Film Fans
Bruno v Harry Potter - which character's big screen adventure impresses?
Friday, 17 July 2009
It’s a mixed time at the cinema this weekend. On offer are two very different types of film.
Hard to miss, Bruno (Sacha Baron Cohen) has been frolicking around the world in a series of bizarre outfits, sprouting off offensive quotes to drum up publicity.
While anxious Harry Potter fans have been forced to wait for months after, a relatively unexplained, release pushback saw the film come out nearly 2 years after its predecessor – building the anticipation to near hysteria.
But which film deserves the hype?
While Bruno got there first, the film fails to live up to the hype. Following a near identical format to Borat, (Sacha's critically acclaimed previous film) Bruno sees gay fashionista Bruno attempt to become a star in America. While Borat seemed fresh and original, Bruno, at times, seems too similar and safe.
This being said, it does offer some genuinely funny moments and when it does manage to shock it shocks big-time! Just watching people's faces during the numerous explicit sexual scenes was worth the ticket alone.
Harry Potter, on the other hand, never fails to entertain. Magical and whimsical, The Half Blood Prince is, of course, a darker film, but what it manages to do is draw you into a strange world through familiar characters and situations, making the darkness feel all the more real.
As Harry, and the magical world, comes to terms with the return of Lord Voldermort, the students return to Hogwarts for a year of romance, fights and suspicion.
The film, at times, lacks the impending doom of the books and is decidedly low on action sequences - making it seem more of a set-up for the finale (which it was always intended to be). But with the closing scenes (and the death of a major character) all failings are forgotten as the tears begin to flow.
Harry Potter has the emotional pull lacking from Bruno's shock-fest and while both films are entertaining (and by no means perfect), it is Harry Potter who wins this round.
Harry Potter And The Half Blood Prince 4/5
Bruno – 3/5
SEE PICTURES Harry Potter: The stars grow up>>
SEE PICTURES Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince premiere in London>>
SEE PICTURES Emma Watson Style File>>
SEE PICTURES Sacha Baron Cohen's Bruno premiere in London>>
Rate this!
Star rating:
IPC Media Limited, owner of nowmagazine.co.uk, will collect the address of the recipient solely to process your requests.
Karen Dunn
Jamie Archer loses out to Lloyd Daniels as yet again the X Factor goes to Deadlock...
Jade Sprowson
My favourite new beauty treatmeant has to be Jinny Lash
Gillian Crawley
Demonic Megan Fox gets her teeth into the boys at school in sexy horror spoof Jennifer's Body out on 4 November
Charmian Harris
Before turning on the Christmas lights at Westfield, Mariah Carey launched her new fragrance at the Dorchester hotel and I was there!
Alison Tay
A whole seven days after Big Band week on X Factor, I'm STILL thinking about Michael Bublé
1 lucky reader will win a DVD player plus a copy of the DVD. 5 runners-up will get a copy of the DVD!
The Aussie singer changes her hairstyle as often as her knickers...
Katie Price can't stomach much but Kim swallows the lot down
Katie Price can't stomach much but Kim swallows the lot down
We reveal all about the feisty contestant’s greatest assets
© Copyright nowmagazine.co.uk 2009
Comments
Be the first to add a comment