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Out of the Shadows
is set a little while after the events
of the 2014 TMNT film, during which time the turtles
have returned to their sewer dwelling with Splinter.
Having captured Shredder with the help of April and her
cameraman, all seems well, until the footclan attempt
tobreak him out of police custody. Shredder has the
help of comedic “errand boys” Bebop and Rocksteady,
who assist in blowing stuff up and cracking mediocre
jokes. There’s also an enhanced super-purple serum and
an alien named Krang. Longtime fans of the renaissance
reptiles will appreciate the smaller things; the horn on the turtles’ truck
is the original theme song, and there’s a cute Michael Bay Transformers
cameo that you can’t miss. What the film lacks in plot it makes up for
in fan-service.
AK
Raise some shell.
TMNT: OUT OF THE SHADOWS
Since we last caught up with Mac (Seth Rogen) and
Kelly (Rose Byrne), another bun has popped into the
oven. This has led to some serious life decisions for the
pair – most notably to sell up their home and shuffle
off to the kiddie-friendly burbs. Everything looks on
track and they have a buyer, but a 30-day cooling off
period, and the arrival within this time of wild sorority
Kappa Nu next door, leads Mac and Kelly to resort to
desperate measures. How desperate? They call in an
expert – former nemesis Teddy (Zac Efron), who initially
sides with the Kappa Nu sisters, until they turn on him. They hatch some
devious schemes, but the girls aren’t so easily moved. As wonderfully
dumb as the original, the addition of Chloë Grace Moretz rocks, but once
again it's the loveably dumb dude-bro Teddy who steals the show.
AF
There's a new war next door
BAD NEIGHBOURS 2
Bubbly Louisa Clark (
GoT
's Emilia Clarke) loves her job
at The Butter Bun café, so when she’s laid off she’s hit
somewhat for six. She eventually lands a gig caring for
disabled banker Will Traynor (Sam Claflin), who was left
paralysed following a motorcycle accident some two
years prior. His iciness and Louisa’s effervescence don’t
exactly gel initially, but she wears him down and the
two become firm friends. There may be more feelings
there, but Louisa has a rather uncaring boyfriend to
think about. Will they? Won’t they? Will he? Will she?!
It’s complicated, not least of all by a pact Will previously made with
his parents. With no Nicholas Sparks movie released in the last few
minutes,
Me Before You
– based on Jojo Moyes’ best-selling novel of the
same name – fills the tear-jerking romantic drama space admirably.
AF
Love when you least expect it
ME BEFORE YOU
James Wan’s 2013 supernatural shocker became one of
the highest grossing horror movies of all time, and this
equally successful sequel reunites us with paranormal
investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren (Patrick Wilson and
Vera Farmiga) for another “true” tale from their files – the
much documented case of the Enfield Poltergeist, which
made headlines in London in 1977. Single mum Peggy
Hodgson (Francis O’Connor) and her four children live in a
rundown council house in North London that’s seemingly
inhabited by the ghost of a former resident. Meanwhile
Stateside, the Warrens have just wrapped up the Amityville case and
Lorraine is being haunted by a demonic nun (that looks like Marilyn
Manson) and premonitions of her husband’s death. Fans of the original
can expect all the requisite jump scares and malevolent entities.
SH
Amityville in England
THE CONJURING 2
Format:
Release Date:
21/09/16
Format:
Release Date:
07/09/16
Format:
Release Date:
21/09/16
Format:
Release Date:
28/09/16