kaboomboomboom Reviews

Misfits (2009–2013)

The best thing ever shown on E4

[10/10 · 10 December 2009]

Misfits has been described in a lot of reviews as a cross between Skins and Heroes, however, in my opinion, it doesn't contain the biggest flaws of these shows- pretentiousness or unoriginality. I'm *not* slating these shows, I'm just saying that as quite a comic-book fan, it's difficult to watch or read something about characters with superpowers without ripping it apart- getting irritated by the plot lines that are taken, or 'influenced' from other sources and neither does it have an impossibly good looking set of people living a life you can't help but envy, no matter what drama has unfolded in their life due to partying too hard. Misfits is very unique and while you can guess some plot lines of the show, you can never guess what'll happen next episode.

What Misfits provides is a group of interesting, likable and believable characters involved in well thought-out stories that are not over-complicated but still challenge the audience.

To complete the show, the episodes are also full of thick, dark humour.

Overall, it is an excellent show.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)

Worth watching but could be better

[6/10 · 15 July 2009]

The last couple of Potter films have done something that I felt the first two didn't achieve- leaving parts of the book out without rewriting them/allowing the audience to not believe they happened in this interpretation. This film went one step further and presented things that happened in between the lines in the books- for example the bridge and Cormac being slimy towards Hermione. However certain things that didn't occur in the book but were included in the film seemed unnecessary and there purely for blockbuster duties; the blowing up of the Burrow and Hagrids' hut.

Unlike the other films, you could also tell that the scriptwriters knew what was going to happen in the final installments and were setting everything up for them.

I think it was a good film but often went into soap-opera melodrama territory at times rather than the dark, emotional drama.

Dumbledore's accent was also a bit distracting. I do love Gambon as an actor.

Overall the scenes that translated directly from the book were wonderful, the scenes that were adapted from the book-quidditch, relationships and potions to name a few- were pretty great but the scenes created solely for the film were, a bit, irritating. The CGI was possibly the best it has ever been and the direction and script were both in good forms.

The Boat That Rocked (2009)

Written about rebels but created for the mainstream.

[6/10 · 2 April 2009]

The Boat that Rocked, a comedy film set around pirate radio in the 60s, had what I expected- a couple of laughs, a good soundtrack, and an eclectic 60s wardrobe- but for something based on a real phenomenon, it was rather unrealistic and the plot was weak. Around midway I found it was completely relying on music and at times I wondered if people would burst into song- I could see this being adapted as a musical for the West End. The protagonists and antagonists were so extreme it did end up being quite a pantomime and it out-cheesed many a Rom Com. It's good to look at and has an energy but I think it would've made a better TV series than film. Overall I felt it was a film written about rebels but created for the mainstream.