Deadpool 2

One 15th May me and Odd Wolf went to see Deadpool 2 in IMAX.

Then, a week later me and my wife saw it....in IMAX. 

Ryan Reynolds returns as The Merc with the Mouth in his second movie (but third outing I'd we include X-Men Origins: Wolverine...but let's not Hm?) and this time Deadpool has to save a kid from time-travelling mutant Cable. Wade's lucky, because he's not alone...he has the help of X-Force!

The movie is packed with humour, cameos and plenty of 4th-wall-breaking moments as you'd expect from Wade Wilson and his entourage. The movie titles are a great homage to a certain movie franchise which was quite cool....and there is a credits scene that you cannot miss!

The movie is an absolute blast, and certainly worth watching...you'll never forget your second time! 

Deadpool 2 is rated 15 and in cinemas in IMAX and D-BOX now. 

RIP Margot Kidder

It saddened me  to hear of the passing of Margaret Ruth "Margot" Kidder, aged 69.

As much as she will be known mostly for being Superman's favourite human (Lois Lane) she had done various films and TV over the years, and despite her personal issues still carried on acting.

Her career started in 1968 and she appeared in many television shows and movies over the years including The Amityville Horror, The Hunger, Murder, She Wrote, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Halloween II, Black Christmas and of course the Christopher Reeve era of Superman movies (fun fact, both Margot Kidder and Christopher Reeve were guest stars in the Superman prequel series Smallville.).  She also did voiceover work, lending her talents to shows like Captain Planet and the Planeteers and Aaahh!!! Real Monsters. 

Thankyou for the memories, and rest in peace. 

1948-2018

Quest for the WORST Movie Part 10: Deadly Friend

Aw, man, I love this movie. This was the second Wes Craven movie I saw as a kid and it has some fond memories for me, especially as at the time I was really interested in robotics and because I was pretty much a loner. It's also based on a book called Friend by Diana Henstell. Let's give the movie another watch...

Now when I first saw the poster for this movie I thought it was something totally different and thought she had ghosts for friends, but this is much more interesting. 

The movie is about a boy who is a genius. He's training to be a neurological specialist and built his own robot. He moves to a new town with his mother a becomes friendly with the girl next door, who dies shortly after. The boy, grief-stricken, has a plan to bring her back to life, which is successful but has huge consequences. 

The movie is cheesy and hasn't really aged too well .....and the book isn't too great either, I went to check it out on Goodreads and the reviews were less than favourable, to say the least.

So, perhaps it was ok as a cheesy movie when I was a kid, but damn this movie is awful now (and has one of the worse-looking death scenes I recall in a movie as in not very convincing).  However the effects and storyline still somehow beat Birdemic.

Deadly Friend is rated 18 and available on DVD and digital download.