Update 27/02/14

Hey everyone! How you doing? Zhenteng here, I would like to take this opportunity to welcome 2 brand new members, awesome plane fanatic Tom and curling pro. Iain. Iain has already done a fantastic review and you can check it out down below. Also if you keep scrolling you will the the mind blowing review done by our resident reviews Paolo the Phabilicious on Anchorman 2.

I would like to thank our American, German, Swedish, Polish and British viewers, your support this fantastic, remember just shoot me an email on Zhentengshen@gmail.com to grab yourself a space on the team.

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The Dark Knight Rises

(This is posted on behalf of our newest member Iain)

Hi guys I'm Iain and this is my first review for the 1 2 3 movie crew. Today I'm reviewing "The Dark Knight Rises" the final movie in the most recent batman trilogy. So here as some quick stats. Overall -9/10 Plot- 9/10 One word to describe- breathtaking TDKR ( the dark knight rises ) is an epic conclusion to one of my favourite movie series of all time. It starts out at Wanye Manor after batman has been gone for many years but makes an explosive return when the villain Bane threatens the safety of Gotham. This movie has so many twists and turns with the plot and the introduction of new characters such as Catwoman. With a super cast featuring Morgan Freeman and Anne Hathaway the latest batman movie is hardly lacking fire power and has an alround star studded cast. The action in TDKR is amazing. These scenes are choreographed beautify and it's not just random violence every move has a purpose. Also with the new vehicles such as "the Bat" vehicular warfare is at it's peak with a breathtaking chase which pushes Batman's skills to the limit. Honestly the only reason didn't give this movie 10/10 is because of the confusing time scale. I couldn't tell how much time was separating crucial events. Aside from this TDKR is one of my all time favourite films and I hope this encourages people to watch it if they haven't done so already.

Anchorman 2

Overall Rating: 8/10
One Word to Describe it: Hilarious

Continuing on the success of Ron Burgundy in the first film, Anchorman 2 is right up there with its predecessor for humour and wit. Ron Burgundy is now happy and has a wife and son, until she dumps him for another man due to her being made head of the Network and Burgundy being fired. Burgundy feels that his wife has betrayed him and leaves. He is soon hired by the Global News Network and gets his old team of  Champ Kind, Brian Fantana and the hysterical to watch Brick back together. The relationship between the 4 is warm and humorous and is a highlight throughout the film, particularly exchanges between Will Ferrell and Paul Ruud as Burgundy and Fantana. However, some jokes are a bit overrun such as the racism and stereotypes that Ferrell shows towards his new black boss and her family. The film has its best moments at the end when it cumulates in an almost ridiculously funny battle between all the global news networks with Burgundy reconciling with his family and Brick finding a soul mate. Even the most stony-hearted people will find it hard to not enjoy the wit and vitality of Burgundy and his comrades.

By Paolo

Update 25/2/14

Hello everyone this is Zhenteng, stay tuned as we have another review for you coming up shortly, I am still trying to get google to put us on the actual search results not sure how you guys found our blog, feel free to comment to tell us how you actually found this blog. On a more important note you may have noticed the blog address ad URL have changed to better our chances of getting seen, if this strategy does not work then we will be be reverting back to 1 2 3 movie reviews.

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Update 19/02/14

Did you enjoy Paolo's awesome The Hobbit Desolation of Smaug review? If so then stay tuned as we will have another mystery review coming up shortly, please bear with us as we are about to re enter exam monsoon season. Also there are still spaces on the team if you want to join, come on everyone, any country would be great, I want to make this team as multicultural and diverse as possible. Thanks for your support.

The Hobbit the Desolation of Smaug

Overall Rating: 10/10
One Word to Describe it: Epic

This is a must see film for fans of the Hobbit/Lord of the Rings and for people that have seen the first hobbit film. Not only is this latest instalment more action packed but also, surprisingly, contains more humour as well (Bombur's barrel scene will leave you breathless). However the star of the show is without a doubt Smaug. The special effects used to bring him to life are truly spectacular and with Benedict Cumberbatch adding his sinister, menacing voice to the dragon Smaug is a visual feast to behold. The scene where Bilbo and Smaug have a battle of wits is excellent, with dialogue fast paced and tense, and the chemistry between Smaug and Bilbo adds to the atmosphere of anxiousness. The only noticeable criticism of this film is that instead of being filmed at the industry standard frame rate of 24 frames per second the Hobbit was filmed at 48 frames per second. This causes the movie to look a bit like the soap operas and TV dramas you see on the television and may be a problem over the 3 hour viewing time. But this is of little concern if you just want to go and see a good movie. The film ends on a well timed cliffhanger and if you have seen this film you will definitely want to be going along to the Hobbit: There and Back Again this December.

By Paolo

Update 16/02/14

Due to the recent changes made to blogger by google, I am sorry to say that it is no longer possible for you to 'subscribe' to this blog, however I have made it possible for you to follow this blog by simply entering your email address in the email bar above, thank you so much for your support. More reviews are on their way, if you like what you see here, why not pop me an email, who knows maybe we can become friends.

There are still spaces to join the exclusive 1 2 3 Movie review crew, this once in a lifetime opportunity will allow you to be part of a highly sociable interactive team of film lovers, you will also gain access to the blog and contribute if you like by posting reviews. Remember there is no right or wrong it is simply your opinion we're after. We accept any gender, any nationality, anyone. We currently have 4 members ranging from 12-16 years old, but really any age is fine, the more diverse the better, I guess.

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Monty Python and the Holy Grail 16/2/14

Comedy:10

Overall:9.3

One word to describe it: side-splitting

I'd like to use my first post to review what I think is one of the greatest comedies in the history of film. That is, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, at over thirty years old(1975), this film has legendary status in the world of comedy. 

A parody of the traditional legend of King Arthur and the Holy Grail. Arthur and his squire recruit the Knights of the Round Table, including Sir Bedevere the Wise, Sir Lancelot the Brave, Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-As-Sir-Lancelot, Sir Galahad the Pure, and last but by no means least, the aptly named Sir Not-Appearing-In-This-Film. During his search for knights, Arthur encounters the Black Knight, whose quote "It's only a flesh wound." is among the most famous in the world of comedy. After gathering his knights, Arthur leads them to Camelot, where he decides against going to the castle, describing it as "A silly place." God appears out of the clouds (in the form of cricket icon W.G. Grace) to tell Arthur to seek the Holy Grail.

Showing the best of Monty Python's comedy talent, this film is funny even during the opening credits. Featuring the hilarious  acting of the Python team, and Terry Gilliam's waggish animations, no wonder Rotten Tomatoes gave it 97%. It's even the best selling British film ever in America. Despite it's old age, the Holy Grail's wit shines through. The Knights of Ni, the Rabbit, and Castle Anthrax have secured their place in movie history. This is one of the films I love!   

Max A.K.A. The Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch

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LEGO MOVIE REVIEW 15/02/14

Hey, this is my first ever review, don't forget there is still vacancies to be part of the team!

Before I begin I only just realised with this 'wonderful' new font the exclamation marks look like this ! and it may seem like an l but its not.

Quick Stats

Overall rating                       9.7/10

Humour                               9/10

One word to describe it       Awesome!

Boring stuff about my life:

I first found out about the movie from my lego club magazine 5 months ago, and have been patiently waiting for it ever since. Finally yesterday, 14th of February it was finally realeased! I went with my friends to a Odeon cinema to see it, they had a promotion going on where if you bought a kids meal you could get a limited edition emmet in pyjamas or a freaky looking robot DJ robot mini fig. Now onto the main review!

Review (Finally!):   <- coincidently that made a sad face hmmp.

The Lego movie is 100 mins long, and is a CGI full animation film, not stop motion if that's what your wanting! There are the voices of many famous people such as Elizabeth banks and Morgan Freeman (yes nelson mandela himself!). The film is super humorous as you would expect from the Lego company. It contains so much comic violence (funny) that if this was made with real life actors then it would be a 18! stuff included like a fully naked lego man, lego people getting speared, cut in half etc. only in Lego could this be a U LOL! This was the only film that has ever made me openly laugh in a cinema, even the parents chuckled (a little). The film at the end combines real life actors with a lego city CGI scene, so it's a good balnce of real life and fiction. 

Lego has used this movie as a giant advertising board for all it's products, there are also many cameo appearance from the Lego star wars series, Abraham Lincoln, Superheroes, TMNT and batman himself. I bet you after watching the film loads of kiddies are going to buy the official Lego Movie toys!

The film follows Emmet a 'normal' lego figure who is wrongly chosen as the special one to help stop the evil Mr.Business from destroying the world, (kind of like Kung Fu panda huh?). On the way he is helped by Lucy (wyldstyle), batman, vetruvius (Morgan Freeman), unikitty and metal beard. I don't want give too much away but it contain the usual Lego quirks and charms. Also the song 'Everything is awesome is soooooo addictive, I just can't get it out of my head! 

I would reccomend this film to everyone, it contains all the pretty colours (<- I'm british so spell it this way for all you yankies out there) and shapes that will attract hordes of little people and enough comic violence and humour to entertain the old folk of the community!

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