Film Review - Guardians Of The Galaxy

Film: Guardians Of The Galaxy
Cast: Chris Pratt, Bradley Cooper, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel.
Director: James Gunn

This is a real fantasy adventure.  Another in the huge line of Marvel movies.  You can find a link from this movie to The Avengers and there is word that these 2 franchises might just collide in the future.

So we join Star Lord (Chris Pratt) a human type who was abducted from Earth a long time ago.  He likes to 'acquire' things for the highest price.  We join him as he is after a valuable orb.  He has no idea just how valuable and powerful the orb is.

He forms a fragile alliance with Rocket (voiced by Bradley Cooper), Drax (WWE's Dave Bautista), Groot (Vin Diesel) and  Gamora (Zoe Saldana).

They somehow band together as they try to avoid the scary Ronan the Accusor (Lee Pace).

Look out for some great action sequences.  There is a wonderful supporting cast as well which includes
Glen Close, Josh Brolin.  You get a bonus point if you can spot Stan Lee in the movie.

If you love Star Wars and Star Trek then this is your kind of movie.

Make sure you stay till after the credits for a bonus scene.

Best viewed in IMAX 3D.

Rating 8/10


Review by +Fred Felton

Film Review - NUOC 2030

Film - NUOC 2030
Cast - Quynh Hoa, Quy Binh
Director - Nghiem-Minh Nguyen-Vo
Vietnam
http://www.nuoc2030.com/

Had a look at this movie last night.  Set in a futuristic Vietnam in a world where there is no more land.  All you see is water and some floating wastelands.  We get to know Sao and her husband Thi.  They live a simple life on a floating house of sorts.  Thi goes out in search of food and Sao tends to the home.   Water is at a premium in this world.  Even such things as washing or cleaning fish prove hard.

The Director shows us quite a deal about their relationship and all is not as it may seem.
All is not well at sea.

One of the filmmakers from NUOC 2030 joined us for the viewing and he gave us some added insight into the making of this film.

In case you were wondering 'NUOC' means Water in Vietnamese.

Next showing at DIFF - Tuesday, 22 July 8pm Musgrave

Review by +Fred Felton