Week Five

Captain Phillips stars 2-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks in the true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in 200 years. The film is directed by Oscar nominee Paul Greengrass.
Watch the latest trailer here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=5SqqBaa4Q4g

Personally I feel quite excited to see this film as its the type of role I haven't seen Tom Hanks play, I'm interested in how they can make the film successful and touching as the story itself doesn't normally appeal to me. I also love how authentic it is, as the film casted real Somali actors, instead of using Americans. This shows how the film has impacted in Africa.

Week Four

Many people despise sequels as they never quite live up to the reputation and hype of the original, however, this is what Empire have rated as the top ten sequels ever made:

1. Aliens
2. The Godfather part 2
3. Terminator 2 Judgement Day
4. Toy Story 2
5. The Dark Knight
6. Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
7. The Bourne Supremacy
8. Before Sunset
9. Superman 2
10. Evil Dead 2

This list does not surprise me as they were made with a popular cast who'd not want to disappoint their fans, also the originals had made a lot of revenue which gives the sequels a bigger budget to spend on script writers, special effects and even more stars. The list is full of great films, however we all know...you can't beat the first one.

See the full list here: http://www.empireonline.com/50greatestsequels/default.asp?c=50

Week Three

Ron Burgundy isn't just delivering the news. He's also selling cars. Dodge has released a series of videos revealing their partnership with Will Ferrell's character from the popular Anchorman movies for the 2014 Dodge Durango ad campaign. "Proud to announce one of the best Rons in the business is the new face of Durango. #BurgundyDodge http://www.burgundydodge.com," the car brand's Twitter posted. So why does Ron Burgundy think you should buy a 2014 Dodge Durango? Let's go over all the perks... The vehicle has 360 horsepower, which, according to Burgundy, makes the Dodge Durango 360 better than a horse. http://youtu.be/ZzfVT6j_1dY The series of adverts have made me feel excited as the long build up to the much anticipated sequel is due December 22nd as Ron Burgundy is 100% my favourite character Will Ferrell has portrayed, this happens to be the only sequel in which he has reprised the same role, showing the immense popularity of
the news reporting comedy hit.