Az's Movie Review Section 2004

Freaky Friday 
A remake of the seventies film.  I remember loving the original when I was young and this is better.  It does have some sentiment in it, its a Disney film, it has to, but it doesn't overdo it.  The film is very funny both through the script and the way the lead actresses play their parts.

Scary Movie 3
Better than the second one, not as good as the first one.  Amusing all the way through but none of the laugh out loud cry your eyes out moments that the original had.

The Day After Tomorrow
The build up to the disaster in this film was great.  The special effects were awesome and had you gripped to the film.  I also liked that there was no magical solution to the crisis like in most other disaster films, Earth just had t deal with it.  There was a storyline that ran after the disaster struck, a human element that you have to include in these types of films.  Thankfully this wasn't too drawn out and painful and the pace of the film stopped you getting too bored

Harry Potter And The Prisoner of Azkaban
Not having read the books more than likely put me at a disadvantage.  The film plodded along telling a story at quite a sedate pace until the story tellers introduced a time loop element, which was very clever.  This set up a pleasing ending.  An enjoyable film where the actors are working together better than before, but whether you'd be a satisfied fan I have no idea.

Shrek 2
Shrek is arguably my favourite film of all time so I was both looking forward to this film and worried that the producers may have messed it up completely like has happened with many films before.  I needn't have worried.  Shrek 2 was great and I loved every moment of it.  The original is the best but this isn't too far behind.  It is necessary to have seen the original to understand the film I think.  The animation is crisp, the humour very funny and a not too bad story line and with great animation.  Make sure you don't leave the cinema too quickly also!

Incredibles
 I saw this film in Disney World, in fact I saw it twice and I'm glad I did as I was slightly sleep the first time and missed a few things.  Wow this is a good film, would normally make the top of any list of films I've seen but there have been some real good ones this year!