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The Inbetweeners Movie

Will, Jay, Simon and Neil are going the way of Kevin and Perry and hitting the big screen for a larger than life adventure if a mature nature. When Simon is left heart broken by long time love intrest Carly, Jay and the rest of the guys decide the best way to help there grieving friend and celebrate the end of their school lives is to embark on a wild lads holiday to Malia. Let loose the carnage of chasing after girls and drinking endless amounts of alcohol and as always the many awkward situations the group find themselves constantly facing, will this trip be the shining entrance into mature life or will they sink and find themselves sleeping face first in an ants nest, most likely a mixture of both as the finale of the Inbetweeners ends abroad. What can i say each of the guys shines with the same grace as the series maybe even stepping it up a notch and making you actually care about the predicaments the four rowdy lads face. Simon Bird (Will) shows the pretentious twerp who can ne

Cowboys & Aliens

Yes, this film does actually exist and no it's not some sleazy looking rip off of a blockbuster film. Anyway the film starts with Jake Lonergan awakening in the middle of the wild west, with no idea of who he is or what happened to him, all he has left as a clue is a strange metallic bracelet which he can't remove. After a brief fist fight and acquiring a cowboy get up Jake heads into a nearby town to seek out answers. Getting into a ruck with a local businessman's son and stitched up by the local doctor are the only things Jake manages to achieve before being knocked out and handed over to the law by mystery girl, Ella Swenson. The Businessman, Woodrow Dolarhyd heads back to town to free his son whilst something else moves through the skies, while the humans bicker the aliens swoop down and start stealing people off the dusty streets. When Jake appears to be the only one able to fight back with his shiny new bracelet, Woodrow eager to save his son takes volunteers and a di

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Acting as a way to reboot the classic science fiction drama of the original Planet of the Apes, Rise of the Planet of the Apes shows how it all began and what lead the apes to rise up. When scientist, Will Rodman researches what he believes to be a cure for Alzheimer's on a group of chimpanzees he discovers the virus strain, ALZ-112  has other prolonged advantages. Mid way through the presentation that could have seen the virus accepted in the medical community, one of the testing chimpanzees escapes and causes mayhem ruining the pitch. As Will finds out later the outburst was caused by maternal instincts after being separated from her child and not related to the virus, which leads him to take in the orphaned ape Caesar to avoid him being killed and also to continue the virus testing which in turn lead to possibilities and also consequences way beyond what he had imagined. James Franco takes to the role of Will Rodman and shows he can take on serious roles again (127 Hours) inst

Super 8

When a group of friends come together to try and make a monster movie they get more than they bargained for, as the camera rolls on their makeshift set a car speeds into the path of an oncoming train and throwing them way out of their depth. As the town is plagued with disappearances and mysteries, Joe and his film-making friends set out to find the cause of all the trouble while Joe's father Jackson a local deputy, tries to find the truth behind the lurking military presence in the small town and their interest with the train wreckage. Caught up in a bizzare event that impacts the whole town, the group set out to find the truth and finish the short film along with trying to find out what connects everything. Joel Courtney plays the young Joe Lamb, who not only faces the supernatural events but also must comes to the terms of the loss of his mother, his performance alone is good but shines even brighter with his interactions with both Girl next door, Alice Dainard(Elle Fanning) a

Captain America: The First Avenger

Steve Rogers is desperate to go to war and stand for justice, strength and the great American way. Though Steve has courage and bravery he lacks the physical build of a solider and so when it comes to enlisting he's often pushed aside and told to go home. Seeing Rogers determination, Dr. Abraham Erskine signs him up under a new project to create the perfect soldier, Steve has to prove himself worthy of the opportunity to the US military and show them that the program is indeed worth all the time and money. Emerging from the program with new strengh and even more courage Steve Rogers, quickly winds up in the spotlight and named the protector of freedom, Captain America. Steve must adapt to his new status and build in time to face off against the evil Nazi scientist Johann Schmidt/The Red Skull and prevent evil from prevailing as the first avenger. Chris Evans is once again put in the role of a marvel character this time proving that the first avenger isn't just an over powered