300 by Zack Snyder

Category: English

What more to say about this film than hasn't already been written! THIS IS SPARTAAA.

Ok aside from that, everyone knows this film is based on the 300 brave Spartan soldiers who fight crushing odds to hold off the Persian army led by King Xerxes. Leonidas as a true king leads from the front and fights right until the end, making a statement even before his life comes to a close.

The entire film is one massive instructional video as to why you need to join a gym and get into shape. The performances are stand out and the film is overtly loud at places. Pretty much a film you want to see if the girl loves Gerard Butler and 300 semi-naked 6 pack sporting Spartans!

You get to see a wide variety of weapons being used and of course a wide variety of warriors in action as well. There's also the whole East vs West angle and the lovely women of Sparta too!

Recommendation level: 2/5 if you love cinema you can still like this! If you love action films; 5/5!

The Ugly Truth by Robert Luketic

Category: English

This film was entertaining up until the first half, I didn't know there were 3 female writers behind this. But now that I read about that it makes a lot of sense. A LOT actually!

Gerard Butler's character is actually the exact same way women would imagine a chauvinist or a misogynist to be like in person. Some of the things he says are pretty generic, there's some insight into how he talks about women and how they think for themselves but once again it's a very by the book approach! Thank God he didn't go on - there would be some trade secrets that would have to come out then.

The plot is there for you to watch, if you see the trailers you already know it so I won't go into that. Katherine Heigl has now a formidable lineup of chick flicks behind her now and can most likely prepare to rocket herself into the big leagues, this movie helps that endeavor. Gerard Butler is very convincing as the man who goes from treating women as pets to treating women as equals (in some ways). It's still a chick flick though so the initial plot is just accidental to the end. The end has to be a feel good end and so it is.

I was personally laughing at quite a few places but it could probably have done a lot more if there was different input about certain scenes and dialogues. The supporting cast isn't much of a support and hence the film has to be carried on by it's leading pair and they do a decent job.

Recommendation level: 1/5