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Kept putting this one off, thinking I wasn't going to like it. Well got round to watching it and now think its one of the best movies Marvel/Disney have made in a while. Gags in it all work. The best of Jon Watts Spidermen I would say. Kinda brought all the fans of the spider world together, much much better than the last. Not that the last one was bad, but just this for me ticked more boxes. Very funny, lots of in joked that worked for a change. What can I said thinkit was Spiderman at his best. Wish Sam Raimis' Doctor Strange in his multi madness had so much good multi madness as this one. Well done.

I really enjoyed Doctor Strange, as I did most of the ealier Marvel movies, but with the new Marvel films it all seems to be merging into one. Just a bit more of the same. When I think of the money that goes into these films. Its not that I don't like blockbusters, the last Spiderman film was very good. Suppose I expected more and I was really looking forward to this as Strange has always been a fav of mine in the comic world. Shame really. Watched it a day ago, kinda forget everything in it now. Lots of effects, which all look good, inception gone nuts, all that looked good. Acting good. So all in all a bit of fun for a couple of hours.

Typo could be just a thriller or a story about abuse, but it takes us in some very different directions as it crosses at times slap bang into the horror genre exploring more of the psychosis of an abused person on the break of collapse. So if you like your movies a little off centre on the weird side you will probably love this. Most of the film is in flashback as the protagonist Abbie explains why she feels the way she does as it slowly unravels and expands to explain why her husband has been confined to bed, unable to talk. Director, producer Antony Meadley has put the film together to make what could be a uncomfortable viewing, very watchable. I enjoyed his other feature Off-piste as well and although he was the producer and Cinematography on that, this film has a very different ambience to it. I notice this very British movie was filmed in East Germany which gives it a strange surreal feel. Beware contains violence that some may or may not like, but in the area of this film was probably needed to show a woman on the edge. The villain plays a real nasty piece of work, only acting and I'm sure I've seen him on Britain's Got Talent getting thrown off by Simon Cowell. I've said this before don't go into this movie expecting an action packed Marvel film, It's an independent British film that you have to take back and understand the reasoning and message behind it. I'm not going to give anything away but don't turn it off at the end credits as there is not only a lovely end song but also you will miss out on a post credit end.

CAM is an interesting film and I've got to say probably the best found footage film I've seen in this type of budget and genre. I'm not much of a fan of most found footage, but this film has played it a little different from what I can see. Some might say it's a zombie movie, if it is, it's more in the vein of 28 days later, because no one dies and comes back to life. Some found footage films have a little too much camera shake, but CAM seems to have made just the right amount and very clever use of camera moves which look fairly random but wouldn't be. Little touches like that I find interesting, at one moment the camera is pointing backwards to capture the chase, but even this seems very natural. The begin of the film moves from drone footage to some high quality well filmed interiors, then Segues into found footage material that the directors want us to believe was made by amateur filmmakers. A few jump moments but if you're watching on a phone or laptop you'll probably be unaware. When I first watched the Blair Witch and everyone thought it was real, I was saying where did they keep all those camera batteries, this film even has a battery change in it. Even the titles have all the actors and crew in, but they have make it look as if they just helped get the film to the public in some way. I think that's the thing, it has all these problems, but in the end the film makers have made it look very real. The actors rant and rage their way through it, I quiet liked Carl, the comedian of the group, the know it all cameraman. There is also a nice weird electronic score. This film has a copyright date of 2013 so the narrative in this movie is amazingly strangely prophetic and without giving away any spoilers we can only just hope it's not totally prophetic with its a apocalyptic story line. Well watch it and cross your fingers that It doesn't all come true.

I enjoyed this movie a lot, the performances were mostly good and well executed with interesting set builds. Francis Magee was good as usual, I've been a fan of Francis Magee from both East Enders and Game of Thrones and he gives a very convincing Yorkshire UK accent from a broad Irishman with some passionate moments. Lara Lemon also gives a very good performance as Eve the girl beaten down by this terrible traumatic event who has to find the strength to endure while all others around her have given in to their plight. Roger Cooper is also very good as the psychotic cello playing teacher who the police know has Eve but can't prove it. The film has about three really good twists in it which I wasn't expecting, so it didn't end like the average Hollywood film. I can't be sure, but I think the film has a deeper meaning than you might first imagine. Beneath the surface I think it's a film about facing the challenge of being alone in a world where everything is being taken from you, one that looks like there is no way out and trying to find a way through it... mmmmm A bit like life at the moment. I have seen one other film from the director Steph Du Melo called CAM and I see the copyright date on that film is 2013 so that had a certain prophetic angle to it, with an underlining current in the narrative of the gullibility of people. As a prelude to Fear also highlights the amount of people that go missing in a year, which I never realised, So although I can't be sure I would expect there to be more to this story than meets the eye.

I watch a lot of independent movies and to be honest most are unwatchable, so this was a breath of fresh air to me. I notice that Steph Du Melo not only directed it but wrote the score, edited it and wrote the screenplay, so that must have been a challenge to make. If you're looking for an action packed Marvel movie this may not be for you, but if a thought provoking thriller underlying the state of the British police with some great multi twists in the end then this could be.