Thriller Films
Cliffhanger 10/01/14
This film is about some cliff climbers who end up caught in a robbery. A plane crashes with all the money in and they end up caught in a race to the top.
The start of the film is increibly tense and had my palms sweating as the main protagonist tries to save a women from falling off the cliff, but she has gloves on so he drops her. It's an incredibly exciting way to start a thriller and because there wasn't a lot of gore in it, I found it more exciting.
I really loved it and I would watch it again.
9/10
Donnie Darko 18/01/14
This film was about a boy who had visions about the end of the world.
I was a bit worried about this film as I'm not a big fan of psycho related films, however, it was really twisted and very complicated which had me deeply absorbed by the film.
It questioned about changing your future and controlling your own destiny. You felt very sorry for the main character and this made the ending all the more sad.
It had lots of big and unanswered questions which you never found out the answer to, even after the film finished.
Overall, it was a much better film than I thought and I really enjoyed it, however, I don't think it would be as interesting and absorbing a second time.
8/10
Vantage Point 25/01/14
This film is about an attempted assassination on a US president. The same 23 minutes are replayed 6 times from different peoples points of view and this makes the film very confusing and tense.
It was very engrossed by the film and I really wanted to know how the film ended.
The actors were all very convincing and really into their characters so this made the film more convincing and enjoyable.
Overall, I thought the film was fantastic and I would definitely watch it again.
10/10
Safe House 03/02/14
This film is about a man who is being hunted for wanting to leak CIA secret information about a traitor. He has to give himself in because he's being hunted by another groupt too. He ends up in a safe house with the main protagonist but the house gets attacked and they have to go on the run.
This film is very clever and very emotional as you learn to trust the traitor and end up liking the antagonist.
The editing was very fast which kept up the tension of the film and it's purely about how the two main characters relationship develops. It's centred around the theme of truth which makes it very difficult to know which character is good and which is bad.
It has very good acting and it's a very emotion stirring film. I thought i was fantastic and I would definitely watch it again.
10/10
Blood Diamonds 14/02/2014
This is a film starring Leonardo DiCaprio who plays the main protagonist, Archer. He becomes a main businessman in conflict diamonds and this is where is all goes wrong.
The editing is very smooth at points but with the sudden change in mood, the editing follows the panic and chaos caused by government loyalists and insurgent forces fighting during the Sierra Leone Civil War in 1996–2001.
It's a very emotional and relevant story which makes it a lot more enjoyable.
I would definitely watch it again as it really questions morals and whos side people play for.
9/10
Jack Reacher 20/02/2014
This film is about the character of Jack Reacher setting out to prove the certaintity of a muderer's guiltiness. But it ends up in a big gun fight and him fighting for his innocence and life.
The music is very good and made the film a lot more enjoyable. The editing used lots of jump cuts and this really quickens the pace and further highlights the tension and fast paced action going on on screen.
It could easily be a true story which makes it a lot more easy to relate too and I think it does the books justic.
I would definitely watch it again!
9/10
Whitehouse Down 08/03/2014
This is a film about the Whitehouse being taken over by terrorists and it's up to John Cale to save the president of the United States. It's an incredibly tense and action packed film, which is also stirs lots of emotions through using John's child as a hostage throughout the film.
The editing was very fast to keep up with the incredibly fast paced action happening on screen with helicopters flying through the roof and lots of gun fights.
It was absolutely amazing and I'm going to watch it again!
10/10
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire 15/03/2014
This is the second film in The Hunger Games series. Katniss and Peeta have to go back into the arena for the second time and to try to kill to save themselves. It's really emotional and you get introduced to lots of new characters.
I'm a massive fan of the books, so the films had a lot to live up to, but they are definitely amazing! The music is fantastic and makes the film as good as it is. The editing varies between slow and fast depending on what's happening on screen. The slow editing builds up tension before action happens which makes the film have sudden pace changes.
It's one of my favourite films, so I'm definitely going to watch it again.
10/10
Now You See Me 20/03/2014
This film is about an FBI agent and an Interpol detective as they try to track down four magicians called the Four Horsemen who
pull off a bank heist during one of their performances and they reward their
audiences with the money. It's a really tense film and it's also really surprising as their are twists and turns you don't see coming. There is also car chases and fight scenes which I wasn't expecting.
The editing is really fast in some places but when the Four Horsemen are performing on stage, the editing is slow so the audience can try to work out each trick as they perform it.
The sound effects and music were both good but not as good as they could've been I thought!
Overall I thought it was really good and I'm going to watch it again.
9/10
Die Hard 24/03/2014
This film is about a man called John McClane, who is an officer of the NYPD. He has to try to save his wife Holly Gennaro and other hostages taken by the German terrorist
Hans Gruber during a Christmas party at the Nakatomi Plaza in Los
Angeles. It was such a tense film and had loads of action which I really loved!
The music was really fitting to the film and made it much better. Also, the editing was really quick and there was loads of jump cuts to keep up with the action on screen.
I am definitely going to watch it again!
10/10
Clear and Present Danger 02/04/2014
This film was made in 1994 and Harrison Ford plays the main character, Jack Ryan. He is drawn into an illegal war fought by the US government against a Colombian drug cartel and ends up fighting to save his life and the lives of the few remaining US Soldiers illegally sent into Columbia.
It started off quite slow and took a long time for the action to get started, but that was essential for the storyline.
There wasn't a lot of music during the film and in places it needed some, but it had an amazing plot line and the acting was brilliant! Right from the start you knew who the bad guys were and the film made me really angry as so many people betrayed one another.
I really enjoyed it, but I don't think I would enjoy it as much as I did the first time.
8/10
Walking with Dinosaurs 3D 07/04/2014
I took my 6 year old cousion to see this and I didn't know what to expect, but for a U rated thriller, it was actually very good. It's a story where an underdog dinosaur has to battle his way through the toughest age in history to survive and ends up triumphing to become a hero.
The effects weren't the best I've seen, but the story was very clever and also really interesting as the narrator explained what each type of new dinosaur was.
It definitely wasn't the best film I've seen, but for a U and for children it was very good.
7/10
Captain America: The First Avenger 17/04/2014
After being deemed unfit for military service, Steve Rogers volunteers for a top secret research project that turns him into Captain America, a superhero dedicated to defending USA ideals.
I love marvel and this one did not disappoint. It had action and was very emotion stirring in some places which made it a really enjoyable film.
The music was amazing and made the film even better to watch! There were some places when the effects weren't very good as I could tell there were wires and fake limbs used. However, it didn't make the film any less enjoyable and I am definitely going to watch it again.
10/10
Source Code 25/04/2014
An action thriller centered on a soldier who wakes up in the body of an unknown man and discovers he's part of a mission to find the bomber of a Chicago commuter train. It is really tense and had me on the edge of my seat.
It is quite repetitive which made me zone out every now and then, however, the editing was amazing because it was really quick and therefore quickened the pace of the film.
The music worked really well with the on-screen action and the continuity was very cleverly done and I didn't notice any errors.
I would watch it again, although I don't know how tense I'd find it a second time.
9/10
Knowing 29/04/2014
M.I.T. professor John Koestler is presented with a group of mysterious numbers which he ends up linking to past and future disasters and he sets out to prevent as many deaths as possible.
This film was unbelievably tense! I was on the edge of my seat throughout the whole thing. The music was amazing and the editing worked really well with all the fast paced action on screen.
However, it did make me cry as lots and lots of people die which detracted from the amazing graphics and quality of the film, and because of this emotional factor, I won't be watching it again, but it was a really amazing film with an epic storyline.
8/10
National Treasure 06/05/2014
A historian called Ben Gates races to find the legendary Templar Treasure which has been a conspiracy theory for hundreds of years before a team of mercenaries he once called friends.
I love this film! I love the integration of historical factors with the action, it made it really enjoyable.
The sound was really good and worked amazingly with the on screen action. Similarly, the editing was relatively simple, but it didn't need to be any more complicated to make the film amazing! However, there was one very tense scene with a lot of action so the editing quickened which made the film even more enjoyable.
I will definitely watch it again.
9/10
This is Tim. He's 16 years old and goes to boarding school. He's an average boy who wears jeans and designer t-shirts. Despite being at boarding school, he often skypes his friends and when he is home, he often meets up with them. He's very tall for his age and eats his mum and sister out of the house when he's home. His favourite meal is a roast dinner which he often asks for when he comes home from school. He enjoys going to the cinema to see the latest films with his sister as she normally ends up paying for him! He enjoys football, both watching it and playing it. He supports Yeovil Town and has been to see them play many times in all types of weather. He enjoys the adrenaline you get from watching a live football match and this is why he particularly enjoys thrillers.
These are just a few of Tims favourite thriller films. He particularly enjoys thrillers with lots of action and a complicated story line. He enjoys mainstream, popular films also but some of the lesser known ones are some of the best he thinks. He likes a film which puts him on the edge of his seat and that makes his palms sweat when he watches them.
He likes to keep fit and always likes to be busy. He loves dancing so this is why he is kept very fit and healthy. He really loves playing guitar, playing on the xbox and chatting to his friends of Facebook. He likes the latest gadgets and gizmos to keep up to date with technology, like Ipads and phones.
