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Friday 22nd August 2008 - 14:02:44
This week sees the big budget blockbuster that we have enjoyed this summer, or not in some cases, come to a spectacular end as Hellboy II and Get Smart make it into cinemas after a long wait, bearing in mind the first movie that kicked off blockbuster season was way back in May.
Also released this week sees the new picture Somers Town from top British director Shane Meadows after the success of This Is England and Martin Lawrence stars in Walt Disney's College Road Trip.
After the success of 2004's Hellboy the horned anti-hero returns as Guillermo del Toro brings some of his Pan's Labyrinth magic to the big budget blockbuster.
Having already topped the US box office, ending The Dark Knight's reign, Hellboy II: The Golden Army has won over the critics as del Toro once again brings his wonderful imagination to the big screen with a wonderful array of sets and characters.
After an ancient truce existing between humankind and the invisible realm of the fantastic is broken, hell on Earth is ready to erupt.
A ruthless leader who treads the world above and the one below defies his bloodline and awakens an unstoppable army of creatures.
Now, it's up to the planet's toughest, roughest superhero to battle the merciless dictator and his marauders.
He may be red. He may be horned. He may be misunderstood. But when you need the job done right, it's time to call in Hellboy.
Starring: Ron Pearlman, Selma Blair, Jeffrey Tambor, Doug Jones, Luke Goss
The other big movie release this week is the big screen adaptation of sixties spy parody television series.
Despite it's high profile cast the film possible hasn't done as well at the global box office as expected suffering from some big performances this summer from the likes of Indiana Jones and Batman.
Maxwell Smart is on a mission to thwart the latest plot for world domination by the evil crime syndicate known as KAOS.
When the headquarters of U.S. spy agency Control is attacked and the identities of its agents compromised, the Chief has no choice but to promote his ever-eager analyst Maxwell Smart, who has always dreamt of working in the field alongside stalwart superstar Agent 23. Smart is partnered instead with the only other agent whose identity has not been compromised: the lovely-but-lethal veteran Agent 99.
As Smart and 99 get closer to unravelling KAOS' master plan--and each other--they discover that key KAOS operative Siegfried and his sidekick Shtarker are scheming to cash in with their network of terror.
Given little field experience and even less time, Smart--armed with nothing but a few spy-tech gadgets and his unbridled enthusiasm--must defeat KAOS if he is to save the day.
Starring: Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway, Dwayne Johnson, Alan Arkin, Terence Stamp
Somers Town is the latest offering from Shane Meadows, having found major success with This Is England, and is the big British release of the week.
The film looks as the social environment in London. Shot in black and white the film follows the friendship between Tomo, who runs away to London after a tough upbringing in the Midlands, and Marek, a Polish immigrant who hides Tomo in his flat.
Once again Thomas Turgoose is a major presence on the screen, amazing for his age, and remains one of the great finds of the last couple of years from an acting perspective.
Being shot in black and white further highlights the difficulty of live which brings to the forefront some major issues as Meadows cements himself as the finest British filmmaker
Starring: Perry Benson, Kate Dickie, Thomas Turgoose
Despite Martin Lawrence being on of cinema's much loved comic actors in recent years he has gone from similar role to similar role that have proved to raise little more than a chuckle from an adult audience.
Melanie is eagerly looking forward to taking her first big step towards independence when she plans a 'girls only' road trip to check out prospective universities.
However, when her imposing police-chief dad insists on escorting her instead, she soon finds her dream trip turning into a nightmare full of misfortune and turmoil. Dad wants to assure total security and safety for his precious daughter, while Melanie has a 17-year-old's need to become a grown woman and have her own sense of independence.
Now, even as dad and daughter bicker, banter and careen from one disaster to the next on their journey, they are about to discover that, sometimes, going that extra mile to be together can forge a family bond so strong it can withstand anything--even wild curves ahead.
Like Hugh Grant, who seems to play himself in every movie, Lawrence is falling into the same trap as he delivers the same comic cop role and over protective father.
However it's $45 million gross in the US probably means that we will have to suffer a sequel.
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