Synopsis: A zombie outbreak has fallen upon the land in Jane Austen's classic tale of the tangled relationships between lovers from different social classes in 19th century England. Feisty heroine Elizabeth Bennet (Lily James) is a master of martial arts and weaponry and the handsome Mr. Darcy (Sam Reilly) is a fierce zombie killer, yet the epitome of upper class prejudice. As the zombie outbreak intensifies, they must swallow their pride and join forces on the blood-soaked battlefield.
My thoughts: The cast is solid and likable. The cinematography is brilliantly presented and the deadpan humour provides it's share of laughs. Where does PPZ fail? All other aspects, the action was improperly paced and usually muddled up by trying to be too true to the Jane Austen source material. The direction was all over the place (as alluded to in the action scenes) but overall the movie was worth a watch despite it's hit and miss moments.
Final verdict: 3 warrior sisters out of 5.
Synopsis: A misplaced sausage and his savory friends embark on an existential adventure through the aisles of a massive supermarket in this raunchy animated comedy from Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg. As the store's annual 4th of July sale draws near, the perishable pals must return to their rightful places on the shelves before the customers come flooding in to fill their carts.
My thoughts: I really wanted to like this movie more... The animation did not impress me, though I knew that from the trailer. The cast is a who's who of comedy that generally does well, but there are some missteps... Mostly Wiig (Sorry Kristen). The humour relied on shock value, however in this day and age very little still shocks. It still had some funny moments though I kinda wish they avoided it all together since the story was very clever and enjoyable.
Final verdict: 3 food orgies out of 5.
Synopsis: It's been six years since the summer adventure when Tai (now in high school) and the rest of the DigiDestined crossed over to the Digital World and nearly three years since frenzied final battles between warring factions. With the gate to the Digital World closed, time continues to pass, until the adventure Digivolves once again.
My thoughts: What a great shot of nostalgia this film was. Seeing the original digi-destined together with their digimon pals was a great way to celebrate the shows 15th anniversary. However it clearly wasn't made for western audiences and some minor tweaks could've "Americanized it". I'm not suggesting whitewashing it, more subtle changes like turning the J-Pop soundtrack down a few ticks so you can hear the dialogue. The set-up was also a little long in the tooth but I'll withhold judgment on that until we see the following 2 chapters.
Final verdict: 4 digivolutions out of 5.
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