#37 Twin Town (1997)
Swansea is the setting of this dark comedy about crooked cops, smalltime drug dealers and a pair of delinquent brothers. The portrayal of South Walian life is far from positive and relies on the tired stereotype of the Welsh as uncultured / good-for-nothings / junkies / criminals which is kind of sad. Still, an accomplished piece of filmmaking with some memorable performances.
(8/10)
#38 The Hitman's Bodyguard (2017)
A twist on the buddy roadtrip movie, the plot revolves around a hitman (Sam L Jackson) being unexpectedly escorted by a professional bodyguard (Ryan Reynolds) to give evidence at the trial of a former despot at the Hague. Former rivals, tensions flare from the get-go as Jackson tries to shake off his companion, all while the Despots henchmen are trying to hunt them down. Plenty of funny moments between the leads and some great action pieces ... it just feels slightly shallow and predictable.
(7/10)
#39 Captain Underpants (2017)
Fairly accomplished children's animation based on the popular books. It didn't really work for me when I saw it with the kids in the cinema, but re-watching it helped me feel a bit more charitable. Still, there are one or two plot points that make no sense which really bug me. Watchable.
(6/10)
#40 Robocop 2 (1990)
Robocop is back, ready to take on Detroit's scum and villainy in this sequel to Vehoeven's future-satire masterpiece. A new threat is in town, this time in the form of 'Nuke', the latest designer narcotic to his the streets. Although it does a good job of providing continuity with the first movie, R2 is lacking a certain something that means it doesn't quite live up to its predeccessor. It's also missing Basil Poledouris' iconic Robocop theme from the first movie, which is a travesty.
(7/10)
#41 The Other Guys (2010)
Will Ferrell and Mark Whalberg are two mismatched police partners always under the shadow of Sam L Jackson and The Rock from the same department who catch criminals in the most ridiculous public property-destroying way. When these supercops absurdly die in the course of duty, their colleagues see an opportunity to come to the fore and make their mark. An interesting take on the buddy cop movie, the ad-libbing and constant bickering between the main characters provides plenty of laughs.
(7/10)
#42 Deadpool 2 (2018)
The foul-mouthed merc returns in this bigger and louder sequel that pushes the titular character toward being a fully-fledged member of the X-Men (albeit as ‘X-Force’) while facing up against Cable and various other mutant adversaries. There’s more jokes, more action, more fourth-wall-breaking and more crudeness than before – which makes this a worthy follow up to the R-rated hit from two years ago.
(8/10)
#43 Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
One of the best-loved characters from the Star Wars universe gets his own movie, which manages to maintain a decent continuity with previous films in the franchise. There are some great characters and well-orchestrated sequences, but it all feels a little bit unspectacular. This story never really needed to be told, but Ron Howard does a pretty decent job of salvaging the potential train wreck it could have been.
(8/10)
#44 Don't Look Now (1973)
Nicholas Roeg's surreal horror thriller about a couple who are coming to terms with their daughter's death. Whilst in Venice as part of the husband's work, they encounter a psychic who tells them she's seen their child who is trying to communicate with them. Slow and a bit meandering, it feels lacking in any real meat to the story.
(6/10).
Swansea is the setting of this dark comedy about crooked cops, smalltime drug dealers and a pair of delinquent brothers. The portrayal of South Walian life is far from positive and relies on the tired stereotype of the Welsh as uncultured / good-for-nothings / junkies / criminals which is kind of sad. Still, an accomplished piece of filmmaking with some memorable performances.
(8/10)
#38 The Hitman's Bodyguard (2017)
A twist on the buddy roadtrip movie, the plot revolves around a hitman (Sam L Jackson) being unexpectedly escorted by a professional bodyguard (Ryan Reynolds) to give evidence at the trial of a former despot at the Hague. Former rivals, tensions flare from the get-go as Jackson tries to shake off his companion, all while the Despots henchmen are trying to hunt them down. Plenty of funny moments between the leads and some great action pieces ... it just feels slightly shallow and predictable.
(7/10)
#39 Captain Underpants (2017)
Fairly accomplished children's animation based on the popular books. It didn't really work for me when I saw it with the kids in the cinema, but re-watching it helped me feel a bit more charitable. Still, there are one or two plot points that make no sense which really bug me. Watchable.
(6/10)
#40 Robocop 2 (1990)
Robocop is back, ready to take on Detroit's scum and villainy in this sequel to Vehoeven's future-satire masterpiece. A new threat is in town, this time in the form of 'Nuke', the latest designer narcotic to his the streets. Although it does a good job of providing continuity with the first movie, R2 is lacking a certain something that means it doesn't quite live up to its predeccessor. It's also missing Basil Poledouris' iconic Robocop theme from the first movie, which is a travesty.
(7/10)
#41 The Other Guys (2010)
Will Ferrell and Mark Whalberg are two mismatched police partners always under the shadow of Sam L Jackson and The Rock from the same department who catch criminals in the most ridiculous public property-destroying way. When these supercops absurdly die in the course of duty, their colleagues see an opportunity to come to the fore and make their mark. An interesting take on the buddy cop movie, the ad-libbing and constant bickering between the main characters provides plenty of laughs.
(7/10)
#42 Deadpool 2 (2018)
The foul-mouthed merc returns in this bigger and louder sequel that pushes the titular character toward being a fully-fledged member of the X-Men (albeit as ‘X-Force’) while facing up against Cable and various other mutant adversaries. There’s more jokes, more action, more fourth-wall-breaking and more crudeness than before – which makes this a worthy follow up to the R-rated hit from two years ago.
(8/10)
#43 Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
One of the best-loved characters from the Star Wars universe gets his own movie, which manages to maintain a decent continuity with previous films in the franchise. There are some great characters and well-orchestrated sequences, but it all feels a little bit unspectacular. This story never really needed to be told, but Ron Howard does a pretty decent job of salvaging the potential train wreck it could have been.
(8/10)
#44 Don't Look Now (1973)
Nicholas Roeg's surreal horror thriller about a couple who are coming to terms with their daughter's death. Whilst in Venice as part of the husband's work, they encounter a psychic who tells them she's seen their child who is trying to communicate with them. Slow and a bit meandering, it feels lacking in any real meat to the story.
(6/10).
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