I'd been wanting to watch the new Jumanji films for a while, and then I got it free from Sky, which was a nice coincidence. I knew that it was a blockbuster from a few years ago, and I wasn't expecting subtlety, but I did like the conceit that the nerdy guy in real life became The Rock in the game, where he was very physically capable. But he also understood how to play the game, so had the physical prowess but also the nerdy game knowledge. There were a couple of nice touches; I thought Jack Black's performance was pretty good and Karen Gillan was great as well. In addition, she was a familiar face from Dr Who. I'm not familiar with Kevin Hart, the fourth big star in the film, but apparently the kids love him. I really enjoyed the film; it was entertaining in a non-challenging kind of way, but there was the occasional flourish which kept things interesting. I am debating whether to rent the next one in the series.
The other film, Jack Reacher, was another sequel. I'd seen the first in the series, so I knew what to expect, and on that score I wasn't disappointed. I think I'd actually seen it before, but I must've been drunk because I couldn't remember the plot in advance - it was only as things happened that I began to think that I'd seen it before. And it wasn't until about halfway through the film that I became more certain. I still enjoyed it as if I hadn't seen it before, so that was good. It was reassuringly violent in the right sort of way. Tom Cruise (or his team) knows how to make a film, and I'm tempted now to watch all the Mission:Impossible films in order. I've seen a couple of them, and I'd quite like to watch them all consecutively - like we did with the Marvel films.
Anyway, that's it from me film-wise.
TTFN.
