![]() Everyone knows about the fall of the Soviet regime in 1989 and as far as the American role in the historic events was concerned, most of the credit went to Ronald Reagan. TOM Hanks is receiving enormous praise for his portrayal of good old boy politician Charlie Wilson but the immensely complicated nature of the true story may struggle to find a wider audience. JERRY Seinfeld returns to the limelight for the first time since his celebrated TV series ended and what does he play? A talking bumble bee! This animated family film has enough smart gags to keep adults happy and lots of colourful adventure to satisfy younger audience members.ĬHARLIE WILSON’S WAR (12A) (All major cinemas) He plays a former Olympic table tennis champ who has gone to seed but is needed to get back into shape by the FBI who want him to blow the lid off a secret ping pong-kung fu tournament where only the winner gets to stay alive. TABLE tennis meets kung fu in this absurd comedy which tries to match Will Ferrell’s daft heights but is lumbered with a far less charismatic star in Dan Fogler. Whereas the earlier picture stuck everyone underground in Antarctica, this one takes everything into the open in Colorado but sets it all at night just in case too much light is shone on its absurdity. We have the same basic premise in so far as the two extra-terrestrial races embark on a pitched battle on Earth with puny little humans finding themselves in the role of collateral damage. This is the second picture to pitch Aliens against Predators. NOT exactly flogging a dead franchise but pretty damn close to it. Just in case you’re interested, Jason Lee leads the otherwise unknown ‘human’ cast while Alvin himself is voiced by Justin Long.ĪVPR: ALIENS VS PREDATOR – REQUIEM (15) (All major cinemas) The philosophy seems to be that during school holidays, children will lap up just about anything – or at least parents will be desperate to get them out of the house. ALVIN and the Chipmunks are something of a phenomenon in the States where they have managed to produce more than 10 albums of squeaky voiced pop. ![]()
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