jane-51 Reviews

Thunderpants (2002)

A rip-roaring triumph!

[28 May 2002]

Patrick Smash is born with a terrible tendency to break wind in the most outrageous fashion, bringing the poor lad all kinds of problems. But, as they say, it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good, and Patrick learns that there may be more this than he thought... An excellent kids' film - this will have them laughing. Bruce Cook, a newcomer to the screen, performs well, and is ably supported by a cast that includes Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley in Harry Potter), Stephen Fry, Simon Callow and Celia Imrie.

Deep Blue Sea (1999)

Utter rubbish

[10 June 2000]

I can't believe that anyone found this scary - it kept us laughing from start to finish. Every time we said "Wouldn't it be ridiculous if this happened...?" it went and happened. With a film like this you expect wooden characters and risible script (and you aren't disappointed!) but what you want is a bit of building suspense to go with the action, a sense of heightening tension. Particularly, you do not want to see the obviously fake sharks too early in the film. At least with Jaws you had the menacing feeling of the unknown, the lone swimmer struck at dead of night by an unseen monster, before the in-your-face gorefest started. I won't be scared to go back in the water this time...