Miss Potter (Zee Tay Film review)

Title:Miss Potter
Classification: PG
Year: 2006
Directed by: Chris Noonan
Cast: Renée Zellweger, Ewan McGregor, Emily Watson and Bill Peterson.
Running time:88

Miss Potter is a enchanting love story which follows the story of the Author of them world famous Peter Rabbit Miss Beatrix Potter and her publisher Norman Warns and the love affair that happened between them.

Review:

Even though well I was growing up, and even to this day never read Peter Rabbit. Despite this it was the one story that I always wanted, and always had a special place in my heart.

I always admire authors and how they work, so seeing a film based on one of the world famous children author is very inspiration, and Renée plays Beatrix Potter wonderful she brings such confidence to the character, and that despite most people disapproval she kept on trying because she loved the world in which she creates. In a sense we just needs that one person approval to push her.

The costume was spot on something it fitted in with each character and their personality. For example Beatrix mother thought out the film she wore nothing but black, which show how she doesn't have much soul, and that she doesn't really care for her daughter only that she finds a men of high society and merry.

The story has a nice steady flow, even when there was a few flash back to when Beatrix was a child, it made sense. They placed it where needed.

Overall I give this film 4.5 stars out of 5

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The Greatest Showman (Zee Tay)

Title; The greatest showman
Released date: 26 December 2017
Directed By: Michael Gracey
Stars: Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron, Zendya and Michelle Williams

Plot

P.T Burnham and his father was tailor, and due this he never had much, but he dreams to have a better life. He fall in love with a girl called Charit and he promised her a life like her father.

When he father died he started working and got enough money to marry his childhood love. The got a simple place and now got two girls.

When he was made redundant he got a loan to build a museum, but despite it not getting any people, so he started a circus. But with any Circus there going to be people there to tear it down.

Review:
Three words It is beautiful. The greatest showman shows what the power of words have on people, and dispet what people say the scars make me, me and that you should be happy with how you look like. As the most important thing to remember is what in the inside.

The music will put a smile a smile on your face, or make you cry you eyes out. For example 'This is me" for me is about not just telling the world that this is me. It more about how this is me and that I should be who I am, and that people will shot bullets toward you, and just as long as we happy in our skin. Then the bullets will not hurt us.

The cast was brilliant and I can not say anything bad about the cast. Hugh Jackman as Burnham was breathtaking. Every time he started singing, I was in awe, heart racing, just memorised by his Voice.

Also Zendya, is there anything that girl can't do? I knew she can dance, and sing, but come on she was singing and basically dancing in the air. Like it not hard enough on the floor.



Rating: 5/5 stars 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

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Rodger and Hammerstein's The king and I (Zee Tay film review)

Film: The King and I
Year:1956
Director: Darryl F. Zanuck
Starring: Deborah Kerr, Yul Brynner,  Rita Moreno, Martin Benson,  Terry Saunders, and Rex Thompson.

The King and I is set in the 19th century Siam which follows the story of a female English teacher Anna and her Son traveling to Siam to teach The King's children. It shows the relationship growing between them. But with a king who unwilling to change for the better, will Anna be able to convince him what right from wrong or will His unwillingness to change drive Anna back home to England.

This is one of the few classic I grew up watching, from a young age, and every time I watch it I always see something different in the movies.

This story now I am a 21 year old has a strong massive, that even though we are in the 21st century, there are still a few country very much like one of Siam in 1863.

Of a women in that time Anna was very brave to travel alone and entering one of which is Siam, but like the the opening song about whistling and you won't be afraid, has a great message about trying to not be afraid and face your fears.

It very educational Musical, that I totally recommend watching. The age group I would say would be 8+ as there is one scene which I feel any younger won't understand near the end.

Overall I give the movie a 5/5 stars.

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Movie Review: American Assasin [Emz]

So I recently saw this at the cinema. I didn't realize it was an 18 until the movie began, but that didn't matter. The film stars Dylan O'Brien, Michael Keaton & Taylor Kitch, to name but a few.

Dylan O'Brien is best known.. well to me anyway in The Maze Runner series. He has also been starring in Teen Wolf.

Here is the synopsis of the story:

When Cold War veteran Stan Hurley takes CIA black ops recruit Mitch Rapp under his wing, they receive an assignment to investigate a wave of random attacks on both military and civilian targets. After discovering a pattern of violence, Hurley and Rapp join forces with a lethal Turkish agent to stop a mysterious operative who wants to start a global war.

Review:

Even though the beginning was very brutal, I enjoyed this film. 

Just to make it clear I saw this film last Wednesday (27th September) before the attacks in Las Vegas and my heart goes out to everyone affected.

So in this film,  Dylan O'Brien's character of Mitch is trying to take down a Terrorist cell single-handedly after his fiance was murdered by them whilst they were on Holiday. 

He gets recruited by the CIA for Black Ops and i is trained by Michael Keaton's character Hurley, of course he is a loose cannon right from the beginning but he completes his training.

Turns out there is more to Hurley than meets the eye as the mastermind behind the mission they are training for is a previous recruit trained by Hurley (Taylor Kitch) 

The fact that Mitch kept doing his own thing instead of completely following orders made this movie much more interesting. Of course he was still trying to complete the mission, just finding a different way of doing so.

I enjoyed the film and the way it ended, but hopefully there wont be a sequel as some films should just stand on there own.

Till next time

Emz x

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Ella enchanted (Zee Tay Post)

Film: Ella enchanted
Year: 2004
Cast: Anne Hathaway, Jim Carter, Hugh Dancy,  Minnie Driver, Aidan McArdle, Parminder Nagra,
Plot: Anne Hathaway From the princess Diaries, is Ella in the charming fairytale adventure of Ella enchanted. At birth Ella's fairy godmother gave her the gift of obedience. Which is a curse as Ella has to do what ever she been asked to do even if it bad. So she chose to set of to return then gift. This simple task turns into an amazing adventure filled with ogres, giant, wicked stepsister and the handsome princes evil uncle.

Review

Ella enchanted is a fill good movie that all the family can sit down and enjoy. There are places where you can tell that they CGI as they are not amazing, but in all fairness for a 2004 film where some CGI techniques was still new. So I guess for that year it was about average.

The overall story line was lovely about understanding how lucky we are to be able to choose in what wrong and right as there are some people in the world who not as free in doing what they want to do.

It about listening to your heart, as there are times where your heart might say something stupid but in reality you know in your mind that your heart is right.

Overall I give this film a 4/5 stars.

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Reviews to come (Zee Tay)

Hi guys I going to write down a list of things of 5 things I going to review over the next coming year.

I'm going to see Everybody Talking about Jamie at the Apollo theatre in London, on November 18 for the 3rd time. I was lucky enough to see it twice at the Crucible theatre in Sheffield. This was before they announced that they got a theatre down in London. I was so pleased when I heard the news. 

So this review will be more about what different, but I am certain that I will love it because the cast and everybody behind ETAJ is just Fabulous!! Xxxx 

(Don't expect I will be nice guys if you reading this 😂😂😂😜😘)

2

I am going to review Hello Dolly now I saw this show at the curve not knowing anything about it for my 15th birthday present. Unknowingly that it was a film and it took me over 5 nearly 6 to get it on DVD.

3

Hairspray is one of my favorite musical it upbeat and "you can't stop the beat" or you most be "Without Love" for musical. Also there a songs that sums me up well not to a t because I'm not beautiful, and you guessed it. It is "Big, blonde and beautiful." I am not the beautiful part.

4 

Merlin number 4 is like my favorite I can watch Merlin all day but there isn't enough hours in the day to do that.

5 

Descendants 2 is the latest Disney movie by Kenny the same director of the High school musical films and was director of the "this is it" tour before the tragic death of Michael Jackson. I enjoyed watching the first descendants.

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The rough night (Zee Tay Review)

Rough night
Year: 2017
Genre Comedy
Age rating: 15

Plot: Rough Night is a 2017 American dark comedy film directed by Lucia Aniello (in her feature debut) and written by Aniello and Paul
 W. Downs. It stars Scarlett Johansson, Zoë Kravits, Jillian Bell and Ilain Glazer, and follows a bachelorette party that goes wrong after a male stripper dies.

Review:

When I watched this I didn't know what to expect, because I didn't see the trailers, nor see any of the reviews. So I didn't know what it was about. I thought that I might enjoy it as it has some well known actresses. 

I was truly enjoy it, even though it was kinda of dark in topic, it was funny, and that something, as it not like me to enjoy comedy. 

It was surprising how Lucia and Paul manager to create a comedy film about some people accidentally killing somebody, and then basically becoming heroes. 

However I have to give it a warning it contains, strong language, sex reference, and drug misuse.

Stars:

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