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4/10
Uninspired
11 October 2011
Warning: Spoilers
My boys and I like the first film. Have the DVD; watch it regularly. It is laugh out loud funny even on the second, third, etc time of watching.

This second film could have built on that legacy. However, even from the previews it all seemed laboured; uninspired, and it was. Should have gone with my first instincts.

Even with Rosamund Pike and Gillian Anderson this film was predictable, tired, unfunny. So much less than it should of been.

The gag about the chair going up and down. Is that the best the writer could do. The wheelchair with fast, v fast and f fast. Possibly the worst chase scene I've ever seen. The kung-fu master scenes. Is there nothing in this film that is original.

Wish I could like it more but now beginning to think 4/10 was over-generous.
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Loved It
23 August 2011
This film is clearly not everyone's cup of tea. Despite the rating (6'ish is usually sufficient to put me off a film) my youngest, 11, and I went to see this on a wet August Saturday afternoon. We came out smiling, high fiving, recounting our favourite bits . The film has twists and scary moments and a good old hero versus villain storyline.

The story makes complete sense from beginning to end. Daniel Craig doing what he does best - being tough. Harrison Ford - well he is Han Solo and Indiana Jones, and Olivia Wilde is gorgeous. The rest of the cast do a fine job as well. The direction is unexpected insofar as you expect Ironman but its not so slick and modern. It seems to be aged and is better for it. Clever.

Having read some of the reviews I wonder if people expect too much from films. 3D, Inception, CGI. All good in their place but they are no substitute for a good story, with some good action, some scary moments and a little bit of love.

Having seen Harry Potter and Planet of the Apes recently I would put this on a par with them, if not better. If I had to choose one of them to buy on DVD it would be Cowboys and Aliens.
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