The controversy that surrounds The Iron Lady is the way that Margaret Thatcher is portrayed with Alzheimer’s and the way she talks to and sees her dead husband Dennis.

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Now I do have to admit that Puss in Boots is one of my favourite characters from the Shrek movies so this film has been something that I have really been looking forward to seeing and though it has taken me a while to catch up with it at Apollo Cinemas Rhyl, I just couldn’t wait any longer!

Puss In Boots 3D Movie Review

As with the Shrek movies we find Puss in the world of fairy tales with a bit of a spaghetti western thrown in the mix, just for a bit of fun

Puss in Boots (Antonio Banderas) joins together with Kitty Softpaws (Salma Heyak) and old friend from his childhood, Humpty-Dumpty (Zach Galifianakis) on a quest for three magic beans which will give them a chance to climb the magical beanstalk and steal the golden goose and become rich beyond their wildest dreams with the goose’s Golden Eggs.

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Now just before I start the review of the movie, I would just like to mention several people with a big thank you, first to Tim from @EvoHosting for upgrading the hosting of Blazing Minds, secondly to @jodesmcgovern for letting me borrow @danmillerr to see the film with, both who work at the amazing @ApolloCinemas Rhyl.

Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol – Movie Review

I have been a big fan of the Mission Impossible movies ever since the Tom Cruise brought Ethan Hunt to the big screen back in 1996 and directed by Brian De Palma, good grief was it that long ago, then we had two sequels. M:I-2 directed by John Woo and M:I:III directed by J.J.Abrams.

Now it’s the turn of Brad Bird, yes the director of The Incredibles, to direct the fourth movie in the series and this is his fist work as a director of a live action movie also coming with him from The Incredibles is composer Michael Giacchino.

So here now on the fourth movie we find Ethan (Tom Cruise) and his new IMF team Jane (Paula Patton) and Benji (Simon Pegg) framed for blowing up the Kremlin after tracking down a terrorist named Hendricks (Michael Nyqvist), at which point the President has no other choice that to issue Ghost Protocol which in turn disavowals the IMF. So this leaves the team in the cold with no help or backup in any form whatsoever.

You’re Mission If You Choose To Accept It!

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So last night was my chance to finally get to see Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows at @ApolloCinemas Rhyl and I was hoping that the film would be better than the first one, which I thoroughly enjoy watching.

Guy Ritchie directs again with the wonderful Robert Downey Jr reprising his role as Sherlock and Jude Law back as Dr Watson, a match made in movie heaven as the dialogue and chemistry between the two is perfect.

Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows

This time Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson are up against the formidable Professor Moriarty (Jared Harris), Sherlock’s arch-enemy, while on the trail of an unsolved case which could lead to world war, Moriarty strikes terror in the hearts of the public and creates tension between France and Germany in a hope are starting a world war!

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I wasn’t really sure what Hugo Cabret would be like after seeing the trailers, it seemed a bit of an action/fantasy movie, but after seeing the film, I would have to say I was completely wrong.

What I can say about Hugo is that it is beautifully made, great camera work, wonderful 3D, think a sort of modern-day Citizen Kane. Hugo is really a celebration of the wonders of cinema and the films of George Melies (Ben Kingsley)

Hugo is a young boy living in a train station after the death of his father (Jude Law), living on his wits to survive and one step ahead of the train inspector (Sacha Baron Cohen), until he meets the mysterious toy repairer which turns out to be Charles Melies (Ben Kingsley).

Hugo A Journey Of Fantasy

So the film follows the story of Hugo trying to finish repairing the automaton and find out the last message from his father, but the aspect of the film the idea of bringing to the audience the wonders that Charles brought to cinema and in turn is a celebration of his use of cinematic techniques that have enabled us to have the amazing special effects and cinematography that we see in our cinemas today.

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So have you heard, the final Strictly Come Dancing will be broadcast live on the 17th in 3D on BBC HD and also in selected cinemas across the country and yes my local cinema @ApolloCinemas Rhyl is showing the live event and before you ask, yes I do have tickets to see the show.

Strictly Come Dancing Final To Be Shown in 3D!

The whole show is experimental, so it will be interesting to see if there will be any cock-ups It will also be interesting to see how the live final works in 3D using some state of the art 3D cameras for the show.

Bruce and Tess - Strictly Come Dancing 3D

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I do have to start this review by saying that I am a big fan of John Carpenters brilliant 1982 movie The Thing, so I was a little apprehensive in seeing the “prequel” of the movie.

So the other night I visited my local Apollo Cinema to see the 2011 The Thing, some have said it’s a remake and some have said it isn’t, I would say it’s a bit of both.

The Thing – Prequel Or Remake

The Thing is based in 1982 in the Norwegian site that first discovers the alien in the ice and the alien craft that has been buried for around 100,000 years and brings the alien back to base to examine it.

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