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Most Haunted (2002)
OOOOOH! THANK YOU SAM!
I just find that brilliant. The cry from Derek Acorah when he senses his spirit guide telling him something.
Most Haunted is a brilliant series. Although it is a serious investigation, I find it good that the crew do have a mess and laugh behind the scenes or even on camera, showing that they are real people and do not put on an act on camera.
Now in the fourth series, I'm happy to say I dedicate my Tuesday nights to UK Living on cable. I come downstairs and the remote is handed to me. Various family members leave the room, so i sit by myself and enjoy the program even more.
The first series was an excellent start, although I find the most annoying thing about it is Jason Karl, the parapsychologist/investigator. He was too chatty for the show, asking pointlessly detailed questions to derek that at times I think bored Yvette as we could tell by the look on her face.
Series 2 came along and it was even better. Jason Karl had finally gone, replaced by the calmer paranormal investigator Phil Wyman (who only asks questions when appropriate, not every 2 seconds), Richard Felix came along and has now taken over from Jason as the annoying one, but only his voice(before the end of every sentence, he pauses, then says something), more fascinating results were captured (polterghiest activity in The Station Hotel, Derby) and Yvette got a new haircut! This by my opinion is the best so far and the funniest to watch.
Series 3 is a little better than series 2, although I cant say much as I haven't seen as many episodes of series 3, yet, I think that Yvette got a new haircut!
Series 4 is just starting and sounds promising to be the best yet, according to my friend who has told me of a face appearing in a mirror in one of the episodes, with all the crew seeing it.
The Most Haunted Live editions are also very good to watch and it is an ingenious idea to use audience and home participation in the show. My favourite so far would have to be Most Haunted Live At New Year, all because we finally had the pleasure of seeing Matthew Smith go out into the darkness himself.
The team are funny yet serious at the same time, making the show a joy to watch.
I am looking forward to the rest of the new series, the Easter Weekend 3 day special and many more adventures with the team to come. 100% brilliant television!
And just think, we have Sam to thank for all this. THANK YOU SAM!!!
X2 (2003)
The Use of Characters Is Brilliant, 9/10!
I thought this movie was a brilliant movie that can be watched over and over again. If you didnt have the chance to read the comics in your youth then this sequel is no problem, it easily explains who, what and why about every part of the film. I saw this film in the cinema and i was on the edge of my seat. Having not seen the first at the cinema, i was anticipating and wondering what it would be like. I was amazed at the complexity of the story, yet i was not baffled as it seemed to just fit into place, as if it all rolled off the directors tongue as you were watching it. I would have to say my favourite part of the film had to be the use of characters throughout. I was glad to see the usual characters that i was familiar with from the 1991 cartoon series, such as cyclops, storm, wolverine and jean, and i was amazed to see some of the other characters from the X-Men world, such as Iceman and Colossus. I feel that the film used stunning locations, and i loved the fact that they didnt do a matrix style CGI effect in every scene. Ok, cyclops eyes are obviously not real, yet it was a good job on behalf of the actors to but up with wearing the "restraining" leather costumes and the fake claws in Lady Deathstrike and Wolverines case. My only improvement would have to be more of a team battle, with the camera showing everyone using their moves against seperate enemies at the same time, e.g. the sentinels. I would have also liked to have seen more mutant powers shown in the mansion attack and the cerebro attacking mutants sequence. It would have been great to see them use even more characters, even though they would only be suffering, showing their powers in some shape or form, e.g. marrow and gambit. Overall I think this film is a briklliant watch and i reccommend it to anyone, even if they are not familiar with the X-Men concept. Amazing, 9/10!