Olympus Has Fallen V Revolutionary Road

This week I finally got to see Olympus Has Fallen with my buddy Rico down the local Cineworld.

Plot Summary

Gerard Butler does Die Hard in the White House and reminds everyone how good Bruce Willis was at doing this sort of stuff back in the day.

I would say the first 20 minutes of this film is the most fun I've had in the cinema all year. When Gerard Butler was blasting away Koreans one by one on the White House lawn as they attempt to take the American President hostage, I was cheering him on like Mickey would cheer on Rocky from the corner of the ring. (Timely reference).

Then it gets quite dull afterwards. I felt all the action was poorly lit. When most of the fight sequences broke out I was just hoping someone could fall on a light switch so I could see what the f**k was going on.

Bullshit Siren

Went off when someone mentioned that the main antagonist, (old diamond face from Die Another Day) had been wanted in connection to the bombing of the British Embassy in Seoul in 2004. There has never been a bombing of the British Embassy in Seoul.

Overall a bit of a shame that it nose dived after such a promising start.

Tomato Meter - 47% (critics)
Tomato Meter - 79% (audience)
Peter Meter  - 71%

Old diamond face

Last night I caught Revolutionary Road on the iPlayer.

Plot Summary

Di Caprio and Winslet go for the most cigarettes smoked in a movie. (Incidentally the film with that record is 'Out of the Past' with over 200). 

This film is all about what happens to relationships when things go stale. A very convincing portrayal on how on how marriages break down when one party wants to live life capriciously, and the other is content with security. I felt the magic was really in the performances. Di Caprio can do angry acting very effectively. Winslet's performance is more nuanced but equally as effective. But look out for Michael Shannon who rolls in like a maverick, shooting brutal truths and being just a bit of a c**t really. Can't wait to see him play Zod in the new Man of Steel flick. 

Tomato Meter - 68% (critics)
Tomato Meter - 70% (audience)
Peter Meter - 80% 

I have this T-Shirt

Verdict

Oh god just seeing that image above of Stamp makes me want to go back and watch Superman 2. KNEEEEEEEEEl before ZOD!!! I just love the Stamp. He delivers such great lines that would sound like a shit sandwich without the bread if delivered by any other actor. Lines such as..

'Whenever we enter a atmosphere with only one sun....a yellow sun'. hahaha such bullshit. But go back and WATCH Superman 2 and NOT Olympus Has Fallen OR Revolutionary Road. 

@thepeterbrooker