I didn’t see as many
films as I would have liked to in 2013 but hopefully I’ll catch up with some of
them soon.
Movie highlights included the emotional Les Miserables, best in the
series Iron Man 3 and surprisingly, Jack Reacher, starring little Tom Cruise as
the man mountain drifter turned vigilante from Lee Child’s
novels. Comedy of the year was the hilarious We're The Millers
Les Mis star Hugh
Jackman also scored with tense drama Prisoners while The Wolverine was a bit
disappointing.
The Hobbit: The
Desolation Of Smaug ensured the year went out on a high.
Straight–to-dvd land
was very interesting with world cinema releases Jackpot, Thale and Hidden Face among the best on show. I also caught up with the unexpectedly enjoyable
Battleship and was blown away by Disconnect.
Book highlights
included 2 Scottish authors. Sinclair Macleod’s The Good Girl was a delight and old favourite Stuart MacBride delivered a brilliant
stand alone thriller in Birthdays For The Dead. Rod Glenn brought his fantastic
serial-killer trilogy to a conclusion (or did he?) with Sinema 3: The Troy
Consortium and a captivating double whammy from JA Kerley saw out the year with
Her Last Scream and The Killing Game, featuring Detective Carson
Ryder.
Reviews for almost
everything mentioned can be found elsewhere in Ric’s Reviews.
Films and books
included may not have been released in 2013.
I hope everyone has a
great Christmas and New Year and remember you can follow me on Twitter
@ricsreviews.
Cheers!
Battleship was a top grade B movie.
ReplyDeleteI'll do my best of next year.
Have a Merry Christmas, Rick!
Cheers Alex.
ReplyDeleteSome good choices there, Ricky. Just caught Ironman 3 and thoroughly enjoyed it. I've been discounting Battleship, but I might just check it out now. Like the sound of Disconnect - right up my street. Hope you and yours are having a merry Xmas!
ReplyDeleteThanks Michael, you too my friend. Disconnect was brilliant, check it out when you can.
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