The Good, the Bad and the Blu-rays

There's something for everyone this week, provided you like films about deadly cars and/or George Sampson doing the occasional backflip.

Monkey Business

With the hype surrounding the upcoming Planet of the Apes prequel Rise of the Planet of the Apes just starting to build, the appropriately named new website for the film, ApesWillRise.com, has given us the first look at the film that should revolutionise Ape based cinema forever. Or maybe it'll just give mo-cap king Andy Serkis another opportunity to jump around a room wearing a ping-pong ball covered leotard. Either way, I'm in.


Are you ready for the clip? Are you sure? Okay then, here we go...

oh.


That was over quite quickly, wasn't it? It's a bit strange that they've only released four seconds of footage when, given the release date is fast approaching, you'd hope they might have got a bit more of it finished by now. Still, that's a pensive looking CGI Ape if ever I saw one. As for the rest of the film, here's hoping they show us a bit more of the people who may or may not be in it before the August 5th release date.


P.s. I know that Apes aren't actually Monkeys, but you trying coming up with a title better than Monkey Business. It's just not possible.

BURKE AND HARE DVD review

Out now on DVD and Blu-Ray is John Landis' newest film. Read on to see if it was a successful return to the director's chair...

BRIGHTON ROCK review

Out now in cinemas in this re-adaptation of Graham Greene's novel.

Watch the trailer and read my review, next...