The Muppets bitesize review

After whats seems like an eternity. I have finally got round to seeing the Muppets. and i must saw it turned an dull/grey April day into something much more joyful, and i left the cinema with a burning desire to burst into song.
Thankfully i managed to resist but have since been constantly humming "man or a muppet" which certainly gained me some strange looks.
The story although simple and rather predictable, is made enjoyable by the characters and Muppet sense of humour, and the large musical numbers are particularly memorable.
Speaking as someone who was not particularly familiar of the original Muppets, it has made me more intersted to see the old shows, and i hope i am not just the only one. So if you are feeling a bit sad, i highly recommend the Muppets, it is not a deep and stimulating drama, but it is full of joy, and will be sure to leave any audience member; old or young, with a smile on their face.


★★★★★

What is an Artist?

As I was devouring my sub in my favourite food outlet of choice, subway. And before you ask, the regular choice is 6 inch honey oat with tuna and extra sweetcorn!
I was somewhat confused by the idea of the title of the workers in the fore mentioned franchise. They are not simply, chefs, assistants, servers, no no they are classed as sub artists. At first i found this rather amusing how could someone who creates an item of fast food be considered an artist? But then it lead me to question what is an artist, and who can be termed as such?

We see our "work of art" created in front of us and we get to make the decisions in the process, which filling? cheese and toasted? which veg? and lastly which sauce? So in a sense is unique to us, or own mini masterpiece, as in theory no sandwich will be the same, our own edible masterpiece. With such customer participation in the process does this then make us the artist?
But maybe i am thinking to deeply?!
Next time you enter your local subway will you treat your food as an edible artwork? or is such a title a mere fad, an attention devise, aiming to make your sub seem unachievable to create by our mortal hands!! Although some might question the function of some art, such as Dadaism, its main aim is still as an artwork whereas a subway sandwich is not unique/shocking/meaningful. it is ultimately just a edible object, with one ultimate aim consumption.

  

Woman in Black Preview

So York is considered the most haunted city in the UK so what better place to see the new film interpretation of the Woman in Black. Free Beer and Popcorn was provided making me rather happy before the screening, however this was soon to change when the film started.........

I was on edge throughout the film, and the woman in black was a constant threat in many of the shots, standing at a window or in a mirror, the fear of the unknown was a define element of the film. The cinematography of the film must be praised, and the range of shots was well chosen in increasing the tension, especially through the use of the rather creepy children's toys.

However the film could have been so much better without the inclusion of  Daniel Radcliffe as the lead. He was just as wooden as in his previous film roles and a sense of vulnerability and fear did not seem present at times, he also appeared too young to portray the character of Arthur Kipps, and seemed barely a child himself at times.

As you probably know the Film is based on a book of the same name by Susan Hill, the film is completely different from the source material changing the story rather significantly, I thought the interpretation was rather good, and the new story worked well on the screen especially with the absence of a lot of dialogue.

After the film there was a live Q and A with the director James Watkins, and I asked whether Susan Hill(the author of the novel) had any input in the filming process and what she thought of the film, he said that she didn't have any input in the filming process but she did like the finished product, but i wonder whether if she had had more input if she would have changed anything and whether Daniel Radcliffe was her ideal Arthur Kipps.

Tonic Art Love Xx

NEW FEATURE ---->>Dvd Box

Each week probably Saturday or Friday night, i will give you a dvd from my dvd collection, this will be picked a random so it may be my favourite, and will possibly belong to someone else in the residence, but hopefully it will open you up to some new/old films and may make me revisit some awful film. soooo this week it is..............Attack the Block

This is a relatively new addition to the DVD collection, and don't just think, because it begins with an A I am going through my DVD's alphabetically, because I can assure you there is no order to my collection!!! I was really excited to see this film, but sadly missed out at the cinemas, so this was really my first encounter.
I found the film quite entertaining not perfect, but entertaining, and thought the characters where all well developed and was particularly impressed by the lead actor John Boyega (Moses), he will certainly have a good future. The aliens/creatures were also well designed and original, and  liked some of the hints of ET, with the youths riding on there bikes etc. However I felt the film was hard to place, as it was not that scary, but it wasn't that humorous, and either a greater focus on one of these or a better combination of both of them may have improved it somewhat.
But this aside, I found Attack the Block an exciting film from newcomer Joe Cornish, and look forward to his future projects. So you should definitely give it a watch.

★★★★

Micheal Kiwanuka --> Sound of 2012

All this week has been the countdown of the BBC's sound of 2012, and today was the release of the artist in the number one position, and it goes to Micheal Kiwanuka.
His voice is soulful and his music his highly relaxing, and I urge you to check it out, you will not be able to resist the soulful charm. Check out this video--->> Home Again

This is only a quick update and will get a full analysis of the line up later

Bourne First Image

So we have been given a small, (and I mean small) taster of the new Bourne film, starring Jeremy Renner. It basically gives nothing away and could just be a still from his current film Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol!!! Lets just hope the film fills us with more excitment.

3D YAY OR NAY

It seems only a year ago that 3D was being hailed as the new frontier of cinema,  advertised as offering viewers an increased immersion and overall better cinema experience.  But desaturation of colour, headaches, annoying glasses, and also increased prices have meant that the audiences are revolting against the studios and rejecting what is essentially a money making endeavour.
   Firstly the cost must be considered; a typical cinema ticket is around £8.00(varies per establishment), £2.00 for 3-D and the glasses at around £0.80,  a price which for many means a trip to the cinema will become an avoidable expense. Colour saturation is also a problem, and if you are familiar with film critic Mark Kermode you will be well aware of his rants about the "nonsense" that is 3D and importanly the the loss of foot candles of light. This is certainly something i have noticed when attending 3D screenings take Harry Potter and the deathly hallows part 2 and Fright Night both in 3D and both containing scenes in near darkness, in which many of the forms on the screen were hard to make out!! An additional issue is retrofitting, where films filmed in 2d are then transferred in 3d for the cinema release, meaning that the film was not meant to be in this format, but changed in order to apparently make the film more immerrsive?? More likey to create more money for the studios, but to be honest this is unnecessary as the main thing that makes a film immersive is a strong storyline well directed, and interpreted by good characters; and when you have seen the same film on both 3D and 2D personally i find it hard to distinguish, only maybe that the 3d gave me a slight headache.

It doesn't stop there i am now seeing adverts for all these 3d TVs, phones and cameras i find my self shouting at the TV its unnecessary, just STOP IT.

What are your views on 3D??