It’s a safe bet to go with the tried and tested. Why create new characters when people already love existing ones? Why bother taking a chance when a sequel is almost guaranteed to sell well?

Cos a sequel is unlikely to be better than the original. But who cares about my opinion? I’m just a solitary cinema patron, my £6.50 ticket isn’t going to make anyone rich. And the chances are, I’ll probably still go to see the sequels as there’s not much else to watch, and I do like watching a big blockbuster at the cine.

So first there was the cackfest called Spiderman 3.

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Then came Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, which was actually better than the aptly named Dead Man’s Chest. I especially liked the naughty monkey (bien sûr) and the surreal Jack Sparrow doppelgang-bang scenes.

There’s an extra scene after the credits, but you can see it on youtube, so you don’t need to stick around if you’re in a hurry to catch the bus home or whatever.

Urban Recluse Rating:

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Next was Ocean’s 13. I wasn’t too bothered about 11 and 12, but I’d seen them on DVD at home, which isn’t quite the same as watching at the cine.

I especially liked how they had an American with a dodgy British accent (Don Cheadle) and a Brit with an equally dodgy American accent (Eddie Izzard); that was an inspired touch. (Like a secret commentary on the corrupted bond existing between the British and America governments?)

It was appropriately clever and slick, but to me it felt like trying to keep a mouthful of candy floss in your mouth (an elusive sweetness).

Urban Recluse Rating:

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And what’s next in this season of unoriginality?

Shrek the Turd

Fantastic Four: The Rise of the Silver Surfer (there’s something off about that title, just can’t put my finger on it)

Etc.

Written by PJ | Posted in movies

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