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This week at the YSC we have Sci-Fi, fantasy and a little bit of comedy in three very different and popular films, from glorious simian revolution in Rise of the Planet of the Apes to Harry Potter’s final stand, as well as the rather interesting The Hangover Part II. Meanwhile Movie Soc is showing the much loved original Toy Story, and the second of ‘Coming of Age’ film series plays host to a screening of 2005’s The Squid and the Whale.
Rupert Wyatt’s critically acclaimed update of perhaps the first great science fiction franchise is really something to behold, creating an intelligent, meaningful and quite spectacularly entertaining film about the original ape rebellion led by Caesar (Andy Serkis) after Will Rodman’s (academy award nominee James Franco) science project goes horribly wrong. Staying close to the spirit of the original films while moving the franchise in a bold new direction, this is a great piece of work.
The Hangover Part II delivers all the laughs and thrills you would expect from a sequel to perhaps the most popular comedy of recent years. Now the wolf pack must tear through the streets of Bangkok to search for the bride’s brother before it is too late, leading them into all sorts of problems. With returning stars Zach Galifianakis and Bradley Cooper this is certainly an interesting night out.
The explosive finally to the decade long cinematic series proves that they have saved the best until last in easily the most acclaimed film of the series, as everything that built up over the previous seven films comes to a stunning conclusion. Including almost the entire all-star Potter cast, this last chapter proves the most spectacular and spellbinding of them all.
With the trilogy drawing to a close last year, fans (i.e. everyone) of Pixar’s Toy Story have a chance to return to where it all began with a screening of 1995’s original film. Anyone longing for a nostalgic return to childhood ought to come along, as we have the chance to meet Woody, Buzz and the others for the first time all over again.
In the second instalment of SAASY’s Coming of Age film season, The Squid and the Whale takes divorce and its effect on family as its subject matter. Described as an honest drama with an icy sense of humour, The Squid and the Whale is a widely acclaimed independent film that won prizes at the Sundance Festival; and as an added incentive, star of The Social Network Jesse Eisenberg makes his cinematic debut as the 16-year-old Walt. Certainly worth a watch.
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