cinema choice

Christmas at The Reel

Films to get excited about: WONKA / AQUAMAN AND THE LOST KINGDOM / WISH

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WONKA spotlight.

A musical with a most appealing leading man. Drama is replaced by happiness and a most underused Hugh Grant as a little orange man.

That is not to say that the film lacks great acting skills, it takes a lot to pull off a film which is so family friendly without it becoming boring. The four year olds in teh audience are normally the test. if they aren’t running around the cinema by the twentieth minute, you know you have a well crafter piece of cinema that deserves to do well.

There really is something for every age group here. Magic abounds, is unexplained and not used when you would think it is most needed but who cares. A feel-good movie has only one purpose and this was is executed with charm , music and humour.

 

 

Barbie was released on July 21st, the film from Greta Gerwig—who has also made it into the record books as the first woman to cross the billion-dollar mark as a solo director—delivers an original cinematic rendering of the timeless Mattel IP that continues to draw record crowds and captivate audiences of every age across all quadrants.  

With a visionary director, a stellar cast led by Margot Robbie, who also produced, and Ryan Gosling, and the world’s most iconic doll at its heart, the widely acclaimed film has cut a swath through scores of Studio and industrywide records, clocking in new daily, weekly and weekend domestic box office highs at unprecedented speeds.

“It takes a truly extraordinary experience to power a winning streak this unstoppable, and Greta, Margot, and the entire ‘Barbie’ cast and crew have clearly delivered exactly that.  ‘Barbie’ is, without a doubt, the must-see theatrical event that people have been waiting for,” said Goldstein.  “This wholly original film—one that’s not part of any franchise—broke nearly 20 box office records on its debut weekend alone, and with the low percentage drops we’re seeing from week to week, that momentum is showing no signs of slowing down.  I Ken say that this is absolutely the summer of pink, and we couldn’t be more thrilled or proud to be part of it.”

Added Michael De Luca and Pam Abdy, Co-Chairs & CEOs of Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group, “We are so thrilled the ‘Barbie’ movie continues to be seen and discovered by moviegoers around the country. With this new and incredible box office benchmark reached, all of us at Warner Bros. Discovery celebrate Greta, Noah, Margot, Tom, David, Ryan, America and the entire ‘Barbie’ cast and crew on this huge success.”

To live in Barbie Land is to be a perfect being in a perfect place.  Unless you have a full-on existential crisis.  Or you’re a Ken.

 

Now available to stream but isn’t it best on the big screen?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBk4NYhWNMM