Chrome Cast Review

I know this is more of a tech review but i wanted to share my views on the Chrome Cast as i have been using it to watch a lot of Netflix!

I got a Google Chrome Cast for Christmas, and the reason that i wanted one really was to watch Netflix on my TV instead of my iPad or Lap Top. I read some reviews on amazon before i put it on my Christmas list and they were very mixed, some loved it and others hated it saying that it doesn't work very well and doesn't stream properly. So i set this up on Christmas day and have used it a lot over the last few weeks and i have not used my iPad or Lap Top to watch Netflix at all!

I have to say that i have had no issues what so ever getting my Chrome Cast to sync, when i first used it, it took me a little while to get it up and running as it needed various updates downloaded for it but once i all the updates had finished and i had a play around with some of the apps that work with it YouTube, BBC iPlayer and Netflix and i have had zero issues streaming anything. All i do is click on the stream to Chrome Cast on Netflix or YouTube and its streams. Using my iPad to stream i can also use my ipad at the same with out interrupting the stream to my TV.

I haven't tried some of the other streaming devices that are available but i know people who use Apple TV and Now TV and they love it but for the price and for what i wanted the Chrome Cast was ideal a pretty inexpensive compared to other options available.

I don't know why people don't like the Chrome Cast, saying it doesn't work properly, the only thing i could think of is maybe there Internet connection isn't very good or they expected something different than what the Chrome Cast is but i think its great and definitely worth the investment.

You can get the Chrome Cast on various different websites including Amazon.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Google-Chromecast-Streaming-Media-Player/dp/B00I4WQ618/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1420913775&sr=8-1&keywords=chromecast

Ant Man Trailer

We saw the first few glimpses of Ant Man a few days ago just to build our anticipation for the full trailer which has just debuted.

I am still undecided as to whether or not i enjoyed the trailer or whether or not Ant Man is going to be any good, The trailer is good but i just want to a bit more to get me more excited for the film. But with Marvel's track record i am holding out hope that this film is going to be an unknown success similar to Guardians, maybe not as big but hopefully will have the same reaction.

I love Paul Rudd i think he is a great actor, when i heard he was cast in the role i was a little surprised by the choice a little, but i think he will bring another angle to the Marvel universe, i would love to see a scene in Avengers Infinity Gauntlet with him, Robert Downey Jr and Mark Ruffalo!!

I don't really know much about Ant Man but what i do know is that Scott Lang (Rudd) a con man that inherits a super suit with the ability to shrink in size but increase the strength and embrace his inner hero to save the world.

Check out the trailer below

I know that the film has has some issues regarding directors with Peyton Reed taking over from Edgar Wright ect but Marvel have such a good track record with these films that i have know doubt that this will be any different, I will be in line to see this at the cinema.

Along with Paul Rudd the film also stars Evangeline Lily, Michael Douglas, Hayley Atwell and Corey Stoll.

The film is set for release on the 17th July 

2015

So it is officially 2015 and you if Back to the Future 2 predicts anything to be write i hope i can put Hover Board on my Christmas list for next year along with Star Wars being good!

2014 was a big year for me i graduated university, moved back home and got a job in the real world and starting a new step in my life that leaves school behind which i am so happy about!

Any way some of the highlights TV/ Movie wise of 2014 were Guardians of the Galaxy which was amazing, The third series of Sherlock which was even better than the last two, Matthew McConaughey in True Detective, Game of Thrones, Captain America 2 and some other great films and TV shows.

But 2015 has some great things to look forward to Avengers Age of Ultron which i think i am looking forward to the most, My fingers are crossed for Jurassic Park 4 and Star Wars to be good and i have a feeling that Terminator Genesis maybe doomed along with the Fantastic Four Reboot.

 I can't wait to see the new Cinderella as it is one of my favourite Disney films and we can't forget about 50 Shades of Grey being released. This years Nicholas Sparks adaptation The Longest Ride looks like it will be a tear jerker.

 2015 is going to be a great year for film!

What are you most looking forward to in 2015??

Happy New Year!

Movie Marathon

Merry Christmas everyone!! I hope Santa brought everything that you wanted.

So it's the Saturday after Christmas and it is the perfect day for a movie marathon. So i thought i would share some the films in my DVD pile for today. They are on no particular order or make sense just films i fancy watching today.

Back to the Future 3- The first two have been on TV for the last few days and the third one just happens to be on TV today and i love the series, after watching the other two i just had to finish of the series and the 3rd one is also my favourite, and lets be honest after watching the films all you really want is a hover board!!

Guardians of the Galaxy- favourite film of the summer and i just so happened to have got the DVD for Christmas, the film is just undeniably brilliant after being such an unknown before it was released and now is one of my favourite Marvel films.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 1- similar to Back to the Future the Harry Potter films have been on TV over Christmas and i love Harry Potter so will definitely be watching it.

The Lego Movie- i still haven't seen this film yet but i have been told its brilliant- I have Sky+ it to watch at some point over Christmas so will probably end up watching it today.

Other films that might creep in would be 22 Jump Street, The Muppets Most Wanted and maybe the odd Christmas film if i can find my copy of Gremlins :D. There could also potentially be a few episodes of Game of Thrones as Sky have all four series on in there own marathon.

What would be in your movie marathon?

Hope everyone has a great new year.

Star Wars The Force Awakens Trailer

Words can not explain how excited i was to even just see the trailer for the new Star Wars!!

Lets be honest the prequels to probably one of the best trilogies ever made, were such a big disappointment that the new films already have a great expectations put on them to not suck as bad as those prequels did.

The story is supposed to be picking up 30 years after the Return of the Jedi and the defeat of the empire. The trailer showed glimpses of some of my favourite things about the old Star Wars films: X Wing Fighters, Storm Troopers and of course the Millennium Falcon  as well as showing brief glimpses at some of the new characters in action, not a lot but just enough to get the excitement building for the full trailer where we will hopefully see some glimpses of the old cast.

I have trust in JJ Abrams and Disney to make this film good with no contribution what so ever from George Lucas. Disney have a great track record with all the Marvel films and hopefully they can do the same with the Star Wars films.

We all know that Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher will all be reprising there roles along with Anthony Daniels (C3PO), Kenny Baker (R2 D2) and Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca) the big question is how much involvement and screen time are they all going to get compared to the new cast, Are they going to be the leads or are they going to be more secondary characters whilst the new cast are out fighting the dark side and turning to the originals for help and guidance. I am still undecided on how much involvement i want the original cast to have in the film. At the moment i think they will have more involvement in the first film and the new cast will slowly start taking over as we move through the trilogy.

The new stars to the franchise include Oscar Issac, Adam Driver, John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Domnhall Gleeson, Lupita Nyong'o and Andy Serkis who narrates the trailer.

Is everyone else as excited as i am??

The film is set for release on the 18th December 2015

Jurassic World first trailer

I love Jurassic Park, i kind of even like the 3rd one but the first 2 Jurassic Park films definitely fall into my top 20 films of all time. I still get chills when i hear the theme music!!

When i heard Spielberg was making a fourth film i got so excited because i just love the franchise it just reminds me of my childhood.

So this time around the park has finally opened 22 years after John Hammond imagined of his dream theme park and the tourists are piling in but as we no it wasn't going to last. The parks new attraction, a genetically modified dinosaur gets loose and its left up to Owen (Chris Pratt) to save the day.

Along with Chris Pratt the film stars Bryce Dallas Howard, Vincent D'Onofrio, Nick Robinson, Jake Johnson and Ty Simpkins. Steven Spielberg is serving as the executive producer and i am kind of hoping we may get a few cameos from some of the original cast members.

I really hope that this film is going to be good because of how much i love the previous films, but i love Chris Pratt so i am hoping that he can pull the film together.

The film is due out on June 12th 2015 but my judgement is reserved until i see the film.

Fifty Shades of Grey New Trailer

I am still unconvinced that this film is going to be good or not, whether the film will even be a success due to the time gap that has been left between the books release date and the films release date. Also how the film is going to work with the films classification which will reflect the actual content of the film.

Anyway lets move onto the trailer, we can see a lot more of Christian (Jamie Dornan) and not just a tease like the previous trailer we actually get to see a lot more of their interaction together and glimpses into key scenes from the book. I like Jamie Dornan as an actor but i don't know whether or not he can pull of this role as a dominant male lead, i don't know who i would have preferred in the role but i need to see a bit more until i am fully convinced that he is right for the role.

If you have read the books by E.L James you will know the general plot of the film, basic version is a boy meets girl, Anna (Dakota Johnson), scenario but the boy is into a little kink and the girl is trying to decide if she can handle that in a relationship especially as the boy has issues that stem from childhood. The trailer does look good and shows bits from the book as well as some of the secondary characters. The trailer does its job and is building up my anticipation to see the film when its released but not enough to convince me that its going to be good.

The film also stars Rita Ora, Luke Grimes and Eloise Mumford.

The film is due out on valentines day 2015, and my judgment is out until i see the film if it actually works.