You can’t please everyone when it comes to resurrecting one of the most beloved franchises in film history. So if you were disappointed with how Star Wars: The Force Awakens ended, maybe you’ll prefer the How It Should Have Ended alternate finale featuring Kylo Ren getting his comeuppance. As a bonus, this HISHE was animated by the talented Lego stop-motion artists at the Brotherhood Workshop, who could make even the worst movies far more watchable. [YouTube via The Brick Fan]You’re reading Leg Godt, the blog with the latest Lego news and the best sets on the web. Follow us on Twitter or Facebook.Bourne is BETTER than 'misogynist' Bond who doesn't 'give a sh**!' Matt Damon lashes out MATT DAMON launched a vicious attack on sexist, uncaring killer James Bond, saying Jason Bourne is a better man and would definitely beat OO7 in a fight. PHIt's the battle of the JBs as fighting talk from the US star reignited the debate about whether Bond or Bourne is better.Damon didn't pull his punches when he unleashed a brutal analysis of everyting wrong with the British spy.
He said: "That character (James Bond) is a misogynist who likes swilling martinis and killing people and not giving a sh**."And Bourne would obviously win in a fight."SGWe'd hardly call Jason Bourne a shining example of a well-adjusted individual, but Damon believes that he is a far better human being than his cinematic rival.The actor adds: "I like Bourne better than Bond. Bourne has today's values; Bond has the values of the 1960s. "Jason Bourne is a serial monogamist – and he's tortured by the things he's done and feels empathy and compassion for other people."There is also the powerful argument that the Bond franchise could not have been rebooted succesfully with Daniel Craig without the influence of the Bourne films.What do you think? Cast your vote next:Let's not forget that The Bond films had dipped in popularity and credibility after 2002's Die Anotehr Day with Pierce Brosnan.The release of The Bourne Identity that year, followed by The Bourne Supremacy two years later, introduced a far grittier and more muscular form of storytelling (and central character).
Although, the Bourne franchise has also had its own stumbles, notably with 2012's underwhelming The Bourne Legacy with Jeremy Renner in the lead role. Happily, Damon is back and bursting to go (and bursting out of his t-shirts, from the look of it) in the new film, out later this month.The actor has alsio been stirring things up on the red carpet. Damon hinted recently that he would be open to starring as Robin in Ben Affleck's next Batman film. Who will be the next James Bond? We take a look through the contenders to fill Daniel Craig's tuxedo as the new 007 James Bond Contenders for the new James Bond Looks like he won't be able to skip the gym any time soon, although Damon opened up about how hard it is to get in such impressive shape every time he makes another Bourne film.He said: “I’ve had to work my butt off to get fighting fit."That is the hardest part, the diet and exercise regime. It is challenging and harder than doing the actual stunts."It is all a labour of love."
Jason Bourne is out in UK cinemas on July 27.It’s pretty easy to see what scares JamesThe director’s sense of cinematic fear was clearly formed by the horror films of the ‘70s and ‘80s, his work often recalling hits of the era like “TheIn many ways, “The Conjuring 2” is the “ultimate James Wan film,” allowing the filmmaker to play with styles of the era in the retelling of one of its most notable paranormal activities: the notoriousBeing able to tie the “true story” behind another horror classic from his youth to this one (“The Amityville Horror”) only sweetens theWan is a kid in a haunted candy store with “The Conjuring 2” and his talent (and that of his team) make this kind of ride enjoyable, even if it doesn’t have the visceral, confident impact of the original. “The Conjuring 2” opens with notorious ghostbusters Ed (Patrick Wilson) and Lorraine Warren (Vera Farmiga) investigating the aftermath of the murders that became known as “The Amityville Horror.”
has a unique ability to communicate with supernatural beings and has been asked to confirm that what happened at Amityville was demonic in nature and not just a homicidal patriarch. While sitting around a table in the DeFeo dining room, Lorraine has an out-of-body experience that allows her to see the shotgun murders that took place in the house and a “Demon Nun” (Bonnie Aarons), which is literally how the recurring vision is listed in the credits, who will haunt Lorraine throughout the film, and issue a warning that Ed’s daysAfter the Amityville prologue, the action jumps to Enfield, England (we know we’re in England because Wan, never a particularly subtle director, uses “London Calling” on the soundtrack, an obvious choice more playful than annoying). We meet the Hodgson family, led by single mother Peggy (Frances O’Connor) and including four children. One of the girls is Janet (Madison Wolfe), and she starts to have much bigger problems at home than when she was caught smoking by her teacher.
It begins with sleepwalking, progresses to sounds in the middle of the night, and ultimately ends up in possession. A man named Bill Wilkins (Bob Adrian) seems to have the ability to take over the poor girl’s body, even speaking through her, resulting in some infamous recordings in which a young girl sounds decidedly like an old man. And that's nowhere near as scary as the crosses that turn upside down or the visions of the "Crooked Man." The local authorities get in touch with the Warrens, who make the trip to England to determine whether or not the Hodgsons are faking the haunting or stop them from becoming the next Amityville.Children in jeopardy, a put-upon mother, an old house. Wan and his screenwriters very purposefully hit many of the same beats as the first film, presenting us with a set-up that often feels too similar, and disappoints by comparison because O’Connor’s character isn’t given nearly the depth of Lili Taylor’s in the original.
underrated work in that film helped ground the fear tactics in something real. The characters in “The Conjuring 2” are secondary, introduced with minor definition (mom worries about money, one of the boys stutters, etc.) and then put-upon enough that the Warrens have to save the day. Despite very solid work by Wolfe to capture the fear of a girl who has no idea what’s going on (as well as to be truly scary when she needs to be), the characters in “The Conjuring 2” don’t resonate, so we don’t care as much about what happens to them. Which is not to say that Wan has entirely lost his abilityWorking with ace cinematographer Don Burgess (a regular collaborator of Robert Zemeckis on everything from “Forrest Gump,” for which he won an Oscar, to “Flight”), Wan and his team have an incredible ability to produce fear with camera tricks and forced perspective. They’ll start with a shot of a room, zoom in on a face, and then quick-zoom out to reveal something
They avoid traditional, jump-scare edits, knowing that it’s much scarier to stay in one shot as the normal world becomes terrifying around and in it. they love playing supernatural POV (that floating camera above the action in the house) and with what they allow us to see. There’s a fantastic scene in which Janet may or may not be possessed by Bill in the background but Wan and Burgess stay tight on Ed Warren’s face, allowing our imaginations to work on what’s going on behind him. At its best, Wan’s incredible camera skills blend with his playfulness—the sound of someone (or something) whistling “This Old Man,” a fire engine toy moving on its own, a dog bell that every modern horror viewer knows will eventually signal menace—to create the kind of thrill ride the director is so clearly trying to replicate. He didn’t just make a film set in the ‘70s, he employs tricks of the era cinematically, recalling movies like “The Omen” and “The Shining," but with a modern eye.“
The Conjuring 2” doesn’t live up to the films that inspired it (or the original) not because of the filmmaking laziness we so often see in horror (especially sequels), but almost because Wan and company are having too much fun to streamline their film. The movie runs amazingly long, and could have lost at least 15 minutes to make for a tighter, scarier ride. At times, the non-stop haunting becomes numbing, lessening its ability to scare. The commitment by Wan and his team—and Farmiga and Wilson, who completely devote themselves to their sometimes-goofy roles—makes the ride worth taking, but "The Conjuring 2" can be too recognizable to get under our skin. It is an incredibly robust piece of filmmaking on a technical level, and that alone will be enough for many Wan fans (and those of us exhausted by Hollywood horror films that often show no filmmaking prowess at all), but ghost stories don’t have the same impact the second time you hear them.