I almost feel sorry for Spectre , because Spectre will always have to deal with the shadow of Skyfall looming menacingly over it. Not to give Skyfall a bad name, it isn't Skyfall 's fault that it was so ridiculously good, but the film that followed it will always suffer as a result of its ridiculously goodness. Fortunately for Spectre , it didn't suffer too much Set Pieces Galore Despite being a fourteen year old boy, action sequences in films aren't often something I really care for. I much prefer the scenes in which the character's are interacting through other, less violent means. I think the problem lies in the lack of emotional involvement, when I see the heroes and villains beating the living daylights (no pun intended) out of each other I don't actually care, because all of the character is sucked out and instead all I see on screen are a few lifeless beings breaking lots of stuff. Spectre , however did manage to capture my attention. What made it...

I'm not that acquainted with the films of Ridley Scott. In fact the only film (other than The Martian) that I've seen of his is Gladiator. Now don't get me wrong, I like Gladiator as much as the next man (provided that the next man likes Gladiator a lot), its a hugely epic film, with a grand story and excellent action, but it's not exactly fun. Really, it hasn't got much personality at all outside of super manliness because violence. The Martian is surprisingly different, because The Martian is a lot of fun. From first glance, it may seem like a super serious, super intense Gravity/Interstellar style movie and, whilst it does certainly warrant some comparisons to those films, it's very different in tone. There are constant jokes being cracked throughout the film, mainly by Matt Damon's character Mark Watney, all of which are genuinely funny, giving the film an enjoyable atmosphere (I know there's no atmosphere in space, please don't sue me) ...