CINEMA: Legion
You can’t fault Legion for taking a decidedly fresh look at an old theme and running with it, it’s just it doesn’t bother to look which direction it’s running in and slams headfirst into a dead end.
You can’t fault Legion for taking a decidedly fresh look at an old theme and running with it, it’s just it doesn’t bother to look which direction it’s running in and slams headfirst into a dead end.
Lots of films out this week with a fantasy slant to them – it’s just a shame they are all rather less than fantastic.
First up is Tim Burton’s new take on Lewis Carroll’s famous children’s story but you might well find yourself wondering ‘just who the hell is Alice?’ as she’s certainly not the little girl in the blue frock and white stockings of the original.
The Blind Side tells the true story of pro American footballer Michael Oher who, as a black Memphis teenager, is adopted by the Tuohys, a wealthy white couple who encourage his sporting ability.
Oher is a giant young man from the wrong side of the tracks with intelligence and strong protective instincts. He ends up at the same school as the Tuohys’ children and when he is found wandering in the rain one night without a home to go to Leigh-Anne Tuohy (Sandra Bullock) offers him a place to sleep and he ends up staying with her family permanently.
The Blind Side tells the true story of pro American footballer Michael Oher who, as a black Memphis teenager, is adopted by the Tuohys, a wealthy white couple who encourage his sporting ability.
Oher is a giant young man from the wrong side of the tracks with intelligence and strong protective instincts. He ends up at the same school as the Tuohys’ children and when he is found wandering in the rain one night without a home to go to Leigh-Anne Tuohy (Sandra Bullock) offers him a place to sleep and he ends up staying with her family permanently.
It’s one of the best disaster movies ever made it scared the bejesus out of cinemagoers last year.
Now, 2012 is out to own on Blu-ray and DVD and we’ve got three Blu-ray copies of the bad boy to give away.
Director Roland Emmerich is an old hand when it comes to the end of days, having already directed Independence Day and The Day After Tomorrow, but he outdoes himself in this action thriller which boasts some of the best special effects you’ve ever seen.
To win a copy, just answer this simple question:
2012 star John Cusack also appeared in:
a. Empire Records
b. Ghost World
c. High Fidelity
Send your answers to competitions@the-void.co.uk before noon on April 30.
Good luck!