It does it no harm either that it contains possibly the best scene featuring Darth Vader too. The battles, the locations, the story of redemption, memorable characters, an epic soundtrack and a complete story, it all take you back to the original trilogy and the fondness we have in our hearts for it. This is the Star Wars film that recreates the feel of the original trilogy the most. Rogue One follows the story of how Princess Leia came to have the Death Star plans in A New Hope and follows the story of Felicity Jones’ Jyn Erso as she tries to find her place in the galaxy, her father and a purpose. Out of the new films, I rate Solo and Rogue One as the top 2, and it is not even close, but Rogue One is easily the better of the 2. The “ A Star Wars Story” films were on the wrong end of a cancellation after the average The Force Awakens and the fan-base-splitting The Last Jedi. We are still awaiting a sequel, but I can’t wait to see Tom Hardy’s Max Rockatansky again. The film is bonkers, mental, fun, fast-paced feature length chase containing some of the m ost ex citing stunts I’ve seen for a long time and worth every minute of your time. Stepping into Mel Gibson’s Mad Max shoes is Tom Hardy, captured and used as a blood donor, only to escape and aid Imperator Furiosa (played impressively by Charlize Theron) in an alliance of convenience as she tries to rescue a harem of wives from the clutches of Immortan Joe, a cracking and enjoyable villain. A film that honours the soul of the original trilogy and excites and impresses on its own. What I got is one of my favourite films of the decade. Mad Max: Fury Road filled me with the same fear and trepidation when I went to see it. Just look at Ghostbusters, Robocop and Total Recall, poor to average if we are being kind. Remakes, prequels or sequels to 1970s/1980s classic movies have not exactly been riddled with success or quality. This breath of fresh air in the MCU is worthy of a place on this list and, if comic book films aren’t your thing, it also works beautifully as a sci-fi film that has nearly as good a sequel.
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Who would’ve guessed that a cast led by a, at the time, by an actor who was initially a small character from Parks and Recreation, a former wrestler, a talking trash panda voiced by Bradley Cooper, a walking tree voiced by Vin Diesel and Zoe Saldana’s Gamora, armed with a bucket full of humour and an amazing soundtrack would end up being one of the most popular films of Marvel’s phase 2 slate? Most had a “Marvel feel” about them but Guardians had the lingering touch of a fun sci-fi movies, very much in the class of Joss Whedon’s Firefly and, follow up movie, Serenity.
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In cinema’s era of Marvel this movie took most by surprise, in the most part because it didn’t feature any well known characters and it deviated from how Marvel made movies at the time. If most casual comic fans were honest they would say they knew little to nothing about Guardians of the Galaxy, like me. Sadly, thanks to a near lack of advertisement prior to release, the film was not a financial success and we are unlikely to Urban’s Dredd on the big screen again. It’s fun, non-stop, gritty and, clocking in at just 95 minutes, it is the shortest film to make this list. One thing the film gets right, that Stallone’s 1995 calamity didn’t, is keeping Dredd’s recognisable helmet completely attached to the character for the duration of the movie. What follows is an engaging, violent and claustrophobic film that is true to its comic source but brings Dredd into the 21st century in a manner that will attract new fans to the character.
Tasked with evaluating an unusual cadet, Anderson (played by Olivia Thirlby), Dredd responds to a double murder in one of the city’s massive Mega Blocks and soon Dredd and Anderson find themselves trapped, being hunted by Ma-Ma (Lena Headey) and her gang.
A one man system of law Judge, Jury and Executioner in the future dystopian city of Mega City One.
Karl Urban plays John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra’s incorruptible Judge Dredd, who is a mainstay of the British comic book 2000 A.D.