It must be
spring.
As you guys
know, I write on a few other websites as well and there we all literally have
our heads on swivels and our eyes out on stalks trying to keep up with all the
new releases, DVDs, trailers and festivals making announcements left right and
centre. Spring, the month of new growth and change and green shoots and leaves
(proverbial and actual) there are a lot of novelties to explore… And one of the
most talked about this week was without a doubt the new trailer for Spectre. I
mean it’s a Bond trailer – it’s always going to make ripples. But in this
trailer… Guess what… Not an explosion in sight! It would appear that in this
film (like in so many others), Bond is needed to uncover an evil secret
organisation. However we have less in the way of gadgets and high-speed chases,
more in the way of dark hallways, tension, burnt photographs and secrets kept
over decades… True, we also have cheesy lines like “You’re a kite dancing in a
hurricane Mr Bond”. But you know… We knew this wasn’t Shakespeare before we
signed up. But this attempt to flesh Mr Bond out, give him a past, secrets and
God help us maybe even a few flaws… Well…
They got MY attention!
And now
back to the familiar world of secret agents WITH added explosions. Spooks. Kit
Harringdon. Oh NOW you’re talking… It’s funny you know, I have had a love-hate
relationship with the Game of Thrones tv series (I’m a purist and I love the
books. And I’m still juddering with anger about George Martin’s announcement
that the new TV series will kill off cast members that don’t die in the books).
But the funny thing is seeing the cast outside of Game of Thrones, in literally
anything else and have to go “Hang on, that’ s not Arya – John Snow – Theon Greyjoy
etc.” But hang on. Let’s not be unfair to Kit. Here I am talking about his NEW
film, Spooks – The Greater Good - and I
have already written a paragraph of Game of Thrones. And as far as I can tell
from the trailer (although we can see precious little of Kit himself) he does
an excellent job of taking his place in what is now a British household name
and “action stars” in it like the best of them.
Ok and
finally a bit of “guilty pleasure”. I mean OK Bond can be put in this category
as well but he has got such a lot of cinematic force and embodies such a slice
of cultural history now that he is actually “serious” fare. This following is a
classic in its own right. But when we go to the film this summer, we will all
be in our seats purely for the explosions, the special effects, the high speed
chases and the adrenaline rush and thrill… Maybe it’s my age or my old
fashioned tendencies, but this is just about the only film of its kind I am
actually looking forward to… Can you guess what I’m on about… Yup… Yup, the new
trailer for Mad Max is out…
Whoop, I
need a drink and a sit-down after that lot! Have an adrenaline-packed week
folks!
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