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One of the most important parts of a film is how it ends it's story. There are so many ways that a film can choose to end their story and I think it's very important that we honour the endings that do justice to their films. So to clarify, we're not looking at the happiest endings, nor the best twists because that last one is coming up in a later list. We're looking at the endings that made their films even better, that enhanced the final product further than we could ever have thought. And in case it really had to be said, there are major spoilers ahead for all of these films 7. Forrest Gump We'll start with a classic. Everyone loves Forrest Gump and it's ending helps cement it's status as a classic. It's an ending that manages to be both tragic and heartwarming at the same time. First of all, Forrest ends up with Jenny. Then Jenny dies and every part of you dies with her, especially after Forrest reads out the letter from his son. Finally, we s...

It may have been a bit over a week ago now but I feel it's still apporpriate for us to talk about some of the amazing (and less than amazing) trailers that came out of this year's Comic Con. I'm only reviewing ones that exist as an officially released version. Trailers like Deadpool will not feature for this reason. So let's buckle up and get ready for some trailers for films that may not even live up to the hype! TV Super Mansion First up, a show that no one was really aware of before the convention but now, it's got the attention of a lot of people for good reason. This trailer won people over with it's Robot Chicken-esque style and a very mature sense of humour. The show (from what we can tell) is about Bryan Cranston's character (because yes, Bryan Cranston is in this) who is a bit of a crap ex-superhero, attempting to make a comeback with his team of heroes. The story doesn't matter here, what matters is that we have an amazing cast deliveri...

From the dizzying heights of all the other seasons to the comparatively low depths of Season 4, this was a tough season to be a Community fan. The funny thing is that Season 4 isn't actually the evil spawn of hatred that fans put it up to being. In any other sitcom, this would have been an average season but because of the staggeringly high bar set, the show could only go down. Regardless, this season is pretty bad and it has flaws that I'm going to try and fix, even if later seasons actually fixed these problems. So let's begin our descent into a mediocre season and all the ways we can forget about it. I'll start on the obvious. One place where Season 4 tripped up before it even started filming was in the firing of main writer and creator, Dan Harmon. Harmon is undoubtedly the life blood on the show and no matter how much the same writers, directors and actors can pretend it's all fine, it's just not. While I don't want to talk shit about anyone who ...

Ever since I started this blog, I've had a few items coming up over and over again as requests. Some, like District 9, I happily obliged with. However, there is one item that has been requested over and over again, more than anything else. The item in question is (as you may have guessed by the title) Game of Thrones. It's been requested more than anything else (meaning about three times) but regardless, it's what people want. And in this case, I refuse to give people what they want. Why? Well, that's kind of the point of this post. It'll just take a few paragraphs, I promise you'll enjoy it. Also, MAJOR SPOILERS for the whole show so far are ahead so be wary. First off, one reason I refuse to watch it is because I already know most of the events that have happened. If you have used the internet at all during the past five years, you'll have almost certainly heard about The Red Wedding, Joeffry's death or the killing of Jon Snow. You don't even hav...

Oh Community. We have a very tricky relationship. First you make me fall completely head over heels with you through seasons 1 through 3. Then we hit that rough patch of season 4 and it felt like it could all end. After that, I thought we could go back to normal with season 5 and for a while, it was good. But your parents said we couldn't meet up again and cancelled the relationship. All I could do to console myself was look at the old videos of the fun we had together and mourn. And then, out of the blue, you came back. Sure, the way you turned up was odd but you were back and as good as you'd ever been. So give me your hands, show me the door. I can not stand, to wait anymore. Somebody said, be what you be. We could be old and cold and dead on the street. But I love you more than words can say. I can't count the reasons I should stay. Let me start this review by saying this: thank you Yahoo. You brought Community back from the dead when NBC weren't willing to car...

This is my last week of secondary school. Emotions are high, girls are bursting into tears with no warning and a five year period of my life is ending. Blah, blah, blah, that's an excuse for me to talk about must see films for teenagers. Basically, if you're a teen, you should have watched these films by now. They're not necessarily teen films but they are essential for teens to watch. 7. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind One of my favourite films ever, Eternal Sunshine is the best love story ever written. I've spoken at length about it's honesty and it's humour and how it is amazing so I won't here. Put simply, it's a film that you should watch for both the quality of the film, how different it is to everything else that exists and how honestly it shows love. As beautiful as it is brutal, this film is essential. And it's only number seven. 6. Forrest Gump Forrest Gump has everything for everyone. It's funny, it's heartwarmi...

Why am I reviewing a film from 20 years ago that bears seemingly no relevance to anything. Short answer, I wasn't sure what to do. Long answer, it's my prom next week, the theme is Casino so I thought I'd tie it all together with the film Casino. I wish I'd just made up some Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson themed holiday and written about that instead. Casino is a film by Martin Scorcsese starring Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci as thugs who work their way up the pecking order of a bunch of other thugs. No, it's not Goodfellas. Goodfellas was... Well, good. This just isn't. It's the story of how Robert De Niro works his way up the ladder and stays there. I'm not really sure what else happens. It's amazing how little of three hours sticks with you but Casino is clearly the film that proves that a film being longer doesn't make it any better, or it would be if Boyhood didn't exist. I'll start with the positives. Robert De Niro is no...